Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 29: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) team, constituted to inquire into the alleged over Rs 4000 crore fraud by the Indian Monetary Advisory (IMA) Jewellers, has flown to Dubai to nab the main culprit Mohammed Mansoor Khan, who is reportedly hiding in the Gulf nation. According to official sources, Khan, had reportedly fled to Dubai, after shutting down his businesses in

Newsroom, Jun 29: The police in Congress-ruled Rajasthan has now filed chargesheet against Pehlu Khan for “cow smuggling”. Khan, a 55-year-old dairy farmer from Nuh district of Haryana, was brutally beaten to death by around 200 saffronite extremists in Alwar in 2017 while he was transporting cattle. The chargesheet filed posthumously accuses Khan his two sons under sections 5, 8 and 9 of the

Vasco, Jun 29: A 24-year-old taxi driver was found dead inside his car that was found parked on NH17-B at Shantinagar in Goa’s Vasco. While locals raised suspicions of foul play, the family of the deceased driver, Damodar Yamnappa, suspect that he died of some illness. His family hails from Karnataka’s coastal city of Mangaluru. Yamnappa who operated his taxi from Goa International Airport

Bengaluru, Jun 29: Food and Civil Supplies Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan, who was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning over the IMA scam, has said that the he will clarify to the officials that he did not have any illegal dealings. On Friday, a team of ED officials visited the minister’s residence and served a summons, directing him to appear before them on July 5. Zameer

Newsroom, Jun 28: Priya Serrao, an Indian origin woman, whose family migrated to Australia from Middle East, has won the Miss Universe Australia title for 2019. Serrao edged past 26 other women from across the country in Melbourne on Thursday night to win the title. The 26-year-old beauty queen who has her roots in Belman near Karkala of Udupi district will now represent Australia in the Miss

Mangaluru, Jun 28: In an attack that prima facie seemed motivated by unrequited love, a 20-year-old post-graduation student, was brutally stabbed repeatedly by her 28-year-old friend-turned-harasser at Bagambila near Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city in broad daylight on Friday. The victim is Deeksha (20), a resident of Bagambila, and a student of MBA at a private college at Karkala. Her

Bengaluru, Jun 28: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached 20 immovable properties and balance in bank accounts -- Rs 11.98 crore -- totaling around Rs 209 crore in IMA Group Ponzi scheme case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). "The agency attached 20 immovable properties worth Rs 197 crore, Rs 98 lakh from 51 bank accounts and Rs 11 crore held in Pradhan

Dubai, Jun 28: Consulate General of India in Dubai has stepped in to resolve the issue of over 300 expat workers of a private firm here, who were struggling to make ends meet as they have not received their salaries for several months, the media reported. The workers, many of them from India, are facing extreme shortage of food and health issues due to stress. Many of them want to return to India

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Wary about its image having taken a hit after the Lok Sabha poll rout, the Congress in Karnataka told chief minister H D Kumaraswamy about the need to change style of functioning of the ruling coalition, top party sources said on Thursday. The Congress, the senior coalition partner with JD(S), has held discussions with Kumaraswamy about protecting the image of the government and

Bengaluru, Jun 28: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Session will be held from July 12 to 26 at Vidhana Soudha here, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Krishna Byregowda said today. Briefing newsmen after the Cabinet meeting held here on Friday, he said that several important Bills will be placed during the Session. This is for the first time the Legislative Session was being held