Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 12: A conman who was running a private institution and was giving fake degree certificates using the names of well-known open universities, was arrested by the Central Crime Branch (CCB). The accused has been identified as G Srinivasa Reddy (42), a resident of Rajajinagar.

Bengaluru, Dec 12: Hinting at delay in his cabinet expansion, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday said he may not go to New Delhi within a week time to discuss the matter with the BJP high command. After his government retained majority in the Assembly by sweeping the December 5 bypolls, Mr Yediyurappa had said he would be travelling to Delhi soon to hold discussions with the BJP

Belagavi, Dec 12: A six-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 26-year-old man at Kadoli village in Belagavi taluk of Karnataka yesterday in the pretext of playing. The accused, Sunil Balu Balnayak, lured the survivor to agriculture lands near his house in the pretext of playing and committed the heinous act. The victim's father noticed the act while he was searching for her daughter

New Delhi, Dec 12: WhatsApp will take legal action against businesses engaged in or assisting others in abusing automated or bulk messaging on its platform. The company has built two tools -- the WhatsApp Business app and the WhatsApp Business API -- to help companies manage customer interactions. The company said that its products are not intended for bulk or automated messaging, both of which

Bengaluru, Dec 12: The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has settled the wage revision demand of its employees' unions nearly two months after they went on strike since October 14 but resumed work a week later in compliance with the Karnataka High Court directive, the state-run defence behemoth said on Wednesday. "The management and the trade unions of the workforce signed an agreement on wage

Bengaluru, Dec 12: The two sisters who have gone missing from the ashram of absconding godman Nithyananda in Ahmedabad told the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday that they are ready to depose before the court through video conference from the Indian High Commission in either West Indies or USA. The court, however, coming down heavily on the counsels of the state and the women insisted on a personal

Bengaluru, Dec 12: Two top state-level cricketers — CM Gautam, Abrar Kazi — arrested in the KPL match-fixing scandal obtained regular bail from the Karnataka high court on Wednesday. The owner of the Ballari Tuskers KPL team, Aravind Reddy, had also secured anticipatory bail. A single-judge bench of Justice K N Phaneendra that heard the criminal petitions filed by the accused players imposed

Mumbai, Dec 12: A Maharashtra cadre IPS officer on Wednesday said he has decided to resign from the service as protest against the "blatantly communal and unconstitutional" Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Abdur Rahman, posted as special IGP in Mumbai, issued a statement saying he won't be attending office from Thursday. Rajya Sabha on Wednesday approved the Bill, which was passed by Lok Sabha on

Mangaluru: City-based St Agnes College (Autonomous) celebrated sports day with all grandeur on Tuesday, December 10. The sports day was inaugurated by former minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports in Government of Karnataka Pramod Madhwaraj. “Having served a society for 100 years is not a simple thing but is a great achievement,” he said appreciating St Agnes College for its service

Bengaluru, Dec 12: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah was on Wednesday admitted to a hospital after he complained of chest pain. "My father has a heart problem. Dr Ramesh looked after him from the beginning. Earlier he had a similar angioplasty. Today doctor said that blood circulation to his heart is not proper. He underwent angioplasty on doctor's advice,"