Karnataka

Belagavi, Dec 3: The Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project was the first-ever Public-Private Partnership project in Karnataka but has been mired in controversy ever since it was conceived. The project envisages constructing 111 km of expressway between Bengaluru and Mysuru, a 41-km peripheral road, a 9.8-km link road (both around Bengaluru) and five townships under Build-Own

Kasargod, Dec 2: A telephone call by one of the 21 missing Kerala youths, who were believed to have left India to join the dreaded terrorist outfitIslamic State' (IS), has given a new twist to the entire case. Ashfaque Majeed has contacted his mother over phone to clarify that he neither joined IS nor any other terrorist organisation and that he has gone to gone to Afghanistan, along with other

New Delhi, Dec 2: CBI Director Anil Sinha today retired from the post handing over the baton to his second-in-command, Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana, as the government did not name any full-time chief. Asthana, a Gujarat-cadre officer of 1984-batch, got elevated as the second-in-command in CBI two days ago when Special Director R K Dutta, who was among the frontrunners for the top post

Belagavi, Dec 2: Two senior Karnataka government officials were suspended today in connection with the searches conducted by the Income Tax Department on their premises as part of the country-wide operation that has resulted in the biggest-ever seizure of cash in new currency. Bowing to the Opposition demand in the Karnataka Legislative Council, now in session here, Home Minister G Parameshwara

Udupi, Dec 2: Three youths, said to be residents of Kudroli area in Mangaluru, were arrested by police in Udupi district when they were carrying new Rs 2000 currency notes worth Rs 71 lakh in a car without any documents. The trio were handed over to the Income Tax officials in Mangaluru for further investigation on Friday. Joy Anthony, Karkala Circle Police Inspector, said that acting on a tip off

Mangaluru, Dec 2: Congress leader Suresh Bhallal has been appointed new chairman of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA). According to sources, State government issued the appointment on Thursday and it reached Mr Ballal on Friday. However, he is expected to take charge on Monday. The appointment comes a couple of months after the outgoing chairman Ibrahim Kodichal completed his tenure

London, Dec 2: It may take as little as six seconds for hackers to guess your credit or debit card number, expiry date and security code, say scientists who were able to circumvent all security features meant to protect online payments from fraud. Exposing the flaws in the VISA payment system, researchers from Newcastle University in the UK, found neither the network nor the banks were able to

Mysuru, Dec 2: The district police have served a notice on Seeren, a software engineer based in the United States of America, for her suspected involvement in the child trafficking case cracked by the police recently. Seeren has been charged with illegally buying a baby from Usha, the prime accused in the case. Usha is Seeren's sister, police said. Superintendent of Police Ravi D Channannavar told

New Delhi, Dec 2: Seeking to quell apprehensions based on rumours, the government said there is no limit on legitimate holding of gold and jewellery, including from inheritance, and there would be no seizure of bullion up to a certain limit even if that does not seem to match income. "There is no limit on holding of gold jewellery or ornaments by anybody provided it is acquired from explained

Kasargod, Dec 2: A Muslim Youth League (MYL) worker was stabbed to death in a clash allegedly by CPI(M) workers at Povval, near here, on Thursday evening. The police said a dispute over hosting a football match led to the clash. The deceased was identified as Abdul Khader, 20, son of Indian Union Muslim League Povval branch president Yousuf. Two other MYL workers, Siyad, 22, and Asad Annus, 22