Karnataka

Noida, Dec 15: On a trail of a jeweller who allegedly sold bullion worth Rs 600 crore, the Income Tax Department today unearthed Rs 60 crore from the accounts of 20 shell companies in a raid at an Axis bank branch in sector 51 here. A team of the department today raided the Axis bank branch here and searched the accounts. In the search, Rs 60 crores were found in 20 accounts of as many shell

New Delhi, Dec 15: The Supreme Court today accepted an "unconditional apology" tendered by controversial Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan in connection with his alleged remark in the sensational Bulandshahr gangrape case, saying he has expressed "sincere and heartful remorse". "Respondent No 2 (Azam Khan) has given an unconditional apology and has expressed his sincere and heartful remorse," the

Hubli, Dec 15: The Karnataka government is mulling over steps to ensure that packed potable water is sold for a uniform and cheaper price all over the State, according to U T Khader, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies. Speaking to media persons here, he said that as water was an essential commodity, it should be made available for affordable prices at all places. However, with the Union

Bengaluru, Dec 15: Karnataka has earned the distinction of topping the list of states identifying unaccounted money and seizing new currency notes worth crores since demonetisation was announced. Of the 3,000 crore unaccounted money recovered by the income tax department across the country, 20% has been seized in Karnataka alone. Of 48 cases referred by the I-T department to the Enforcement

Bengaluru, Dec 15: The police have cracked the murder case of a Flipkart delivery man whose dead body was found in Bengaluru last Sunday. According to police, he was murdered by a customer who had placed an order for a mobile phone from the e-commerce company but had no money to pay for it. The Vijayanagar police have arrested Varun Kumar (22), a gym trainer on the charge of robbing Nanjundaswamy

New Delhi, Dec 15: Starting April 1, there will be no liquor shops on national or on state highways, the Supreme Court ordered today. The apex court set April 1 as the deadline to ensure all such shops on all highways are shut. And licenses of liquor shops on highways won't be renewed after April 1. The top court's order was on a public interest litigation filed by an NGO called 'Arrive Safe'

New Delhi, Dec 15: RTI activist Rajashekhar Mulali on Wednesday claimed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tried to protect H Y Meti even though he was aware of the former minister's misconduct. “I tried to meet Siddaramaiah and Parameshwara. I even made efforts to meet the top leaders of the Congress, but I could not,” he said. Mulali said some supporters of Meti had threatened him and he feared

Bengaluru, Dec 15: JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday charged that official S C Jayachandra, who is under the Enforcement Directorate scanner, had issued a tender notification for road works worth Rs 3,500 crore, without bringing it to the Cabinet's notice. Addressing reporters here, Kumaraswamy charged that Jayachandra, chief project officer of the Karnataka State Highway Development

New Delhi, Dec 15: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the trial court proceedings against Swami Nithyananda in a six-year-old rape case. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and A M Khanwilkar did not agree with the plea made by a counsel representing Nitya Dharmananda alias K Lenin, asking for the suspension of the trial court proceedings in view of a pending challenge to a high

Bengaluru, Dec 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is learnt to have pulled up H Y Meti, who quit as Excise minister, after his sexually explicit video became public on Wednesday. Soon after TV news channels started airing the video, 71-year-old Meti rushed to the chief minister's official residence “Cauvery” and offered to resign as minister. He also tried to defend himself saying that it was a