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Bengaluru is India’s top-ranked city in new global prosperity index

Bengaluru: Bengaluru emerged as India’s highest-ranked city at No. 83 in a new index of the world’s 113 cities in terms of economic and social inclusivity, topped by Zurich in Switzerland. The first-ever Prosperity & Inclusion City Seal and Awards (PICSA) Index, released in the Basque Country

Attack on Tanveer Sait: Shobha seeks ban on PFI

Bengaluru: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday, November 20 informed that she has written a letter to the union government seeking ban PFI follwoing the murderous attack on former Karnataka Minister and senior Congress leader Tanveer Sait on Sunday, November. Addressing presspe

ED attaches Rs 117cr assets of man who used fake adoption deed to Con Mysore Maharaja’s Taxidermist

New Delhi: Assets worth over Rs 117 crore, including 70 animal trophies and rosewood furniture, of a man who allegedly cheated a British taxidermist of the Maharaja of Mysore have been attached under the anti-money laundering law, the ED said on Wednesday. The agency said a provisional order has

Customs officials seize gold worth Rs 18 lakh at MIA

Mangaluru: Gold worth Rs 18 lakh was seized by the Customs authorities at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) from a passenger who arrived at the airport from Dubai on Tuesday, November 19. It is gathered that the passenger who arrived with 483.57 grams of Gold on an Air India flight, was held

Karnataka school introduces 'water bell' to create awareness about drinking water

Dakshina Kannada: The Indraprastha School in Uppinangady town of Dakshina Kannada district has introduced a separate 'water bell' to create awareness about drinking water among the students. The objective is to make students drink enough water every day. Speaking to ANI, Jose MJ, Principal of

248 candidates file nominations for upcoming Karnataka bye-polls in 15 segments

As many as 248 candidates, including 128 independents are in the fray for the 15 assembly by-elections in Karnataka on December 5, a poll official has said. "The 248 candidates have filed 353 nominations by November 18 evening, which was the last date for submitting the papers to contest in the b

Bengaluru: KSRTC conductor pushes girl student out of moving bus

Bengaluru: Police booked a KSRTC bus conductor under IPC section 325 for allegedly pushing a PUC girl student out of a moving bus on the issue of travel with a student pass. The incident took place on November 11 afternoon when the victim, Bhoomika, 16, had boarded the KSRTC bus to Kanakapura. Th

MLA Tanveer Sait attacked at a wedding in Mysuru, undergoes surgery

Congress MLA and former Minister Tanveer Sait, who was attacked by a disgruntled youth with a lethal weapon at a wedding ceremony in the late hours of Sunday, underwent a surgery at a private hospital in the city. Mr. Sait was at Bal Bhavan in Bannimantap when the youth, identified as Farhaan Pas

29 bonded laborers rescued from Anekal

  Bengaluru: The Revenue Department on Sunday, November 17 rescued as may as 29 woodcutters, who were victims of bonded labour and human trafficking for six years in Anekal taluk. The woodcutters were found by the district administration and police in a Nilgiri tree plantation in Kuguru v

Karnataka bypolls: Disqualified MLA Nagaraj grew richer by Rs 185 crore in 18 months!

Bengaluru: Disqualified MLA and BJP candidate from Hoskote MTB Nagaraj submitted his election affidavit to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). The election affidavit of MTB Nagaraj disclosed the net worth of over Rs 1201 crores, including himself and his wife. The disclosure made shows that he has

7 people injured after bee attack in govt college

Koppal: As many as seven people were injured a on Saturday after a swarm of bees attacked the staff of a government college in Yelburga area of Koppal district of Karnatak. As per the sources, the seven people injured in the incident were taken to a government hospital and are undergoing treatmen

Illegal cattle trafficking: Kundapur police rescue 31 buffaloes

Kundapur: Based on credible information, Kundapur DySP Hariram Shankar and ther police personnel on Thursday, November 14 night rescued 31 buffaloes that were being taken to a slaughterhouse in Mangaluru and arrested four persons involved in illegal cattle trafficking. The DySP and his team were

Bypoll to one RS seat in Karnataka on Dec 12

Bengaluru: The the Election Commission on Thursday announced by-polls for one Rajya Sabha seat in Karnataka, which fell vacant recently. The Bypolls will be held on December 12, and counting of votes will also take place on the same day after the polling concludes, the Election Commission said.

13 rebel Karnataka MLAs are now BJP candidates in bypolls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given tickets for the December 5 bypolls to 13 of the 17 rebel Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs, whose resignations had toppled the HD Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka. Sixteen of them were welcomed into the BJP by chief minister BS Yeddiyurappa earlier i

Bengaluru man arrested in Sharjah for assaulting wife

Bengaluru/Sharjah: A 47-year-old man has been arrested in Sharjah after his wife, with a heavily swollen and bleeding eye, posted a video online alleging domestic abuse, according to media reports on Thursday. Jasmine Sultan, 33, of Bengaluru on Tuesday tweeted, “Required urgent help. My name Jas

SC upholds disqualification of 17 Congress-JDS MLAs but allows them to contest Dec 5 Karnataka bypolls

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of the 17 Karnataka MLAs on the orders of the then Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar but allowed their plea to contest the by-election to be held on December 5 for the seats that fell vacant in July. A three-judge bench of justices NV Rama

Free teachers from poll duty,so they can focus on teaching: Edu Minister

Bengaluru: Ahead of the December 5 bypolls to 15 state assembly segments, State Education Minister S Suresh Kumar has pitched for teachers being relieved from election duty as it was hampering school activities and indirectly affecting students. Suresh Kumar on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Electora

Prank goes awry: Bengaluru youth dress up as ghosts to scare people, get arrested

In the '90s Kannada horror films, a ghost typically wore white robes and a wig with long hair that covered its face - and many of us may have scared a sleeping sibling by taking inspiration from the screen. But these seven Bengaluru men took it a notch higher and tried to scare unsuspecting late nig