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New Delhi, Feb 17: What BJP has been shying away from saying publicly, RSS has said in its mouthpiece 'Panchjanya'. In its latest issue, the fortnightly has raised questions on the choice of Kiran Bedi as the chief ministerial candidate for Delhi even as it pointed out how ignoring party workers may have cost BJP in the polls. In its two-part cover story titled 'Akankshaon ki Udaan' (flight of

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present the State Budget on March 13. Announcing this on Monday after felicitating Bengaluru-based composer Ricky Kej for winning the Grammy for ‘Best New Age Album’, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the budget session of the State legislature would be held from March 13 to 31. This is the 10th budget to be presented by Mr. Siddaramaiah, who also holds the

Mangaluru, Feb 16: The Karnataka government will set up seven to ten hi-tech laboratories for testing the H1N1 virus or any other epidemic diseases across the State, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader. Addressing reporters here, on Monday, he said the State has only five labs in the State that can conduct test for H1N1. The number of labs will be increased to ten from seven

Mangaluru, Feb 16: Expressing happiness at the re-commencement of Kuwait-Mangaluru direct flight by Air India Express, the members of Gulf NRI Forum - Kuwait have aired their grievances demanding better facilities from the airlines. Addressing a press conference in the city on Monday, president of the Forum P B Pinto said that despite being budget airlines, Air India Express should make their

New Delhi, Feb 16: In her first detailed response after BJP's humiliating defeat in the Delhi Assembly polls, Kiran Bedi today said that she "failed" the test of electoral politics" despite giving it all her energy and experience. The former IPS officer, whom the party had made its chief ministerial candidate, made the candid admission through an open letter. "I have failed the test. And take full

Dubai, Feb 16: Thumbay Hospital, a leading name in healthcare in the region aims to be the leading network of academic hospitals in the Middle East. The main focus is to provide patient centered care of the highest quality in an academic set up. The new hospital with initial strength of 150 beds, of which 50 beds are operational, will start its services from 21st February 2015. It is established

Mangaluru, Feb 16: In a heartrending tragedy, a youth was killed on spot after his motorbike was knocked down by a giant truck near A B Shetty Circle in the heart of the city. The victim has been identified as Umar Farooq (26), a resident of Krishnapura. It is said that he was working at the Airtel office at Pandeshwar, here. The tragedy took place when he was riding towards Hampankatta on Monday

Mumbai, Feb 16: A special TADA court here today convicted deported gangster Abu Salem and two other accused in the 1995 murder case of city-based builder Pradeep Jain. This is the first that Salem has been convicted in a case involving him in India after he was deported in 2005. "Abu Salem has been convicted under section 302 (murder) 120 B (conspiracy) of the IPC and other relevant sections of

New Delhi, Feb 16: On the first day of office as Delhi's chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal Monday said his health is better now and asked people to pray for him. Kejriwal was suffering from high fever when he took the oath of office Feb 14. "Fever gone. Feeling much better. Restarted daily morn walk and yoga, which had stopped due to elections. My first day in office today (Monday). Do pray for me,"

Mangaluru, Feb 16: Karnataka State Sunni Yuvajana Sangha (SYS) organised a mass marriage of 11 Muslim couples at a ceremony held in Mudipu on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. Ustad A P Aboobaker Musliyar, Ali Kunhi Ustad Shiriya, Abbas Musliyar al Madeena, Udupi Khazi Bekal Ibrahim Musliyar and Hussain Sa'adi performed the Nikah ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, Ustad A P Aboobaker Musliyar