Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 12: If sources are to be believed, a senior minister in Congress ruled Karnataka may be arrested in a case pertaining to hoarding of Rs 5.7 crore in new Rs 2,000 notes. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's cabinet colleagues were reportedly informed of the minister's imminent arrest last week. The Enforcement Directorate is contemplating prosecuting the minister and is reportedly waiting

Mangaluru, Dec 12: The cricket team of coastalgiest.com for Mangalore Premiere League -2016 was formally launched in a grand ceremony at Tannirbhavi Beach in the city on Sunday evening. Three shining stars of Indian Blind Cricket Team, Prakash Jayaramaiah, Lokesh Gangavathi and Sunil were given a warm felicitation on the occasion by coastalgeist.com in the presence of the organisers of MPL and

Mangaluru, Dec 12: In a special gesture to help eradicate hearing problems among underprivileged people of the town, Help India Foundation stepped forward in distributing free hearing aids. Help India Foundation is Mangaluru's own organization which has been conducting events often addressing the needs of physically or mentally challenged individuals who have been deprived of the treatment for

Chennai, Dec 12: There was panic among moviegoers at a city theatre on Sunday afternoon when a group of 20 people roughed up a young man and two women students who, among others, had not stood up when the national anthem was being played before the screening of 'Chennai 28-II'. The violence broke out during the intermission of an 11.30am show at Kasi theatre in Chennai's Ashok Nagar. Around 20

New Delhi, Dec 12: Senior journalist Ravish Kumar's official Twitter handle was hacked byLegion', hours after it hacked into the Twitter account of NDTV's consulting editor Barkha Dutt. In a series of tweets, the hackers said, “We use Twitter as a means to reach the public. We don't just hack twitter accounts. Go through the data and find out.” The hacking group also said that the next series of

Bengaluru, Dec 12: Following her death, the demand for former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's biography is going up. Some of Bengaluru's book stores say they have been placing orders in hundreds for the book, which is available in Tamil and English. Eleven copies ofAmma - Jayalalithaa's Journey from Movie Star to Political Queen' authored by Vaasanthi, were sold at the Bookworm store on

Bengaluru, Dec 12: For the first time in its history, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) generated a revenue of Rs 107.71 crore in November, thanks to demonetisation of high-value notes. Interestingly, the collection is about 14% more than thebilled water consumption' for November, during which the Central government allowed the government utilities to accept scrapped Rs 1,000

Mangaluru, Dec 11: Like all celebrities, Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan too fell in love with the coastal city of Mangaluru and its people on his rare visit on Sunday. The all-rounder, who is in the city to launch Suratkal Strikers, one of the 12 cricket teams of upcoming Mangalore Premiere League (MPL), interacted with media persons at a hotel and praised the hospitality of Mangalureans. “It feels

Warri (Nigeria), Dec 11: A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria. Etete Peters of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital said mortuaries are overflowing and the final death toll likely will be much higher. Youth leader Edikan Peters said many other victims are in private mortuaries scattered all over the city of Uyo

Dammam, Dec 11: Three Malayali women, who were cheated by a travel agent in Kerala, returned home after the intervention of Indian embassy. According to them, an Ernakulam-based agency had recruited 21 Malayali women for a Riyadh-based contracting company engaged in cleaning work of government hospitals.While signing the contract in Kerala, the agency had offered them SR1,500 as monthly salary and