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Aug 28: Although Indian parents are aware that images of their children posted online could end up in the wrong hands, most of them are still sharing their kids' images online often without any consent from them, a survey by global cyber security firm McAfee revealed on Tuesday. The survey, titled The Age of Consent, found 40.5 per cent of parents in India (with Mumbai being the most active) post

Newsroom, Aug 28: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao has candidly admitted that his party is not in a position to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party singlehandedly in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the latter has too much money. Responding to a query at a press conference in Dharwad yesterday, the KPCC chief said, “Under the current circumstances, the Congress is

Bengaluru, Aug 28: The chief minister H D Kumaraswamy led government now has to shell out a huge amount to rebuild and repair infrastructure in Kodagu and other districts that were affected by heavy rainfall, flooding and landslides in the last three months. At least 800 homes were destroyed while 2,225 km roads, 240 bridges and 65 government buildings were severely damaged due to rains since June

Udupi, Aug 28: Finally, the Udupi district police have handed over the ‘moola mutt’ of Shiroor Mutt at Shiroor village, about 22 km from here, to the representatives of the Sode Mutt. The ‘moola mutt’ was under the police custody since the death of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami of Shiroor Mutt on July 19, 2018. The police had collected several items from the ‘moola mutt’ during of the investigation

Bengaluru, Aug 28: Popular Kannada rapper Chandan Shetty is in the dock after the Central Crime Branch officials issued a notice to him accusing him of promoting marijuana in his new song. “We asked Shetty to appear before the CCB for questioning on Monday, but he did not turn up. We will wait for a day or two,” the police said. His new song, launched this July, has gone viral on social media. “As

Bengaluru, Aug 28: A budding actress has filed a case against a man who claimed that he is a co-producer of Manjina Hani, a Kannada film, and conned her into giving him Rs 8 lakh after promising that he will give her a chance to act in the film. Nagesh and his friend Veena aka Gauri also asked the complainant Chetana M L to perform black magic to become successful. She did not and complained to

Bengaluru, Aug 28: A KSRTC bus conductor on Monday returned a bag containing Rs 2.5 lakh worth of gold ornaments that a passenger accidentally left in the vehicle. KSRTC officials said a group of four passengers boarded the Bengaluru-bound bus (KA10F0381) at Kollegal on Sunday. They got down at Channapatna without taking the bag containing two necklaces, two earrings and one stud, all worth Rs 2.5

Mumbai, Aug 27: Rightwing outfit Sanatan Sanstha claimed on Monday, August 27, 2018, that the people arrested in connection with seizure of explosives and arms from various parts of Maharashtra and those allegedly involved in the killing of rationalists were not its members. Its spokesperson Chetan Rajhans told reporters that a few people with “progressive mindset”, along with political parties

Mangaluru, Aug 27: The chappara muhoorta programme in ahead of preparation of new bishop's Episcopal Ordination was held on 27 August at Rosario Cathedral grounds in Mangaluru. Nalin Kumar Kateel, MP from Dakshina Kannada did the chappara Mahoorta along with other guests. The MP spoke about the role of Christians in social harmony and appreciated the role of bishop of Mangaluru in building a

Bengaluru, Aug 27: The Karnataka government will build homes for those who lost their Houses in devastating floods and landslips in Kodagu district using latest prefabricated technology, Minister for Housing and Urban Development U T Khader said on Monday. Speaking to reporters here, he said the government had already finalised various schemes for the displaced in the Coffee district and building