SC slaps notices on State babus The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a contempt notice to top bureaucrats of Karnataka, for not abiding by its order to implement the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP).
No N-deal till consensus: Pranab India on Tuesday said it will not move forward on the civil nuclear deal with the US till a political consensus is achieved and that the Government was making efforts to evolve a "meeeting ground" with Left parties.
SC for fresh probe into Gujarat riots The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it will form a new special investigating team (SIT) comprising top police officials to investigate the 2002 riot cases in Gujarat.
Conductor thrown out of bus, dies A BMTC conductor was killed on Tuesday after he was thrown out of a speeding bus on the Residency Road ramp of the Richmond Circle flyover here.
IIM-B fee hiked to Rs 4 lakh The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) has decided to increase the annual fee from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 4 lakh for the year 2008-09.
Indian captain Anil Kumble receives a memento from BCCI President Sharad Pawar during a function in Chennai on Tuesday. The honour was to commemorate his unique achievement of claiming 600 wickets (in 125 Tests) and emerging as the third highest wicket taker in Tests after Lankan off spinner Muthiah Muralitharan and Aussie leg spinner Shane Warne. AFP
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