US opens new consulate in Bengaluru, eyes to broaden ties with India
Jan 17, 2025, at 09:34 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The governments of the United States and India dedicated a new site for the U.S. consulate in Bengaluru in a bid to strengthen the logistics for the diplomatic ties between the countries with multiple shared objectives.
BJP slams Congress for banners with distorted India map in Karnataka
Dec 26, 2024, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi: A political storm erupted in Karnataka's Belagavi after Congress banners displayed a distorted map of India, with parts of Jammu and Kashmir omitted, media reports said.
Cylinder blast at a temple in Karnataka's Hubbali injures nine people
Dec 23, 2024, at 03:11 pm
Hubbali/IBNS: Nine people were injured in a LPG cylinder blast which took place at a Shiva temple in Karnataka's Hubbali on Sunday night, media reports said.
Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna, who transformed Bangalore into India's 'Silicon Valley', dies at 92
Dec 10, 2024, at 09:03 am
Former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, who is credited with having transformed Bangalore into a tech hub, died after a prolonged illness.
Woman from Assam stabbed to death in Bengaluru hotel by boyfriend
Nov 27, 2024, at 03:56 am
Bengaluru: A 22-year-old woman, who worked as a vlogger and a private company employee, was found murdered inside a hotel room in Bengaluru’s Indiranagar on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Karnataka Minister sparks row with racist remark against HD Kumaraswamy
Nov 12, 2024, at 04:38 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan has unleashed a political row after making an alleged racist remark against Union Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy with the latter demanding his ouster from the cabinet.
Nov 10, 2024, at 04:49 am
Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday questioned how Indira Gandhi made it as prime minister if patriarchy held back women in India from achieving their goals, media reports said.
Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa, ex-minister, to be prosecuted over irregularities in Covid spending
Nov 10, 2024, at 02:20 am
Bengaluru: A report by retired High Court judge Michael D'Cunha, who investigated the alleged Covid-19 scam under the previous BJP government in Karnataka, has recommended prosecuting former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and then-Health Minister B Sriramulu under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, media reports said.
Nov 09, 2024, at 04:57 am
Dibburahali/IBNS: A 34-year-old yoga teacher evaded the clutches of her kidnappers based on her mastery over breathing control skills after she was abducted from near Devanahalli in Karnataka, taken to a forest about 30km away, stripped, molested, and strangled by the miscreants, media reports said.
20-year-old drunk man mows down woman in Bengaluru with speeding Mercedes-Benz
Nov 06, 2024, at 06:03 am
Bengaluru: A 30-year-old woman was killed after a speeding Mercedez-Benz, allegedly driven by a 20-year-old drunk man, hit her in Bengaluru’s Kengeri on Saturday evening, media reports said.
Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy booked for threatening cop probing into mining case
Nov 05, 2024, at 07:04 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Union Minister and Janata Dal Secular leader HD Kumaraswamy has been booked for allegedly threatening a police officer who is probing into a mining case involving the politician, media reports said.
After Karnataka, Congress-ruled Telangana to undertake caste census starting Nov 6
Nov 05, 2024, at 06:47 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: After Karnataka, Telangana is set to become the second Congress-ruled state to undertake a caste census, expected to be carried out from November 6-30, media reports said.
Nov 01, 2024, at 07:37 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has made a U-turn after he was pulled up by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for an appeal to revisit the state government's Shakti scheme that allows free travel in buses for women, media reports said.
Five injured, 30 arrested in clash over waqf land dispute in Karnataka
Nov 01, 2024, at 03:23 am
Haveri (Karnataka): At least five people sustained injuries after a confrontation between two groups escalated into violence in Karnataka's Haveri late Wednesday night, media reports said.
Oct 30, 2024, at 05:50 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Actor Yash starrer Kannada film Toxic has landed in a controversy after Karnataka Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre alleged that hundreds of trees were cut down on a forestland for the shooting, media reports said.
Oct 28, 2024, at 11:25 pm
Hyderabad: The Karnataka police have solved the murder of Telangana businessman Ramesh, whose burnt body was discovered in a coffee estate in Kodagu district, media reports said.
Oct 27, 2024, at 03:35 am
Bengaluru: The BJP and Karnataka's ruling Congress have clashed over claims by the Karnataka State Board of Waqfs to farmland in Vijayapura district, media reports said.
Oct 25, 2024, at 02:53 am
Chennai: Toxic foam blanketed a road in Tamil Nadu's Hosur, about 40 km from Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru, on Thursday morning following heavy rainfall and the release of water from a nearby reservoir, media reports said.
MUDA chief resigns amid probe into Siddaramaiah's 'land scam'
Oct 16, 2024, at 08:59 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) chairperson K Marigowda on Wednesday resigned amid the ongoing probe into Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's alleged land scam involving the government body, media reports said.
Chanting 'Jai Shri Ram's slogan inside mosque doesn't hurt religious feelings: Karnataka HC
Oct 16, 2024, at 06:51 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court has said chanting the 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan inside the mosque doesn't hurt religious feelings of any community, media reports said.
Tampering with evidence: Siddaramaiah faces fresh complaint in MUDA scam
Oct 03, 2024, at 07:35 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister has tampered with the evidence in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam in which the Congress leader is accused, a fresh complaint has alleged, media reports said.
Karnataka land scam: Mysuru body agrees to take back plots from Siddaramaiah's wife
Oct 02, 2024, at 03:43 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has agreed to take back 14 plots of land, which have been at the heart of a massive row owing to an alleged scam, from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife, media reports said.
Bengaluru court directs FIR against Nirmala Sitharaman on extortion allegations
Sep 29, 2024, at 05:06 am
Bengaluru: A Bengaluru court has directed the registration of an FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman following allegations of extortion involving the now-defunct electoral bonds, media reports said.
I am ready for a direct debate on corruption: Siddaramaiah's dare to PM Modi
Sep 26, 2024, at 05:47 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a "direct debate" on corruption after the latter attacked the Congress leader over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam.
Guv has no fault: Karnataka HC dismisses Siddaramaiah's plea in MUDA case
Sep 24, 2024, at 06:33 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a setback for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the High Court on Tuesday rejected the Congress veteran's plea challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's approval for a probe against the state's administrative head in connection with the alleged irregularities in the land allocation by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Karnataka HC to deliver verdict on Siddaramaiah's plea in MUDA case today
Sep 24, 2024, at 04:40 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday deliver its verdict on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's plea challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's approval for a probe against the state's administrative head in connection with the alleged irregularities in the land allocation by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
Karnataka orders Nandini ghee usage at all temples amid Tirupati laddoo row
Sep 22, 2024, at 02:46 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government has ordered the usage of Nandini brand ghee at all 34,000 temples in the state amid the massive controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in ghee to make laddoo at Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati.
Sep 09, 2024, at 06:27 am
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's struggle with corruption allegations has triggered a power tussle within the state Congress, with several leaders expressing interest in the chief minister's position, media reports said.
Aug 18, 2024, at 04:59 am
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday refuted allegations of wrongdoing soon after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot green-lit his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, media reports said.
Karnataka: Four districts on alert after Tungabhadra Dam gate collapse
Aug 11, 2024, at 11:06 pm
Koppal (Karnataka): The Karnataka government has issued extreme caution alert to four districts of the state after the 19th shutter of the Tungabhadra Dam in Koppal district was damaged late Saturday night, media reports said.