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Bengaluru, Aug 13: The general manager of an IT firm has filed a complaint with the Hebbagodi police after unknown persons hacked into a client’s email account and conned his team into following financial directions that ultimately cost the company ₹17 lakh. In his complaint, Roshan Khader said his company had a trading agreement with a Chinese firm to import goods. An assistant manager in the

New Delhi, Aug 13: BJP president Amit Shah on Monday batted for holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together, saying it would check expenditure and ensure that the nation is not in "election mode" throughout the year. In a letter to the Law Commission, he said holding simultaneous polls is not only a concept, but a principle which can be implemented. Amit Shah said the claim that holding two sets

Mangaluru, Aug 13: Two engineering students have been booked by the Udupi district police for possession of ganja. Both the accused are students of the prestigious Manipal Institute of Technology. The police have recovered 1.7 kg of ganja from them. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided an apartment in Eshwar Nagarand seized the ganja. The accused are second-year engineering students. Police

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13: Two more Kerala priests, accused of sexually abusing a woman, surrendered before police today, officials said. Father Abraham Varghese alias Sony surrendered before a court at Thiruvalla while Fr Jaise K George at the crime branch office in Kollam this morning, the police said. The clergymen surrendered after the Supreme Court cancelled their interim protection from the

Aug 13: Mumbai has featured among top 100 most innovative cities of the world. The list of most innovative cities in the world was recently released by commercial data provider 2thinknow, and has been topped by Japan’s capital Tokyo. The Maximum City, Mumbai, is ranked 92 in the least. Notably, the Maharashtra capital featured at the 90th spot in the previous list released by 2thinknow in 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The Karnataka government has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre over the decision to shift the 22nd edition of Aero India show from Bengaluru to Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow. Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy asserted that Bengaluru was the proper place for Aero India

Udupi, Aug 13: As many as 16 fishermen in two boats were rescued after they suffered damage in mid-sea, 46 nautical miles away from Bhatkal on Saturday evening and in the early hours of Sunday. According to Deputy Director of Fisheries, Udupi, Parshwanath, eight fishermen from Kaup had gone for fishing in the trawl boat, “Padmadas” of Santosh S. Kunder, on Saturday. When they were returning, the

Hubballi, Aug 13: In an effort to reaffirm his commitment towards the region’s development, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said in the coming days he will prove that he is also the CM of North Karnataka. Speaking to reporters in Hubballi on Sunday, the CM said: “My way of functioning and dealing with NK issues will change in the coming days. It’ll show that I’m also the CM of North

Mangaluru, Aug 12: An elderly man, who had donated his property to his family decades ago, was arrested yesterday after he allegedly attempted to kill his sister and her husband for not taking care of him in their house at Kapikad under the limits of Ullal police station in Mangaluru taluk. Police sources said that Daniel (79) hit Janet (60) and her husband Joseph (65) with an iron rod when the

Mangaluru/Udupi: Aug 12: The two prominent Khazis in coastal Karnataka have announced that the Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on August 22 after the Zul Hijjah moon was sighted on Sunday evening in Kerala. Hence, people in coastal Karnataka and middle eastern countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates where hundreds of expatriate from this region reside, will not celebrate the festival