Twitter CEO and top officials have declined to appear before the Parliamentary Committee on IT that had summoned them over the issue of safeguarding citizens' rights on social media platforms, sources in the panel said Saturday.

Mangaluru: Home Minister M.B. Patil, during his visit to Mangaluru, visited the head office of Vartha Bharati on Friday.

In view of rising cases of swine flu and deaths due to the disease in Gujarat and Punjab, the Union Health Ministry has sent two teams to assess the situation and assist the states in strengthening their response mechanism to contain the ailment.

Having defeated every conspiracy planned by the BJP to collapse the Cong-JD(S) coalition, the government has been successful in presenting its first budget. Normally opposition parties cause embarrassment to ruling parties by exposing their lacunae and lack of good administration. The opposition parties must show their efficiency in the first few months after they sit in their position. Unfortunately, when we look at the last few months in Karnataka, the opposition party is trying to turn resorts into assembly house and is attempting to weaken the government.

Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( BCCI) as part of its ongoing Beary Mela event has organised a unique interaction program named 'A Day with successful Businessmen' on Sunday, 10th February from 10.30am to 12.30pm at Townhall here. 

The Congress on Saturday alleged that top central BJP leaders were behind the move to topple the Karnataka government and said it would rake up the issue in Parliament next week.

A K Ahmed, Founder Chairman of prestigious AK Group,  was honored with the Business Excellence Award by the Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Friday at the Beary Mela being at Townhall, Mangaluru.

Mangaluru: Rohan Corporation, which has been providing trustworthy and high quality services in the field of real estate for 25 years, has taken up a residential complex project, 'High Crest', at Kadri Kambla Road in the city. Foundation stone for the building was laid today.