Bengaluru, Jan 20 (IANS): The ruling Congress government in Karnataka, which emerged triumphant against the BJP in the May 2024 Assembly elections, is in a jittery mode following the frenzy over the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22.  And the Grand Old

At least 14 students and two teachers died after a boat carrying them overturned in a lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat on January 18, officials said. There were at least 27 students in the boat, Vadodara district collector A.B. Gor had said. A search operation was under way to tr

All central government offices will be closed for half day on January 22 on the occasion of the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday, news agency PTI reported. The minister told the news agency that the decision on the half-day closure of the offi

In a major decision, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has removed the Aadhaar card from the list of documents acceptable as date of birth (DOB) proof.  The EPFO notified the removal of Aadhaar Card as an acceptable document for date of Birth after a directive from the Uniqu

Bengaluru, Jan 18 (IANS): Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Thursday warned BJP MP from Karwar, Anantkumar Hegde, that he must stop making derogatory remarks, failing which he will face police action. Talking to reporters on demands of legal action against Hegde for his repeated &qu

Mandya, Jan 18 (IANS): The Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to the state and central governments regarding a petition that questions the illegal operation of a madrasa on the premises of a historical mosque in Srirangapatna town of Mandya district. The division bench, headed by Chief

Sixty-eight Rajya Sabha members, including nine Union ministers, are completing their tenures this year. The elections have already been called for three seats in Delhi and one seat in Sikkim. In Delhi, AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Narain Dass Gupta and Sushil Kumar Gupta will complete their tenures on

Bhatkal: Tensions flared on Tuesday following an attempt to install a Devinagar board near the Makkah Masjid at Second Cross on Jali Road in Bahtkal. Despite authorities denying permission, protestors were advised to submit a written memorandum to the Jali Panchayat for further consideration. The

Karwar, Jan 16 (IANS): BJP MP and former Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde on Tuesday challenged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for an open debate on decency. Hegde had stirred a controversy by addressing Siddaramaiah as his son while criticising him for issuing statements in connection

Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS): At least six persons were injured and five houses damaged due to an LPG cylinder blast in Bengaluru on Tuesday, police said. According to the police, the condition of two injured persons is said to be critical. They have been transferred to Victoria Hospital. The

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS): The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Monday said that FASTags with incomplete KYC will be deactivated or blacklisted by banks after January 31, as part of its move to enhance efficiency of the electronic toll collection system and provide seamless movemen

Lyricist Javed Akhtar attended funeral of Shayar Munavvar Rana who breathed his last at PGI hospital in Lucknow on Sunday following a cardiac arrest. He was 71 and had been battling with a prolonged illness for the past several months. The mortal remains of the renowned Urdu poet reached his residen

Mandya, Jan 15 (IANS): An elopement case involving a Muslim boy and a 15-year-old Hindu girl took a communal turn with Hindu activists alleging it to be a case of 'love jihad' on Monday. The incident was reported in K.R. Patna police station in Mandya district. The parents of the gir

Kalaburagi, Jan 15 (IANS): Karnataka Police filed an FIR against a headmistress on Monday for making students clean the school toilet in Kalaburagi district of the state. The police filed an FIR against Johar Jabeena, headmistress of the Moulana Azad Model English School on a complaint by th

Acclaimed poet Munawwar Rana passed away at a hospital in Lucknow due to cardiac arrest on Sunday, 14 January. He was 71 years old. "He was hospitalised for 14 to 15 days due to illness. He was first admitted to Medanta in Lucknow and then to SGPGI where he breathed his last around 11 pm tod

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday flagged-off his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ from Manipur’s Thoubal. From Manipur to Mumbai in Maharashtra, the yatra will cover around 6,700 kilometres over 67 days and pass through 110 districts

Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is likely to contest on two seats from Karnataka and Telangana during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Sources said that AICC -- without informing the local Congress unit -- has already conducted surveys in Koppal constitu

Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS): Amid speculation whether his son and former chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy will get a berth in Union cabinet if BJP wins the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, JD(S) founder H. D. Deve Gowda on Saturday said he does not know what is on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mind.