Chikkballpur, Oct 11 (IANS): Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will lock ESCOM offices and hold a protest if the state government fails to ensure an uninterrupted seven hours of power supply in three phases to farmers across

Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS): The BJP high command is planning to organise a massive convention in Karnataka to bring together the leaders of the party and JD(S) on a single platform. The convention will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Home Minister Amit Shah, according to sour

Bengaluru, Oct 12 (IANS): The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the Centre in connection with the recent decision of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to reduce the NEET PG qualifying percentile to zero. The decision was challenged by Advocate Dr. Vinod Kulkarni from

Bengaluru, Oct 11 (IANS): The Karnataka Cyber Crime police have arrested a man on charges of posting obscene pictures of his live-in partner and other friends on social media. The investigations revealed that the accused took sadistic pleasure in commenting on those posts, said police on Wed

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting raids at around 12 premises of the banned organization Popular Front of India (PFI) in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. The searches began at 5.00 am on Wednesday morning. In Uttar Pradesh, NIA raids are underwa

Bhatkal, October 10: The recent escalation of tensions between Hamas and Israel, involving paraglider attacks, has plunged the region into a state reminiscent of a dreadful war. Disturbingly, over 40 individuals from Bhatkal and its neighboring areas find themselves among the Indians currently trapp

Mangaluru, Oct 10 (IANS): About 5,000 people from Dakshina Kannada district alone are stuck in war-hit Israel and will be evacuated safely back to India, Karnataka BJP president and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Kateel stated, "I have information of about 5,00

Ras Al Khaimah: The RAK Transport Authority (RAKTA) has launched the first bus service connecting Ras Al Khaimah with Musandam, a governorate of Oman. The service was launched in partnership with Musandam Governorate, and operates on weekends with two trips per day. One-way tickets are priced at

  Bengaluru, Oct 10: Barring green firecrackers, no other fireworks will be permitted during Deepavali as per the Supreme Court’s orders. This has been clarified by the chief minister’s office (CMO) following reports in a section of the media that sale of firecrackers during t

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday, October 9, ordered a "complete siege" on the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian territory with air strikes. "We are putting a complete siege on Gaza... No electricity, no food, no water, no gas – it's all clo

Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Congress-ruled states of Rajasthan, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh will hold caste census in their respective states. “We are happy to announce that our chief ministers have also decided to move forward with the caste census in Rajasthan,

Mangaluru, Oct 9: There are over 12000 coastal Kannadigas in Israel which is in war with Palestine. Most of them work as care givers. Though all of them live in and around Jerusalem, they are safe. Around 50% of them are females. Mostly are Christians by faith and very small percentage are Hind

Bengaluru, Oct 8: As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rebels in Palestine continues to escalate, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a plea to Karnataka residents currently residing in Israel. In the event that they require assistance or guidance, individuals are urged to reach out to t

NEW DELHI: The stage is set for assembly elections in five states with the Election Commission announcing the dates for the electoral battle. Voting will happen between November 7 and November 30 while the counting of votes will be held on December 3. While Chhattisgarh will vote in two phases, the

Chennai: Maulana Abdul Aziz Khalifa Nadvi, the Vice Principal of Nadwatul Uloom Lucknow, is on a two-day visit to Chennai, where he engaged with prominent personalities and officials to shed light on the activities of Nadwatul Uloom. During his visit, Maulana Abdul Aziz Khalifa Nadvi met influent

Bengaluru, Oct 8 (IANS): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed his condolences for the tragedy at the firecracker shop- cum-godown which claimed 14 lives in Attibele on the outskirts of Bengaluru. "I am deeply saddened by the incident of firecracker-cum-godown in Attibele which clai

JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Israel battered Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday after suffering its bloodiest day in decades when Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns, with hundreds killed on both sides and spiralling violence threatening a major new Middle East war. In a sign

Air India has cancelled its flights to and from Tel Aviv till October 14, and around 14 airline staff have returned from the Israeli city. Israel came under attack by Hamas terrorists on Saturday and since then, both sides have been engaged in fighting in which scores of people have died. An A