Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 11: Newly appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committe president Dinesh Gundu Rao said here on Tuesday said the Congress chief, Rahul Gandhi, had directed the party state unit to extend full cooperation for the successful running of the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka. Gundu Rao, along with the newly appointed K{PCC working president, Eshwar Khandre, met Rahul here

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Farmer Karnataka Higher Education Minister B A Mohideen, who passed away today morning in Bengaluru, was laid to rest with full state honours amidst tears and prayers in his native village Bajpe on the outskirts of Mangaluru after Isha prayers. 81-year-old politician had been suffering from age related illness. Recently, he was taken to Bengaluru and admitted to the M S Ramaiah

New Delhi, Jul 10: Andhra Pradesh has topped the ease of doing the annual business ranking of states and Union Territories by the World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Telangana and Haryana are at the second and third positions, respectively, according to a statement issued by DIPP. Others in the top ten are Jharkhand (4), Gujarat (5), Chhattisgarh (6), Madhya

Bengaluru, Jul 10: A mace-wielding 'Yamaraja,' the authority of Death, attired in his traditional golden dress intercepted motorists near the Town hall in the city on Tuesday and warned them he would visit their homes if they flout traffic rules. The Halasuru Gate traffic police roped in 'Yamaraja' as their brand ambassador to drive home the message of the dangers of not sporting a helmet

Bengaluru, July 10: Karnataka's Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Bhaskar Rao, has directed officers to lose weight or face suspension from service. Speaking to ANI on the matter, Bhaskar said that those who have been found overweight are now under the scanner. He also firmly stated that if the defaulters failed to shed weight, they will be given harsh and extra duties during the period

Bengaluru, Jul 10: Condolences from various leaders poured in as soon as the news of the demise of former minister B A Mohideen spread. He was recognised for his services by the Karnataka Government by conferring the Devaraj Urs Award in 2016. Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah joined other State leaders in recalling the services of late Mohideen, who was a close

New Delhi, Jul 10: WhatsApp took out full-page advertisements in Indian newspapers on Tuesday offering "easy tips" to identify fact from fiction after a slew of recent murders spurred by hoaxes shared on its platform. The Facebook-owned messaging service has been under immense pressure to curb the spread of misinformation in India after the lynching of more than 20 people accused of child

Udupi, Jul 10: A youth from coastal Karnataka was killed on the spot and his girlfriend suffered critical injuries when their motorbike collided with a speeding bus at Masthikatte in Hosanagara taluk of Shivamogga today. The mishap occurred when the couple was heading towards Udupi. Their two-wheeler collided head-on with a Tirupati-bound tourist bus. The deceased has been identified as Prasanna

Bengaluru, Jul 10: Former chief minister and Karnataka BJP supremo B S Yeddyurappa has raked up a fresh controversy by holding chief minister H D Kumaraswamy responsible for the death of another former chief minister N Dharam Singh. Singh, who headed the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government from May 2004 to February 2006, died of heart attack at a private hospital in Bengaluru in

Mangaluru, Jul 10: Days before the scheduled release of his much anticipated biography, former Higher Education Minister of Karnataka B A Mohideen passed away in a hospital in Bengaluru today. He was 81. Born to Abdul Khader and Haleema at Pejawar in Bajpe village in May 1938, Mohideen, joined Congress in 1969 and held various positions in the party before getting elected to Karnataka Legislative