Karnataka

Mumbai, Sept 25: Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the list of richest Indians for the eighth consecutive year, with a net worth of Rs 3,80,700 crore, according to the latest IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List. London-based SP Hinduja & family, with assets worth Rs 1,86,500 crore, retained the second rank in the list, followed by Wipro founder Azim Premji at the third place

Bengaluru, Sep 25: Mr Shailesh Gupta (Mid-Day) has been elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for the year 2019-20 at its 80th Annual General Meeting here on Wednesday. He succeeds Mr Jayant Mammen Mathew of Malayala Manorama, the INS said in a statement. Mr L Adimoolam (Health and The Antiseptic) is the Deputy President, Mr DD Purkayastha (Ananda Bazar Patrika) is the Vice

Chamarajanagar, Sep 25: Karnataka Health Minister B Sreeramulu, launched his ‘hospital stay’ at the District Hospital in the city. Speaking to media persons here, Minister said, he would henceforth stay in government hospitals during his tour across the state to understand the problems of the people visiting hospitals for healthcare. He stayed in the hospital on Tuesday night. "Instead of staying

Bengaluru, Sept 25: Pro-Kannada activist and former MLA Vatal Nagraj took an unusual method to protest by organising a 'Dogs Conclave' here to protest against "vulgar internal fights" of political parties with dogs expressing concern that the squabbling politicians were "barking" more than them. The protest against the style of functioning of the politicians on Wednesday was held at a bus stand

Bengaluru, Sept 25: In a letter to the State Human Rights Commission, a woman has allegedly claimed that she is being stalked by Rahul Singh, CEO of a startup company here with whom she broke up after being repeatedly abused physically and verbally. "We met and started liking each other. I and Rahul Singh used to meet every day. After a few months, he was physically and verbally abusive towards me

Bengaluru, Sept 25: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Wednesday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will face an internal crisis by accommodating the defectors into party fold ahead of the Assembly bye-polls. Speaking to ANI, Rao levelled strong allegations against BJP and said, "Today BJP has lost all morality because they have indulged in corruption

Bengaluru, Sept 25: Karnataka Premier League (KPL) cricket team Belagavi Panthers' owner Asfaq Ali Thara was arrested for his alleged involvement in a betting scam in the KPL tournament, run by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), police said on Wednesday. "On a tip-off that Thara was in touch with a Dubai-based bookie, the city's central crime branch police have taken him into custody

New Delhi, Sept 25: Nearly two weeks after drone and missile attacks on its vital oil facilities, Saudi Arabia has said it is enhancing cooperation with India to combat terrorism, including choking funds to terror networks and exchange of information and intelligence. Saudi Ambassador Dr Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati said India and Saudi Arabia are closely cooperating with each other in fighting

Madhya Pradesh, Sept 25: Two Dalit children were allegedly beaten to death by some people for defecating in front of a panchayat building in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district on Wednesday, police said. The incident took place in Bhavkedhi village in the morning, Sirsod police station's inspector R S Dhakad said. The two children, Roshani (12) and Avinash (10), suffered serious injuries in the

New Delhi/Bengaluru, Sept 25: Karnataka continued to remain the sought-after destination for higher education among foreign students, leading the list of states in India by a long distance, a survey from the HRD ministry said. India gets the maximum number of foreign students from Nepal followed by Afghanistan. The All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) for 2018-19 says the total number of