Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 6: Opposition BJP Leader Jagadish Shettar today demanded that the Karnataka government announce farm loan waiver in the wake of the severe drought and warned of an agitation if the demand was not conceded. Calling the government "anti-farmer" for not heeding the demand of farmers, he accused it of inefficiency in handling the drought situation. "BJP and its leaders are touring the

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 6: Wedding ceremonies in Kerala are all set to become 'green', with the state government coming out with a green-protocol to make the auspicious occasions more nature-friendly. With the implementation of the protocol, plastic and other non-degradable articles including disposable glasses and plates and thermocol decorations will be kept at bay from marriage functions

New Delhi, Jun 6: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya yesterday landed up at a 'charity dinner' organised by Virat Kohli's foundation but the national cricket team including the skipper maintained a safe distance from him. In fact, Mallya's presence forced the Indian team to leave early in order to avoid any controversy. Mallya, had earlier watched the India's match against Pakistan at the Edgbaston

New Delhi, Jun 6: The BJP today termed as "false and malicious untruth" reports that it wants to impose a ban on beef in Meghalaya as another party leader in the state quit protesting the Centre's controversial notification on cattle. The party said any such decision is for the state government to take. Nalin Kohli, who is Meghalaya in-charge for the BJP, blamed the Congress for spreading this

Bengaluru, Jun 6: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has promised that the long-pending law against superstitious practices would be introduced within this year-end, even as he made a case for “drawing a demarcating line between faith and superstition.” Responding in the Legislative Assembly to objections raised by Leader of the Opposition Jagadish Shettar on the 'parjanya homa' (ritual to appease rain

New Delhi, Jun 6: Qatar may be cut off from rest of the Gulf countries+ but flights between India and Doha will operate as usual for now. The travel time, however, will most likely increase with countries like Saudi Arabia and Bahrain closing their airspace for flights from Qatar. "The UAE has told Indian carriers that their aircraft overflying or crossing its airspace on India-Doha route must

Bengaluru, Jun 6: A 25-year-old man who previously worked in the cafeteria of an information technology company has been arrested for filming women employees in a restroom of the firm. The suspect, Paramesh, worked in the cafeteria on the fourth floor of the IT company in Kundalahalli, east Bengaluru. Around 2,000 people work at this firm, police said. On the fourth floor, apart from the cafeteria

Dubai, Jun 6: Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich, travel-hub nation from the outside world, Qatar's foreign minister said early today. The biggest diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf region since the 1991 US-led war against Iraq pits several nations against Qatar, which is home to some 10

Hubballi, Jun 6: Pro-Kannada organisations will call for a state-wide bandh on June 12 to press for an early resolution of the Mahadayi dispute, a permanent solution to the water scarcity in the arid regions of Karnataka, waiver of farm loans and externment of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) functionaries from Belagavi. As part of the bandh, more than one lakh people will take part in a rally

Kalaburagi, Jun 6: A question paper of BEd second-semester examination of Gulbarga University leaked on Sunday night. The question paper of the subject, 'Pedagogic Tools, Techniques and Approach' went viral on WhatsApp and some students even forwarded the image of the question paper to the Registrar (Evaluation), Dr C S Patil on Sunday night itself. “The examination commenced at 10 am on Monday. I