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Bengaluru, Aug 14: Amidst a row over reports that the venue of the prestigious Aero India show would be shifted from Bengaluru to Lucknow, Union Minister Ananth Kumar has said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had confirmed that there was no decision on the matter. Kumar's statement comes after Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy had shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Kochi, Aug 14: A Kuwait Airways flight carrying 161 passengers landed off the centre from the runway at the international airport here as sudden downpour caused visibility problems early today, airport sources said. All passengers alighted safely, they said. The aircraft landed at 4.20 am, but a little off the centre of the runway, making contact with the lights at its edge before taxiing to the

Bengaluru, Aug 14: In a partial relief for Karnataka, the Mahadayi River Water Tribunal on Tuesday ruled that the state will get 13.5 TMC feet of water from the Mahadayi, thus putting an end to the 50-year-old water dispute with Goa, by giving an additional 5 TMC water to the southern state. The tribunal has allocated 5.5 TMC feet water to the Mumbai-Karnataka region for drinking purposes, 8.2 TMC

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Bengaluru, Aug 14: The state of Karnataka, including its globally happening capital Bengaluru, have failed miserably in the country’s first Ease of LivingIndex announced on Monday. None of the seven cities in the state ranked under the exercise found themselves among the Top 40. IT-BT-Startup hub Bengaluru, adjudged the most dynamic city in the world ahead of Silicon Valley and Boston by the JLL

Bengaluru, Aug 14: Under attack from the ruling Congress-JD(S) combine, senior BJP leadersfrom Karnataka on Monday categorically said they won’t allow the Centre to shift Aero India, a biennial air show and aviation exhibition, from Bengaluru. “It is true the Uttar Pradesh government is keen on shifting the show to Lucknow, but we and our MPs from the state will not allow this to happen. We will

Bengaluru, Aug 14: The Special Investigation Team probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has closed in on two men who it believes masterminded the murder on September 5, 2017. SIT sources said their personnel are lying in wait for the two masterminds at various locations in Maharashtra. The two men, along with a third person who later died of illness, allegedly issued orders to

Sharjah, Aug 13: A new mosque, Juma Masjid, built by Dr Thumbay Moideen, founder president of Thumbay Group and his family at Al Maqdisi Street in Sharqan area, Sharjah, has opened its doors to worshippers from today. Located opposite to Anjad Police Station, the mosque serves all five daily prayer times, Friday and Ramadan prayers, and is conveniently accessible from Street 59. It has the

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The Karnataka government today stepped up pressure on the Centre to conduct the 'Aero-India 2019' edition at Bengaluru itself, amid reports that the venue for the prestigious air show hosted by the city for over two decades might be shifted to Lucknow. As a political slugfest broke out, state chief minister H D Kumaraswamy dashed off a missive to Defence Minister Nirmala

Kochi, Aug 13: As per the initial investigation of the police, Roman Catholic Bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal abused his position and repeatedly raped a nun from Kerala, a special team probing the case told the Kerala high court on Monday. Responding to a petition seeking speedy investigation, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kottayam, K Subhash informed the court that the investigation was