LS polls: Mysuru 'King' Yaduveer, 31, enters political arena with BJP ticket

Mysuru royal scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar will be making his foray into electoral politics, with the BJP fielding him as its candidate from the Mysore Lok Sabha segment, replacing......

'Nightwatchman' Bommai will stay till polls

Success in Karnataka's assembly polls will hinge on two factors: Drop a large number of incumbent MLAs and project Modi and not the state leaders, least of all Bommai. IMAGE: Senior Bharatiya......

Modi's 2-day K'taka visit from Monday, to attend Yoga Day event in Mysore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Karnataka from Monday during which he will launch several development projects and also take part in the International Yoga Day on......

The king who shunned glamour

'Simplicity was very much a hallmark of the Kerala lifestyle those days.' IMAGE: The last maharaja of Travancore as the chief scout. All photographs: Kind courtesy History Liberated: The Sree......

This Rolls-Royce may fetch pound 400,000

Two Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts, one of which was once owned by the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore, will be up for auction at the Bonhams in London on September 16 and is estimated to fetch pound......

NYT recognition for Mysore hailed

New York Times'recognition to the yoga-centric Mysore has come as a shot in the arm of those engaged in tourism trade in this city of palaces. NYT has placed Mysore as the 4th best city among the......

Missing $9 mn Baroda necklace at Christie's

The last Nizam of Hyderabad was constantly strapped for funds, and when he attempted to sell off a part of the magnificent collection of jewels owned by his ancestors, the auction was stopped by......

It's two centuries of business for SBI

On June 2, 1806, a clutch of European merchants -- most of whom were Scottish, the East India Company's Bengal government and 27 wealthy Indians launched the Bank of Calcutta.It had a share capital......

10-year-old director gets Guinness nod

Master Kishan, 10, has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest film director in the world. The record was earlier held by a 13-year-old boy from New Zealand.Kishan's......

Samit Dravid picked in India Under-19 squad for Australia series

IMAGE: Karnataka's Samit Dravid, a pace-bowling all-rounder, is currently playing for Mysore Warriors in the ongoing KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy in Bengaluru. Photograph: KSCA Maharaja T20 Trophy......

Nair's domestic success sparks India Test recall hopes

IMAGE: Karun Nair aggregated 487 runs from seven matches at an average of 49 including a century against Glamorgan in the English County championships. Photograph: Andrew Boyers / Reuters Having......

Rahul Dravid junior signs for Warriors in KSCA T20!

IMAGE: Samit Dravid in action. File Photograph: MCC Sports, Jammu Samit Dravid, son of former India head coach and captain Rahul Dravid, was on Thursday roped in by Mysuru Warriors during the......

Relive India's first ever Test match... against England in 1932!

Ahead of the Indian cricket team's upcoming Test series against England, Rajneesh Gupta looks back in time on the 184-day trip in Blighty during which the team played 38 matches, including a......

Ranji Trophy: Jaffer's unbeaten 92 steers Mumbai against Punjab

Wasim Jaffer's unbeaten 92 helped Mumbai reach 207 in their first innings but not before Punjab had snapped up five wickets to share the honours on the opening day of their second Group A Ranji......