Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 20: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has filed FIRs against eight unauthorised websites for promising Aadhaar-related services, and illegally collecting Aadhaar number and enrolment details from people. The crackdown marks the first instance of FIRs being lodged by the authority against fraudulent and illegal websites touting Aadhaar-related services. The sites

Kalaburagi, Apr 20: In a shocking incident, a five-year-old girl was mauled to death by stray dogs at Kalamandaragi Bandenakera tanda near Kamalapur in the taluk on?Tuesday midnight.? Nandini (5), daughter of Aravind Jadhav and Renuka, residents of the tanda, is the deceased. Jadhav is currently working in Dubai. At around 12.30 am, Renuka went to fetch water from a tank when Nandini was asleep in

Belagavi, Apr 20: Former minister and Yamakanamaradi MLA Satish Jarkiholi said he gives prime importance to self-respect and should have quit the Congress party before former minister V Srinivas Prasad did. “I have communicated my feelings to party leaders in Bengaluru and New Delhi to control activities and statements of Small Scale Industries and District In-charge Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi or

Bengaluru, Apr 20: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday met former minister and MLA M H Ambareesh at his residence and held talks for over two hours. The CM’s move is seen as an effort to pacify the ‘rebel’ star, who had recently dropped hints of quitting the Congress party. Sources in the Congress said Siddaramaiah accompanied by Ministers M B Patil and K J George had dinner with Ambareesh

Bengaluru, Apr 20: The much awaited drinking water supply project for 110 villages that were added to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) about a decade ago, was launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Wednesday. “The project, once executed, will benefit 12 lakh residents in five zones of the BBMP--Mahadevapura, Bommanahalli, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Dasarahalli and Byatarayanapura

Belagavi, Apr 20: Luck ran out for an engineering college dropout who kidnapped her friend from an affluent family for a ransom of Rs 5 crore, along with two accomplices, landing them all behind bars. The police rescued the victim on Wednesday, two days after the kidnap. Divya Malghan, a resident of Gadag, abducted Arpita Naik, 22, eighth -semester civil engineering student at Gogte Institute of

Bengaluru, Apr 19: Sticking to their guns, pro- Kannada outfits today threatened they would not allow film "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion" to release under "any circumstances" unless actor Sathyaraj tendered unconditional apology for his "anti-Kannadiga" remarks. 'Kannada Okoota', an umbrella organisation of Kannada bodies, has announced 'Bengaluru Bandh' on April 28, the date of release of the most

New Delhi, Apr 19: The Supreme Court's order reviving the criminal conspiracy case against senior BJP leaders L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi is a major setback for them if they had nursed any hopes to be in the race for the post of the President. The election for the presidential polls are due in June-July. Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept card close to his chest as to who would be

New Delhi, Apr 19: With Supreme Court ordering restoration of conspiracy charges against top BJP leaders in Ayodhya temple case, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Wednesday said she will not resign and ready to face trial. "I will not resign. Congress has no moral right to ask for my resignation”, she told in a hurriedly-called press conference here. "I am unapologetic about being part

Mumbai, Apr 19: Sonu Nigam, who created a storm with his tweets on the use of loudspeakers in morning prayers at mosques, addressed the media at his house to clear his stand over the issue. The singer also invited celebrity hairstylist Aalim Hakim to cut his hair, in response to a West Bengal cleric's fatwa offering Rs 10 lakhs to shave off Sonu's head. The ace singer started off by saying that he