Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 27: The BJP government at the center denying public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to produce and supply equipment of Rafale multi-role war aircraft under off-set rules had denied the proven PSU aircraft manufacturer and pushed the company into red, thus endangering jobs of employees in HAL, Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge today said. Speaking at a convention

Mangaluru, Oct 27: Former Union Minister B Janrdhana Poojary, who has created a record in Dakshina Kannada by losing the Lok Sabha polls for five times, this time has openly endorsed the demand of Muslim Central Committee that Congress should field a Muslim candidate from this constituency. The 81-year-old Congress veteran, who is suffering from multiple ailments, recently had stated that he would

Mysuru, Oct 27: Karnataka Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday advised the police officials not to bow to the pressure from Politicians and knock their doors for favours. Speaking after receiving the guard of honour at the passing out parade of 34th batch of Deputy Superintendent of Police trainees at the Police Academy Parade ground here, he said that the police should carry out their

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