New Delhi: The CBI has arrested an income tax officer from Bengaluru allegedly for accepting a bribe of Rs 14 lakh from a complainant and was later produced before the court, an official said on Thursday. According to sources, the officer has been identified as HR Nagesh. Besides Nagesh, the agen

Koppal: Former Deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Monday, April 1 said that BJP won’t give tickets to Muslims because they don’t believe in BJP. While addressing members of Kuruba and minority communities here Eshwarapppa said “Congress uses you only as vote bank, doesn’

Bengaluru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday accused the Centre of creating scarcity of helicopters in the State to prevent the coalition of Congress and the JD(S) from reaching out to people. “The BJP government at the centre has created a scarcity of helicopters so that we cannot reac

Bengaluru: The accused of the Manipal minor's rape case has managed to flee from the police custody on Sunday. The police have requested the general public to inform the city's control room if they see the accused. The accused fled while he was on the way to Hiriyadka jail in Udupi. According to

Bengaluru: Congress President Rahul Gandhi Sunday asked leaders and workers of the Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka to strive unitedly to defeat the Modi government in the Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi's comments come amid reports of deep resentment in several constituencies among local leaders and w

The State government, as per directions from the Election Commission (EC), on Saturday, transferred Hassan Deputy Commissioner Akram Pasha and appointed Priyanka Mary Francis in his place. Ms. Francis, who was the Director of Tourism, took charge within hours of the transfer notification. In the

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday sought the Election Commission's intervention to stop the Income Tax department raids on contractors and businessmen allegedly associated with the ruling JD-S and Congress. "As IT officials continue to raid those associated with our allies, I

As many as 241 candidates are in the fray for 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka for the first phase of polling on April 18 after the last date of withdrawals on Friday, said an official. "With 33 withdrawals after scrutiny of 274 validly nominated candidates on Wednesday, the number of con

BENGALURU: A faculty member of Mount Carmel English High School in Bengaluru was sacked after its question paper for class 8 students asked if a farmer's friend was an earthworm or Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy or BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa, an official said on Thursday. "The faculty member respon

Bengaluru: Two children, including a one-year-old girl, were killed when they accidentally fell into a water tank under the limits of KR Pura police station in Bengaluru. Whitefield Division DCP Abdul Ahad informed that the deceased were identified a Basamma (1), and Naveen (5), children of Malla

Muddahanumegowda, the sitting Congress MP from Tumakuru turned rebel, has withdrawn his nomination as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections. Tumakuru was the only constituency in the state where JD(S) is fielding a candidate in spite of a sitting Congress MP. The two parties had agreed

The Income Tax (I-T) Department has launched a large-scale search and seizure operation in Karnataka against multiple people linked to the ruling Janata Dal (Secular), including Minor Irrigation Minister C.S. Puttaraju, a key man of the party in Mandya. The operation came hours after Chief Minist

Anekal: In a tragic road accident four persons died while four others have sustained severe injuries. The incident took place Tirumanganahalli in Anekal Taluka of Bengaluru City District. The deceased have been identified as Sethu, Paramesh, Vinod and Ratan while four other have been admitted to

A total of 362 candidates have filed nominations from 14 constituencies in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka on April 18, an official statement said on Tuesday. With the last date for filing nominations for the first phase having ended on Tuesday, 362 candidates filed papers in

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition seeking actions against MLAs and MLCs who had allegedly influenced the Chief Minister as well as the State police chief for posting of police officers of their choice to police stations falling u

Bengaluru: State police Maha Sangha President Shashidhar has filed a complaint against Chief Minister Kumaraswamy with the Election Commission. He has mentioned in the complaint that Chief Minister Kumaraswamy did not submit the correct information about his private affiliation to the Election Co

Bengaluru: In a stinging complaint to the Election Commission, independent candidate Mrs Sumalatha Ambareesh on Monday feared a threat to her life, and accused the state government of eves dropping on conversations over her phones as well as posting policemen in plain clothes outside her residence t

Defying the pre-poll alliance between the ruling allies in Karnataka, sitting Congress Lok Sabha member SP Muddahanumegowda on Saturday dared to re-contest from Tumkur constituency from where JD(S) supremo HD Deve Gowda is contesting and filing nomination on Monday. "Though my party (Congress) co