Karnataka

Mumbai, May 18: SpiceJet's passengers flying out of the Bengaluru airport will now no longer have to stand in long queues for boarding with the aerdrome operator BIAL rolling out an automated boarding process. The facility, e-Gate, enables SpiceJet to integrate DCS (Departure Control System) to an automated boarding gate. The service has been implemented in association with Australia-based Elenium

Bengaluru, May 18: A day after securing anticipatory bail from a Karnataka court, former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today joined investigation by the Lokayukta SIT into an illegal mining, lodged against him. Janata Dal (Secular) state president Kumaraswamy was questioned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for two hours during which he explained his version of events, the

Mangaluru, May 18: Incumbent Dakshina Kannada district Youth Congress president Mithun Rain has been reelected once again. The enthusiastic leader polled 4,059 votes, defeating his rival Luqman Bantwal, by 583 votes. Only two candidates were in fray for the post of president. Luqman polled only 3,476 votes. The police had stepped up security around counting centre in the city today in the wake of

Mumbai, May 18: Grace Pinto, director of Ryan International Group of Institutions, was once again recognized for her contribution to education when MidDay newspaper conferred the “Lifetime Achievement in Education” Award on her. She was felicitated for her singular achievements recently, in a glittering ceremony organized in Mumbai for the 1st Edition of the Excellence in Education Awards by

New Delhi, May 18: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq among Muslims. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar heard the issue for six days during which various parties, including the Centre, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, All India Muslim Women Personal

Lucknow, May 18: The Karnataka-cadre IAS officer, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances here, was about to expose scams worth thousands of crores of rupees of Congress-led government in Karnataka, UP minister Suresh Kumar Khanna said in the state assembly today. His response came amid allegations from opposition benches that Anurag Tiwari (36), posted as commissioner in the department

Mangaluru, May 18: The results of the internal polls held for the Youth Congress local president posts in all eight Assembly Constituencies of Dakshina Kannada district have been declared. Here is the list of winners: Mangaluru (Ullal): Abdul Rauf Deralakatte Mangaluru North: Girish Alva Mangaluru South: Merryl Rego Bantwal: Prashant Kumar Puttur: U T Tausif Sullia: Sadiq Belthangady: Abhinandan

Bengaluru, May 18: In a shocking incident, three drug addicts chopped the fingers of a passer-by after he was unable to direct them to the place where they could purchase ganja in Bengaluru early on Thursday morning. The victim identified as Bimal Singh is a native of Nepal and resides in Shivajinagar in Bengaluru. It is learnt that the miscreants who were under the influence of drugs and were

Mangaluru, May 18: In an appalling act of cruelty, a group of drug addicts brutally attacked two schoolboys for refusing to smoke ganja at a remote village of Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The victims have been identified as Sushanth (14), a Class 7 student at Meremajalu Holy Family School and his brother Sumanth (16), a Class 10 student at Nitya Sahaya Maatha High School, Kumudelu

Mangaluru, May 18: A mud-laden lorry lost control, veered left and mounted a pavement before crashing into a house at Sevanthigudde near Thokkottu in Mnagaluru taluk on Wednesday. Lalitha, 35, who was preparing food, suffered injuries when the lorry entered the house after crashing into the wall. Fortunately, Lalitha’s children Deepika, Yogish and an elderly woman Veeramma, had visited the