Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 6: Karnataka BJP stalwart K S Eshwarappa, who is known for unhygienic communal remarks, this time, has raked up a spicy controversy through a sexist remark. Commenting on the reports of possibility of creation of additional Deputy CM berths after the bypoll results are out, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Mnister, today invoked the beauty queen Aishwarya Rai. "There is no

Bengaluru, Dec 6: Defending the killing of all four accused in the rape-and-murder of a 25-year-old Hyderabad veterinarian by the police on Friday, Bengaluru top cop Bhaskar Rao termed it as "correct and timely action" given the situation. Had the accused escaped from custody, the police would have been under tremendous pressure, the Bengaluru Police Commissioner said. "During the reconstruction

Bengaluru, Dec 6: A teenage girl has committed suicide after her relatives allegedly her over a trivial issue in Vivek Nagar here. The deceased has been identified as Revathi, 17, a resident of Rudranna Garden, who was a Class 10 student in a private school. The police have booked a case of abetment against seven people, including five women. A senior police officer said that around 11 am on

Bengaluru, Dec 6: A 45-year-old hotelier was stabbed to death allegedly by his wife and her lover in the midnight of December 2 in Tumakuru, around 70 km from here. Acting quickly, police arrested the accused, seized the weapon and the vehicle used by them to commit the crime. R Hanumegowda of Hombaiahnapalya in Tumakuru paid with his life for catching his wife H Vidya, 29 and her lover, G Satish

Dec 6: As Kerela gears up to host the second T20I of the three-match series between India and West Indies, Kerala Cricket Association's (KCA) official on Friday said that the preparations for the match have been going on since three months and the pitch would be a sporting wicket. "We have been preparing for this match for three months. We were concentrating on the pitch on which the match is

Kalaburagi, Dec 6: A 39-year-old woman from Hyderabad was charred to death when the car she was travelling in along with her husband and their two children suddenly caught fire in Bidar district on Thursday morning. Kalyan Uday Kumar Naidu was said to be suffering from a spinal-cord injury and she had been to Udagir in Maharashtra to seek help from an ayurvedic practitioner. The accident occurred

Bengaluru, Dec 6: Local exit polls in Karnataka predict that the ruling BJP will win the majority of Thursday's byelections in 15 assembly segments. Power TV, a Kannada news channel, has estimated a minimum of eight and a maximum of 12 assembly seats for the BJP. For Congress, it predicted three to six wins in the byelections and 0 to two seats for Janata Dal (Secular). Public TV, also a Kannada

Hyderabad, Dec 6: All four accused in the rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian near here last month were killed in an exchange of fire with police on Friday morning, police said. The incident took place around 6.30 am when the accused were taken to the site of the offence for reconstruction of the scene of the crime as part of the investigation, a senior police official said.

Madikeri, Dec 6: Three poachers were arrested on charges of hunting wild boar and the meat stored in their houses were seized, Karnataka Forest official said on Friday. The arrested were identified as M P Kusha, M M Bhavan and P M Shashi from Ballamavati village. Acting on a tip-off, the Forest department team conducted the raid on Thursday.

Mumbai, Dec 5: The Reserve Bank on December 5 proposed the introduction of a prepaid payment instrument (PPI) for transactions up to ₹10,000 on goods and services. PPIs have been playing an important role in promoting digital payments and bringing in the new PPI will further facilitate its usage, as per an RBI statement issued post announcement of the monetary review on Thursday. “To further