Karnataka

Hassan, Oct 18: The second phase of Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water project, intended to carry water from Dakshina Kannada to dry land areas of Karnataka, has faced a fresh hurdle in Hassan district. Residents of many villages in Sakleshpur and Alur taluks of Hassan have raised objections to the manner in which work on the second phase of project is being carried out. Alleging that the

Bengaluru, Oct 18: UAE's Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi Al Falacy Wednesday visited the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited here and evinced keen interest in the indigenously developed light combat aircraft Tejas. The UAE minister was quite impressed with the sophisticated level of manufacturing, a HAL release said. "I am happy to be here and proud to see the

Newsroom, Oct 18: The prolonged investigation by the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) into interfaith marriages in Kerala has ultimately debunked theory of ‘Love Jihad’ propagated by Muslim haters. The powerful investigation agency which is under the control of union government has admitted that there has been no evidence of a larger criminal design behind the conversion of Hindu and

Dubai, Oct 18: An Indian man in Saudi Arabia has been fired from his job for allegedly posting "derogatory comments" on women, amid the Sabarimala temple row, a media report said Wednesday. Deepak Pavithram, a Keralite working with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was fired on Tuesday for allegedly making misogynistic and insensitive remarks about women on social media. "We have a strict and zero

Bengaluru, Oct 18: Rain that lashed parts of Bengaluru yesterday threw life out of gear, flooding roads and triggering traffic chaos for hours. The city recorded a rainfall of 45.3mm by 9pm Wednesday. The BBMP received most waterlogging complaints from Sirsi Circle flyover, Mysuru Road, JC Road, Gandhinagar and Shantinagar. Hundreds of holiday-goers driving out of the city were stuck in traffic

Bengaluru, Oct 17: A man and his wife, who eked out a living as labourers, were killed in a blast reportedly caused by leaking LPG in their house at Panchasheelanagar near Vijaynagar on Wednesday evening. The police identified the deceased as Shivanna, 50, and Mangamma, 45, both long-time residents of the area. According to the police, the couple returned from work on Wednesday around 4 p.m., and

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Former chief minister Siddaramaih has once again announced his retirement from electoral politics. The fresh announcement comes a time when the Congress is looking to absorb Siddaramaiah into a national role. Speaking to party workers at Guledgudd town of Bagalkot district on Wednesday, he said he does not wish to contest any more elections. "I have faced 13 elections so far and

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara on Wednesday said the JDS-Congress coalition government would show its strength by winning the upcoming bypolls and claimed that the BJP was set to "lose its face." Battle lines have been drawn for the by-elections taking place on November 3 for three Lok Sabha constituencies of Mandya, Shivamogga and Ballari and two assembly

Kalaburgi, Oct 17: An ex-serviceman allegedly shot at and injured his son, on the left thigh, here on Tuesday late night. Police said that Somshekar A Chinchkote (46), currently working as security guard with a private bank, was drunk when he shot his son Veeresh in a fit of rage following an argument over his drinking habit. On Tuesday night, Somashekar returned home in an inebriated condition

Newsroom, Oct 17: Amid mounting pressure on him in the wake of the #MeToo storm, journalist-turned-politician M J Akbar has resigned as the Minister of State for External Affairs after allegations of sexual harassment were levelled against him by as many as 15 women, many of them former colleagues. The minister issued a statement to announce his resignation. “Since I have decided to seek justice