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Bengaluru: Less than two months after the Income Tax department’s marathon raids on the premises of Congress leader D K Shivakumar, another tycoon from Karnataka has fallen prey to the central government’s powerful agency. Non-NDA political parties often accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of using I-T department and Central Bureau of Investigation for political vendetta

New York, Sept 21: Priyanka Chopra recently met Nobel Laureate Malala Yousufzai and the actor is in awe of her. Priyanka, who is the goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, shared a picture with Yousufzai on Instagram and hailed her for her efforts in empowering and inspiring young girls. "I could write a novel about how smart, incredible, inspiring, encouraging and funny this young woman is... But I will

Bengaluru, Sept 21: The officials of the Income Tax Department are conducting raids on several properties belonging to former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna's son-in-law, said reports on Thursday. According to news agency, the raids are being conducted on the premises of Krishna's son-in-law and owner of Café Coffee Day, V G Siddhartha in Bengaluru. The raids are being carried out over 20

Bengaluru, Sept 21: The officials of the Income Tax Department are conducting raids on several properties belonging to former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna's son-in-law, said reports on Thursday. According to news agency, the raids are being conducted on the premises of Krishna's son-in-law and owner of Café Coffee Day, V G Siddhartha in Bengaluru. The raids are being carried out over 20

United Nations, Sept 21: Pakistan prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has complained to the United States about the greater role President Donald Trump wants for India in Afghanistan, according to media reports. Pakistan foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua said that in a meeting at United Nations on Tuesday with Vice President Mike Pence, Abbassi expressed concern over the greater role that Trump

United Nations, Sept 20: With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large, 51 countries are to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been fiercely opposed by the United States and other nuclear powers. The treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons was adopted by 122 countries at the United Nations in July, following negotiations led by Austria, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and

Mangaluru Sept 20: Karnataka Home Minister R Ramalinga Reddy on Wednesday reportedly took senior police officers to task for failing to take immediate action against Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) leader Jagadish Karanth whos provocative speech sparked tension in the region last week. Delivering keynote address at a protest meet organised by HJV at Puttur on September 15, Karnanth not only tried to

Hyderabad, Sept 20: The police in Hyderabad have arrested 20 people including five Omani and three Qatar nationals, three Khazis, five brokers and four hotel owners in connection with child marriages to Arab nationals. After an incident of wedlock of a fake Omani Shiek with a minor girl here on 17 August and her subsequent abduction to Oman, the police succeeded in digging deep into the network of

Riyadh, Sept 20: Saudi Arabia will remove its ban on internet phone calls on Thursday, a government spokesman said, in a bid to stimulate online business as the kingdom looks to boost non-oil revenue. All online voice and video call services such as Microsoft's Skype and Facebook's WhatsApp that satisfy regulatory requirements will become accessible at midnight (2100 GMT), Adel Abu Hameed

Princeton, Sept 20: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said that notwithstanding the path chosen by them, the performance of India and China would determine how the world would fundamentally be reshaped. Gandhi, who was interacting with students at the Princeton University noted that there was "a lot of synergies" between India and the United States. "There are two large migrations taking