Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jul 4: People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasser Madani, an accused in Bengaluru serial blasts who was granted permission by a court here to visit his ailing mother in Kerala, was not allowed to board a flight at the airport here on security grounds. IndiGo airlines said he was not allowed to fly on security grounds. "Mr. Abdul Nasir Maudany (Madani) who was scheduled to

New Delhi, July 4: The CBI on Monday arrested Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Principal Secretary Rajendra Kumar and four others in connection with a case of showing undue favours to a private company in award of government contracts worth over Rs 50 crore. Kumar, a 1989 IAS officer of UT cadre, was called along with Tarun Sharma, a Deputy Secretary in Kejriwal's office, besides three other

Mangaluru, Jul 4: UT Khader, who recently took over as the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, has no complaints though he was shifted from Health and Family Welfare portfolio during the last month's cabinet reshuffle. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a function at Government Wenlock Hospital in the city, Mr Khader said that Food and Health are inter-related. “It

Dubai, July 4: The United Arab Emirates summoned on Sunday a senior US diplomat to protest the “abusive treatment” of a UAE citizen as it advised citizens to avoid wearing national attire abroad. The foreign ministry expressed “discontent” to US embassy deputy chief of mission Ethan Goldrich and demanded clarifications over the detention of an Emirati businessman suspected of being a terrorist

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Former housing minister MH Ambareesh has dropped enough hints that he may soon return to the Siddaramaiah cabinet. Stating that he made a mistake by deciding to quit as an MLA soon after he was dropped from the ministry, Ambareesh said: "I will decide on my future after meeting the people of Mandya." Siddaramaiah, in a bid to end to the rising dissidence in the state unit, had

Bengaluru, Jul 4: A student of a degree college committed suicide within a few minutes after being slapped by her fiancé during his birthday party at latter's brother-in-law in Kadugodi. Unable to see his girlfriend hanging from the ceiling, the birthday boy too attempted suicide by consuming poison. The boy, Saidra, a resident of HAL, is said to be out of danger and is under treatment at a

Mangaluru, Jun 4: It is the responsibility o f the new generation to make the Ayush (ayurveda, yoga, unani, sidda and homoeopathy) popular in the country, said Food and Civil Supplies Minister U?T?Khader. Speaking at the National Doctors' Day programme and felicitation to senior Ayush practitioners and professors, organised by Ayush Foundation Mangaluru at RAPCC?Hall, Wenlock Hospital premises on

Bengaluru: Jul 4: Suren Uppal, the Supreme Court advocate who recently complained to the Prime Minister's office on the Essar phone tapping issue, has complained to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) project in the state. This complaint has also been sent to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy and Chief Secretary Aravind Jadhav. In his 51-page complaint with

New Delhi: Jul 4: Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Sunday said that the party top brass is aware of the discontent over the style of functioning of state party president B S Yeddyurappa and that the leaders have promised to resolve the problems soon. Eshwarappa, who met the party national general secretary (organisation) Ram Lal and deputy general secretary B L Santosh at the party headquarters

Mangaluru, Jul 3: A city-based builder was left poorer by Rs 18 lakh as a house maid and security guard employed by him without verifying their background decamped together with cash and valuables on Saturday. The builder, P.N. Rao, had given an advertisement in a local newspaper seeking a maid and a security guard for his house. Jyothi (22) and Shiva (32), who claimed to be from Dharwad, answered