Bangalore, The Congress Wednesday prepared to take power in Karnataka with an absolute majority, leaving the ruling BJP far behind with less than 40 seats in the 225-member assembly. As votes were counted for the elections held Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party appeared set for a humiliating rout in the state where it took power [...]

New Delhi, Intense negotiations over the weekend between India and China saw an end to the 20-day stand-off with troops of both sides pulling back to their respective positions prior to April 15 — when Chinese forces had intruded 19 km inside the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, sources said. [...]

Bangalore, (IANS) Karnataka Sunday witnessed a heavy voter turnout in the 14th legislative assembly elections, with 70 percent polling across the state that will determine the fate of the ruling BJP and its rival Congress, which is looking to stage a comeback after a gap of seven years. Counting will take place Wednesday (May in [...]

Bangalore, (IANS) Polling began early Sunday for the 14th Karnataka legislative assembly on a brisk note, despite hot weather prevailing across the state. With the Election Commission (EC) advancing commencement of polling by an hour to 7 a.m., hundreds of voters made a beeline to booths in many of the 223 assembly constituencies to cast [...]

Dubai, (IANS) In a bid to address the problems arising out of Saudi Arabia’s new labour policy, Indian workers who have travelled to that Gulf nation legally will be allowed to regularise their visa status. In a meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia joint panel formed to look at the issue, it was decided that Indians [...]

New Delhi, Two Metro stations in Delhi were closed Wednesday afternoon as Sikh protesters came onto the tracks with placards and shouted slogans against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, an official said. The protesters were holding placards that said ‘Give justice to ’84 victims’ and ‘Hang the culprits’ and [...]