Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 31: Along the lines of Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) – which strives to create a safe environment along the beaches of Australia particularly as a rescue organisation, there is a proposal to launch a similar non-profit organisation in Mangaluru. If the proposed chapter of Surf Life Saving India gets underway, India will have the opportunity to participate in the World Surfing

Mangaluru, May 31: More than 135 cyclists pedalled their way across Mangaluru and its suburbs on Sunday with the message ‘Say No to Tobacco, Yes to Cycling,’ on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day. Members of the Mangalore Cycling Club (MACC) and the Mangalore Bicycle Club (MBC) participated in the ride. Jointly organised by Giant Starkenn, an international bicycle manufacturer, and Mangaluru

Dubai, May 31: Abu Dhabi International Airport has planned a 22 per cent increase in flights including 49 additional flights to India per week to meet the demands of summer holiday season. As many as 1,504 flights will depart from Abu Dhabi each week, 22 per cent more than in the previous year, making it one of its busiest ever summers. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has increased its weekly

Dubai, May 31: Canara Business Forum (CBF), a business networking forum for prominent entrepreneurs and businessmen from the coastal region of Karnataka state, was formally launched at a function in Dubai World Trade Centre in UAE on Saturday. Visualized by a group of likeminded individuals, the Forum was launched with a view of promoting diverse levels of entrepreneurial engagements with long

New Delhi, May 31: People will have to shell out more from tomorrow while using mobiles, eating out and travelling as the service tax rate goes up to 14 per cent. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget had proposed to raise service tax from 12.36 per cent (including education cess) to 14 per cent. The proposal takes effect from June 1. The tax is levied on all services, expect a small

New Delhi, May 31: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy never fails to grab attention with his controversial statements. Of late, Swamy has made heads turn by stating that everyone who lives in India is a Hindu. While addressing the Gujarat Chhatra Sansad, a state-level student Parliament event, the BJP leader said that people who follow religion other than Hinduism, have descended to India from other

New Delhi, May 31: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s wealth has zoomed 48 per cent in the 12 months to May 27, 2015 – the day after the NDA government took office – to an estimated $8.1 billion (about Rs 51,600 crore), the highest gain in net worth among the seven Indians figuring in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. In terms of rise in wealth, Adani is followed by Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharma, HCL’s

Thane, May 31: Two people who were dropped from a WhatsApp group hired goons and attacked the group's administrator with knives here, police said on Saturday. According to investigators, cloth merchant Bunty Kursija was running a group called Jai Ho on WhatsApp in which two other people - Anil Mukhi and Naresh Rohera - reportedly posted vulgar and obscene messages. Despite repeated warnings by

Bengaluru, May 31: Continuing his weekly Bengaluru Rounds, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said there was a need to form a committee that will coordinate between various civic agencies. The need for such a committee was apparent when a part of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)’s ambitious TenderSURE project was undone by fresh digging of the newly-laid footpath by Bangalore Water Supply

Mangaluru, May 31: The officials who have failed to implement the decision taken in the council of Mangaluru City Corporation may face action as Mayor Jacintha Vijaya Alfred has decided to write to State government. Ms Alfred, who chaired the council meeting here on Saturday said she will write to the government to conduct an inquiry into the purpose of delegates who had come to Mangaluru to