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Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) The Karnataka government is ready to hold a dialogue with Maoists to resolve their issues and address grievances to ensure peace in the areas they are active in, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Tuesday.
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) As India's tech hub and state capital, Bangalore will get more funds in the new budget for this fiscal (2013-14) to meet its infrastructure needs, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Tuesday.
Bangalore, June 17 (IANS) The state-run Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and its National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) have jointly set up a research facility here to test bird strikes on aircraft using air guns, the institute said Monday.
Bangalore, June 17 (IANS) Global search engine Google is offering a new format in India to advertise products and brands for users, the company's Indian subsidiary said Monday.
Bangalore, June 17 (IANS) The BJP Monday staged a rally in Bangalore and a few other places in Karnataka demanding withdrawal of recent hike in bus fares in the state.
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) French diplomat Pascal Mazurier, who is on bail in a sexual abuse case, has petitioned the family court here to allow his mother Jacqueline Maille visitation rights to meet his three children staying with his estranged Indian wife Suja Jones.
Bangalore, June 16 (IANS) The Child Rights Initiative for Shared Parenting (CRISP), a Bangalore-based NGO fighting for shared parenting in case of divorce or separation, Sunday demanded reforms in family laws -- to make them gender neutral.
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) Travel in government buses in Bangalore and across Karnataka and to neighbouring states will be costly from midnight Saturday as authorities announced a hike in the fares.
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) Investors of India's second largest IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Saturday hoped the return of iconic co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy as executive chairman would revive the company's fortunes.
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily Saturday denied he had said that he faced a threat personally from oil import lobbies.
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) Karnataka's Congress government has completed one month in office without major mishaps but with some loss of face as it did not keep its word to launch an ambitious cheap rice scheme for the poor from June 1.
Bangalore, June 14 (IANS) The central government has agreed to release more funds to Karnataka for implementing various schemes to improve the welfare of the people in rural areas across the state, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday.
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Sensing good market potential in Bangalore for luxury hotel rooms, global hospitality major Wyndham Hotel Group has signed up a franchisee agreement with Sammy's Dreamland Co. Ltd. for a Wyndham Grand hotel to come up there by 2020, said a company official.
Bangalore, June 13 (IANS) Karnataka's Congress government's ambitious scheme to provide 30kg rice per month to poor families at Re.1 a kg is expected to take off by July 10 and not July 1 as rescheduled from the earlier deadline of June 1.
Bangalore, June 13 (IANS) Rival Indian IT bellwethers Infosys and Wipro Thursday announced salary increments and wage hikes for their employees based offshore and onshore worldwide for the 2013-14 fiscal.
Bangalore, June 13 (IANS) Global chip maker Intel Corporation has designed and developed a new Atom microprocessor in 22 nanometer (nm) to power a range of smart phones and tablets for higher performance with less power consumption, a company official said Thursday.
Bangalore, June 13 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd Thursday announced an average wage hike of six-eight percent to its offshore employees and two-three percent to onsite employees from this month.
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) A survey in India's four metro cities shows youngsters consider smoking cigarettes as fashionable, the pull factor being peer pressure and work pressure.
Bangalore, June 13 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Thursday announced salary increments to eligible employees in India and overseas with effect from July 1 of this fiscal (2013-14).
Bangalore, June 12 (IANS) The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) will fund and incubate 25 start-ups to be set up by young entrepreneurs across the country, the Indian IT industry representative body said Wednesday.
Bangalore, June 12 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd is expanding its operations in Germany and plans to hire about 1,000 techies over the next three years, the global software major said Wednesday.
Bangalore, June 12 (IANS) Fed up with Bangalore being in the news for all the wrong reasons - strewn garbage, chaotic traffic, air pollution, water scarcity, et al - a citizen's group is to launch a "leadership incubator" for aspiring corporators aimed at raising the governance quotient in the city known as India's tech capital. Civic elections are due in less than two years.
Bangalore, June 11 (IANS) Specialist doctors favour low-cost devices to reduce maternal mortality and ensure better healthcare for women in India.
Bangalore, June 10 (IANS) The troubled Karnataka unit of the BJP, shocked by party leader L.K. Advani's decision to quit the party posts Monday, expressed hope that he would withdraw his resignations.
