New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid homage to Srimad Sudhindra Tirtha Swamiji of the Shri Kashi Math Samsthan, Varanasi, saying that the revered seer devoted his life to service and spirituality. Taking to the social media platform X, the Prime Minister wrote, “On the special occasion of his birth centenary, paying homage to Srimad Sudhindra Tirtha Swamiji of the Shri Kashi Math Samsthan, Varanasi. He devoted his life towards service and spirituality.”High…
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Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Condemning the decision of the Congress-led government in Karnataka not to award marks for the third language, including Hindi, for Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Class 10) students, the BJP has said that connecting language is essential for nation-building and there was no need to oppose the Hindi language. Addressing reporters in Bengaluru, C.N. Ashwath Narayan, former deputy chief minister and BJP MLA, on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress governm…
Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Monday alleged that Karnataka has become a hub for drug activities due to what he termed as the “misgovernance” of the Congress government.In a media statement, he claimed that the situation in the state has deteriorated to such an extent that the “sandalwood land” of Karnataka is now witnessing a surge in drug-related incidents.Citing recent cases, Ashoka listed a series of drug seizures across the st…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday said that the investigation into the alleged assault by a police inspector on women in Moodbidri, in Mangaluru district, has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).Addressing reporters in Bengaluru, he said he had directed the State Director General of Police to transfer the case to the CID for a detailed probe, considering the seriousness of the allegations.The minister said that the Chairperso…
Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 19 (IANS) Karnataka police have launched a hunt for activists in a moral policing case in which a 17-year-old boy from a minority community was allegedly assaulted and abducted by a group during a temple fair in Ujire in Mangaluru district, police said on Thursday.Mangaluru Superintendent of Police K. Arun said that strict action would be taken against those who take the law into their own hands. A special team has been formed to trace the accused, and CCTV footage f…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Tier‑2 cities now host over 575 flex centres and about 8.8 million sq ft of flex stock, representing nearly 29 per cent of the nation’s flex centres and over 9 per cent of pan‑India flex stock, a report said on Thursday.The report from Vestian said Ahmedabad led the tier 2 cities accounting for 22.7 per cent of flex stock.Ahmedabad was followed by Kochi at 10.2 per cent, Indore at 10.1 per cent, Jaipur with 8.5 per cent of Tier-2 flex stock and Coimbatore with 8….
Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 11 (IANS) The Cyber Crime Police in Mangaluru have arrested two persons for allegedly collecting bank accounts from members of the public under the pretext of using them for a trading business and later using those accounts for cyber fraud linked to foreign operators.During the operation, the police seized four mobile phones, 18 debit cards, 17 bank passbooks, six cheque books, 1,479.31 units of USDT cryptocurrency and a Maruti car from the accused.The arrested accus…
Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) Karnataka’s IT exports are expected to cross Rs 5.50 lakh crore this year, state IT and BT Minister Priyank Kharge told the Assembly on Wednesday.Responding to a question from BJP MLA Vedavyas Kamat, Kharge said: “Talking about the IT-BT potential in Karnataka, in 2022-23, our IT-BT exports were Rs 3.55 lakh crore. In 2023-24, it rose to Rs 4.09 lakh crore, and last year, in 2024-25, it increased to Rs 4.58 lakh crore. This year, March 31 is the closing date. I am 100 …
Bengaluru, March 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and BJP Yuva Morcha president Dheeraj Muniraju on Wednesday urged the Congress-led Karnataka government to set up dedicated data centre parks in Bengaluru and its outskirts.He cited reports that a Google data centre project had moved to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh instead of Bengaluru.Responding to the demand, Karnataka Minister for IT and Biotechnology Priyank Kharge said the Andhra Pradesh government had offered substantial subsidies fo…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) PSU oil marketing companies Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL) on Friday dismissed rumours of shortages of fuel — petrol and diesel — in certain areas, calling them “completely unfounded” and “baseless”.In a post on its X handle, BPCL said India’s energy supply remains reliable and resilient, with ample petroleum reserves and uninterrupted supply chains.”There have been some rumours about shortages of petrol and diesel …