The republic of builders

Countercurrents.org (Note: This article is a chapter of the book Five Years of Saffron Rule in Karnataka' Edited by Ambrose Pinto S.J., Manak Publications, Delhi, P. 338, 2013) ..Here it is enough to point out that Hindutva is not identical with ...

In 2010, then Environment and Forests minister Jairam Ramesh imposed an indefinite moratorium on Bt Brinjal, the first genetically engineered food crop cleared by a government panel in India. It was an unexpected setback for the biotech industry ...

FROM PTI: Jagmohan Dalmiya to take care of day-to-day affairs of BCCI. BCCI Secretary Sanjay Jagdale and Treasurer Ajay Shirke asked to withdraw their resignation. N Srinivasan to step aside as BCCI President till investigation into IPL spot-fixing ...

J Karthik, who made his debut with Deadly 2 and was last seen in Varadanayaka, is headed for a stint on TV. The young actor, whose popularity soar as one of the star players for the Karnataka Bulldozers at the Celebrity Cricket League, has been ...

A recent directive of the Supreme Court, asking gram sabhas in two districts of Odisha to check whether the proposed Vedanta bauxite mining project in the state would harm the religious traditions and heritage of the tribals in the region, sets a ...

NEW DELHI: UPA's bold rhetoric to push environmental concerns into the battles being waged over India's natural resources ended with a whimper well before the government entered the penultimate year of its second tenure in 2013. The great debate ...

Gestures, an experimental movie, featuring an all-star cast of speech and hearing impaired actors, went on the floors recently. The movie is being directed by in 15 different languages, as there is no full-length dialogue. The plan is to eventually ...

, it seems. The family banner Toogudeepa Productions that started producing films with Jothe Jotheyali, Navagraha and now Bul Bul is now also looking into the distribution of of Bul Bul. And now, Thoogudeepa Productions has diversified to ...

, who is campaigning for the impending state elections from Mandya, isn't the only contestant who has got Kannada film stars campaigning for him. Ashok Kheny, who is campaigning in Bidar (his hometown) today, has got Kicha Sudeep to campaign for him ...