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): A large number of Kannada writers, artists and academicians on Monday lauded the contribution of Prof. G Venkatasubbaiah, a Kannada lexicographer and litterateur, at a function here to mark his birth centenary.
Bangalore, June 9 (IANS) Multilingual playback singer Manna Dey, 94, is in critical condition and battling for life at a private hospital in the city, a family friend said Sunday.
Bangalore, June 8 (IANS) A day-long passport fair was held here Saturday to speed up processing of applications by the regional passport office.
Bangalore, June 8 (IANS) The new Congress government is set to face the heat over sharing the Cauvery river water just as it completes a month in office next week. Karnataka may have to release river water to Tamil Nadu even though the monsoon is yet to hit the state.
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) Popular clubs in Karnataka may have to shed their dress code if the government agrees to turn into law the recommendation of a legislators' panel that all clubs should allow people "wearing decent clothes".
Bangalore, June 7 (IANS) Boca Juniors Football School India (BJFSI) -- school to one of the premier football clubs in the world, Club Atletico Boca Junior -- officially launched their academy here Friday.
Chennai, June 7 (IANS) The detailed project report (DPR) on building the Chennai-Bangalore industrial corridor project indicating the outlay, mode of funding and other aspects will by ready by the end of this year, a senior official in the central government said here Friday.
Bangalore, June 6 (IANS) Karnataka Thursday decided to seek re-fixing of the Cauvery river water share between it and Tamil Nadu, particularly in the four months from June, on the basis of rainfall in the last five years.
Bangalore, June 6 (IANS) The BJP's Karnataka unit Thursday pulled up a section of its members for making moves to get the party's former leader B.S. Yeddyurappa back into the fold.
Bangalore, June 6 (IANS) The love Bangaloreans have for their city has not extended to keeping it clear of mounds of garbage. They remain reluctant to segregate waste at the source - a practice followed by people in cities across the world - despite the cajoling and threat of penalties by civic authorities.
Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) Ricoh, a global leader in imaging devices, has inked an agreement with Vayavya Labs, a startup based here, for tweaking the performances of its devices using Vayavya's DDGen system.
Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) Karnataka Forest and Environment Minister Ramanath Rai came under opposition fire Wednesday for demolishing a wall in his chambers in the secretariat allegedly to make his office 'Vastu' compliant.
Bangalore, June 5 (IANS) Ricoh, a global leader in imaging devices, has inked a licensing agreement with Vayavya Labs, a startup based here, for tweaking the performance of DDGen.
Bangalore, June 4 (IANS) Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Ventures LLC selected Indian global software major Wipro Ltd as its strategic IT partner for five years, the group company said Tuesday.
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Hockey India (HI) is incorporating a clause in its constitution authorising the police to monitor the mobile phone calls of India players as a precautionary measure to check undesirable activities like match fixing.
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Dubai, Jun. 4 (ANI): A 13-year-old Indian girl living in UK has scored a mindboggling 162 on a Mensa IQ test, which is the highest score possible for someone who is under 18 years of age.
Bangalore, June 3 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Wipro Ltd has invested $5 million (Rs.2.8 crore) in US-based Axeda Corporation for software service support to deliver machine-to-machine (M2M) applications to its global customers, the company said late Monday.
Bangalore, June 3 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's maiden address to the joint session of the state legislature Monday under the new Congress government had only a passing reference to Bangalore with no specific plans to improve its crumbling infrastructure and worn out civic amenities.
Bangalore, June 3 (IANS) Setting the agenda for the new Congress government, Governor H.R. Bhardwaj Monday said there was an urgent need to regain the lost glory and pride of Karnataka.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Mobile handset company Karbonn has tied up with Vodafone India to offer internet plans service to its customers, who will buy Karbonn's flagship devices - Karbonn Titanium S5 & Karbonn Smart A1ustomers A12, a company statement said here Monday.
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Mobile handset company Karbonn has tied up with Vodafone India to offer internet plans service to its customers, who will buy Karbonn's flagship devices - Karbonn Titanium S5 & Karbonn Smart A1ustomers A12, a company statement said here Monday.
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Sunday said the state could not release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu as reservoirs across the river basin were nearly dry following severe drought.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) The resilient Indian IT industry hailed the return of its icon N.R. Narayana Murthy as executive chairman of global software major Infosys Ltd Saturday.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) India's iconic figure N.R. Narayana Murthy Saturday returned to IT bellwether Infosys Ltd as executive chairman to steer its fortunes in challenging times.
