Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jul 2: Finally a senior police officer has confirmed the arrest of Bharat Kumar Kumdelu, a notorious criminal and Bajrang Dal leader, in connection with the coldblooded murder of SDPI activist Mohammed Ashraf Kalayi. “We have arrested Bharat. Bharat will be produced in court after interrogation and police custody will be taken for further investigation,” said H Sudhir Kumar Reddy

New Delhi, Jul 2: After the historic GST, the government may soon take up an overhaul of income tax laws. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hinted at a revisit to the Direct Taxes Code (DTC). The finance ministry mandarins said the Prime Minister’s comment that Albert Einstein too found it difficult to understand India's income tax laws is being taken as the beginning of an overhaul of complex

Kozhikode, Jul 2: The Kerala Intelligence has received reports of death of five persons from Malabar while fighting for Islamic State in Syria, but the news cannot be authenticated as the information was first received by the victims' family, an official has said. "Such news is not authenticated, it is only information. But the reports could be true as they were received by family circles," a

Mangaluru, Jun 2: Senior Congress leader U T Khader on Sunday accused Billava leader Hariskrishna Bantwal of unnecessarily raking up a controversy by making allegation against Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister and Bunt stalwart B Ramanath Rai. Mr Bantwal, who was expelled from the Congress for rebelling against the party’s official candidate during 2015 Council polls, recently accused

Bengaluru, Jul 2: The diesel and petrol have become cheaper in Karnataka after the launch of GST as the chief minister Siddaramaiah led Congress government has abolished the entry tax. From July 1, diesel in Karnataka becomes the cheapest in south India. The new GST regime has indirectly benefited motor vehicles users as the state government announced abolition of 5% entry tax. This, in turn

New Delhi, Jul 2: Textbooks today are aimed at creating "activists" and not educating students, and subjects such as Hindu-Muslim riots and caste-based conflicts should not be part of school curriculum, according to newly appointed ICSSR Chief Braj Bihari Kumar. Kumar, an anthropologist who took over as the head of the apex body promoting research in social sciences last month, also believes that

Lucknow, Jul 2: A push for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya is likely to gain momentum from Guru Poornima next week when saints gather at the Naradanand Ashram in Sitapur to chalk out a roadmap in this regard. "Saints from different akhadas of Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states will be assembling at the ashram to discuss and deliberate on the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya

Bengaluru, Jul 2: There was much con fusion at chemists' shops across the city. While many shops failed while issuing bills to customers, very few pharma outlets like Medplus (that has both online and phyical stores) outlet were able to issue bills with clear indicators on the GST added. Smitha Murli, who bought her mother's regular medicine at a chemist's shop in Chamarajpet, south Bengaluru, had

Bantwal, Jul 2: The offices of Additional Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada and of the District Crime Information Bureau (DCIB) will be soon shifted from Mangaluru to Bantwal. Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) P Harishekaran announced this at the Bantwal Taluk peace committee meeting held in B.C. Road on Saturday. Shifting of the offices will help in effectively dealing with

New Delhi, Jul 2: A day after the launch of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Finance Minister Arun Jaitley promised to bring the real estate sector under its ambit soon. “In the next GST Council meeting, we will take up the issue,” he told a private TV channel on Saturday. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had in March written to Jaitley, urging him to bring real estate under GST to ensure