The Israeli Defence Forces on Saturday launched major air strikes on Gaza after a surprise attack by Islamist militant group Hamas killed at least 100 Israelis and injured more than 1,000 others. Earlier today, hundreds of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel through land, air and sea along the Gaza S

Bengaluru, Oct 5 (IANS): BJP legislator and former Karnataka Cabinet minister S.T. Somashekar on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the saffron party's alliance with the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) while hinting towards quitting the party. Notably, the alliance with JD-S has evoked mi

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS): The Supreme Court has said that it is not permissible for the High Court to review its own order granting bail unless there are valid grounds available for cancellation of bail. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal on Wednesday set aside an orde

  Paris:  An Iranian girl, aged 16, has been left in a coma and is being treated in hospital under heavy security after an assault on the Tehran subway, a rights group said on Tuesday, blaming the Islamic republic's notorious morality police. The Kurdish-focused rights group H

Modi government has given a big gift to crores of beneficiaries under the Ujjwala scheme. The government has increased the subsidy on gas cylinder to Rs 300 instead of Rs 200. This means that people coming under Ujjwala scheme will now get a gas cylinder worth only Rs 600. The government has reduced

Bengaluru, Oct 3 (IANS): Karnataka government is in a fix over the release of the caste census report which has been kept in abeyance for years by the successive state governments fearing backlash from the influential caste groups in Karnataka.   The Bihar government has released the

Bengaluru, Oct 4 (IANS): Three Central teams will visit Karnataka on Thursday to assess the prevailing drought situation in the state. Sources have confirmed that before commencing the assessment, the teams will meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru. Scheduled to remain in the sta

Chamarajanagara, Oct 3 (IANS): The failure of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and state Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara has resulted in the communal violence of Shivamogga, alleged Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday. Over 50 arrests have be

The Delhi Police has sealed the office of news portal NewsClick in connection with its probe into a case filed under the anti-terror law UAPA following allegations that it received money for pro-China propaganda. The Delhi Police's Special Cell searched 30 locations connected with the news po

New Delhi: 3 October 2023 (Agencies) As several parts of North India experienced strong tremors, people took to social media to share videos of objects shaking inside their homes. Delhi and its surrounding areas experienced strong tremors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal. Videos captured

Nanded: In a shocking development, at least 24 persons, including 12 infants, have died in the past 24 hours at a government hospital Nanded, Maharashtra, triggering strong reactions from the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), here on Monday. According to officials, among the dead are at least 12 i

Bengaluru, Oct 02 (IANS): Gandhi is the only Mahatma and ‘Father of the Nation’, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday and added that the Mahatma reached every nook and corner of the world with just the mantra of non-violence. “He reached out to people through the simp

Bengaluru, Oct 02 (IANS): A man was taken into custody for allegedly attempting to open the emergency door of a flight before take-off. However, he was later released on bail. Karnataka Police said on Monday that the incident had taken place on the Nagpur-Bengaluru Indigo flight 6E 6803 late

Hungarian-born Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman of the US have won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight COVID-19, made by Pfizer and Moderna, according to the awarding body. “The laureates contributed to the

India’s Tajinderpal Singh Toor won gold in men’s shot put at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday. Toor won India its second track and field gold in the event. Toor (2018 Jakarta, 2023 Hangzhou) became the fourth Indian shot putter to defend his Asian Games after Parduman Singh Brar (19

Dubai: 01 October,23:(Bhatkallys News Bureau) In honor of the Al Nawayath Abu Dhabi's 50 years of celebrations, an Essay Writing and Elocution by Video Clip competition has been announced for Bhatkallys worldwide. The competition will be conducted in English and Urdu/Nawayathi languages,

RBI had announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 banknotes from circulation on May 19. It had asked the masses to exchange their notes by September 30, 2023. The extension of the deadline appears to be aimed at providing more time to the masses to deposit the notes without last-minute hassles. The ap

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS): President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Women's Reservation Bill, a week after it was passed by both Houses of Parliament, thus making it a law. The bill was passed in Parliament on September 21. The new law provides 33 percent reservation for women i