Karnataka

Aug 13: Mumbai has featured among top 100 most innovative cities of the world. The list of most innovative cities in the world was recently released by commercial data provider 2thinknow, and has been topped by Japan’s capital Tokyo. The Maximum City, Mumbai, is ranked 92 in the least. Notably, the Maharashtra capital featured at the 90th spot in the previous list released by 2thinknow in 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The Karnataka government has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre over the decision to shift the 22nd edition of Aero India show from Bengaluru to Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow. Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy asserted that Bengaluru was the proper place for Aero India

Udupi, Aug 13: As many as 16 fishermen in two boats were rescued after they suffered damage in mid-sea, 46 nautical miles away from Bhatkal on Saturday evening and in the early hours of Sunday. According to Deputy Director of Fisheries, Udupi, Parshwanath, eight fishermen from Kaup had gone for fishing in the trawl boat, “Padmadas” of Santosh S. Kunder, on Saturday. When they were returning, the

Hubballi, Aug 13: In an effort to reaffirm his commitment towards the region’s development, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said in the coming days he will prove that he is also the CM of North Karnataka. Speaking to reporters in Hubballi on Sunday, the CM said: “My way of functioning and dealing with NK issues will change in the coming days. It’ll show that I’m also the CM of North

Mangaluru, Aug 12: An elderly man, who had donated his property to his family decades ago, was arrested yesterday after he allegedly attempted to kill his sister and her husband for not taking care of him in their house at Kapikad under the limits of Ullal police station in Mangaluru taluk. Police sources said that Daniel (79) hit Janet (60) and her husband Joseph (65) with an iron rod when the

Mangaluru/Udupi: Aug 12: The two prominent Khazis in coastal Karnataka have announced that the Eid ul Adha will be celebrated on August 22 after the Zul Hijjah moon was sighted on Sunday evening in Kerala. Hence, people in coastal Karnataka and middle eastern countries like Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates where hundreds of expatriate from this region reside, will not celebrate the festival

Mangaluru, Aug 12: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has extended holiday for schools and PU colleges till Monday as heavy rains continued to batter coastal Karnataka on Sunday (August 13). Last Friday Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil had issued a communiqué declaring one day holiday for schools and PU colleges on Saturday (August 11) in view of heavy rain. However, continued rains

Bengaluru, Aug 12: Amid reports of the Defence Ministry planning to shift the venue of Aero India, the country's biennial air show and aviation exhibition, from Bengaluru to Lucknow, Karnataka has asked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government to clarify its stand on the matter. A miffed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said under the NDA regime, the state was losing key

Newsroom, Aug 12: Taking necessary steps to prevent mob violence and lynching is the responsibility of the state governments, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an interview with a national daily which is known for pro-BJP stance in recent years, the PM said that every state government needs to adopt effective measures to protect innocent citizens irrespective of caste, creed, place

Bengaluru, Aug 12: Two brave lovebirds utilized a social media platform to counter the opposition of their families and entered the marital life in front of thousands of people by streaming their wedding rituals live on Facebook. Kiran Kumar (25), a businessman from Madhugiri in Tumakuru district, and T Arpita (19), a II year BCom student from the same town were determined to live together in