Karnataka

Chitradurga, Sept 17: One TAPAS Experimental Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) crashed 17 km from Chitradurga test range on Tuesday. The UAV was airborne for one of its initial development flights and was undergoing a test when it crashed. Further details are currently awaited.

Tumakuru, Sept 17: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) M P A Narayanaswamy was denied entry to a village temple in Tumakuru by members of Yadava community as he is a Dalit, according to eyewitnesses. The incident took place at Gollarahatti of Paramanahalli village in Tumkur district on Monday. "We have traditions. There is a history of incidents. So people said he should not be allowed," said a local

Vladivostok, Sept 17: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today clarified that his Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi did not ask for the extradition of self-exiled doctor-turned-preacher Dr Zakir Naik. "Zakir Naik isn't a national of this country. He was given permanent status by the previous government. A permanent resident is not supposed to make comments on the country's system or

Bengaluru, Sept 17: Dr Safwan Ahmed received the Doctor of Medicine (DM) degree in Neurology from National Institute of Mental health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru at its 24th convocation ceremony held in NIMHANS Convention Centre on Monday, September 16. Dr Safwan Ahmed also received the best Neurology Resident Doctor Gold Medal award from Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Ministry of Health and

Bengaluru, Sept 17: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Defence Research and Development Organisation crashed during a trial in an agriculture field in Chitradurga district on Tuesday, a video of which has gone viral. However, no casualties were reported. The incident created quite a scare at Jodi Chillenahalli village as a loud noise was heard after the drone crashed. Soon, a large

Islamabad, Sept 20: Some influential Muslim nations have asked Pakistan to engage in backdoor diplomacy with India and requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to tone down his rhetoric against his Indian counterpart to de-escalate tensions between the two nations over Kashmir, according to a media report on Monday. When Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin

Bengaluru, Sept 16: Ahead of bypolls, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa today reached out to Dalits and tribals by announcing an additional Re 1 subsidy for milk producers and interest-free loans of Rs 10,000 for women. Currently, milk producers in the state receive a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre. Milk producers belonging to SC/ST communities will get Rs 6, with the additional Re 1 funded

Bengaluru, Sept 16: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K S Eshwarappa, who ahead of the LS polls made a controversial comment that Muslims won't be given tickets by BJP, on Sunday said patriotic Muslims will vote for the saffron party while those who are pro-Pakistan will hesitate. The senior BJP leader also announced that the party-led government will ban slaughter of cows

Bengaluru, Sept 16: Arrested Congress leader DK Shivakumar has appealed to his supporters not to come to New Delhi to express solidarity with him, in the backdrop of a large number of them barging into a court there on Friday, when he was produced in connection with a money laundering case. Conveying this in a press release, his brother D K Suresh said Shivakumar has asked his supporters not to

Bengaluru, Sept 16: Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said the state government will start development works to transform the face of Bengaluru and listed various infrastructure projects on the anvil. Speaking at an event organised by Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said, he has already started touring the city once in 15 days on Sundays to know the