Karnataka

Newsroom, Sept 11: India, which intends to emerge the ‘vishwa guru’, has unfortunately emerged No. 1 country in suicide cases. According to the World Health Organization’s latest report, India has the highest suicide rate in the South-East Asian region. The report released a day before World Suicide Prevention Day pegged India’s suicide rate at 16.5 suicides per 100,000 people. Sri Lanka stands

New Delhi, Sept 11: Accusing the BJP government of indulging in vendetta politics, Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, who is currently in Enforcement Directorate custody, on Tuesday exuded confidence that he will emerge victorious both legally and politically. He also thanked party leaders and supporters for standing behind him and urged them to hold a peaceful protest in Bengaluru on

Mysuru, Sept 10: Karnataka Minister for Tourism and senior BJP leader C T Ravi today said that former Minister and senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar should not become emotional over his arrest by Enforcement Directorate. Speaking to newsmen here on Tuesday, he said nobody is above the law, if any one thinks he or she is beyond the law, it is an insult to the constitution of the country.

Bengaluru, Sept 10: In a shocking incident, six children lost their lives as they drowned during a Ganesha idol immersion in Maradaghatta village of Karnataka's Kolar district today. Four boys and two girls — all aged between 7 and 12 — drowned on Tuesday evening during an immersion. Three bodies have been recovered so far and brought to KGF Hospital. The children hailed from Maradagatti village

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Days after arresting Congress trouble-shooter D K Shivakumar, Enforcement Directorate officials today issued summons to his daughter Aisshwarya. The officials visited Shivakumar's Sadashivanagar residence in the city and delivered the summons notice. They have directed her to appear before investigating officials on September 12. This comes as a blow to Shivakumar, who is

Benglauru, Sept 10: The statements from BJP leaders including Putturu MLA Sajeeva Matandur and Uttara Kannada MP Ananth Kumar Hegde in response to the resignation of IAS officer Sasikanth Senthil, was highly derogative. Their utterances depicts that they are suffering mental defection, said Elyas Mohammad Thumbe, Karnataka state unit president, Social Democratic Party of India. Mr Thumbe said that

Dubai, Sept 10: Around 200 Indian workers in the UAE are likely to receive their salaries and return home, a media report said on Tuesday. The Indian workers are among the 300 workers also from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Egypt who were employed with the Al Wasita Emirates Catering Services and did not receive their payments for months, the Khaleej Times reported.

Bengaluru, Sept 10: A senior executive of global investment firm Goldman Sachs was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly swindling the firm of Rs 38 crore to overcome financial losses while playing an online game recently, police said. Ashwani Jhunjhunwala, the firm's vice president, has been arrested and will be produced in court, deputy commissioner of police of Whitefield M N Anucheth told PTI

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has assured houses to the flood affected people of Uttara Kannada district. A delegation led by Uttara Kannada Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ananth Kumar Hegde met the Chief Minister at his residence and requested him to provide houses to those who had lost them in the recent floods. “We pleaded with the Chief Minister that records should not come in

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Instead of introducing new laws, the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka will strengthen the existing law to crackdown on slaughter of cows, according Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan. Speaking to media persons here today the DyCM said: “The Constitution has already prohibited slaughter of cows, so there’s no need for a new law. We will implement the existing