Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reportedly discussed a nine year old controversial case registered in Ullal police station with Mangauru city police. The NIA team met city police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar and other senior police officers in Mangaluru on Monday. Confirming the meeting, Mr Chandra Sekhar, said that issues common to each other were discussed. The

New Delhi, Apr 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has cleared senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Indresh Kumar, radical Sadhvi Pragya Thakur and two others of all charges in the 2007 Ajmer dargah terror attack case in which three persons were killed. The NIA said no evidence was found against them. In its supplementary closure report filed in the NIA Special Court here on Monday

Pune, Apr 4: A 22-year-old daughter of a BJP MLA from Yavatmal district of Maharashtra was attacked allegedly by a spurned man with a sharp weapon in Wakad area here, police said. The girl suffered injuries on her hands in the incident. According to the police, the suspect is a 25-year-old native of Haryana, and it could be the case of unrequited love. He was studying MBA along with the woman at

New Delhi, Apr 4: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will introduce banknotes of Rs 200 denomination, according to reports. As per reports, the central bank has already taken a decision in this regard in a meeting last month. The note will carry new security features. "The process of printing the new Rs 200 notes is likely to begin after June, once the government officially approves this new

Shivamogga, Apr 4: Senior BJP?leader K?S Eshwarappa on Monday said that Anti-Cow Slaughter Act would be implemented in the state, if the BJP is voted to power in the next Assembly elections. Speaking to journalists here, Eshwarappa demanded that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government close down all illegal slaughter houses in the state without any second thought. Referring to chief minister’s

Mysuru, Apr 4: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government is the worst regime in the history of Karnataka, according to former chief minister S?M?Krishna, who joined the BJP recently. Speaking to reporters before taking part in the bypoll campaign here, Krishna, who has 55 years of experience in the state politics, questioned whether the Congress really existed in the country. “The

Hubballi, Apr 4: A Christian youth from Karnataka, who married a Pakistani woman has sought help of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to bring his wife to India. Daniel Henry Devanur(22), a resident of Hubballi reportedly married Silvia Noreen (21), his relative, at United Pentacostal Church at Youhana Colony in Lahore on June 25 last year. It is said that after returning to India, he is

Bengaluru, Apr 4: With the clearing of roadside trees nearly coming to a close, the stage is set for the commencement of civil work on widening a portion of National Highway 75 connecting Hassan and Bantwal Cross (BC)?Road. However, the stretch passing through Shiradi Ghat is not included in the project as the government is planning to construct a tunnel in this section. A detailed project report

Mangaluru, Apr 3: A delegation of Social Democratic Party of India on Monday visited Mangaluru International Airport and urged authorities concerned to take action against those staff who tend to harass Middle-East bound Muslim travellers. The delegation, comprised of Haneef Khan Kodaje, DK district president of SDPI, Alphonso Franco, Karnataka state secretary of SDPI, Athavullah Jokatte, DK

Bhopal, Apr 3: The EVM that triggered nationwide controversy after reeling out BJP voter slips during a dummy test in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhind was routed here from Kanpur after being used in the Uttar Pradesh assembly poll, an Election Commission team said on Sunday after testing it. A five-member EC team reached Bhind on Sunday morning and conducted a random test of VVPAT machines. They also