A fight between two male rat snakes at the park near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Mysuru on Saturday afternoon attracted curious onlookers, who stopped their vehicles to watch the fight between the two reptiles. Many were seen capturing the fight scene on their mobile phones which lasted for about half-an-hour and the two snakes…
27th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi
May 21, 2018The 27th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was observed at the City Congress Office near City Railway Station here this morning by offering floral tributes to the portrait of the late PM. City Congress President R. Murthy, District Congress President Dr. B.J. Vijaykumar, former MP C.H. Vijayashankar and other Congress leaders were…
Mumbai and Punjab Lose; Rajasthan join CSK, SRH and KKR in Play-Offs
May 21, 2018Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals needed a lot of stars to align if they were to reach the IPL play-offs. In their final group stage match on Saturday, Ajinkya Rahane’s team did their bit and beat RCB by 30 runs to move to 14 points in the standings. However, they needed both matches on Sundays to also…
Chess: Mysuru’s Ajith emerges winner
May 21, 2018M.P. Ajith of Mysuru (Rating 1927), taking part in the Belagavi Open Rapid FIDE Rated Chess Tournament-2018 at Belagavi from May 19 to 20, won the title with 7.5 points from eight rounds on Sunday. Ajith won a cash prize of Rs.15,000 and a trophy. He had wins over Advaith Jingouda, Prabhu Trupti, Bhagwat, D….
Rafael Nadal wins eighth Rome Masters Title
May 21, 2018Rafael Nadal won the Rome Masters for the eighth time on Sunday when he defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 after a stunning comeback. German second seed Zverev was 3-1 up in the decider before two rain stoppages halted his momentum. Top seed Nadal raced away with the last five games to secure…
Uganda F4 Futures $15,000 Men’s Tennis: City’s Vasisht enters main draw
May 21, 2018Mysuru lad C. Vasisht, representing India in the Uganda F4 Futures $15,000 Men’s Tennis Tournament, won his final Men’s Singles qualifying round against USA’s Matt Seeberger 6-1, 6-3 and entered the main draw on Sunday. Incidentally, Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev is in the main draw in the Men’s Singles and will be teaming up…
Hectic Sunday for new CM
May 20, 2018Bengaluru: After days of high voltage drama in Karnataka and BJP witnessing the fall of its three-day-old government yesterday and JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy picking up his invite to be the next Chief Minister from Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, it was a hectic day of activity for Kumaraswamy this morning. He is scheduled to…
Yeddyurappa resigns before Floor Test: Kumaraswamy to take oath as new CM on Wednesday
May 20, 2018Bengaluru: After failing to achieve the magic figure of 111, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY), in a dramatic move, resigned before the Supreme Court-ordered trust motion on the floor of the Assembly a little after 4 pm yesterday. Yeddyurappa and other BJP leaders who, until yesterday morning, exuded confidence of winning, was outsmarted by…
Chief Minister for 55 hours
May 20, 2018Yeddyurappa, who was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the third time on Thursday, resigned from the post only in 55 hours. He resigned after giving an emotional speech shortly before the trust vote was taken. With that, Yeddyurappa has now the dubious record of one of the shortest stint as Chief…
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