Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 24: A panel of film experts constituted to draft the Kannada Film Policy has recommended a cap on multiplex ticket rates at Rs 120. The committee, headed by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy chairman S?V? Rajendra Singh Babu, submitted its Kannada Film Policy report to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Babu told reporters a cap on the ticket rate collected by

Mangaluru, Aug 23: Coming down heavily on Bharatiya Janata Party for “trying to fool people in the name of Tiranga Yatra” Congress leader U T Khader has said that those who disrupt peace and harmony in the society for political gains have no right to deliver lecturer on patriotism. Addressing media persons in the city on Tuesday, Mr Khader said: “Nationalism and patriotism can be no party's

Mangaluru, Aug 23: A 30-year-old youth hailing from Kerala has gone missing since July 14 after coming to Dakshina Kannada. The missing person has been identified as Dineshan hailing from Kannur. He is said to have gone missing while he was travelling alone to Kollur, a temple town in Udupi district. He was last seen in a white shirt and a white dhoti. The distressed family is in search of him

New Delhi, Aug 23: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today appealed to the Indian workers, who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia, to return to India by September 25 failing which they have to make their own arrangements for boarding, lodging and return journey. "@Gen_VKSingh visited Saudi Arabia twice to resolve the problems of Indian workers rendered unemployed due to closure of

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Police have launched a manhunt for the managing director of private firm after three of his female employees lodged a complaint against him accusing him of forced room-sharing, rape and blackmail for more sex with secret video. The accused is Bhanuprakash, the MD of My Family Health Options, a private health consultancy firm operating from Raheja Towers on MG Road. He is a

New Delhi, Aug 23: India has figured among the top 10 wealthiest countries in the world with a total individual wealth of $5,600 billion while the United States topped the chart. According to a report by New World Wealth, India was ranked 7th ahead of Canada ($4,700 billion), Australia ($4,500 billion) and Italy ($4,400 billion), which came in at 8th, 9th and 10th slots, respectively. The US is

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Policemen at Vishwanathapura police station in rural Bengaluru were in for a rude shock on Sunday night when a 25-year-old youth walked into the station with his friend's severed, blood-dripping head. The murderer dropped the head on the floor and surrendered himself before the police. He also told them that the victim owed him Rs 25,000. Police admitted that there was some

New Delhi, Aug 23: Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers on Monday said they had taken a woman passenger travelling from Dubai to New Delhi into custody after they retrieved gold bars worth Rs. 64,38,960 from her possession. A statement issued by the AIU said that on the intervening night of August 21 and August 22, officers, on suspicion, intercepted a lady passenger identified as Farhat Unnisa, a

Bengaluru, Aug 23: Actress-turned-politician Ramya, who exposed the double standard of saffron forces while dealing with Pakistan, has made it clear that she would not apologies for saying that Pakistan is not hell. “I respectful disagree, but Pakistan is not hell,” reiterated the former Mandya MP and Congress leader, today, after news broke that a lawyer has filed a complaint against her in court

Pune, Aug 23: Workers at a bakery here have allegedly been punished by members of a local Ganesh Mandal for refusing to pay them donation for the upcoming festival. Muslims were also among the punished labourers. A purported video of the incident, which occurred at a bakery in Bhosari area on August 15, has gone viral, while the three accused have been arrested, police said. According to an