Karnataka

New Delhi, May 11: Like passports and rail tickets, you can now get a marriage registration certificate issued within 24 hours, using a 'tatkal' service. The Revenue Department of Delhi Government has introduced a tatkal service ensuring a single-day authorisation of the marriage under which the registration process will be undertaken on priority. "In compliance with a Supreme Court order in 2006

Mangalore, May 11: Having started its relay ride in the United States in June 2013, Charlie Bear – fondly dubbed as the world's most travelled teddy bear – was brought to Mangalore city by a group of motorcycle riders from Goa via Hubli and relayed it to a team of riders in Mangalore. As part of the relay ride of Charlie Bear across the world by World Wide Relay Riders 2013-14, the teddy bear is

Varanasi, May 11: Nearly 16 lakh voters will decide tomorrow the most high-profile contest of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, where BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is facing a triangular fight in this holy city mythologically known to be stationed on Lord Shiva's trident. Modi is being challenged by Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal, who says that Modi can't become Prime Minister if

Meerut, May 11: Tension prevailed in some areas of Meerut on Sunday after a clash between two communities over the construction of a water kiosk near a Masjid left one person dead and scores of people injured even as police registered cases against 200 people in connection with the violence. Security has been tightened in the city following the clash on Saturday, with eight companies of Rapid

Mumbai, May 11: Infosys Ltd, once a bellwether for India's $100 billion-plus IT outsourcing industry, is losing its cachet as the employer of choice for a generation of young IT workers, with staff leaving at an unprecedented pace as the Bangalore-based company struggles to regain ground lost to rivals. Current and former Infosys staff interviewed by Reuters say morale has been dented by a series

Mangalore, May 11: The AirAsia which recently entered India is expected to operate between Mangalore and many other South Indian cities. AirAsia India is a joint venture of AirAsia Berhad, Malaysia, the Tata group and Telestra Tradeplace. It has recently received an air operator's permit from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to start operations. The new airlines is trying to make use

Mangalore, May 11: There was an air of fun at Bearys Institute of Technology campus near Mangalore on Saturday. Students dressed in ceremonial graduation robes took an oath to be true to their professions. It was the second graduation day ceremony of BIT. Chief guest Ramesh Phatak, vice president and head, Schenieder Electric Global Technology Centre, Bangalore, told the students to master their

Udupi, May 11: Brushing aside chief minister Siddaramaiah's remark that the root cause of power problem in Karnataka was the mismanagement during her tenure as Energy Minister, Shobha Karandlaje has said that the CM should check the facts and figures before reacting to power crisis. Speaking to media persons here on Friday, Ms Karandlaje, who is currently BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok

Bangalore, May 11: Even as the Supreme Court ruled not to forcefully impose Kannada on children, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that he is committed to promote Kananda in state. After receiving a report of the Kannada Development Authority (KDA), the CM expressed his displeasure at the attitude of both the people and officers towards the official language of the state. I have told all non

Mangalore, May 10: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader has directed the health officials to Take preventive measures to check the outbreak of communicable diseases in the Mangalore City Corporation limits. Chairing a meeting here on Saturday, he said that the cleanliness drive should be taken up on war footing basis as monsoon is fast approaching. There is a need to check the