BJP-JDS MLAs will be paraded before President if Yeddy not called: Sushma
In a forceful plea at a BJP public meeting, Sushma Swaraj appealed to the Governor to invite Yeddyurappa and swear him in as Chief Minister and give him seven to ten days time to prove majority. BJP holds rally to press for govt formation
JDS State Unit President Merajuddin Patel and JDS spokesman Y S V Datta joined the rally held near the Mahatma Gandhi statue, expressing solidarity, as the combine continued to make concerted effort to press its case. JD(S) continues efforts to persuade Prakash Gowda demands his pound of flesh
According to sources close to Gowda, he has asked Yeddyurappa to ensure that the case filed against his son, H D Kumaraswamy be dropped immediately...
BJP leader B S
Yeddyurappa and JD (S) supremo H D Deve Gowda.
Congress demands dissolution of Assembly "We unequivocally demand that the Centre end the uncertainty, horse trading and blackmailing threats in Karnataka," Prithviraj Chauhan said.
"Parading of MLAs before the Governor will in no way hide the malpractices and horse trading"- VEERAPPA MOILY, AICC media department chairperson.
Cisco announces I-Prize to identify new business areas
The Cisco I-Prize, aims to bring together global teams to develop technology business ideas using Cisco's collaboration technologies and to run those ideas through Cisco's process for identifying emerging technologies... Cisco Systems Inc. Chairman and CEO John Chambers (R), helps former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam (C), to cut the ribbon to inaugurate Cisco Globalization Centre East as Chief Globalization Officer Wim Elfrink (L), and others look on in Bangalore on, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007.
WOOLMER INQUEST: US money topic of testimony
A witness testified at the inquest into the death of cricket coach Bob Woolmer to seeing a roll of US currency in the Pakistan dressing room on the eve of their World Cup opener against the West Indies in March.
'Workers involved in protest to be deported from Dubai' Only a small group of construction workers,of the 4000 who were detained following Saturday's violent protest at the Jebel Ali camp here, will be prosecuted or deported.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and German Education and Science Minister Annette Schavan (L) speak to Indian students of German at New Delhi's Goethe Institute on Wednesday. AFP
Majuli to be renominated for World Heritage site
The Archaeological Survey of India had submitted a nomination dossier on Majuli island for consideration of the World Heritage Committee in July 2006. But the committee found the information provided insufficient and returned...
FELICITATION OF CRICKET AND HOCKEY TEAMS AT RASHTRAPATHI BHAVAN
Left:The Witch Creek wildfire spared no canyons and valleys in Rancho Bernardo in San Diego, home to exquisite golf courses. Residents of Rancho Bernardo now have to put up with ash and unhealthy air, instead of scenic canyon views and plush green golf courses. Right: The sacred Battle Mountain in Rancho Bernardo was hit by wildfires at 4:30 am on Oct 22. Though the entire mountain was destroyed by fire, the divine Cross on top was miraculously untouched;t he houses on its foothills too emerged unscathed.
Poonam Bhat, An evacuee, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego
With the Left parties rejecting any compromise on the nuclear deal with the United States, should the UPA government dump the deal and move ahead? Deccan Herald invited its readers to express their views on the subject. Many readers were of the opinion that the UPA government should ignore the Left’s objections and go ahead with the deal. However, some others held that the Left’s concerns were justified and opposed the deal.