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Bengaluru, Feb 4: A group of college students, donning degree robes and selling 'pakodas' to passers-by in a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks over job creation, were today whisked away by the police, hours before the PM's rally here. The students appeared near the Mehkri Circle, a few metres away from Palace Ground where Modi is scheduled to address the rally, in protest against his

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asked him to "find time" to resolve the inter-state Mahadayi River water row with neighbouring Goa. Claiming that Karnataka is the number one state in investment and innovation, and highlighting Bengaluru as a start up and innovation hub, Siddaramaiah boasted

Mangaluru, Feb 4: Dr B R Ambedkar Stadium of Panambur in Mangaluru is all set to host the fourth edition of the Mangalore Premier League (MPL) T20 cricket tourney from March 20 to April 1 this year. The event will be jointly organized by the Brand Vision Events Management Company, Mangalore Occasionals Club and Sea bird Cricket Academy, Mangaluru. With the motto “Let’s be united through the game”

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Activists fighting for Mahadayi water held two parallel protests at Freedom Park to bring the issue to the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Jana Samanyara Paksha led by writer Champa and pro-Kannada organisations led by Vatal Nagaraj demanded the intervention of the Prime Minister to seek an early solution to the Mahadayi dispute. "We have abided by the court

The BJP has “a fighting chance” in the coming Legislative Assembly elections in Karnataka, according to former Chief Minister S M Krishna, who believes that the saffron party will spring a very big surprise even in regions like Mandya where it couldn’t find a base so far. In an interview on Saturday, Mr. Krishna, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP about 11 months ago, said, “We (BJP) have a

Dubai, Feb 4: The United Arab Emirates has introduced an amendment to its work visa policy by adding a certificate proving the applicant's good conduct to the requirements. The change, which came into effect on Sunday, February 4, will be a major one to the Emirates' visa system for expatriate, migrant workers and is implemented to verify that they do not have a criminal record either in their

Dubai, Feb 4: The Hindu Muslim Christian United (HMC United), Dubai, on Thursday, February 1, honoured Mangaluru-based Islamic preacher Muhammad Kunhi with the International Peace Award 2018 for his outstanding contribution to social work in the UAE and India. NRI activist Abdussalam Deralakatte received the award trophy and certificate on behalf of Muhammad Kunhi from Shakeel Hassan H, founder

Mangaluru, Feb 4: The Central Crime Branch of Mangaluru City Police on have arrested four notorious men, having links with a saffron fringe group, on the charge of attempting dacoity and murder. The arrested have been identified as Manoj Kumar, 33, an alleged Hindu Jagarana Vedike activist from Ullal, and his alleged aides Prasad, 28, Shravan, 22, and Sujeet, 27. The police seized three sharp

Ballari, Feb 4: Nagendra, the independent MLA of Kudligi in Ballari district, has reportedly decided to join the Congress during party president Rahul Gandhi's three-day Karnataka tour from February 10. Nagendra, who was once a close associate of Reddy brothers of Ballari, met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his home-office 'Krishna.' He discussed his plan to join the party during Rahul's visit

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Former Hosadurga MLA Goolihatti Shekar, who had once rebelled against the then chief minister and the present state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa, joined the saffron fold in Bengaluru on Sunday. Yeddyurappa himself inducted Shekar into the party. In 2008, Shekar won from the Hosadurga Assembly constituency in Chitradurga district as an independent. The BJP, which fell short of