Karnataka

New Delhi, Feb 11: In a boost to net neutrality, Facebook has decided to shut down its controversial 'Free Basics' programme in India, following telecom regulator Trai's move to bar operators from charging different rates for Internet access based on content. Facebook had met with severe criticism for its programme, which aimed at providing basic Internet access to people in partnership with

New Delhi, Feb 11: Siachen soldier Lance Naik Koppad Hanmanthappa, who survived for six days under 35 feet of ice and snow in Siachen, passed away at the Army Hospital today. The medical condition of Lance Naik deteriorated on Wednesday and he had slipped into comma. “He continues to remain extremely critical with evidence of oxygen deprivation to the brain on CT scan. There is evidence of

Mangaluru, Feb 11: Nearly 40 persons, including members of a marriage party returning to Bengaluru, were injured in a collision between a private bus and a lorry at Addahole near Gundia Gate on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police Sharanappa S.D. said that members of a family from Jayanagar in Bengaluru were returning in a private bus after attending a

New Delhi, Feb 11: The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will store crude oil in India’s 1.5 million tonnes-Mangalore strategic petroleum reserve using it as a wholesale storage capacity and sell to the Indian refiners whenever needed, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said after a meeting with visiting energy minister Suhail Mohammed Al Mazrouei. India also informed

Mangaluru, Feb 11: A stray bullet claimed the life of a 45-year-old labour while catching fish in a stream that flows in the forest area in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.The victim Jayaram Naika had gone to catch fish on Tuesday night near Todikana village along with his younger brother Harish and two others. As they were catching fish, Jayaram Naika was hit by a bullet fired from the

Holenarasipur, Feb 11: A day after a farmer committed suicide, a video clip of the last moments of the victim blaming MLA?H?D?Revanna for his extreme step went viral on Wednesday, putting the latter in a spot of bother. Gangadhar (55), a farmer from Hatchichowdenahalli, had stated that he decided to end his life as “JD(S) leader and MLA H D Revanna had scolded him for supporting the Congress

Hyderabad, Feb 11: A software professional from Karnataka, who went missing on Monday from Divyasri Women’s PG Hostel at Gachibowli here, has been traced by the Patancheru police to a bus stop in the neighbouring Medak district in Telangana on Wednesday. The 22-year-old techie, Anusri, is employed with TCS at its Adibhatla campus. The Medak police, who were alerted by the Gachibowli police, traced

Dubai, Feb 11: It sounds a bit New Age, but the United Arab Emirates has just appointed state ministers for happiness, tolerance and youth. Minister of Tolerance Sheikha Lubna Al-Qassimi, Minister of Happiness Ohood Al-Roumi, Minister for Youth Affairs Shama Al-Mazroui Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the UAE prime minister who is also the ruler of Dubai, announced the new lineup on

Bengaluru: Feb 11: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday hit back at JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on the issue of his expensive wristwatch by seeking to know who paid for the imported car owned by the JD(S) leader’s son Nikhil Gowda. Replying to a question by reporters on Kumaraswamy's charges, Siddaramaiah said, “Kumaraswamy's son has an imported car. Who paid the money for it (car)? Did he

Mangaluru, Feb 10: A pregnant woman was found murdered at Madoor Kacharu area under the limits of Ullal Police Station on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Shobha, wife of Mutthabba Datinala. Hailing from Bagalkot district, the couple had rented a small house in Asiya compound in the area nearly four months ago. It is learnt that both the husband