K'taka budget: Sidda announces Muslim quota for govt supplies

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced reservation for Muslims in supplying goods and services up to a value of Rs 1 crore to various government departments, corporations and......

Kharge's son withdraws 5-acre Bengaluru site request after row

The chairperson of Siddhartha Vihar Trust, Rahul M Kharge, has withdrawn his request for the allotment of five acres of civic amenity site in Bengaluru to set up a 'Multi-Skill Development Centre,......

K'taka: FIR registered against industries minister

In more embarrassment for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka, the Lokayukta police on Saturday registered a first information report against Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani in......

Now, K'taka industries minister faces Lokayukta probe

Days after the arrest of B S Yeddyurappa, the Bharatiya Janata Party faced more embarrassment in Karnataka on Monday with a Lokayukta court ordering a probe into allegations against a senior......

A farmer's hunger strike to fight land acquisition

Land acquisition for special economic zones has been a major bone of contention across the nation. Thousands of people whose land was being acquired to set up SEZs have protested against the low......

Infy pulls out of Devanahalli IT Park

Infosys has decided to pull out of its proposed campus at the IT park near the Bengaluru International Airport citing lack of basic infrastructure such as road connectivity and water, but its plan......

ArcelorMittal gets 2,000 acres to set up steel plant in Bellary

The Karnataka government has handed over 2,000 acres at Kuditini in the Bellary district to global steel giant ArcelorMittal to set up a six-million tonne-per-annum plant. The company had signed a......

Royal families of Thailand eyeing 'gold' in Kolar

The royal families of Dubai and Thailand have proposed to jointly invest Rs 20,000 crore for setting up a theme park in Karnataka. The facility, which will include an integrated residential......

BCCI lost Rs 50 crore on fraud land deal, admits NCA

Members of the National Cricket Academy’s sub-committee were in for a rude shock when it was intimated that the Board of Control for Cricket in India lost a whopping Rs 50 crore on a dubious......

Spotlight on Srinivasan again in BCCI Working Committee meet

The Supreme Court might have refused to grant him relief but a defiant N Srinivasan is expected to attempt a comeback as BCCI President after being forced to step aside, when the......