Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 27: A notorious gangster from Kerala has been arrested by the Dakshina Kannada police in connection with the coldblooded murder of his aide Unnikrishnan, whose body was found on September 3 at Kuppetti village near Uppinangady in the coastal district of Karnataka. 40-year-old gangster Anas was picked up by the police from Kakanad. He is the fifth person to be arrested by the police

Mangaluru, Oct 27: The Anti Corruption Bureau officers have trapped two government officials while accepting a bribe from a civil contractor, here Suryanarayna Bhat, technical assistant and Sudin, assistant engineer, who work in the rural development and panchayat raj department in Mangaluru, were arrested after caught red-handed on Friday. The raid was conducted on the basis of a complaint filed

London, Oct 27: The Former Prime Minister of India H D Deve Gowda paid tribute to Basaveshwara statue in London on Friday, October 26. He was accompanied by Member of Parliament Kupendra Reddy. The event was organized by The Basaveshwara Foundation, a non-profit organization based in UK that has erected the statue of Basaveshwara on the bank of river Thames. Former Mayor of London borough of

Bengaluru, Oct 27: All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi’s call for protests outside CBI offices across states on Friday failed to enthuse the party’s elected representatives and workers in Bengaluru. The call was given to oppose the Centre’s decision to send Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma on leave after divesting him of his powers. Congress MLAs and

Newsroom, Oct 26: Popular Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, has announced her conversion to Islam and said she has changed her name to Shuhada’ Davitt. The 51-year-old has been posting selfies of herself wearing hijabs on Twitter in recent days, as well as a video in which she gave the Azan, or call to prayer. This is to

Bengaluru, Oct 26: "Let's see if there are blessings of the people in the next elections," was senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah's refrain on Friday when asked if he wants to become Karnataka chief minister again even though he asserted he has no such "greed". The head of the Congress-JD(S) coalition coordination committee also accused state BJP chief and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa of

Bengaluru, Oct 25: Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today directed the Karnataka Milk Federation to directly purchase maize at the rate of Rs 1300 per quintal from farmers to the extent of two lakh metric tonnes immediately, to insulate farmers from falling prices and exploitation in the hands of middlemen. Speaking to top officials of Food, civil supplies, animal husbandry and other

Shivamogga, Oct 26: BJP which is on the downward spiral in the country due to failure of union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have its immediate effect and the saffron party will meet a crushing defeat in Karnataka by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats to be held on November 3, Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday

Mangaluru, Oct 26: The indefinite protest demanding the closure of the toll plaza at NITK-Surathkal entered the fifth day on Friday. Various social and political organisations excluding Bharatiya Janata Party have extended support to the agitation launched by the Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samiti. On fifth day, Rakesh Malli, Karnataka state president of Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)

Bengaluru, Oct 26: The capital of Karnataka has the third highest number of tech start-ups among global cities after Silicon Valley and London, says a Nasscom report. According to the report, which was launched on Thursday, India continues to hold its position as the third largest startup ecosystem, with 1,200 tech startups emerging in 2018, taking the total to between 7,200 and 7,700. The report