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Bengaluru, Feb 5: Anil Francis, the 150th accused in the paper leak scam, who was ‘convinced’ to fly down from Sharjah to India, had allegedly sold the papers for ₹17 lakh to one of the accused, Ameer Ahmed. Ameer is from Davanagere and owns a travel agency. The two connected on Facebook through a common friend last year. As he was a security guard for the Udipi unit of Manipal Technologies, which

Bengaluru, Feb 5: Water resources minister DK Shivakumar has moved the high court, challenging the prosecution launched against him by the income tax department for wilfully attempting to evade tax and filling false I-T statement. In his petition, the minister claimed the May 28, 2018, sanction for prosecution granted by the principal director (investigation) of the I-T department to the deputy

Bengaluru, Feb 5: The Mandya Lok Sabha seat has become the centre of a tug-of-war between allies JD(S) and Congress, with strong opposition growing to the candidature of Sumalatha, widow of former minister and actor MH Ambareesh, from JD(S) workers. While chief minister HD Kumaraswamy questioned Sumalatha’s contribution to the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, once represented by Ambareesh, JD(S) MLC KT

Hubballi, Feb 5: A pair of astrologershas predicted state BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa will become the chief minister within a month. Vidwan Ganesh Hegde and Pavan Joshi claimed they have studied the horoscope of the BJP leader and insist Yeddyurappa will be installed as CM by March 5. They said if their prediction fails, they will quit personal consultations. On Monday, both claimed they’d been

Mangaluru, Feb 4: Alert Customs officials have arrested two passengers and seized Rs 15.81 lakhs worth gold from them on their arrival at the International Airport here recently. Sources said that while 358 gram gold was seized when a passenger, who arrived from Dubai by Spice Jet flight, when he tried to smuggle the yellow metal by converting it as foils and another passenger, also from Dubai

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Demanding the Union government to register a seduction case against the leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishath (VHP) for allegedly recreating the scene of assassination of Father of the Nation Mahathma Gandhi, the Congress leaders staged protest here on Monday. The agitation was led by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Working President Ishwar Khandre and party

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 4: Days after courting controversy over a list of 51 women who had entered the Sabarimala temple, the Kerala government Monday said only two women of menstrual age had visited the shrine after a Supreme Court's judgement removed the bar on their entry. In a written reply in the state assembly, the government also said the visit of a Sri Lankan woman in early January was yet

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Prone to sentimental outbursts over coalition troubles, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Monday said emotions were in "his blood" and he was getting sympathy of the people. Asked if he wants to be a "tragic hero" with his frequent emotional outbursts and whether the people would accept it, he said "tragic heroes have been successful." "You have seen it in movies," he said

Kalaburagi, Feb 4: Karnataka Minister for PWD H D Revanna on Monday expressed confidence in Chief Minister H D Kumarswamay, who also holds Finance portfolio, will be presenting the Annual State Budget for 2019-20 as scheduled on Feb 8 and it would be a pro-farmer one. Addressing a press conference here, Mr Revanna disclosed that Kumarswamy will be announcing income support to farmers and a number

Koppal, Feb 4: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also Congress-JDS Coalition Government Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah today alleged that the Opposition BJP is offering Rs 50 Crore to each Congress MLAs to pull down the Government. Speaking to newsmen here on Monday, Mr Siddaramaiah "from where the BJP is getting so much money. If each MLA was offered to 20