Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Launching a direct interaction with members of his social media platforms and his followers on Saturday, former chief minister and Janata Dal (S) State President H D Kumaraswamy exhorted them to give him one chance to rule Karnataka. The interaction is on at Jnanajyothi Auditorium, Bengaluru, and it is expected to go up to 9 pm. He is taking questions from the audience and

Mangaluru, Apr 15: In a heartrending incident, a 22-year-old youth was a crushed to death under the wheels of a bus which knocked down his scooter at Panambur on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. The deceased is Abdul Ikram, son of Mohammed Shareef from Sonal compound in Chokkabettu. After completing his graduation hotel management, Abdul Ikram had joined Gold Finch hotel last year. Like

New Delhi, Apr 15: The government is all set to bring to book restaurants continuing to collect a ‘service charge’ from diners. Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan on Friday said the ‘charge’ was a tip, and no restaurant could force customers to pay it. When told about restaurants persisting with the charge in their bills, Paswan termed it an “unfair trade practice,” saying it was “not a tax

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Karnataka Information & Technology Minister Priyank Kharge has said that his department would encourage startups to come forward to accept the challenge of conducting ethical hacking of electronic voting machines. Kharge, who has announced that Karnataka is ready host ethical hacking of EVMs challenge, had tweeted, “Any Karnataka startups interested in the challenge?” When

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday took an indirect dig at BJP leader V Srinivas Prasad, saying that those who follow B R Ambedkar will not associate themselves with communal parties. Speaking after inaugurating Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations here, Siddaramaiah said people have to be cautious as communal forces have, of late, started praising Ambedkar. They pretend to be the

Bengaluru, Apr 15: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday called for setting up institutions of higher learning to hone youngsters’ skills to make India a global economic leader. "Every year, around 600 million youngsters in India enter the job market, but their employability is low. Hence, we need to hone their skills by training for which institutions are needed,” Mukherjee observed after laying

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Fees charged by Regional Transport Offices for various services, including driving licence, fitness certificate and vehicle registration, will come down from next month following protests against the steep hike effected in January. Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy took the decision on Thursday following a meeting with leaders representing associations of lorry owners and

Bengaluru, Apr 15: The city police raided the house and office of former history sheeter V Nagaraj in Srirampuram and seized nearly Rs 15 crore in demonetised currency on Friday. The police also recovered lethal weapons (swords and machetes) from his house. The police initially thought the haul must be around Rs 30 crore, but after counting put the value at Rs 14.80 crore. The stash was hidden in

Mangaluru, Apr 14: As many as 51 students of Expert Pre-University College, Mangaluru, who are on a 14-day tour to the USA, participated in a three-day special training programme at Kennedy Space Centre (NASA). In this Educational tour headed by institutions' vice-chairperson Ushaprabha N Nayak, students also visited the prestigious Harvard University and MIT, the premier technical institute of

Lucknow, Apr 14: In a significant decision, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that schools would not be closed on the birth and death anniversaries of great personalities. Speaking at a function on the occasion of 126th birth anniversary of dalit ideologue B.R.Ambedkar here, Adityanath said that the schools should organise programs based on the lives and works of the