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Bengaluru, Aug 25: Medical education minister DK Shivakumar on Friday justified the state government’s decision to increase fees for medical seats this year with some whataboutery: “If people can afford to pay Rs 50,000 for a lower kindergarten seat, why can’t they pay more for a medical seat?” Shivakumar, who paid a surprise visit to the Karnataka Examination Authority premises where the final

Ajmer, Aug 24: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, his son and Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy along with their family members recently under took a pilgrimage to two holy places in Rajasthan. The family travelled along with their palmist. The family conducted a special ritual for two hours in a closed room at Brahma temple in Pushkar on Thursday. In the evening, they also went to Ajmer

Belagavi, Aug 24: The police have arrested a person from Belagavi in north Karnataka for spreading communally provocative messages through a WhatsApp group. The accused has been identified as Akshay Angolkar (20), a resident of Udyambag locality in the city, and administrator of the WhatsApp group called ‘Belagavi Star’. Police Commissioner D C Rajappa told media persons, he was arrested on Friday

Newsroom, Aug 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a history of mispronouncing the names of great personalities. At least twice he had called the ‘father of the nation’ as Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi instead of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Now, a popular television journalist of the country has sparked a controversy by giving a wrong name to Mahatma Gandhi. In a recent television debate on his

New Delhi, Aug 24: WhatsApp has rejected India's demand for a solution to track the origin of messages on its platform, saying building traceability will undermine end-to-end encryption and affect privacy protection for users. Emphasising that people use its platform for all kinds of "sensitive conversations", the Facebook-owned company said the focus is on educating people about misinformation

Newsroom, Aug 24: The government of United Arab Emirates, which had reportedly offered a massive financial aid towards the relief and rehabilitation works at flood-ravaged Kerala, has reportedly changed its mind following the reluctance shown by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government to accept the foreign aid. The development comes amidst the debate over whether India should accept

Hassan, Aug 24: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who heads the coordination panel of Congress and JD(S) that was formed for the smooth functioning of coalition government in Karnataka, has openly expressed his desire to become the CM once again. “I wish to become Chief Minister again. I am confident that people of Karnataka will bless me,” the Congress leader said at Hadya in Holenarsipur taluk

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Karnataka’s capital city has ranked third in overall emissions and energy consumption among the major Indian cities after Delhi and Chennai. Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune are also among the top five 'most polluted cities' list, according to a survey conducted by the Centre for Science and Education (CSE). The report titled- 'The Urban Commute and how it contributes to Pollution and

New Delhi, Aug 24: In the wake of Kerala floods, a disaster management sub-committee to monitor the water level of Mullaperiyar Dam on Thursday asked Tamil Nadu to keep water limit of the reservoir 2-3 feet below the 142-feet FRL mark till August 31, a senior official in the Water Resources Ministry said. The committee comprising officials from the Centre, including the Water Resources Ministry

Kodagu, Aug 24: The Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited flood and landslide affected areas in Karnataka’s Kodagu today. The Indian Army task force will help the district administration in restoration of roads and infrastructure in the affected area. She also interacted with people affected due to disaster. At least six people have died and thousands were affected by landslides and floods