Tumkur (Karnataka), June 1 (IANS) Karnataka's plans to provide rice at Re.1 a kg for the poor from Saturday has been put off by a month, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Saturday.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) An electrical glitch in the rocket Saturday forced the Indian space agency to put off its first regional navigation satellite (IRNSS-1A) launch June 12 by two weeks from its spaceport at Sriharikota.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) A day after Bangalore was battered by the heaviest rain in 122 years, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday announced a disaster management team exclusive for the city to be headed by a cabinet minister.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) An electrical glitch in the rocket Saturday forced the Indian space agency to put off its first regional navigation satellite (IRNSS-1A) launch June 12 by two weeks.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Co-founder of India's IT bellwether Infosys Ltd N.R. Narayana Murthy Saturday returned as executive chairman for a second innings to steer the company's fortunes in challenging times.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Saturday appointed its co-founder and chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy as executive chairman and additional director on its board.
The Planning Commission has appreciated the setting up of e-Sub-Registrar Offices, quantum of various pension schemes, Dilli Annshree Yojana and strides in education and health sectors in the Capital city. Dy. Chairperson, Planning Commission Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia today
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd. Saturday appointed its co-founder and chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy as the executive chairman and additional director on its board.
Bangalore, June 1 (IANS) Heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds and lightening lashed this tech hub late Friday, crippling normal life, inundating low-laying areas and throwing vehicular traffic out of gear across the city.
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) Eurocor GmbH, a group firm of medical technology leader Opto Circuits India Ltd, Friday entered into a licensing agreement with Biosensors International Group Ltd, a Singapore-based medical devices maker, to manufacture catheters for treating heart diseases.
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa, 82, was Friday unanimously elected speaker of the Karnataka assembly.
Bangalore, May 31 (ANI): Justice T. Jayaram Chouta, one of the members of inquiry commission investigating the IPL spot-fixing scandal, on Friday said that the panel cannot direct Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N. Srinivasan to step down following the arrest of his son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan on charges of betting.
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Leading IT consulting and software services firm Sonata Software Ltd. said it posted a Rs.30 crore consolidated net profit for fiscal 2012-13, registering a whopping 183 percent increase year-on-year (YoY) from Rs.10.61 crore in 2011-12.
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Leading aviation services provider Air Works India Engineering Ltd. will supply spare parts and components to civil aircraft maker Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a company official said Thursday.
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday criticised his Tamil Nadu counterpart J. Jayalalithaa for reportedly seeking over Rs.2,000 crore in damages from the state for not releasing Cauvery water.
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader Kagodu Thimmappa, 82, is all set to be the speaker of the Karnataka assembly as he was the lone candidate to file nomination for the post Thursday.
New Delhi May 30 (IANS) Looking for bags? Go for sling bags, most sought after among young girls. From large to small, casual to fancy - they are available in various shapes, sizes and vibrant colours.
Bangalore, May 30 (IANS) Veteran Congress lawmaker Kagodu Thimmappa, 82, Thursday filed nomination papers for the election to the speaker's post the day after in the 14th Karnataka legislative assembly at Vidhana Soudha here.
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Exploring the dynamics of socio-cultural change, a documentary by a team from Germany will offer an insight into the process that has shaped up the current outlook of the city.
Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) Leading super-specialty hospital group Apollo Wednesday unveiled its centre for liver disease and transplantation here to provide advanced liver care.
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) A team of documentary filmmakers from Germany is all set to provide an insight into what has gone into the making of modern Kolkata.
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) Padma Bhushan N. Seshagiri, former special secretary to the union information technology department and Planning Commission and founder director-general of the state-run National Informatics Centre (NIC), died here after a brief illness. He was 73.
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) The state-run Indian space agency Tuesday opened a navigation centre near Bangalore for a proposed Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), a constellation of seven spacecraft that will enable users to know their location and time accurately.
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) India's steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal feels it is an exciting time for Indian football as his $15 billion Indian conglomerate, JSW Group, is all set to launch its I-League club from the forthcoming season.
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) Two-wheeler manufacturer Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Tuesday inaugurated its third plant in India in Narsapura, Karnataka, at an investment of Rs.1,350 crore.
