Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 18: Fresh trouble has broken out for the ruling CPI-M in Kerala, after the Mumbai Police registered an FIR against state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan's eldest son Binoy Kodiyeri. A 33-year-old woman has alleged that she has been sexually exploited by Binoy Kodiyeri. The CPI-M leader's son though has denied the crime terming it a case of blackmail. An FIR for sexual

Bengaluru, Jun 18: Sleuths who entered the Jayanagar showroom of IMA Jewels — one of the entities of IMA Group being probed for its Ponzi operations — found 90% of the ornaments in the display units had disappeared. The Special Investigation Team suspects the IMG Group founder-owner Mohammed Mansoor Khan may have taken the jewellery with him when he fled the country on June 8. The remaining

Hyderabad, Jun 18: A 76-year-old city-based landlord and his wife, who were missing since June 12, were found to have been murdered near Humnabad in Karnatakaallegedly by their driver for the money and gold the couple were carrying. The decomposed bodies of P Navratan reddy (76) and Snehalata Reddy (72) were recovered on Sunday from Anantagiri Hills where it had been dumped a kilometre apart in

Egypt's former President Mohamed Morsi has died after appearing in court in the capital, Cairo, according to authorities. The public prosecutor said the 67-year-old collapsed in a defendants' cage in the courtroom and was pronounced dead in hospital at 4:50pm local time (02:50 GMT) on Monday. A medical report showed no apparent recent injuries on his body, the prosecutor said. "Morsi died today

New Delhi, Jun 17: Tightening the screw on tax evaders, the revised guidelines issued by the Income Tax (I-T) Department have made serious offences under black money and benami laws "generally" non-compoundable. This means that a person or entity would not be able to settle a case of tax evasion by just paying the tax demand, penalty and interest. The new guidelines will kick in from June 17, 2019

Bengaluru, Jun 17: In a major reshuffle of IPS officers in Karnataka, Alok Kumar has been appointed as the city's new police commissioner. Kumar was earlier serving as the Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime). Other officials who were transferred include Inspector General of Police (IGP) Administration Amrit Paul who will now take charge as IGP Eastern Range, Somendu Mukherjee who was

Mangaluru, Jun 17: In wake of the fact that there is a shortage of traditional Areca nut tree climbers, farmers here are finding it difficult to sustain the Areca nut plantation. However, a 48-year-old farmer, Ganapathi, took it as a challenge and invented ingenious bike like equipment (driven by a motor) seated on which a person can easily climb upto the top of vertical Areca nut tree for

New Delhi, Jun 17: Asserting that there are "serious doubts" over EVM, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily has sought a referendum on whether it should be used in the electoral process or ballot papers be brought back. He also emphasised that such a referendum should be conducted on ballot papers and not on electronic voting machines (EVMs) over which he claimed there was a trust deficit.

New Delhi, Jun 17: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a plea seeking review of the policy that requires private tour operators to provide Haj tour services at government rates. A vacation bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant agreed to hear the plea tomorrow after the lawyer, representing a private Haj tour operator, mentioned the matter for urgent hearing. The petition has said the

Bengaluru, Jun 17: Two-time Congress MLA K Sudhakar said on Sunday that senior ministers from his party, who enjoyed power under the previous Siddaramaiah regime, should pave the way for meritorious young MLAs in the Cabinet to help resolve the political crisis in Karnataka. His remarks come barely 48 hours after Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy expanded the 13-month old JDS-Congress ministry. “A few