Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 26: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has decided to announce his luxury watch as a state asset, revealed that it was it was a “gift” from his Dubai-based doctor and friend Girish Chandra Varma. The Chief Minister, who came under severe attack from the Opposition JD(S) and the BJP on the “expensive and imported” watch, said: “Dr. Varma gifted me the watch last July when he visited

Bengaluru, Feb 26: Inspired by 27-year-old Harish Nanjappa, who asked bystanders to donate his organs even as his body was cut in half following a ghastly road accident last week, the family of an 18-year-old brain-dead girl has donated her organs. The girl, Sanjana alias Sanju, gave a new lease of life to four people with the donation of her heart, liver, kidneys and eyes. The girl, who hailed

Nagpur, Feb 26: Siachen braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa's wife, Mahadevi has urged the youth to refrain from indulging in 'anti-national' activities, it was reported on Friday. Speaking at an event in Nagpur on Thursday, Mahadevi said that she was saddened to hear about the recent 'anti-national' activities taking place in the nation, adding that youth must be prepared to sacrifice life for

Bengaluru: Feb 26: Slamming the railway budget presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has termed it a “very disappointing” budget for Karnataka. Addressing reporters at his home office Krishna' in Bengaluru on Thursday, Siddaramaiah said the Centre had “completely neglected” Karnataka, except announcing the suburban railway project. He said the State government

Mangaluru, Feb 26: The BJP will make a candidate who can give “mass leadership” as the president of the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat (ZP) for the next five years, said K. Prathap Simha Nayak, president of the Dakshina Kannada unit of the party. Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, Mr. Nayak said that the choice of the candidate for the post of panchayat president depends on the

Bengaluru, Feb 25: Troubled tycoon Vijay Mallya on Thursday resigned as the chairman of United Spirits (USL), the country's largest liquor company founded by his late father Vittal Mallya, almost a year after its board had asked him to step down, citing certain inappropriate dealings which occurred on his watch. Former Hindustan Unilever veteran M K Sharma has been appointed as the new non

Hyderabad, Feb 25: The duty doctor at the University of Hyderabad health centre today appeared to contradict the claim of HRD Minister Smriti Irani that no doctor was allowed near the body of research scholar Rohith Vemula on the day he had died either to revive him or remove him to hospital. Dr M Rajshree, the doctor on duty that fateful day when Rohith had allegedly committed suicide on Jan 17

Bengaluru, Feb 25: Under attack from the Opposition over his luxurious watch, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah today said he would declare it as a state asset and hand it over to the government. "About the expensive watch I was wearing, which has been discussed almost everyday and reported in the media, I have this much to say that I will be declaring it as the state asset and deposit it with

New Delhi, Feb 25: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram who held the home and finance portfolios in the UPA government on Thursday sparked controversy that Afzal Guru's role in 2001 Parliament attack was doubtful. Almost three years after Afzal Guru was hanged, Congress leader P Chidambaram is concerned to hold an honest opinion' and raised his doubts against the capital punishment of 2001

Pune, Feb 25: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt today walked free out of the Yerawada prison here after completing his prison term, putting behind his turbulent past as a convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case. Clad in blue shirt and jeans, a smiling Dutt was escorted out of the imposing jail gates this morning after completing formalities and got into a car that drove him straight to