Karnataka

There are reports that Indian Air force MIGS launched an attack on terrorist camps in Pakistan and dropped bombs demolishing the terror hubs and killing many (26th February 2019). This has been the fallout of the dreaded terrorist attack in Pulwama in which 44 CRPF jawans were killed when a car carrying explosives, probably RDX, drove into the convoy of trucks carrying 2400 CRPF jawans. Prime

Bengaluru, Mar 4: The Congress-JD(S) ruling coalition in Karnataka on Monday held the second round of talks on the tricky issue of seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with Congress saying they were moving "in the right direction." The two parties had begun formal talks last week with the JD(S) insisting that 12 of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats be conceded to it, but party supremo and

Bengaluru, Mar 4: The police have registered an FIR against a 36-year-old businessman for allegedly raping and blackmailing a 29-year-old software engineer after her brother was unable to return his investment due to financial loss in the company. The victim stated in her complaint that, a series of incidents happened between December 2016 to February 2019, since his torture and harassment were

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his purported political potshot at Congress president Rahul Gandhi while answering a question by a student on dyslexia. Targeting Modi, Siddaramaiah tweeted: "Just came across a video of our @narendramodi taking political potshots using the name of dyslexic people. Shame on you Modi

Bengaluru, Mar 4: A teenage college student lost his life after a decayed roadside tree’s branch fell on a two-wheeler on the Ring Road in Kadirenahalli near KS Layout. The deceased has been identified as Umar Pasha (17), a 1st year PUC student in a private college. Pasha’s parents Siraj Pasha and Delnaaz Begum are residents of Ilyas Nagar. The pillion rider, however, escaped with minor injuries

Mangaluru, Mar 4: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), USA has signed an agreement of co-operation with St Agnes College recently to enable the faculty and students of the college to have study exchange programmes, engage in research & Course development programmes. The Agreement of Cooperation offers a number of benefits for those interested students who would like to pursue their

Mar 4: The annual Global Day celebrations of Gulf Medical University (GMU) – Ajman, a leading medical University in the Middle East region was celebrated with pomp and splendor at the University campus, on 2nd March 2019. Organized every year to appreciate the cultural diversity of the students and staff of GMU, the event was a convergence of cultural and traditions of the 80+ nationalities that

Mangaluru, Mar 4: Venur Dhananjay Kumar, a Vajpayee-era Union Minister who worked in all of Karnataka's three main parties, including the Congress, died in Mangaluru on Monday. He was 68, and suffering from a prolonged illness. V Dhananjay Kumar held the civil aviation and tourism portfolios as a cabinet minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee (16 May 1996 - 2 June 1996), and later, handled finance

Bengaluru, Mar 4: Rebel Congress MLA from Chincholi, Umesh Jadhav, early on Monday tendered his resignation to his Assembly membership, bringing down the party’s number to 79 in the Legislative Assembly. Jadhav, who has decided to defect to the BJP, travelled all the way to Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar's residence in Srinivaspura taluk in Kolar district to tender his resignation. Jadhav’s

Shivamogga, Mar 4: Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday exuded confidence of the country electing a government at the Centre that would heed former Prime Minister and JD(S) president HD Deve Gowda’s counsel. “When this happens, we will find a solution to the problems of farmers, who, under the Forest Act, are staring at the prospect of eviction,” said Kumaraswamy. The CM, who laid the