NEW DELHI: Taj West End Hotel in Bengaluru received a bomb threat via email from unknown miscreants on Saturday, according to police officials. The hotel, known for hosting prominent politicians and cricketers, received the threat earlier today.Local police and the bomb squad have rushed to the scene and are currently investigating the matter.(More details awaited)…
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: A special court for elected representatives directed the Mysuru Lokayukta Police on Wednesday to investigate Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, his wife, and others in connection with the alleged MUDA scam. The court has ordered the Lokayukta Police to submit a report within three months.This directive follows the Karnataka high…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka police detained BJP workers on Wednesday as they attempted to surround chief minister Siddaramaiah‘s official residence. The workers demanded Siddaramaiah’s resignation after the high court dismissed his plea against Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot‘s sanction to investigate him in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment scam.Siddaramaiah has refuted calls for his…
Bengaluru: When a 12-year-old student asked technology czar N R Narayana Murthy, “What should we do to become like you?” the response was both unexpected and deeply inspiring. Murthy, the founder of Infosys, replied: “I do not want you to become like me…I want you to become better than me for the greater good of…
Image used for representative purpose only. BENGALURU: A second-year BBA aviation student of a private college was left with a fractured hand and a forehead injury after he was allegedly ragged and assaulted by his seniors for not following their instructions to shave off his beard and moustache.The victim, Dhruv (name changed), 21, a resident…
BENGALURU: NIA arrested a key member of Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT), Aziz Ahmed alias Jaleel Aziz Ahmed of Tamil Nadu, at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport Friday night, shortly before he was to board a flight. Ahmed was involved in attempts to radicalise youth to establish an Islamic caliphate in India. Officials said he was going abroad to…
BENGALURU: Barely 48 hours after asserting there was no plan to replace Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM, home minister G Parameshwara reignited speculation of a potential change at the helm when he suggested Friday that he would be “happy if he was promoted”.The remark drew attention amid ongoing allegations against Siddaramaiah in Mysore Urban Development Authority…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah BENGALURU: Snehamayi Krishna, one of three petitioners seeking to prosecute Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) land allotment case, filed on Wednesday a petition at Laxmipuram police station in Mysuru accusing the CM’s wife, BM Parvathi, and the CM’s associate, M Lakshmana, a Congress spokesperson, of “fabricating”…
Bengaluru: Central Prison, Ballari is one of the Karnataka‘s oldest jails. The current structure, housing the prison, was built during the British rule in 1884, after the first war of Indian Independence.The prison was recently in the news after it emerged that Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, accused in Renukaswamy’s murder case, would be shifted to…
Screengrab from Darshan’s purported video call from prison BENGALURU: A purported video clipping of a video call capturing murder accused Kannada actor Darshan, a rowdy-sheeter, and Dharma speaking to a person has gone viral.Taking a serious not of the incident, the prison authorities have suspended seven jail officials, state home minister G Parameshwara said.The 25-second…
