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The police have solved the case of a home theatre music system explosion in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh and arrested former lover of a newly married woman for allegedly planting a bomb in the electronic device with an intention to kill the couple, an official said on Wednesday, April 5. The woman's husband Hemendra Merawi (30) and his brother Rajkumar (32) were killed following the

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 5, set aside the Kerala High Court order which had upheld the Centre’s decision to ban Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ telecast on security grounds. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli rejected the argument of the Centre that some of the channel’s broadcasts affected national security, according to Bar & Bench.

Bengaluru, Apr 4: Karnataka tops the list of states and Union Territories in providing access to justice and three other southern states figure among the best five, according to the India Justice Report 2022. The IJR, which was released here on Tuesday, said except for Delhi and Chandigarh, no state or union territory spends more than one per cent of its total annual expenditure on judiciary where

Mangaluru, Apr 4: Activists of CPI(M) youth wing DYFI on Tuesday removed the gates of the newly built bridge connecting Harekala and Adyar in Dakshina Kannada district, opening it for movement of light vehicles. The bridge-cum-vented dam across the Nethravati river had not been opened for traffic though the work on it was completed four months ago. The minor irrigation department has not yet

Bengaluru, Apr 4: Former Congress MLA Nandihalli Halappa and noted ophthalmologist Dr Appaji Gowda, who is aspiring for a ticket to contest the upcoming election from Kanakapura constituency against Congress state president D K Shivakumar, joined the BJP on Tuesday. Welcoming their entry into the BJP, state unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel said the party got a mighty support in the newly carved

Mangaluru, Mar 4: A man was arrested in Mangaluru for allegedly keeping a pistol without authorisation at his rented accommodation, police said on Tuesday. The pistol seized from the man identified as Shishir also had a bullet inside it, police added. Shishir was living in a rented house in Kadri police station limits and the arrest was made after the house owner complained to the police about the

An Indian national from south Indian state of Karnataka has won the Big Ticket’s grand prize of Dhs20 million (Approximately Rs 45 crore) on Monday. Arun Kumar Koroth from Bengaluru city joined the list of millionaire. Arun bought the ticket online on March 22. Big Ticket’s host Richard called Arun to inform him about the pleasant news but he was quiet and didn’t respond at all. The Big Ticket

Bengaluru, Apr 4: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday stated that the BJP would announce tickets to new faces in several constituencies in the first list of candidates for looming assembly polls. Talking to reporters ahead of the state election committee meeting, CM Bommai stated that there are going to be surprise packages. "In this general election there will be surprise in the

The World Bank on Tuesday said it has lowered its forecast for India's economic growth in the current fiscal year that started on April 1 to 6.3 per cent from 6.6 per cent. Due to shrinkage in consumption on back of slower income, India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth will likely moderate to 6.3 per cent in FY2024, said a report by the World Bank on Tuesday. The India Development Update by

Bengaluru, Apr 3: In a major push to capture the south Karnataka region, especially Mandya district which is considered a JD(S) bastion, the BJP is contemplating to bring MP Sumalatha Ambareesh to state politics ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, according to sources. BJP insiders explain that the saffron party is planning to field the actress-turned-politician from the Mandya Assembly seat