Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in?Bengaluru from January 7-9, is an opportunity for Karnataka to showcase the rapid strides made by startups here, to the delegates, mostly non-resident Indians (NRIs). The state government, during the three-day event, will focus on exhibiting the state's strengths in the industrial sector to attract investments. As many as 10 plenary sessions

New Delhi, Jan 1: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said that it will introduce a facility for exchange of old specified bank notes for Indian residents and NRIs, who were abroad from November 9 to December 30. According to a RBI notification, Indian residents, who were abroad during November 9 to December 30, 2016 can avail the new facility up to March 31, 2017, while NRIs can avail it

Mangaluru, Jan 1: A groom-to-be was stabbed to death by his best friend after a clash erupted between them over indecent comments each other's women during a New Year party near Kuthar junction in Mangaluru taluk last night. The victim has been identified as Rudravani Santhosh (25), a native of Davangere. His friend-turned killer Pradeep, a native of Shikaripur has surrendered himself at the Ullal

Dubai, Jan 1: At the stroke of midnight, Dubai's very own Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, was placed at the centre of the world, regaling residents and visitors from across the globe to its annual spectacular fireworks display, ushering in 2017. "Celebrating national pride" was this year's theme. The sky was lit for eight minutes, highlighted by a series of crescendos which captivated the

Mangaluru, Jan 1: The movements of international flights at Mangaluru International Airport were disrupted on Saturday with a private airlines cancelling the Mangaluru-Sharjah flight. According to J T Radhakrishna, director of the airport, the arrival and departure of international flights were delayed due to adverse weather conditions in West Asia. Many flights could not stick on to the schedule

Mysuru, Jan 1: Police took six people into custody in connection with the death of RTI?activist Srinath, whose body was found near Ganjam in Srirangapatna, Mandya district on Friday. Srinath, who had unearthed the BEML Employees Housing Society scam, had been reported missing since Thursday. Police took four office-bearers of the society, an official of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA

Bengaluru, Jan 1: The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) circular asking banks to complete the accounting process and deposit banned notes in currency chests or at the local RBI offices by Saturday has been criticised by bankers. “The central bank has started functioning like a local cooperative society. On Friday, it instructed all banks to remit all specified bank notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000

Mangaluru, Dec 31: A day after clinching the Mangalore Premiere League Title, the squad members of coastaldigets.com cricket team on Saturday staged a road-show in the city with the glittering trophy. It was a carnival atmosphere on the main streets of the coastal city as several dozens of vehicles of the fans of the coastaldigest.com took part in the road-show that commenced from Nehru Maidan on

Lucknow, Dec 31: Faced with an imminent split which could have drastically reduced his clout, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today revoked the expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Ramgopal, just a day after they were sacked for 'indiscipline'. With the writing on the wall loud and clear after Akhilesh mustered an overwhelming majority of party MLAs in his support

Mysuru, Dec 31: With former minister V Srinivas Prasad deciding to join BJP in the first week of January, his followers in the Congress party too have decided to follow his footsteps and join the saffron party. City Congress committee general secretary C G Shivakumar, who accused the party of showing discrimination against dalits, said he has resigned from the Congress party membership and will