Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 23: The Supreme Court of India will examine whether social media intermediaries such as Facebook and WhatsApp should facilitate the government to access encrypted and private conversations of citizens, purportedly to fight crime and terror. A Bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose on Tuesday transferred to itself several pending cases in various High Courts on the issue

Bengaluru, Oct 23: Over 16,000 surveillance cameras and GIS-based crime mapping for predictive policing are among the measures to be put in place in the city under a Rs 667 crore proposal for women safety under the Nirbhaya Fund, approved by the Karnataka Cabinet on Tuesday. Under the Nirbhaya fund to implement the Safe City Project in Bengaluru, Rs 667 crore Request for Proposal (RFP) has been

Delhi, Oct 23: Congress's interim president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday visited Tihar jail in Delhi to meet party leader DK Shivakumar. Shivakumar is accused of evading tax and being involved in alleged hawala transactions worth crores of rupees. He was arrested on September 3 by the Enforcement Directorate and his judicial custody has been extended till October 25. Shivakumar (57) was the main

Ajman, Oct 22: Dr. M. Vijaya Kumar, the Vice Chancellor of Yenepoya University, Mangaluru, visited Gulf Medical University (GMU) – Ajman, the leading medical university in the Middle East region, on 22nd October 2019. He was received at the University by Prof. Manda Venkatramana, Vice Chancellor – Academics, GMU. The vision, mission and future strategic directions of Gulf Medical University were

Shivamogga, Oct 22: Shivamogga Milk Federation along with milk producers staged a protest against the inclusion of milk in the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade pact, here on Tuesday. The protestors gathered at the Deputy Commissioner's office, demanding that the government keeps out milk from the list of goods and commodities being included in the negotiations

Bengaluru, Oct 22: Nine Nepalese men have been saved from possible human trafficking to the Maldives and other countries, police said here on Tuesday. The police have arrested a person named Shambu Babu Giri in this regard. According to the police, he was locally assisted by few more brokers. The nine victims have been rescued. A case has been registered at Chikkajala Police Station.

Hubballi, Oct 22: In a scathing attack on the Union government, former chief minister and leader of the opposition Siddaramiah alleged that the BJP led government using all independent institutions including Election Commission of India for their political gains. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday he said the institution like CBI, ED, and Election Commission are playing in the hands of union

Bengaluru, Oct 22: Former Congress Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka, K C Ramamurthy joined BJP here on Tuesday in New Delhi. The 67-year-old joined the saffron party, in the presence of BJP National General Secretary Arun Singh and Parliamentary Affairs and Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi, at the BJP national headquarters, a statement said here. Last week, Mr Ramamurthy had quit his Rajya Sabha

Hassan, Oct 22: Former chief minister and senior JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that he was neither under any pressure, nor afraid of IT raid in his house. Speaking to newspersons, he said, 'I have not done anything wrong, nor have I looted anything. I am waiting for the IT department to raid me. I will show them the documents related to Chief Minister Yediyurappa. 'It is difficult to

Kasaragod, Oct 22: The Southern Railways’ Palakkad Division on Monday recognised the timely action taken by Kasaragod-native Abdul Hameed for his timely intervention in helping the Railways. A press note of Southern Railway said Mr Hameed had on October 11 informed about the weld failure found in Kasaragod-Kumbla down line near Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kudlu near here