The city has a new mayor in D. Venkatesh Murthy and a new deputy mayor in L. Srinivas. Declared elected on Thursday . Mr Murthy made a slew of promises, chief among them being to keep the city clean

It’s quite the double whammy for Jahnavi Barua. Shortlisted for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize for her novel Rebirth and now, little more than a month later, shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book a

The Congress will find no better opportunity than this to seriously start wooing the Lingayats who have turned their back to the party for the past 21 years. AICC president Mrs Sonia Gandhi will be th

Behind Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s overtures towards the numerically significant Lingayat community is the hidden hand of a seer who initiated the invitation to the Congress leader, and will sha

Farmers hit the streets of the city on Wednesday demanding the waiver of agricultural loans taken by them in view of the severe drought which has gripped the state. Raitha Sangha president Kodihalli C

While privately owned schools are clamouring against the supposed unfairness of the Right to Education (RTE) legislation, private colleges and universities are making a bit of noise of their own about

The traffic was diverted nearly a month ago but work on strengthening the Sirsi Circle flyover has still not begun . The city’s first flyover on Mysore Road, it was built 15 years ago with expansio

After days of sweltering heat, Bengaluru experienced evening showers on Wednesday. The city rain recorded 4.2 mm rainfall by 8.30 pm. Rain at HAL airport was recorded to be 3.3 mm while at Yelahanka,

The state intends to buy power from private players like the Jindals who produce it to tide over the current power crisis, according to energy minister, Shobha Karandlaje. Speaking to the Deccan Chr

The much-awaited cabinet expansion would be delayed further in view of the belligerent stand adopted by former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa that he would participate in core committee meetings only