Karnataka

Mudigere, Jul 31: After the post-mortem examination in Mangaluru, the mortal remains of the Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha was taken to Mudigere in Chkkamagaluru district where thousands of people paid their final homage to the departed Coffee king. The body of Siddhartha, son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, was found on the banks of Netravati river near Hoige Bazaar

New Delhi, Jul 31: Zomato, the homegrown restaurant search, and food delivery platform, which is also known for its savage comebacks, recently called out a customer for religious discrimination and the company's classy reply is winning the internet! A customer, whose Twitter handle goes by the name 'Amit Shukla', had cancelled an order via the food delivery platform as the company had allocated a

New Delhi, Jul 31: Expressing grief over the death of the CCD founder VG Siddhartha, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday asserted that the former "could not have taken his own life." "Siddhartha could not have taken his own life. But, a few doubts have surfaced," Gowda told media. On being asked if he was being harassed by the Income-Tax officers, Gowda said: "I do not know the reality

Mangaluru, Jul 31: After several hours of search massive operation in Netravati River, the body of V G Siddhartha, founder-chairman of the chain of Cafe Coffee Day outlets and son-in-law of former chief minister S M Krishna, was found on Wednesday morning. The corpse was discovered on the banks of the river near Hoige Bazar by fishermen in the morning. It was later shifted to Wenlock mortuary for

Bengaluru, Jul 30: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa-led new BJP government in Karnataka today decided to put an end to the Tipu Jayanti celebrations in the state, calling it “controversial and communal”. Confirming the move of the government with a tweet, BJP Karnataka said: “Our Govt has cancelled observing controversial & communal Tippu Jayanti.” The celebration of erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu

Newsroom, Jul 30: Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, who was battling financial woes, was reportedly in talks with global soft drinks giant Coca-Cola to sell his stake in the coffee chain. According to sources, Siddhartha was seeking a valuation of between Rs 8,000 crore and Rs 10,000 crore from Coca-Cola for the coffee chain he set up over two decades ago, while also aiming to retain a

Mangaluru, Jul 30: A team of policemen is reportedly interrogating the Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha’s car driver, according to whom the former went missing after asking the latter to park their car on Netravati Bridge on the outskirts of Mangaluru last night. Amidst continued search operation in Netravati river near the bridge, the cops took driver Basavaraj Patil into custody for

New Delhi, Jul 30: A group of Karnataka BJP MPs led by Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday met home minister Amit Shah and sought central help to trace missing Cafe Coffee Day(CCD) founder VG Siddhartha. Requested Hon HM Sri @AmitShah Ji for central govt's help to trace VG Siddhartha, who found to be missing since yesterday. A gentleman, who popularised Coffee across the world, known for his business

Newsroom, Jul 30: Congress veteran and Vokkaliga stalwart D K Shivakumar has expressed suspicion over the circumstances that led to the mysterious disappearance of V G Siddhartha, owner of the popular coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day. Search operation has been intensified today after Siddhartha, who asked his driver to stop his car on Netravati bridge near Tokkottu on the outskirts of Mangaluru and

Newsroom, Jul 30: In an alleged letter, which is being circulated over social media, Siddhartha, V G Siddhartha, the Founder & owner, Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), who is missing since last night, says he "failed to create the right profitable business model despite my best efforts." However, the signatures mentioned in the letter differ from Siddhartha's signatures mentioned in the company's annual