HC puts off ULB polls The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday ordered the State Election Commission (SEC) to issue a fresh calendar of events for holding elections to urban local bodies in the last week of September...
India ranks low in HDI, says expert There are three parameters on which the UNDP draws its HDI. On all the three counts India lags behind other countries, especially where women are concerned, said S L Rao, director, Indian Social and Economic Institute (ISEC)...
Rains claim six more lives According to reports from Deccan Herald correspondents in Belgaum, Hubli, Haveri, Kodagu, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts, the situation is grave in many places due to incessant rains...
Agro traders call off stir Agro traders on Tuesday called off their seven-day long strike. With this, vegetable prices that have skyrocketed are likely to come down...
Charges, counter charges over land for SEZs Debate on acquisition of land for SEZs and townships around Bangalore City, witnessed allegations and counter-allegations between treasury and opposition benches in the legislative council on Tuesday...
Film actor Sanjay Dutt has been sentenced to six years in jail by the TADA court.
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