Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 20: Amid a pall of gloom after two Surya Kiran aircraft collided, which resulted to the death of a pilot, the Surya Kiran team has decided to not participate in the five-day air show Aero India 2019 which begun in Bengaluru on Wednesday. In memory and honour of Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi who lost his life in the crash, HAL-built aircraft will fly the missing man formation

New Delhi, Feb 20: India and Saudi Arabia agree that there is a need to increase all possible pressure on countries supporting terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday after holding talks with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman. Prime Minister Modi and the Saudi Crown Prince explored ways to further deepen strategic ties against the backdrop of escalating tensions between

Hampi, Feb 20: A Karnataka court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 on four people in Hampi for damaging ancient pillars of a ruined temple at the world heritage site and ordered the guilty to restore the pillars in the presence of the state police. On February 2, a video went viral on social media which purportedly showed miscreants damaging pillars in the temple ruins of Hampi. After the

Bengaluru, Feb 20: Maintaining that Karnataka is the preferred destination for setting up of the Defence as well as Aerospace related products manufacturing, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today promised to create more conducive atmosphere on ease of doing business in the State. Speaking at the inauguration of the 12th edition of the Aero India-2019 by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on

Mangaluru, Feb 20: Lifeguards at Panambur Beach saved two tourists from drowning in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday. Mohan, 27, the son of Narayana Murthy and Ranganath, son of Lakshmikanth, both residents of Yellapura Arakera post in Tumakuru district, were rescued. They were part of a five-member group visiting Panambur Beach, and were rescued by the alert lifeguards who spotted the duo being swept

New Delhi, Feb 20: The Supreme Court Wednesday held RCom chairman Anil Ambani guilty of contempt of court for wilfully violating its order and not paying its dues of Rs 550 crore to Telecom equipment maker Ericsson. The apex court held that the RCom chairman and Reliance Telecom chairman Satish Seth and Reliance Infratel chairperson Chhaya Virani breached the undertaking given to the apex court

Mudigere, Feb 20: M P Kumaraswamy, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Mudigere constituency in Chikkamagaluru district, has landed in a fresh controversy by creating a ruckus at the forest office here over the arrest of seven accused for illegal possession of tiger claws and deer antlers. A video clip of the MLA scolding officials has gone viral. On Monday, Mudigere Range Forest officers had

Kasaragod, Feb 20: Kerala Police has introduced a Sub-Inspector ranked Humanoid Robot, 'KP-BOT,' which is India's first and fourth one in the world, at its headquarters at Vazhuthacaud in Thiruvananthapuram. "Kerala Police, a leader among Indian states in the adoption of 'Technology in Policing', will create history with the induction of humanoid robot, named 'KP-Bot,' into service, Chief Minister

Bengaluru, Feb 20: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee has made it clear that it would not extend support to actor-activist Prakash Rai who has decided to contest as an independent candidate in Bengaluru Central constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the Congress would consider supporting Mr Rai only if he

Kasaragod, Feb 20: Governor P Sathasivam has asked the state government of Kerala to submit an “urgent report” on the current status of the police investigation into the murder of two Youth Congress workers at Periya in Kasaragod on Sunday. A Raj Bhavan communiqué said that Leader of the Opposition Ramesh Chennithala had met Mr. Sathasivam and briefed him on the issue. Mr. Chennithala told the