Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 25: A special court today awarded seven-year jail term to gangster Chhota Rajan and three retired public servants in a fake passport case. Special Judge Virender Kumar Goyal awarded the sentence to Rajan and others for offences including forgery of valuable security under the IPC which entails a maximum punishment of life imprisonment. Besides him, the other persons who have been

Bengaluru, Apr 25: While several dignitaries and government officials have removed red or blue lights from their official vehicles, it appears that Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has not taken the Centre's ban on red beacons seriously. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah today refused to remove red beacons from his official car when he was quizzed by a reporter regarding the Centre's ban on red lights. Why

New Delhi, Apr 25: Senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar today said Muslims themselves do not want a mosque to be built on the land where the Babri Masjid stood before its demolition in 1992, as it will be "unholy" and "against islam". He said construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya was in "national interest". "Muslims will never accept such a mosque which is in the name of a

Mumbai, Apr 25: The Bombay High Court today granted bail to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Takhur, accused of plotting the 2008 Malegaon blast, but denied any relief to co-accused former Lt Col Prasad Purohit. The court directed Sadhvi Pragya to surrender her passport to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and not to tamper with the evidence. She has also been asked to report to the NIA court as and when

Mangaluru, Apr 25: At a time when people across the country are demanding repeal of draconian laws, a leader of Social Democratic Party of India has suggested that those who oppose constitution should be murdered ruthlessly. “I am saying this...SDPI is saying this... garland those who oppose constitution with footwear, then shoot and kill them. I will not withdraw this statement at any cost,” said

New Delhi, Apr 25: Six more airports in the country could soon do away with the practice of stamping passengers' hand baggage tags, after few prominent ones ushered in the new system from April 1. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), tasked to guard 59 civil airports in the country, today initiated a week-long trial of the new system at the airports of Chennai, Patna, Guwahati

Bengaluru, Apr 25: Kaveri, a 6-year-old child, who fell into a 400-foot-deep borewell in Athani Taluk of Belagavi district in Karnataka on Saturday evening was declared dead on Monday after being taken out by the rescue team. The 48-hour-long massive operation to rescue Kaveri ended in tragedy with rescuers retrieving the girl's lifeless body from the 20-foot deep open borewell where she had been

New Delhi, Apr 25: About 400 Karnataka government officers on Monday urged the Supreme Court to reconsider its February 9 judgement that had declared as unconstitutional the state law granting reservation in promotion to SC/ST employees. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government is also likely to file its review petition against the verdict during the course of the week. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi

Bengaluru, Apr 25: It is one person-centric politics in Karnataka. The Congress won the two bypolls recently in the state. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who led the campaign from the front, has naturally emerged as the undisputed leader in his party, for now. The BJP lost the polls. But B S Yeddyurappa remains as the top man to lead the party in the 2018 assembly elections. In case of the JD (S)

Bengaluru, Apr 25: Four thousand people from across the state will participate in a cycle rally from Tipu Sultan's tomb in Srirangapatna to Mysuru Town Hall to mark the 218th death anniversary of the martyred king on May 4. The cyclists will reach the Town Hall where a series of cultural programmes including the staging of ‘Tippuvina Kanasugalu’ (The Dreams of Tipu Sultan), a play written by