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Bagalkot, Apr 7: In what could come as an embarrassment for the ruling Congress in Karnataka, an audio clip of an intimate conversation between Jamakhandi MLA Siddu Nyamagouda, and a woman, said to be a party worker, has gone viral on social media. 68-year-old Nyamagouda is a veteran Congress leader from Bagalkot, who served as union minister in the past. The 16-minute audio conversation has

Dubai, Apr 7: An Indian driver in Dubai has hit a jackpot by winning a whopping Dirham 12 million (USD 3.2 million or Indian Rs. 21 crore) in a raffle draw in Abu Dhabi, the latest addition to the long list of lucky winners from India. John Varughese, who has been working as a driver for a private company since 2016 when he came to Dubai from Kerala, won the huge amount at the Big Ticket raffle

Bengaluru, Apr 7: Niranjan Thomas Alva, Supreme Court advocate and husband of senior Congress leader Margaret Alva, passed away here today after a brief illness, a family member said. Son of Joachim and Violet Alva, freedom fighters and the first couple in the Indian Parliament, 78-year-old Alva was also a former Director of the State Bank of India. Alva had played a key role in expanding the

Bengaluru, Apr 7: Nurse-turned-actress Jayalakshmi, who had hit the headlines over a decade ago by releasing the photos of her lip-lock with former minister and BJP leader Renukacharya, has formally joined the All India Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP). She was inducted into the MEP by the party’s supremo and gold tycoon Dr Nowhera Shaik at a ceremony at Leela Palace in the city on Friday. Speaking

Bengaluru, Apr 7: The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Saturday clarified that a so called Intelligence report that is doing rounds on social media, stating that Chamundeshwari Assembly constituency not safe for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, was a fake report. The Intelligence DIG has been asked to conduct a probe into the fake report, the CMO stated in a press release. "The Intelligence department

Bengaluru, Apr 7: The customs department has registered over 200% increase in gold seizures at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), with sleuths having confiscated 100 kgs of gold worth Rs 30.48 crore during the financial year 2017-18. Comparatively, the department had seized 34.5 kg of gold worth Rs 9.97 crore the previous year. This year, 34 people have been arrested in this regard

Bengaluru, Apr 7: In the past few days, unaccounted cash and material worth nearly Rs 9 crore has been seized by the police and Election Commission. On Friday, April 6, afternoon Central division police arrested a civil contractor along with his driver for carrying Rs 1.5 crore of unaccounted cash. Police believe that the money was being transported to distribute to voters ahead of the state

Mangaluru, Apr 7: The New Mangalore Port Trust has been ranked No.1 among 12 major ports of the country by independent consultants – Quality Council of India - appointed by Ministry of Shipping, for up keeping the port and its surroundings clean and green under Swachh Bharat Mission. NMPT, under the Ministry of Shipping, Govt of India has been carrying out various programmes under Swachh Bharath

Udupi, Apr 7: A case has been registered at the Kundapur police station against Rajiv Kotian, president of the Udupi district unit of the Janata Dal (United), for sending election messages on WhatsApp in alleged violation of poll code. According to the police, as per the complaint registered by Manjunath Hegde, Model Code of Conduct Nodal Officer, he had received complaints that Mr Kotian was

Mumbai, Apr 7: BJP president Amit Shah on Friday said he is a "Hindu Vaishnav," refuting Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's claim that the BJP chief is a Jain. Shah, while speaking to reporters after a rally to mark the BJP's 38th foundation day here, said, "I maintain that the Karnataka government's move to give Lingayats a separate religion status is a move to divide the Hindus." "The UPA