Karnataka

Udupi, Oct 27: Three persons died on the spot and three others suffered critical injuries after a speeding ambulance jumped the road median and collided with a tanker on national highway 66 at Kota Manuru in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district at around 1 a.m. on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Ullas Talekar (48), his relative Ashok (37) and Shailesh. Three others – Arvind, Sarita and

Bengaluru, Oct 27: After actor Arjun Sarja filed a Rs 5 crore defamation case against co-actress Sruthi Hariharan, who has accused him of sexual harassment, the latter on Friday filed a complaint for intimidation and threat to life. The accused is Prashanth Sambargi, the media manager of Sarja. The High Grounds police have registered an FIR against Sambargi, based on a complaint by Hariharan

Bengaluru, Oct 27: What has happened to Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals and Fertilisers H N Ananth Kumar? Even BJP leaders don’t have answer. However, the Bengaluru South MP, who recently returned to India after undergoing treatment in United Kingdom and United States, is still not in a condition to face the people. According to sources, Ananth Kumar is currently “taking

Mangaluru, Oct 27: A notorious gangster from Kerala has been arrested by the Dakshina Kannada police in connection with the coldblooded murder of his aide Unnikrishnan, whose body was found on September 3 at Kuppetti village near Uppinangady in the coastal district of Karnataka. 40-year-old gangster Anas was picked up by the police from Kakanad. He is the fifth person to be arrested by the police

Mangaluru, Oct 27: The Anti Corruption Bureau officers have trapped two government officials while accepting a bribe from a civil contractor, here Suryanarayna Bhat, technical assistant and Sudin, assistant engineer, who work in the rural development and panchayat raj department in Mangaluru, were arrested after caught red-handed on Friday. The raid was conducted on the basis of a complaint filed

London, Oct 27: The Former Prime Minister of India H D Deve Gowda paid tribute to Basaveshwara statue in London on Friday, October 26. He was accompanied by Member of Parliament Kupendra Reddy. The event was organized by The Basaveshwara Foundation, a non-profit organization based in UK that has erected the statue of Basaveshwara on the bank of river Thames. Former Mayor of London borough of

Bengaluru, Oct 27: All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi’s call for protests outside CBI offices across states on Friday failed to enthuse the party’s elected representatives and workers in Bengaluru. The call was given to oppose the Centre’s decision to send Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Alok Verma on leave after divesting him of his powers. Congress MLAs and

Newsroom, Oct 26: Popular Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, who is best known for her 1990 hit version of the song Nothing Compares 2 U, has announced her conversion to Islam and said she has changed her name to Shuhada’ Davitt. The 51-year-old has been posting selfies of herself wearing hijabs on Twitter in recent days, as well as a video in which she gave the Azan, or call to prayer. This is to

Bengaluru, Oct 26: "Let's see if there are blessings of the people in the next elections," was senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah's refrain on Friday when asked if he wants to become Karnataka chief minister again even though he asserted he has no such "greed". The head of the Congress-JD(S) coalition coordination committee also accused state BJP chief and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa of

Bengaluru, Oct 25: Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy today directed the Karnataka Milk Federation to directly purchase maize at the rate of Rs 1300 per quintal from farmers to the extent of two lakh metric tonnes immediately, to insulate farmers from falling prices and exploitation in the hands of middlemen. Speaking to top officials of Food, civil supplies, animal husbandry and other