Karnataka

New Delhi, Nov 19: Acting swiftly, the Income Tax department has issued hundreds of notices seeking "source" of funds from individuals and firms who have deposited huge amounts of cash in banks using the scrapped Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes after November 8. Officials said the taxman has begun a country-wide enquiry in this regard and has issued notices under section 133 (6) of the Income

Mysuru, Nov 19: Police arrested three persons and seized fake Rs. 2,000 notes after a raid in Mysuru on Saturday. Initially, the Saraswathipuram police in the city arrested two persons, identified as Ajit and Revanna, who were moving suspiciously on a motorcycle near Kavitha Bakery. They recovered three Rs. 2,000 notes from Ajit and seven notes from Revanna. On closer examination, the police found

Bengaluru, Nov 19: Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Pracharak K Suryanarayana Raotoday passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru due to a brief illness. He was 93. Mr Rao was responsible for growth of Sangh in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu. He had successfully organised the first Karnataka State Vishwa Hindu Parishad conference in Udupi in December 1969 under the guidance of

Kasargod, Nov 19: The Kasargod police's action of registering a case against Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulema activists for "raising slogans against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi" during a Shariah protection rally in the Hosdurg police station limits on November 14 has become a controversy. Police have registered a suo motu case against Basheer Vellikoth, Ismail Moulavi and over a hundred

Mumbai, Nov 19: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with the Mumbai Police, on Saturday carried out searches at 10 places in a case registered against Dr Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) in Mumbai. The NIA had named Zakir Naik, IRF, and others in an FIR registered under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on Friday. The search operations are still underway

Kasargod, Nov 19: Five members of a gang that used forged credit cards to purchase expensive consumer durables have been arrested by Kasargod district police. K.V. Basheer, 31, his relative Abdul Rahman, 30, from Kannur, and Muhammed Najeeb, 24, Muhammed Riaz, 22, and Mehroof Basit Ali, 20, from Kasaragod, were arrested on Friday on a tip-off received by Superintendent of Police Thomson Jose. The

Bengaluru, Nov 19: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted Abdul Wahid Siddibapa alias Abdul Wahid alias Khan alias Hafeez, 35, who hailed from Bhatkal and stayed in Dubai. This is in connection with a case where alleged Mujahideen (IM) operatives have been accused of planning to trigger blasts in Delhi in 2012. Siddibapa has been accused of supplying funds to IM members. This is

Bengaluru, Nov 19: The high court passed an interim order on Friday, asking the government to ensure no Kambala races are held till November 26. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee passed the order and adjourned the hearing to November 22 on a PIL filed by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) India. The court recorded the statement made by counsel on behalf of

New Delhi, Nov 19: Even as millions across the country throng banks to exchange old notes following the demonetisation of high-end currency, banks will not exchange the decommissioned notes for non-bank customers on Saturday. This means that banks will exchange the notes only for their own customers, i.e. people who have bank accounts with them. So, individuals will have to the banks where they

Mangaluru, Nov 19: Four days after a madrasa going boy suffered a bruise when he was reportedly attacked by two miscreants, another Muslim student suffered a similar injury here on Friday. According to Ullal police, 12-year-old Mohammed Asad of Netaji Primary School in Deralakatte was walking to his house in Natekal from his school on Friday evening. Near Kinya Gram Panchayat, a few persons came