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Bengaluru cafe blast case handed over to NIA, say sources

Bengaluru, Mar 4 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has handed over the probe into the blast at a cafe in Bengaluru to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), said sources on Monday. The sources confirmed that following the directions from the MHA, the NIA has already filed an FIR i

Karnataka BJP posts 'FSL report', claims pro-Pak slogans were raised

Bengaluru, Mar 4 (IANS): The BJP on Monday claimed that the FSL report has confirmed the raising of pro-Pakistan slogans in Karnataka Assembly by the supporters of a Congress leader. The party shared a report, which it claimed was from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), on its official X

B'luru cafe blast: Dig out truth, initiate action on spreading false news, CM tells officials

Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday directed top officials to "dig out the complete truth" in connection with the low-intensity IED blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on Friday noon in which 10 people sustained injuries. Addressing top of

Big conspiracy behind B'luru cafe blast: Former CM Bommai

Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS): Alleging that there was "a big conspiracy" behind the IED blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru, former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai warned that taking this incident lightly was like encouraging terrorists. "The incident must be referred

Saudi Arabia bans iftar in mosques during Ramadan

Saudi Arabia has banned iftar meals in mosques ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, citing concerns about cleanliness inside mosque premises after eating the meal which follows a day of fasting. In a notice released by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs last week, the Saudi Arabian government said th

BJP Lok Sabha 2024 list: PM Modi, Shah to contest from same seats; shake-up in Delhi

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The list includes 34 ministers at the central and state levels, and two being former chief ministers. 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi for th

BJP Lok Sabha 2024 list: PM Modi, Shah to contest from same seats; shake-up in Delhi

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The list includes 34 ministers at the central and state levels, and two being former chief ministers. 1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi for th

Bengaluru cafe blast was due to IED, says Siddaramaiah

Hassan, Mar 1 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the blast that occurred at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru's IT hub Whitefield on Friday was due to an improvised explosive device (IED). At least nine persons were injured in the blast. Talking to reporters at Hassan,

Retired judge who passed Gyanvapi order to allow puja appointed as Lokpal in Uttar Pradesh university

Retired District Judge Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha of the Varanasi court, who passed an order recently to allow Hindus to carry out prayers at the basement of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, has been appointed as the Lokpal of the government-run Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University in Luc

Leader of opposition R Ashoka accuses Karnataka govt of indulging in 'land jihad'

Bengaluru, Feb 29 (IANS): The BJP on Thursday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government of indulging in land jihad after it decided to hand over two acres of land worth more than Rs 500 crore to the Minority Welfare Department. Speaking to the media here, Leader of Opposition (LoP) R

CAA to be implemented before Lok Sabha elections

نئی دہلی : شہریت ترمیمی قانون (سی اے اے) کو جلد ہی ملک میں نافذ کیا جا سکتا ہے۔ ذرائع نے منگل کو یہ اطلاع دی۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ لوک سبھا انتخابات کے لئے ماڈل کوڈ آف کنڈکٹ جاری ہونے سے پہلے وزارت داخلہ کسی بھی وقت CAA قوانین کو نوٹیفائی کر سکتی ہے۔ سی اے اے کے اصول کے ذریعے افغانستان، پاکستان اور بنگلہ

K'taka Rajya Sabha polls: Congress wins 3 seats, BJP 1, alliance defeated

Bengaluru, Feb 27: In the recent Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, the Congress secured three seats, and the BJP clinched one, reflecting the political dynamics in the state. The triumphant Congress candidates who emerged victorious in the Upper House elections are Ajay Maken, G.C. Chandra

Vijay Shekhar Sharma resigns as chairman of Paytm Payments Bank; board reconstituted

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has resigned as part-time non-executive Chairman of Paytm Payments Bank Limited (PPBL) ahead of the March 15 deadline to wind down its business. PPBL has also reconstituted its Board of Directors with the appointment of Ex-Central Bank of India Chairman Srinivas

Saudi Arabia: Ministry offers tips for parents performing Umrah with children

Cairo: Saudi authorities have issued a set of guidelines to parents heading to Islam’s holiest site in Mecca to perform Umrah or minor pilgrimage. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah advised parents, among other things, to teach their children to show respect for the Quran, Islam’s holy bo

One more dies of monkey fever in Uttara Kannada; toll rises to four

Uttara Kannada, Feb 26 (IANS): An aged woman died of Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), known as monkey fever, in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district, taking the death toll due to the disease to four in the state. The deceased is a 60-year-old woman from Koorlakai village in Siddapur taluk

Freight train runs 80 km from J&K to Punjab ‘without driver’, probe ordered

The Railways on February 25 ordered a probe after a freight train travelled more than 80 km from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua to Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district without drivers. An official said the 53-wagon diesel locomotive freight drove away from the Kathua station without a driver. &ld

‘Not agriculturists but Khalistanis’: BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde on farmers' protest

Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS): BJP MP from Karwar Anantkumar Hegde on Saturday said that those who are taking part in protests in New Delhi are not farmers but are Khalistanis. “They arrive in high end cars. Do farmers have this much money? Those protesting are not farmers. It is not farmer

Centre notifies three new criminal laws; to come into force from July 1

New Delhi: Three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Saksha Adhiniyam (BSA) – which seek to replace the colonial era Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence act, will come i