Karnataka

Bangalore, May 26: Pejawar mutt pontiff Visvesha Tirtha Swamiji had to face embarrassing moments at an anti-corruption programme in Bangalore on Sunday. It was a consultative meeting of Asli Azadi Abhiyan held at Gandhi Bhavan in Bangalore. Besides former anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare, social activists from different parts of the country including Justice Santosh Hegde, waterman of India

Bangalore, May 26: So called anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who had officially joined hands with political parties during the recently concluded general election, is back with a new drama. Hazare, who was in the city on Sunday, to promote his new “non-political social movement” called Asli Azadi Abhiyan (true freedom movement) which is expected to be launched in Mumbai on August 9

Bangalore, May 26: A techie couple has been arrested on the charge of assaulting a Police Sub-Inspector at Gandhi Bazaar in Bangalore. The police identified the arrested as Veeral Kumar and Soumya Kumar, both from Gujarat, working for IT firms in the city. The couple had parked their car in Gandhi Bazaar at a two-wheeler parking space. When Police Sub-Inspector Basavaraju went there to tow away

New Delhi, May 26: India born Abu-Dhabi based billionaire BR Shetty is acquiring leading foreign exchange specialist firm Travelex Holdings for one billion pounds, sources said. BR Shetty, 72, is buying Travelex from private equity player Apax Partners, Lloyd Dorfman (Founder and Chairman of Travelex) and other shareholders. Though the commercial terms of the proposed transaction were not

Bangalore, May 26: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who won Shimoga Lok Saba seat by a huge margin, has submitted his resignation as an MLA to the Speaker of Karnataka Assembly. "He (Yeddyurappa) has resigned as MLA in the wake of him being elected as the Member of Parliament. He has submitted his resignation effective May 30," Karnataka Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa said

Bhatkal, May 25: Amidst the growing concern that people may lose freedom to criticize elected representatives during the tenure of Narendra Modi who will be swearing in as 14th prime minister of India on May 26, as many as five Muslim students from Bhatkal have allegedly been detained by the Crime Branch in Bangalore for allegedly forwarding anti-Modi messages on smartphone messenger WhatsApp

Mangalore, May 25: In a controversial demand that may spark widespread uproar, a less popular Hindutva outfit has called for a strict ban on dawn Adhan (Fajr prayer call from Masjids) across India. On Sunday morning, dozens of Hindutva activists including a controversial swamiji, who had earlier tried to commit suicide, staged a protest in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in Mangalore to

New Delhi, May 25: Hindustan Motors, part of the $1.6-billion (nearly Rs. 9,500 crore) CK Birla Group, has suspended production at its Uttarpara factory in West Bengal. The maker of the iconic Ambassador car cited "very low productivity, growing indiscipline, critical shortage of funds, lack of demand for its core product the Ambassador and large accumulation of liabilities" as the reasons behind

New Delhi, May 25: In order to enhance passenger comfort, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has decided to cut security checks and frisking time at the airports to almost half of the present time taken. The force has prepared a four-point new standard operating procedure for its security personnel who are deployed at the country's 59 civil airports to frisk and identify genuine

Mangalore, May 25: A doctoral student has been arrested by Surathkal police for allegedly causing his wife to take her life at Surathkal. The accused is Manjunath J, who was pursuing his Ph.D. at National Institute of Technology-Surathkal. He is originally from Hassan. According to the Surathkal Police, J. Manjunath, was arrested after his wife Nayana (23) allegedly committed suicide by hanging