Metro services were disrupted in the early hours of Thursday as a road-cum-rail battery loco derailed. Commuters had to find their own way to their offices. Services were back to normal only after 10

With new garbage contractors lined up, the BBMP is confident that the garbage mess dogging the city can be tackled effectively. But it may just have to contend with problems from another quarter, whic

Despite the Union government chalking out major plans for Aadhaar-enabled social services in Karnataka, the State government has not launched Phase II of Aadhaar enrolments. A target of 4 crore enrolm

Three armed masked burglars, who barged into a house in Belgaum and tried to rob a family of three, were outwitted by a 47-year-old housewife, who kicked one of them in the groin and let loose the fam

There is some relief for the family of Ind­ian nur­se Tan­az, who is suspected to have fallen victim to hu­m­a­n trafficking or org­an rackets and has gone missing in Riyadh. The state police on Wedne

A retired Lance Naik was murdered in the city on Wednesday in Banaswadi police limits.

A 40-year-old retired Lance Naik, who was allegedly torturing his wife, was murdered by his father-in-law early

The BJP government may boast about its Rs 1 lakh crore budget this year. But the government-run prestigious Bangalore Interna­tional Film Fest­ival suffers from austerity measures prescribed by the sa

Three unidentified miscreants, posing as traders in jewels, conned a diamond trader and escaped with diamonds worth nearly Rs 43 lakh.

Following directions from senior police officers, the Central C

Police commissioner Jyothiprakash Mirji confirmed on Tuesday that the cybercafé from where an email threatening to avenge the execution of 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab, which was sent to various investig

The world may have marked Organ Donation Day on Tuesday, but statistics in the state show there is little to celebrate. The rate of organ donation in Karnataka is an appalling 10-12% per year, while a