Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 4: After a raid on a pub at Indiranagar area in the city, the East division police have managed to rescue 32 women who were forced to work as dancers. The raid comes following the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s call to monitor nightlife activities violating government rules. Following a tip-off, a police team from the Jeevanbheema Nagar station, led by PSI Arun Salunke along with

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Taking suo motu notice of the absence of several ministers in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday took strong exception to it, saying it "cannot be tolerated" and the House could not be taken "lightly." Irked by the ministers' absence during the motion of thanks to the Governor for his address to the joint session of the state legislature, the Speaker

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Three of the 14 accused in the 2010 Chinnaswamy Stadium bomb blast case pleaded guilty on Wednesday before a special court here. The blast that left 15 people, including five security men, injured, occurred on April 17, 2010, during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians. Gowhar Aziz Khomani, Kamaal Hasan and Mohammad Kafeel Akhtar --

Bengaluru, July 4: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday denied allegations against his family members of defaulting property tax based on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) survey. According to BBMP survey, a total of 63 buildings have defaulted in property tax. Former Prime Minister and HD Kumaraswamy's father, HD Deve Gowda's family members are also enlisted as alleged

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Even though several leaders from Lingayat, Vokkaliga and Dalit communities were in the race for the post of president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), former minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, who belongs to Brahmin community was on Wednesday elevated to the coveted post. As per the appointment announced by the Congress, Gundu Rao will take the charge from incumbent

Bengaluru, Jul 4: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has asked the Election Commission to take necessary steps to keep Electronic Voting Machines and candidates with criminal background away from the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in India. Addressing a press meet here today, Elyas Muhammad, the newly elected state president of the organization, said that the country should go back to ballot system

Newsroom, Jul 4: Several media reports today claimed that doctor-turned-preacher Zakir Naik, who is allegedly being targeted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and its agencies, will be sent back from Malaysia. The National Investigation Authority had in 2017 filed a criminal case against Dr Naik, the founder of Islamic Research Foundation. Indian television channels such as Times

Bengaluru, Jul 4: In a bizarre incident, a couple allegedly duped a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leader to the tune of Rs 1 crore by “selling” him 10 acres of State-owned land on the outskirts of the city with the help of forged documents and deeds. In his complaint Goolihatti D Shekar, the MLA from Hosadurga constituency, claimed that he came to known that it was actually a State-owned

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy took a jibe at the previous Congress government’s decision to import sand from Malaysia during a heated debate on illegal sand mining on Tuesday. “All the sand was looted. That’s why officials want to bring sand from Malaysia,” Kumaraswamy said in the Assembly. Several BJP legislators raised the issue of sand mining after their floor leader B S

Bengaluru, Jul 4: The Legislative Assembly witnessed heated exchange of words on Tuesday over falling standards of education in rural areas, with Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar dubbing the Right to Education (RTE) Act as “a law meant to serve the interests of only private schools.” The issue spiralled after JD(S) leader A T Ramaswamy pointed out that a government junior college he visited recently