New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Kirti Azad on Thursday questioned the silence of the politicians on the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scam, suggesting that there could be a united alliance with the BCCI which compels them not to speak.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Here comes special summer holiday gift of Disney for Indian fans of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy - the cartoon characters will travel to four major cities to perform live.
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Monday assigned districts to his ministers to ensure proper implementation of policies and warned officials of severe action for laxity.
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) The French government posted Mat Weiss as its space counseller with diplomatic rank in Bangalore to strengthen and expand relations between its space agency and the Indian space agency, headquartered here, an official said Monday.
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) A new collection of Sachin Tendulkar branded merchandise was launched which is up for sale exclusively on Collectabillia.com and Flipkart.com.
Bangalore, May 27 (IANS) The resilient Indian software industry is poised for a strong revenue growth this fiscal (2013-14), as social media, mobility, analytics and cloud redefine the multi-billion dollar business, PricewatehouseCoopers (PwC) said Monday.
Shanghai, May 26 (IANS) India's Raj Bharath posted his first win of the 2013 Formula Masters championship in the third and final race at Shanghai International Circuit here Sunday.
Chennai, May 26 (IANS) Seventy-eight-year-old Ummi Abdulla, an expert in Moplah cuisine of Kerala, is still far from retiring, busy as she is with tours of cities like Chennai and Bangalore to anchor food festivals.
Shanghai, May 25 (IANS) India's 18-year old Raj Bharath continued his charge in the Formula Masters championship as he clinched second place at round two of the series here Saturday.
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) An eight-year-old African girl from Nigeria got a new life after she was cured of a brain tumour at Narayana multi-specialty hospital in this tech hub.
Bangalore, May 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday expanded his ministry by inducting senior Congressman S.R. Patil, the first from the legislative council to join the week-old ministry.
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne Friday stressed on enhancing operational capability and training for its station commanders.
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will induct Congress legislator S. R. Patil into his ministry Saturday, four days ahead of the state legislature's first session after the party wrested power from BJP early this month.
New Delhi, May 24 (ANI): In today's networked world, to bolster India's e-defence, a leading information technology firm has tied up with one of the leading universities of India to train young minds about different kinds of security solutions, and strengthen the nation in a different manner.
Bangalore, May 24 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seems to have raised hopes of better times for this capital as he has kept with himself the Bangalore and IT departments, apart from his pet subject - finance.
Bangalore, May 23 (ANI): Decades ago, elderly Bangaloreans used to take their morning walk around the Lal Bagh Fort, and at the end of it, visit the Mavalli Tiffin Room, known more popularly as MTR, for their breakfast. On some days, the Tiffin Room used to be full and one had to wait in a queue.
Bangalore, May 22 (IANS) Since Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is viewed in a section of the Congress as a "migrant" because he moved over from the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in 2006, the state party Wednesday sought to end the insider-outsider debate.
Chennai, May 22 (IANS) Bangalore-based shoe exporter Sara Soule Pvt Ltd plans to expand its Ruosh men's footwear retail chain by March next year and sign up with a couple of multi-brand outlets and online retailers, a senior company official said here Wednesday.
Mysore, May 21 (IANS) The Congress, which wrested power from BJP in Karnataka early this month, is taking forward its pledge of 30kg rice at Re.1 a kg for poor families with a plan to offer rice at less than Rs.9 a kg for the lower middle-income group in the state.
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Leading multi-specialty healthcare chain Narayana Hrudayalaya Tuesday announced it will offer day care breast surgery, keeping in view the emotional, physical and financial stress a patient undergoes.
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka BJP minister Murugesh Nirani Tuesday suffered a set as the high court rejected his plea to quash a corruption case against him
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) US-based IT services company iGate Corp. Tuesday said it has sacked Chief Executive Officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual harassment by a woman employee.
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) iGate Corporation sacked its chief executive officer Phaneesh Murthy on the charges of sexual abuse by a woman employee, the US-based IT major said Tuesday.
Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) Karnataka's apex industry body Bangalore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCIC) has drawn an action plan to revive the state's sagging economy with a strategy on kick-starting the manufacturing sector.
Bangalore, May 20 (IANS) Indian IT bellwether Infosys Ltd Monday said it would appeal against the notice of the income tax department demanding Rs.577 crore as outstanding dues for fiscal 2008-09.
Mysore, May 20 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Monday he will present the budget in the first week of July, the first after Congress returned to power in the state after nine years.
