Karnataka

Bengaluru, Sept 13: Apparently desperate to make a comeback into active politics, the disqualified Karnataka MLAs on Friday held a meeting looking forward to get their case heard at the earliest in the Supreme Court and discussed development activities in the assembly segments they had represented. The MLAs have approached the Supreme Court challenging their disqualification by the then Speaker KR

Mumbai, Sept 13: Higher food prices pushed up India's August retail inflation to 3.21 per cent from 3.15 per cent in July, official data showed on Thursday. In October 2018, retail inflation had touched a high of 3.38%. However, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August was lower than the corresponding month of the last year when retail inflation stood at 3.69 per cent. According to the data

Bengaluru, Sept 13: In the wake of the political retaliation threat issued by the Vokkaligas against the Bharatiya Janata Party following the arrest of community stalwart D K Shivakumar by the Enforcement Directorate, the Karnataka state government led by the saffron party has decided to construct a massive statue of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda near the city's international airport. The move is

Bengaluru, Sept 13: In the first eight months this year (2019), Karnataka has registered around 10,500 cases of dengue of dengue fever, i.e., 138% higher compared to the same period last year (2018). The state government data released on September 9 shows six deaths due to the mosquito-borne disease, up from four last year. According to data, the state has reported 10,524 cases of dengue so far in

Bengaluru, Sept 12: Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy took it out on the Prime Minister, that Modi's visit to ISRO had brought "bad luck" for the scientists. Kumaraswamy further said, "PM came to Bengaluru to give a message that he himself was landing Chandrayaan-2, scientists worked hard for 10-12 yrs, he came just for sake of advertisement. Once he stepped in ISRO Centre, I think

Bantwal, Sept 12: A 25-year-old man, who was reportedly suffering from depression, has committed suicide by hanging himself at Ajjibetter in B Mooda village of Bantwal taluk today. The deceased has been identified as Prashant, son of Vidyavati and Pramod Kumar couple. Vidyavati is a member of Bantwal Town Municipal Council. It is learnt that Prashant was a NRI as he was working in a Gulf country

Bengaluru, Sept 12: Amid calls that the government should first improve road infrastructure before imposing hefty fines for traffic violations, Karnataka deputy chief minister Govind Karjol on Wednesday said good roads were responsible for accidents. Karjol, who holds the Public Works portfolio, was responding to reporters in Chitradurga on why the penalties should be exorbitant when the 'pathetic

New Delhi, Sept 12: Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar’s daughter Aisshwarya appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here on Thursday in connection with its money-laundering probe against him, officials said. They said the 22-year-old management graduate will be questioned and her statement will be recorded under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). She is also expected to be

Bantwal, Sept 12: In what could be termed as a miraculous incident, an elderly woman, who was being swept away in the Netravati river was rescued by a boatman at Kadeshivalaya in Bantwal taluk today morning. Mohammad Abbas, a resident of Kadeshivalaya, whose profession is to transport people through his boat from one bank of the river to the other, is the Good Samaritan who rescued 70-year-old

Jaipur, Sept 12: A six-year-old boy was killed and his grandfather injured after their two-wheeler was hit by a car in the cavalcade of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Alwar district of Rajasthan on Wednesday, police said. Mr. Bhagwat was returning from a programme in Tijara area when the incident happened and there were eight to ten cars in the cavalcade, police said. “One of the cars in the cavalcade