Top Stories

Mumbai, Oct 19: TV viewership rating agency BARC India has charged Republic TV of misrepresenting its private and confidential communication, saying it has not commented on the ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of ratings. In a statement, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) said it was cooperating with the law enforcement agencies in their ongoing investigation in the

Bengaluru, Oct 19: A woman lost her life and five others suffered injuries after a 35-year-old man stole a butcher’s knife from a shop selling mutton and went on a stabbing spree on Sunday Bengaluru’s Cottonpet area. According to the police, the man, identified as M Ganesh (35), walked for almost two kilometres around Anjanappa Garden, Bakshi Garden, and Balekai Mandi, stabbing people without any

New Delhi, Oct 19: Addressing the centenary convocation of the University of Mysore on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the institution was an amalgamation of the rich education system of ancient India and the aspirations of the future. "The University of Mysore is the centre of the rich education system of ancient India on one hand and the aspirations and capacity of future

Udupi, Oct 19: The Udupi district police have filed a charge-sheet against two siblings from Moodbidri accusing them of hacking the social media account of NRI Harish Bangera and posting provocative posts from it. Harish Bangera, 33, from Beejadi in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district was jailed in Saudi Arabia since December 2019 for insulting religious sentiments and abusing the Saudi royal family

Bengaluru, Oct 19: Many villages are still submerged in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur districts of North Karnataka and over 36,000 people have been evacuated, as the flood situation remains grim with the Bhima river continuing to flow above the danger mark, officials said on Monday. This is the third time Karnataka has been hit by floods in the past three months following heavy

Bengaluru, Oct 19: The government of Karnataka has issued safety guidelines for Eid Milad-un-Nabi celebrations amid covid-19 pandemic. Eid Milad is celebrated on 12th of Islamic month of Rabi-ul-Awwal every year to mark birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It falls on October 29 in coastal belt of Karnataka and on October 30 in other parts of Karnataka this year. The government has

Mangaluru, Oct 19: Dakshina Kannada district police has nabbed a teenager on charge of illegal cattle transportation. The arrested has been identified as Sahil (18). He was arrested at N C Road under the limits of Punjalkatte police station in Beltangady taluk. The cops have also seized a tempo allegedly used for cattle transportation and other things. A case has been registered at Punjalkatte

Bengaluru, Oct 19: Amidst growing cases of cybercrimes in Karnataka, the government and the police department have decided to set up a new system to check financial frauds, by freezing the accounts of scammers within the ‘golden hour’. The decision was taken at a recent meeting chaired by Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, where the advocate general, additional chief secretary (home), state and city

Bengaluru, Oct 19: The CBI has booked six customs officials in connection with the alleged disappearance of gold weighing 2.6 kg from a warehouse at the airport in the city. The gold was seized at the Kempegowda international airport here from 13 passengers between June 8, 2012 and 26 March, 2014. On October 12, 2020, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a case against two

Bengaluru, Oct 19: Reversing the trend, 8,344 recoveries on a single day outnumbered 7,012 new Covid cases in Karnataka on Saturday. "With 8,344 discharged from various hospitals in the last 24 hours, the state's recoveries rose to 6,45,825, while Covid tally increased to 7,65,586, including 1,098,264 positive cases with 7,012 fresh cases on Saturday," said the state health bulletin on Sunday