Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 14: The state of Karnataka, including its globally happening capital Bengaluru, have failed miserably in the country’s first Ease of LivingIndex announced on Monday. None of the seven cities in the state ranked under the exercise found themselves among the Top 40. IT-BT-Startup hub Bengaluru, adjudged the most dynamic city in the world ahead of Silicon Valley and Boston by the JLL

Bengaluru, Aug 14: Under attack from the ruling Congress-JD(S) combine, senior BJP leadersfrom Karnataka on Monday categorically said they won’t allow the Centre to shift Aero India, a biennial air show and aviation exhibition, from Bengaluru. “It is true the Uttar Pradesh government is keen on shifting the show to Lucknow, but we and our MPs from the state will not allow this to happen. We will

Bengaluru, Aug 14: The Special Investigation Team probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh has closed in on two men who it believes masterminded the murder on September 5, 2017. SIT sources said their personnel are lying in wait for the two masterminds at various locations in Maharashtra. The two men, along with a third person who later died of illness, allegedly issued orders to

Sharjah, Aug 13: A new mosque, Juma Masjid, built by Dr Thumbay Moideen, founder president of Thumbay Group and his family at Al Maqdisi Street in Sharqan area, Sharjah, has opened its doors to worshippers from today. Located opposite to Anjad Police Station, the mosque serves all five daily prayer times, Friday and Ramadan prayers, and is conveniently accessible from Street 59. It has the

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The Karnataka government today stepped up pressure on the Centre to conduct the 'Aero-India 2019' edition at Bengaluru itself, amid reports that the venue for the prestigious air show hosted by the city for over two decades might be shifted to Lucknow. As a political slugfest broke out, state chief minister H D Kumaraswamy dashed off a missive to Defence Minister Nirmala

Kochi, Aug 13: As per the initial investigation of the police, Roman Catholic Bishop of Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal abused his position and repeatedly raped a nun from Kerala, a special team probing the case told the Kerala high court on Monday. Responding to a petition seeking speedy investigation, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kottayam, K Subhash informed the court that the investigation was

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The general manager of an IT firm has filed a complaint with the Hebbagodi police after unknown persons hacked into a client’s email account and conned his team into following financial directions that ultimately cost the company ₹17 lakh. In his complaint, Roshan Khader said his company had a trading agreement with a Chinese firm to import goods. An assistant manager in the

New Delhi, Aug 13: BJP president Amit Shah on Monday batted for holding Lok Sabha and assembly polls together, saying it would check expenditure and ensure that the nation is not in "election mode" throughout the year. In a letter to the Law Commission, he said holding simultaneous polls is not only a concept, but a principle which can be implemented. Amit Shah said the claim that holding two sets

Mangaluru, Aug 13: Two engineering students have been booked by the Udupi district police for possession of ganja. Both the accused are students of the prestigious Manipal Institute of Technology. The police have recovered 1.7 kg of ganja from them. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided an apartment in Eshwar Nagarand seized the ganja. The accused are second-year engineering students. Police

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 13: Two more Kerala priests, accused of sexually abusing a woman, surrendered before police today, officials said. Father Abraham Varghese alias Sony surrendered before a court at Thiruvalla while Fr Jaise K George at the crime branch office in Kollam this morning, the police said. The clergymen surrendered after the Supreme Court cancelled their interim protection from the