Sat, 20 May 2017 20:56:07
Amidst reports linking IAS officer Anurag Tewari's mysterious death to the alleged corruption in the state food and civil supplies department, of which he was the commissioner, food and civil supplies minister U T Khader said that the state government in no way is connected to the officer's death.
"Tewari was with the food and civil supplies departmemnt for just 132 days and he worked for just
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Sat, 20 May 2017 20:30:17
The Congress will be carrying out a survey about the performance of its government and legislators to formalise its strategy in the run up to the 2018 Assembly election, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said today.
His remarks came after reports that the BJP reportedly is conducting a "secret survey" through a private agency in the 224 assembly constituencies in the state, based on which t
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Sat, 20 May 2017 20:28:01
The International Court of Justice has not given any order regarding consular access for Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death according to the laws of Pakistan, the country's top diplomat said today.
"The ICJ has only asked Pakistan to keep a stay on Jadhav's execution until it arrives at a decision," Pakistan PM's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said.
Addressing a press
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Sat, 20 May 2017 20:22:55
After being granted bail in the much disputed 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case, former MP RV Vedanti on Saturday, in an explosive revelation, said the pulling down of the 'edifice' had the backing of the then government.
Vedanti said that the then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao had agreed to their request of not sending any forces in order to smoothen the process of demolition without any hin
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Sat, 20 May 2017 20:19:43
A 23-year-old law student chopped off the genitals of a man when he allegedly tried to rape her at her home in Pettah, police said today.
Reacting to the news, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed the woman's act as "brave" and "courageous".
"It was a courageous step, no doubt about it," he told reporters here promising all support to the woman.
According to a complaint filed by th
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Sat, 20 May 2017 20:14:27
In the wake of a string of allegations levied on the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in March's Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi clarified that future elections would be conducted using both EVMs and VVPATs.
In lieu of this clarification, the EC also issued a statement challenging state and central political
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Sat, 20 May 2017 20:11:42
Union Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation Sadanand Gowda on Saturday urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take serious action in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Anuraj Tiwari’s death case.
“There have been continuous cases of harassment and ill behavior with the IAS officers. This is a serious issue as many officers even commit suicide or are found dead
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Sat, 20 May 2017 20:07:07
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday presented Donald Trump with the Kingdom’s top civilian honor, as the US president began a trip to Riyadh aimed at strengthening security and economic ties.
The king placed the Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud around Trump’s neck at a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh.
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Sat, 20 May 2017 19:59:42
After West Asia and Europe, Australia and USA have been emerging as the new market for mangoes grown in the state, Karnataka Mango Development and Marketing Corporation managing director Kadire Gowda said.
Interacting with reporters at the venue of the mango-jackfruit festival which began here, Gowda said importers in Australia had sought 200 tonnes of mangoes from the state for the first time
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