Islamabad, Dec 27: Former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto died a gory death Thursday when a suicide bomber blew up at an election rally and a gunman then fired at her even as she lay bleeding.

Malbourne, Dec 21: Mohammed Haneef won a court battle on Friday to return to Australia on a work visa. The full Bench of the Australian Federal Court dismissed an appeal lodged by federal government lawyers against a judge's decision to reinstate Mohammed Haneef's visa.

Bangalore, Sep 13 (IANS) Wipro Infotech, the IT business division of the $3.4-billion Wipro Ltd, has become the first Indian tech firm to roll out supercomputers with super storage for the domestic market.

Kateel April 7: The grand Ashtabandha Brahmakalashotsava and Nagamandala celebrations concluded here with lakhs of devotees attending the final rituals at Shree Durga Parameshwari Temple, Kateel, today 6 April 2007. Working President Mr Nalin Kumar Kateel welcomed the gathering and thanked each and everyone who helped the committee in making this programme a grand success.

Mangalore Feb 19: The Bank of India is in the process of financing about 1,500 centres through reputed NGOs for establishing e-Grama centres in seven districts of Karnataka, said Bank of India Chairman and Managing Director M Balachanran.

Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) India is willing to collaborate with international players to operationalise aerospace weapons and platforms, ranging from combat aircraft, early warning systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to tactical missiles and military propulsion systems, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said here Monday.

Bangalore Jan 13: Low-cost carrier Air Deccan today announced release of three lakh tickets at Rs 7 (plus taxes) in celebration of Makara Sankranti.

The airline said in a release here that the offer on tickets would be available for travel during February and March across all sectors.

Tulu language is one of the five Dravidian languages of South India (Pancha- Bhasha, others are Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam). The four major languages spoken today are dominantly spoken in their respective states (Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala), whereas Tulu is spoken in a small niche, mainly in coastal Karnataka and Northern Karala (Kasaragod district). About 2.5 million people speak Tulu and call it their mother tongue. Tulu nadu is a region where many languages are spoken. While Kannada is the official state language, different ethnic communities in Tulu Nadu speak different languages. Tulu, derived from proto-Dravidian is the predominant language spoken by Hindus of various castes and by the Jains of Tulu Nadu. Konkanasthas and Catholics speak two variants of Konkani. Muslims speak a language of their own that is derived from Tulu as well as Malayalam.