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Ola in talks with luxury carmakers Audi, Mercedes for self-drive subscription services

Bengaluru: Ride-hailing platform Ola is in discussions with luxury carmakers, including Audi, Mercedes and BMW, to launch a subscription-based service under its self-drive offering, according to sources. Ola has been running a small-scale pilot of the self-drive service in Bengaluru currently, an

Two JD(S) workers from Karnataka killed in Lanka blasts

Bengaluru: Two JD(S) workers from Karnataka, who were on a visit to Sri Lanka, have died in the multiple blasts in the island country, according to Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. "External affairs Min. @SushmaSwaraj has confirmed the death of two Kannadigas, KG Hanumantharayappa and M

Chikkamagaluru: Oil tanker rams into bridge, driver killed

Chikkamagaluru: In a tragic accident, a driver of an oil tanker died after the tanker rammed into a bridge near Birur in Kadur taluk. The deceased has been identified as Lingaraju (50) a resident of Hassan. It is gathered that the accident took place when the tanker was moving towards Birur fr

IT department seizes Rs 2.3 crore from spare tyre of car heading to Shivamogga, Bhadravati

With the Lok Sabha 2019 elections underway, the Income Tax (IT) department is in the process of seizing large amounts of cash being transported allegedly by political entities. In fact, reports lead us to believe that sleuths seized around Rs 4.5 crore in cash from raids in Karnataka, and Goa on Sat

Modi’s wife left him because his face was not right: Zameer Ahmed Khan

Bengaluru: Congress MLA for Chamarajpet Zameer Ahmed Khan, on Saturday sparked a massive controversy by making a personal attack at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by stating “Modi’s wife left him because his face was not right’ Addressing the presspersons here Zameer slammed BJP’s candidate for Hav

Siddu meets Madhu’s parents in Raichur

Raichur: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday, April 19 arrived in Raichur to meet the parents of Madhu, an engineering student, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances and expressed his condolence. It is gathered that Siddaramaiah met Nagaraj, the father of the deceased and exp

Raichur student's suspicious death case: One arrested

Raichur: Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the suspicious death of a female engineering student here. Recently, an engineering student's body was found hanging. Acting on the complaint filed by the girl's parents, the Raichur police have arrested an accused. It has been suspect

Bengaluru: Traders upset over deletion of names from electoral roll, suspect conspiracy

Bengaluru, Apr 18: A large section of the Marwadi trader community of the city was in for a rude shock as many found their names missing from the electoral roll when they turned up for voting in the Lok Sabha elections Thursday and alleged it was a 'conspiracy'. Upset over not being able to vote

61.84 per cent voter turnout reported till 5 pm in first phase of LS polls in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 18: An estimated 61.84 per cent voter turnout was reported in the elections to 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka in the first phase on Thursday with a direct contest between the ruling Congress-JD(S) alliance and the BJP. Dakshina Kannada recorded the highest turnout of about 72.97 p

K’taka IAS officer deputed as poll observer suspended for checking PM Modi’s copter

The Election Commission on Wednesday suspended a General Observer belonging to Karnataka IAS cadre for allegedly checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter in Odisha's Sambalpur on Tuesday. Mohammed Mohsin was suspended with immediate effect for acting contrary to the instructions of the

Woman alleges sexual harassment by BJP MP Pratap Simha, releases audio and chat messages

Mysuru: A young woman while alleging that BJP MP candidate from Mysuru, Pratap Simha sexually harassed her has released audios and chat messages reportedly sent by the BJP leader on social media. The woman further alleges that Pratap Simha has cheated many other women including her. “He pretends

Coalition can easily defeat BJP in State: Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah, former Chief Minister, said that recent history has shown that a united Opposition can easily defeat the BJP and the coalition partners in the State would go on to win at least 20 of the 28 seats in Karnataka in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Interacting with mediapersons here

I-T dept conducts raids at dozen locations in Karnataka

Bangalore: The Income-Tax Department Tuesday said it is conducting searches at about a dozen premises in Karnataka on charges of tax evasion. The raids are being conducted in state capital Bangalore, Hassan and Mandya and the department said the action is aimed against tax evaders and blackmoney

Curtains come down on campaigning for 14 LS seats in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 16: The high-decibel campaign for 14 Lok Sabha seats, which will go to polls during the first phase in Karnataka on April 18, ended Tuesday, with top leaders of the BJP and Congress-JD(S) alliance making a last-gasp effort to sway voters in their favour. Star campaigners who campai

Karnataka PU results out; pass percentage at 61.73%

Karnataka recorded an overall pass percentage of 61.73% in the second Pre-University (PU) examinations. This is a compared to last year's 59.56 percent. The results were announced on Monday by S.R. Umashankar, Principal Secretary of the Department of Primary and Secondary Education and C. Shikha,

Karnataka: 2nd PU results on April 15

Bengaluru: The results of second-year Pre-University courses will be announced on April 15 at around 11:00 am informed officials of the Department of Pre-University Education. Speaking of the issue C Shikha, in-charge director, PU Board, on Friday, April 12 confirmed that the results will be anno

Sumalatha to file complaint against HDK with EC

Mandya: Sumalatha Ambareesh who will be contesting as an independent from Mandya, on Friday, April said that she will be filing a complaint against Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy with the Election Commission for accusing her of engineering the stone pelting at her rallies. Addressing pressperson

Election Ambassador Rahul Dravid cannot vote this time: Here's why

Former Indian cricket captain and Bengaluru’s own Rahul Dravid, who was the Karnataka election icon during the 2018 Assembly elections, cannot vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. His name has been deleted from the electorate list. Rahul Dravid, who changed his house, got his name deleted in