Protests in parts of Karnataka over denial of seat in Cabinet
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
Protests broke out in parts of Karnataka on Saturday as supporters of Congress leaders who failed to get berth in the Cabinet expansion announced by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave vent to their anger.
Ramesh Chennithala likely to join Oommen Chandy cabinet in Kerala
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 18, 2013
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee President Ramesh Chennithala is likely to join the Congress-led UDF government headed by Oommen Chandy which has sailed into its third year in office.
Amid frenzy over map apps, new focus on 16th century world view
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
As online titans compete to deliver instant maps to smartphones, the Library of Congress in Washington is focusing attention on an antique "cosmology" printed in 1507 that serves as America's birth certificate.
Karnataka: 28 ministers sworn into Siddaramaiah's Cabinet
Reported by Maya Sharma; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Saturday May 18, 2013
Karnataka's new government headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took shape today when 28 ministers were sworn into the state Cabinet.
IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in US scandal
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
The outgoing head of the US Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
White House fights and loses battle to withhold Benghazi records
Reuters | Saturday May 18, 2013
President Barack Obama's White House fought and lost a battle to avoid making public what it claimed were confidential records of internal deliberations over the attack on a US diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya last September.
Prime Minister is the sole centre of power in government: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh
Reported by Nidhi Razdan; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 17, 2013
Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh today said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the only power centre in the UPA government and that he calls all shots. This comes more than a month after Mr Singh created ripples in the Congress party whe...
Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Kerala tomorrow
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in the Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow as the Kerala Yatra, led by Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president Ramesh Chennithala, draws to an end.
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to expand cabinet tomorrow
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013
Four days after taking over as Karnataka chief minister, Congress leader Siddaramaiah will expand his ministry Saturday amid demands that "tainted" legislators be kept out as the party wrested power from the BJP on an anti-corruption plank.
Kerala's Opposition to protest against Chandy government, observe May 18 as 'betrayal day'
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
The Opposition CPM-led Left Democratic Front in Kerala today said it would observe May 18, the second anniversary of Congress headed United Democratic Front government as 'betrayal' day, due to its 'complete failure' in all sectors.
Congress concerned over spot-fixing controversy in IPL
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013
Indian speedster S Sreesanth and two of his Rajasthan Royals teammates were arrested in a post-midnight operation in Mumbai today by Delhi Police for allegedly spot-fixing IPL matches for payments of upto Rs 60 lakhs.
Barack Obama calls meeting on military sex assault
Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013
The top US defence leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's escalating sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved.
Rahul Gandhi continues with his feedback mission in Jaipur
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2013
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi met party workers and office bearers in Jaipur on Thursday while continuing his task of collecting feedback over the party's prospects in the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections, party sources said.
New Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah meets PM Manmohan Singh
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013
K Siddaramaiah, who was sworn in as Karnataka chief minister on May 13, today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the capital, describing it as a courtesy call.
Andhra Pradesh Facebook arrest case in Supreme Court today
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Thursday May 16, 2013
The Supreme Court will today hear a plea challenging the arrest of a human rights activist from Andhra Pradesh who was apprehended last week for posting allegedly defamatory comments against a Congress leader on Facebook.
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