NEWSALERT: A total of 126 BJP-JDS MLAs meet Governor Rameshwar Thakur to demonstrate the strength of the combine, which has staked claim to form a Government in Karnataka.
Yeddyurappa elected joint State Legislature Party leader
The meeting attended by 126 MLAs today elected BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa as the joint state legislature party leader. JDS heading for a split: rebels defiant
Prakash rejects HDK's truce offer
The JDS in Karnataka today headed for a vertical split with rebels led by former Home Minister M P Prakash rejecting former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's truce offer and deciding to petition Governor Rameshwar Thakur not to allow the BJP-JDS combine to form the government again.
Governor flagged off the IT trade fair and conference Union IT Secretary Mr Singh observed that moving to smaller cities would not only enable decongesting of the bigger cities but also result in a more balanced regional development,,,
Sensex touches 20k level to set new intra-day peak The 30-share index spurted in the last five minutes of trade to fly-past the crucial level and scaled a new intra-day peak at 20,024.87 points before ending at its fresh closing high of 19,977.67, a gain of 734.50 points.
Sonia Gandhi achieves many firsts during China visit
"You are the first foreign political leader to visit China after the conclusion of 17th National Congress (on October 22), which is an indication of importance both of us have attached to our relations," Hu told Gandhi. Communist Party Secretary of Shaanxi Province, Zhao Leji met with visiting Congress Party President, Sonia Gandhi in Xi'an.
CEC to visit Gujarat from tomorrow With elections round the corner in Gujarat, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswamy will undertake a three-day tour of the state from Tuesday.
Taufel predicts tough season ahead
''... I think coming out the back end of the Australia-India one-day series we have seen that we are in for a tough summer of cricket where there is a lot of competitive players out there who are really striving for whatever advantage they can get," he said.
Sania steadies at 32nd; Bopanna gains two rungs Notwithstanding her absence from the court,due to a stomach injury, Sania Mirza has managed to hold on to her
32nd place in the latest WTA chart issued today.
Da Vinci's 'Last Supper' goes online in high definition
Officials put online an image of the "Last Supper" at 16 billion pixels - 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera. The high resolution will allow experts to examine details of the 15th century wall painting that they otherwise could not - including traces of drawings Leonardo put down before painting.
Hamburger Eating C'ship: Californinan eats 103, set new world record Joey Chestnut swallowed 103 Krystal hamburgers in eight minutes to set a new record and win the Krystal Square Off IV World Hamburger Eating Championship.
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