Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 6: Continuing with his letter writing spree, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has shot off another missive to Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, asking him to reconsider shifting the film city from Mysuru to Ramanagara. Siddaramaiah, who is the Chairman of the Congress-JD(S) coalition coordination committee, has so far written four letters to Kumaraswamy on a host of issues

Udupi, Aug 6: A Congress worker got admitted to hospital after he was assaulted by two persons at Badanidiyur village in the district on Sunday night. In his complaint registered with the Malpe police, Sunil D’Souza, Congress worker, said that a couple of persons, including Sandeep Pavanjegudde, had come near his house at around 11.45 p.m. on Sunday and told him to remove the CCTV cameras

Jakarta, Aug 6: A video of an Indonesian imam stoically reciting evening prayers in Bali as a deadly earthquake struck neighbouring Lombok has gone viral on social media, with internet users praising him for his unwavering faith. The white-robed Islamic leader was preaching on Sunday night at a mosque in Denpasar on the holiday island of Bali when the shallow 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck. Here

PepsiCo Inc on Monday said Indra Nooyi would step down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after 12 years at the helm, and named president Ramon Laguarta as her replacement. Mr. Laguarta will take over from Ms. Nooyi on October 3 and will also join the board, the company said in a statement. Ms. Nooyi, 62, who has been with the company for 24 years, will continue as chairman of the board until early

Mysuru, Aug 6: Former chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Karnataka president B S Yeddyurappa has exhorted his party workers to prepare the ground work for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by enthusiastically campaigning in the looming urban local body polls in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Yedddyurappa said that the workers gave been told to concentrate on wooing the OBCs

Mangaluru, Aug 6: A youth was hospitalized with leg injuries after the Karnataka Forest Department officials opened fire at a vehicle transporting cattle to Kerala near Koornadka in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district yesterday. The officials seized a vehicle and rescued four head of cattle. However, the three people on board the vehicle managed to flee. Sources said that Nishant, who was

Bengaluru, Aug 6: Janata Dal-Secular (JDS), which forms a coalition government with the Congress party in Karnataka, on Monday said that the Congress president Rahul Gandhi's act of hugging the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was childish. Speaking to media persons, H Vishwanath, the JDS Karnataka state president, said, "It is not just me who is saying this; the whole country is saying It (hugging PM

Puttur, Aug 6: Two youth lost their lives in a ghastly road accident involving a KSRTC bus and a car near Kokkada on the outskirts of the town last night. The deceased have been identified as Dinesh (32) and Sandesh (30), residents of Dharmasthala, who were travelling in the ill-fated car. It is learnt that the bus plying from Dharmasthala to Bengaluru rammed into the car at Parpikallu near

Bengaluru, Aug 6: The Janata Dal (Secular) has taken a firm decision to go it alone in the first phase of polls to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) scheduled to be held on August 29, instead of forging any pre-poll alliance. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Sunday, JD(S) national president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda said it will be beneficial both for the JD(S) and the Congress

Belthangady, Aug 6: A youth was arrested by the police at Venur town in Balthangady taluk for alleged sexual assault on his 16-year-old relative. The sleuths of Venur police station nabbed the accused within hours after a compliant by the girl on Sunday. In her complaint, the girl said that her distant relative forced her to have sexual intercourse with him some time ago. On Saturday, she went to