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In latest saffron hotbed, it is old Cong vs new BJP

Wednesday 29 April '09

It is nearing 8 pm on the penultimate day of campaigning for the April 30 Lok Sabha polls in Mangalore....
JD(S) jugglery: Left in, window open to Cong

Monday 27 April '09

In Hassan, the stronghold of Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda, and across the Gowda or Vokkaliga heartland in southern Karnataka....
Party fans Gowda’s PM hopes, but seat this time isn’t a breeze

Monday 27 April '09

In the Old Mysore region of Karnataka, often referred to as the Gowda heartland, and even the cow belt of the state....
Ex-minister vs Air Deccan founder vs prof vs scion

Saturday 25 April '09

The four main candidates in the fray for the Bangalore South seat— which went to polls on Thursday..
Boycott marks first phase

Friday 24 April '09

The first phase of polling in 17 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka passed off peacefully on Thursday, but was marked by boycott calls....
BJP’s urban votes may be hit, Cong likely to gain

Thursday 23 April '09

As many as 17 parliamentary constituencies spread over the northern tip of Karnataka and Bangalore region go to the polls on Thursday....
Other Vidarbha wants backward status too

Wednesday 22 April '09

There is an air of festivity in the Biradar household in Sirakatanahalli, 50 km from Bidar town in Karnataka and 200 km from Hyderabad....
‘Compassionate capitalism will continue to flourish’

Sunday 19 April '09

Ahead of the book release by PM Manmohan Singh, Narayana Murthy discusses the book and his ideas in the context of the present world situation. Excerpts of an interview with our correspondent
Bellary’s mining woes buried in poll dust

Monday 20 April '09

It’s barely six months old, but this Tata Motors showroom has downed its shutters, seemingly for good. The eight petrol stations that dot a 2-km stretch.....
Three-time MLA little known entity in Bangalore (S)

Saturday 18 April '09

What do you think of our boy?” a Congress worker proudly asked of a middle-aged resident in a narrow bylane in Tavarkere in Bangalore...
Wife held for Infy staffer’s murder

Thursday 16 April '09

It first looked like a robbery gone wrong, but the murder of an Infosys employee in Bangalore...
Murder of Malbari’s lawyer: cops don’t rule out underworld link

Saturday 11 April '09

Was the killing of 35-year-old lawyer Naushad Kasim, who was shot dead in Mangalore on Thursday night by unidentified assailants...
ISRO to launch spy satellite

Thursday 9 April '09

A 1,780-KG satellite called A 1,780-KG satellite called Risat (Remote Imaging Satellite) built by the Indian Space Research Organisation with inputs from IsraelA 1,780-KG satellite called Risat (Remote Imaging Satellite) built by the Indian Space Research Organisation with inputs from Israel (Remote Imaging Satellite) built by the Indian Space Research Organisation with inputs from Israel...
Mass appeal: street food, bus rides for B’lore bigwigs

Thursday 9 April '09

In an attempt to come across as approachable ‘friends’ of the people, politicians in Bangalore have abandoned the safety of their air-conditioned offices...
Advani wants to make India IT-literate

Wednesday 8 April '09

Campaigning in a constituency that features the sole software engineer candidate for the Lok Sabha polls, BJP’s prime minister candidate.....
Indian techies’ innovation may change the face of conferencing

Monday 6 April '09

Over the past few months, a fledgling US and India-based company, Vivu, created by a group of IIT graduates and veteran Indian telecom...
The kingmaker’s kin

Monday 6 April '09

If there is one family that can claim to be the first family of Karnataka politics it is that of JD-S president H D Deve Gowda.
Polls were on Dawood henchman hitlist

Thursday 2 April '09

Interpol-tagged underworld element Rashid Malabari, who was arrested by the Mangalore police in a joint operation with intelligence agencies last week, was tasked with creating a sensation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls by targeting select political leaders.
Also in: 2 BJP MPs who voted for UPA

Wednesday 1 April '09

The Congress has rewarded two former Karnataka BJP MPs who helped the UPA Government win the nuclear deal trust vote with election tickets....
Low-cost aviation man takes poll plunge

Friday 27 March '09

The man who made air travel affordable to the middle class in India, Captain G R Gopinath of the no frills Air Deccan fame, is letting his heart rule his mind again.
Obama stem cell policy may benefit India

Thursday 26 March '09

On March 9 this year, the Obama administration in the United States rolled back an August 9, 2001 Bush government policy that kept the US government funding for embryonic stem cell.....
Sonia praises Singh, targets Third Front

Tuesday 24 March '09

Choosing BJP-ruled Karnataka to launch her party’s election campaign, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday ridiculed the Third Front saying....
JDS keeps cards close to chest ...

Monday 23 March '09

The Janata Dal (Secular), a key constituent of the Third Front, seems to be playing it safe on the announcement of its candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka.....
Rs 5-crore assets found in raids on SP

Thursday 19 March '09

An IPS officer recently attached to the newly constituted Karnataka internal security wing was among the prize catches...
The Third Front’s first force

Thursday 19 March '09

H D Deve Gowda has been trying to manoeuvre an alternative political front into place for more than a decade. Now that his dreams are taking shape, what’s in it for him?
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