Karnataka

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Indian security agencies such as the National Security Guard, the Border Security Force and the Karnataka police have shown interest in acquiring balloon-based aerial surveillance systems from Israel’s RT, according to the Israeli company’s Bengaluru-based partner Mistral Solutions. The aerostat system, widely used by the Israel Defence Forces and recently purchased by the U.S

Mangaluru, Oct 30: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), which has a precarious table top runway, will soon have a primary radar system in place at a new building close to the air traffic control tower, for ensuring precise landing of aircrafts which will vastly improve the safety parameters for aircrafts during take-off and landing. MIA Airport Director J T Radhakrishna told reporters at a press

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the BJP and other saffron outfits cannot stop him if he chose to eat beef or visit hair salons on Tuesdays. Addressing the office-bearers of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress during the State general body meeting in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah attacked the BJP, the RSS and the fringe outfits for creating an atmosphere of rising

New Delhi, Oct 30: The Supreme Court has reserved its judgement on the pleas filed by Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda and a BJP MLA against the Karnataka High Court verdict quashing the sanction of a five-storey building in Bangalore built in violation of rules. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and S A Bobde reserved its verdict after counsel for the different parties concluded their

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today expanded his nearly two-and-half-year-old ministry inducting four members, including the state PCC chief G Parameshwara, in the long-expected exercise. After a long wait, Parameshwara, a Dalit, became a minister but without getting the Deputy Chief Minister's post he was aspiring for, after being coaxed by the Congress top leadership

Kolkata, Oct 29: Eminent Indian scientist P.M. Bhargava on Thursday said he will return his Padma Bhushan award in protest against the "growing intolerance in the country". Bhargava, who was the founder-director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), said religious beliefs are personal choices and should not interfere in politics. "The fear as we see in democracy today... the

Bengaluru, Oct 29: Karnataka's Home Minister K J George is likely to lose his powerful ministry, as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G. Parameshwara, who is being inducted into the Cabinet on Thursday, will take over the same. Parameshwara was keen on Deputy CM's post, but the Congress high command was not in favour of it, as it would lead to creation of a parallel power centre to

Mangaluru, Oct 29: Out of 16 international and 37 domestic airports in the country, Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), Airports Authority India was awarded with World Quality Commitment (WQC) 'International Star Award' under the Gold Category, at the 29th International WQC Convention held on October 24-25 in Paris, France. MIA Airport Director J T Radhakrishna represented and received the

New Delhi, Oct 29: A Supreme Court bench has asked the Chief Justice of India to constitute an "appropriate bench" to examine the question as to whether Muslim women are facing gender discrimination in cases of divorce or due to other marriages of their husband. A bench of Justices Anil R Dave and A K Goel ordered registration of a Public Interest Litigation and for putting it up before the new

Mangaluru, Oct 29: Security continued to remain tight at Nellyadi in Uppinangady where groups belonging to two different communities involved in a clash after attack on a salon by miscreants belonging to Sangh Parivar two days ago. A tense atmosphere prevailed in the area as the Tuesday’s clash took a communal turn and police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd. Cases have been