Karnataka

Belagavi, Jan 29: Karnataka Minister for Revenue R V Deshpande today said that the State government has been taking all necessary and precautionary steps to tackle the drought situation in 156 drought affected taluks. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, after reviewing the steps taken in the District, the Minister appealed to the Union Government to release Rs 1500 crore towards amount

Bengaluru, Jan 29: A 55-year-old-woman marching towards the city from Chitradurga, demanding a ban on liquor, died after a speeding motorbike hit her near Kuluvanahalli, Nelamangala, on NH 48 on Sunday evening. Renukamma, a resident of Khairavadagi village in Lingasugur taluk, Raichur district, was among the 2,500 women who are marching towards Bengaluru from various parts of the state. Around

Bengaluru, Jan 29: Police registered a cheating and criminal conspiracy case against ready-to-eat food pioneer Sadananda Maiya, his wife and son and two others on Monday for allegedly cheating a private equity investor firm, Peepul Capital, of over Rs 140 crore. K Annamalai, DCP (south), said the case follows a complaint by Deepak Mittal, a representative of Peepul Capital. Calls to Maiya’s son

New Delhi, Jan 29: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed BJP leader Anantkumar Hegde for his controversial remarks about a Congress leader's wife, saying he is "unfit" to be a Union minister and deserves to be sacked. Hegde on Sunday had reportedly said at a public event that any hand that touches a Hindu girl "should not exist". Criticised by Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao for his

Naseeruddin Shah in an interview to Karawan-E-Mohabbat expressed his anguish and anger at the killing of Subodh Kumar Singh, the police inspector. Shah’s interview brought forth the issue of insecurity particularly of the religious minorities in India. While this did remind the nation about the direction in which India has been heading during last few years, there was an angry response to Shah’s

Mangaluru, Jan 29: Crystal Paladka, daughter of Deepak Paladka, a well-known seasoned actor of Tulu, Konkani and Kannada films who recently moved to Mangaluru from Dubai, has bagged 2nd place in Abacus National Level completion held recently at Bengaluru. She is also a state level competitor and has won several accolades. Mother Roshni Paladka, a housewife cum beautician, has trained and groomed

Bengaluru, Jan 29: Karnataka's ruling coalition partners Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) on Monday said the allies were united with no dispute at the leadership level after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy offered to quit if Congress could not control its MLAs from criticising his style of functioning. "There is no dispute in the coordination committee and the parties are united at the leadership

New Delhi, Jan 29: Former defence minister of India, George Fernandes passed away today morning following a prolonged illness. He was 88. He was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Recently, he contracted swine flu, his family sources said. Fernandes held the defence ministry portfolio from 2001 to 2004 under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. Apart from defence, he also held the

Bengaluru, Jan 29: A baby girl, who accidentally slipped and fell through a gap from an escalator at Srirampura metro station in West Bengaluru on Sunday night, breathed her last at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health (IGICH) on Monday morning. "18-month-old Hasini finally succumbed to head injury," said Dr Mahantesh M, resident medical officer at Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health

Kasaragod, Jan 29: A non-resident Indian hailing from Kerala has been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a series of abusive tweets against Prophet Mohammed. The convict is Vishnu Dev son of Radhakrishnan Nair. Though initially he was sentenced to 5 years of jail term recently the quantum of punishment was increased. According to a letter received by the family of