Karnataka

Lucknow, Sep 17: Though the death of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, who was found dead on the road in the state capital in this May, continues to remain a mystery, the actual cause of his death may soon be known. The forensic science laboratory, which had examined the viscera of the IAS officer, has submitted its report to the CBI, which was probing the matter. According to the police

Dubai, Sept 17: Project Indywood, an ambitious initiative to unite the stakeholders in Indian Film Industry under one roof, has been receiving tremendous support from leading NRI industrialists and business houses in the Middle East. 10 billion US dollar Project Indywood, spearheaded by Hollywood Director Sohan Roy, aims at elevating Indian Film Industry to global standards in the next five years

Bengaluru, Sept 17: Senior leader S M Krishna may have jumped the ship to join the BJP, but the Congress does not want to let go of him. Well, at least not his portrait that hangs in the party head office. Drama prevailed at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Queen’s Road on Saturday as two party workers — Sardar Sharif and Shafiullah — removed Krishna’s portrait because “he

New Delhi, Sept 17: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and is learnt to have updated her on the progress in the investigation into the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Siddaramaiah explained the sequence of events and assured her the probe is moving in the right direction. Emerging out of the meeting, the chief minister said it was just a courtesy call

Neemuch, Sept 17: A well-educated Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh has decided to leave behind their three-year-old daughter and property “worth Rs 100 crore” to embrace monkhood. Sumit Rathore (35), who has worked in London before managing his family business in Neemuch, and his wife Anamika (34), an engineer who was employed with a mining major, decided to renounce the material world recently

Udupi, Sept 17: Two devotees suffered injured when a camera carrying drone crashed on them on Car Street near Sri Krishna Mutt in Udupi during Krishna Leelotsava held as part of Krishna Janmashtami. The incident took place around 3pm on Friday. Thousands were participating in the procession when a camera-fitted drone crashed on a middleaged devotee from over 100 feet. A witness said, "The devotee

New Delhi, Sep 16: Karnataka Police, DIG D Roopa who claimed in a report of bribes being taken by top police officials for alleged preferential treatment to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala in Bengaluru jail, was awarded the President’s Medal for meritorious service on Saturday. In a function held at Raj Bhawan in Bengaluru, Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala awarded the President’s medal to the top cop in

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 16: Union Minister Alphons Kannanthanam on Saturday said the Centre was mobilising resources for launching infrastructure projects and welfare measures for the poor and downtrodden in the country. The money collected as taxes, goes for implementing welfare schemes for the poor, he said, adding this was to enable them have a dignified life. “To make houses and toilets and to

New Delhi, Sept 16: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday hit out at dynastic politics, saying dynasty in democracy is "nasty", days after Rahul Gandhi talked about the phenomenon being present in the Indian system. "There is discussion about dynasty. Dynasty and democracy cannot go together. Very simple... it weakens our system. Dynasty in democracy is nasty," he said at a book launch but

Bengaluru, Sept 16: The police were struggling to solve the strange case of a man whose decapitated body was discovered at Anekal early this week. With no leads, they turned to Jimmy, a member of the Police Dog squad, for help. And the seven-year-old Doberman stepped up to the plate. Putting his nose to good use, he sniffed out the perpetrators and led the police straight to the front door of