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New Delhi, Jan 9: Chennai and Bengaluru have once again retained the dubious distinction of being the suicide capitals of the country, even as the metro cities recorded a minor increase in incidents of people taking their lives. While Chennai has reported a slight increase, suicides in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai have shown a drop. According to the Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2015

New Delhi, Jan 9: The income tax (I-T) department has detected huge alleged discrepancies in the transactions of a Rajkotbased cooperative bank where Rs 871 crore deposits were made, over 4,500 new accounts opened and more than five dozen accounts having same mobile number initiated, making it one of the biggest cases of black fund generation post November 8. The department's Ahmedabad probe wing

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Chief Ministers of four states and a union territory donned the role of chief executive officers (CEOs) on the second day of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on Sunday, wooing NRIs to invest in their respective states. They offered NRIs sops and relaxation in norms to do business with ease. Chief ministers of Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry got down the

Bengaluru, Jan 9: The “molestation” of a burqa-wearing woman in KG Halli, east Bengaluru, was faked by her brother-in-law who was desperate to marry her, police investigation has found. The suspect, Irshad Khan, 34, was arrested on Sunday. The incident — captured by a CCTV camera — doesn't show Laila (name changed) being molested; it just shows a limping man stalking her at Govindapura Circle

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre will provide support and training for Indian youth seeking employment abroad. The Pravasi Kaushalya Vikas Yojana (PKVY), a skill development scheme, is aimed at boosting the confidence level of the Indian youth, Modi said, addressing the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Bengaluru. “In the past, when people left the country for

Belagavi, Jan 9: BJP leader and four-time MLA for Kagwad, Bharamagouda alias Raju Kage, and his family members are facing the charge of attacking and attempting to murder Youth Congress worker Vivek Shetty. He was allegedly attacked for sending obscene and threat messages to a few women in Mr. Kage's family, besides posting on Facebook. The assault, which was carried out on January 1, came to

Mangaluru, Jan 8: The mother of slain RTI activist Vinayak Baliga, Jayanti Baliga, 81, passed away on Sunday following a massive brain hemorrhage. The deceased, wife of B Ramachandra Baliga, had been suffering from anxiety and was depressed after the brutal murder of her son Vinayak Baliga on March 21 last year. She leaves behind 4 daughters Shwetha, Asha, Anu and Harsha. Her husband Ramachandra

Mangaluru, Jan 8: A 21-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house at Santhoshnagar Kutthar in Mangaluru taluk. The deceased has been identified as Madhushree, who was working as a beautician in Mangaluru. She was the only daughter of her parents. The girl resorted to the extreme step on Saturday night when there was no one at the house as her father had not yet

Jan 8: The petrol bunks across the country will stop accepting debit cards and credit cards for filling fuel from midnight on Sunday as banks will now debit a Merchant Discount Rate of 1 per cent from petroleum dealers, said President of All India Petroleum Dealers Association Ajay Bansal. Talking to reporters after a two-day State-level convention of petroleum dealers here on Sunday, Mr. Bansal

Bengaluru, Jan 8: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today urged the Union Government to announce suitable concessions for the NRI and PIO community in the general budget, in the backdrop of recent global developments. "The event is being held in the backdrop of many a far-reaching change across the world. Particularly, the recent changes in the United States of America and the United Kingdom