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Bengaluru, Feb 17: Days after alleging RSS was marking houses of those who did not donate for Ram Temple in Ayodhya, former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said he was not opposed to the construction of the shrine, but only wanted more transparency in the fund mobilisation. The government has a responsibility to check who was collecting funds for the Ram Temple, he told a

New Delhi, Feb 17: A Delhi court on Wednesday acquitted journalist Priya Ramani in a defamation complaint filed by former Union Minister and BJP leader M J Akbar against sexual harassment charges levelled against him by the former during the #MeToo campaign. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar Pandey let off Ramani in a judgment, saying the right of reputation can't be

Washington, Feb 17: Millions were left without power as a winter storm gripped the southern and central United States on Tuesday with record-low temperatures in ill-prepared areas, and a tornado claiming three lives. More than 20 storm-related deaths have been registered so far, including in traffic accidents in Texas, Kentucky and Missouri, according to local media. In hardest-hit Texas — where

Mangaluru, Feb 17: The Mangaluru City Corporation is all set to launch a fresh drive to evict street vendors, who had encroached footpaths and roads. The drive against unauthorised street vendors obstructing the movement of vehicles and pedestrians in Mangaluru and Surathkal will be launched within two days, according to Mayor Diwakar and MCC Commissioner Akshy Sridhar. The said that special

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Searches are being carried out in various medical colleges in Karnataka by I-T sleuths, sources in the Income Tax department said on Wednesday. The raids were conducted in certain colleges in Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Davangere. The I-T sleuths accompanied by Enforcement Directorate officials swooped down on institutions, offices and residences belonging to owners of the medical

Bengaluru, Feb 17: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah has reportedly got Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s nod for his planned Ahinda (Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes and Dalits) convention. It was such a convention more than a decade ago that led to his expulsion from the JD(S) and cemented him as the leader of these communities leading to the Congress’ win in

Mumbai, Feb 17: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mumbai civic body has caught over 15 lakh people without face masks at public places in the city since April last year and collected more than Rs 30 crore as fine from them, officials said on Wednesday. Out of these offenders, 13,008 were caught on Monday and a fine of Rs 26,01,600 was collected from them, a Brihnamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

Mangaluru, Feb 17: Sleuths of Income Tax department today raided properties belonging to four prominent entrepreneurs in the coastal city of Mangaluru. According to sources, around six teams of I-T officials simultaneously raided offices and residences of the entrepreneurs, who are known for their contribution towards education field in coastal Karnataka. Sources privy to the development claimed

New Delhi, Feb 17: Petrol and diesel prices touched new highs on Wednesday after fuel rates were hiked for the ninth consecutive day. In Delhi, petrol and diesel prices were increased by 25 paise each. Petrol is priced at Rs 89.54 per litre, while diesel at Rs 79.95 per litre in the national capital. The petrol price in Mumbai has touched the Rs 96 per litre mark. In the financial capital, petrol

Hours after being removed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi took to Twitter to thank the people of union territory and all the public officials for being a part of her journey. "I thank the Government of India for a lifetime experience in serving Puducherry, as its Lt Governor," Bedi said in a statement. Stating that Puducherry has a very bright future, Bedi added that its