Karnataka

Mumbai, Jul 31: Coffee Day Enterprises on Wednesday appointed S V Ranganath as the interim Chairman of its board after the body of founder-owner V G Siddhartha was found on the banks of Netravati river in Mangaluru. The board also appointed Nitin Bagmane as the interim Chief Operating Officer. It constituted a three-member executive committee comprising of Ranganath, Bagmane and Chief Financial

Bengaluru, Jul 31: Six-time MLA and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri was unanimously elected as the new Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly here on Wednesday. The name of the Kageri to the Speaker’s post was proposed by the Chief minister B S Yediyurappa and seconded by the BJP member Basvaraj Bommai. The Opposition Congress and the JD(S) did not put up any

Bengaluru, Jul 31: The Special Investigation Team probing into the multi-billion IMA investment scam have arrested the history-sheeter husband of a Muslim woman corporator in BBMP. It is said that he had taken Rs a bribe of Rs 2 crore from IMA founder Mohammed Mansoor Khan. Ishtiaq Ahmed alias Pailwan, 50, was arrested by the SIT on Tuesday. Police said Ahmed, whose wife Fareeda Ishtiaq is the

Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 31: A man from Kerala, who joined the Islamic State (ISIS) in October 2017, reportedly died in an American drone strike in Afghanistan on July 18. According to sources, Muhammad Muhasin, a resident of Edappal town in Malappuram district in Kerala died along with Huzaifa-al-Bakistani, a key commander of the Islamic State in the Khorosan province of Afghanistan. Bakistani was

Mudigere, Jul 31: After the post-mortem examination in Mangaluru, the mortal remains of the Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha was taken to Mudigere in Chkkamagaluru district where thousands of people paid their final homage to the departed Coffee king. The body of Siddhartha, son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, was found on the banks of Netravati river near Hoige Bazaar

New Delhi, Jul 31: Zomato, the homegrown restaurant search, and food delivery platform, which is also known for its savage comebacks, recently called out a customer for religious discrimination and the company's classy reply is winning the internet! A customer, whose Twitter handle goes by the name 'Amit Shukla', had cancelled an order via the food delivery platform as the company had allocated a

New Delhi, Jul 31: Expressing grief over the death of the CCD founder VG Siddhartha, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday asserted that the former "could not have taken his own life." "Siddhartha could not have taken his own life. But, a few doubts have surfaced," Gowda told media. On being asked if he was being harassed by the Income-Tax officers, Gowda said: "I do not know the reality

Mangaluru, Jul 31: After several hours of search massive operation in Netravati River, the body of V G Siddhartha, founder-chairman of the chain of Cafe Coffee Day outlets and son-in-law of former chief minister S M Krishna, was found on Wednesday morning. The corpse was discovered on the banks of the river near Hoige Bazar by fishermen in the morning. It was later shifted to Wenlock mortuary for

Bengaluru, Jul 30: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa-led new BJP government in Karnataka today decided to put an end to the Tipu Jayanti celebrations in the state, calling it “controversial and communal”. Confirming the move of the government with a tweet, BJP Karnataka said: “Our Govt has cancelled observing controversial & communal Tippu Jayanti.” The celebration of erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu

Newsroom, Jul 30: Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, who was battling financial woes, was reportedly in talks with global soft drinks giant Coca-Cola to sell his stake in the coffee chain. According to sources, Siddhartha was seeking a valuation of between Rs 8,000 crore and Rs 10,000 crore from Coca-Cola for the coffee chain he set up over two decades ago, while also aiming to retain a