Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 25: A video clip in which senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah is seen expressing disappointment over the presentation of a fresh budget by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has gone viral. Siddaramaiah, the chief minister in the previous Congress regime, is undergoing nature therapy at ‘Shanthivana’ in Dharmastala. In the video footage (which appears to have been recorded on a mobile

Mangaluru, Jun 25: A brief dalliance on Facebook left a homemaker poorer by over Rs 16 lakh as she battled repeated calls from her “overseas friend” and the “customs office” seeking money to clear a huge gift that never came. A case has been registered at the cyber police station. Police said a few months ago, Reshma from Attavara received a friend request from a man named Jack Coleman. She didn’t

New Delhi, Jun 24: WhatsApp is working on setting up a 24-hour customer support for users of its payments services that is slated to be rolled out in India in the coming weeks. WhatsApp, which has over 200 million users in India, will provide support through e-mails as well as a toll-free number. “We will provide 24-hour customer support. Payments users can contact the support team via e-mail and

New Delhi, Jun 24: Overdose of sedatives, forcibly administered to an eight-year-old rape victim during her captivity in Kathua in January 2018, could have pushed her into coma before she was killed, forensic medical experts have said. The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, probing the gang rape and murder case, sent a sample of her viscera to a forensic laboratory earlier this month to

Davanagere, Jun 24: In what could have been a major catastrophe, a moving car burst into flames near Malebennur in Davanagere district today. Fortunately, none of the occupants of the Renault Kwid belonging to local resident Siddaraju was hurt though the vehicle was burnt to a cinder. Police said, Siddaraju and his family were on their way to attend a family ceremony when the car caught fire while

Kasaragod, June 24: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, a three-year-old boy was crushed to death under a speeding train while his brother sustained severe injuries at Mogral near Kumble in Kasaragod district today. The victims are children of Siddeeq, a resident of Mogral Koppal. Their house is situated a few meters away from the railway tracks. The incident occurred when the mother of the children had

Mangaluru, Jun 24: Braving the rain, cyclists set out on a bicycle marathon on Sunday morning in a bid to spread awareness about breast cancer. The campaign was held under the auspices of America Kannada Kootagala Agara (AKKA). The marathon which was flagged off at Lalbagh Circle cruised through Bijai Church, Bunts Hostel, Jyoti Circle, Hampanakatta, Clock Tower, K S Rao Road and PVS, to end at

Bengaluru, Jun 24: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has suggested that Haj House in Bengaluru be renamed after former president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. This came two days after Karnataka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan proposed the renaming of Haj House as Tipu Sultan Haj Ghar. In an interview to ANI, Yeddyurappa said, "I will tell you one thing. Let him name it after Abdul Kalam Ji." On

Chikkamagaluru, Jun 24: Even though the family members of local BJP leader Mohammed Anwar, who was stabbed to death by unknown assailants two days ago, claimed personal rivalry as the reason for the murder, the saffron party suspected a political motive behind it. Anwar, 44, general secretary of the BJP’s Chikkamagaluru city unit, was attacked by two people on a bike at Gowri Colony around 9.30 p

Kottayam, Jun 24: The body of a 30-year-old Argentina football team fan was recovered from a river on Sunday, two days after he left home upset over poor showing of the South American team in the World Cup, police said. Dinu Alex, an ardent fan of Argentina football team and its captain Lionel Messi, was missing since he left his home in Arumanoor near here on Friday, saying, in a note, he was