Young adults too now fall victim to hypertension
Amit (name changed), a 31-year-old techie, was diagnosed with hypertension (high blood pressure) in one of the screening camps conducted for its employees by the company.
Over the past decade, there
Strict protection policy can save sandalwood
Illegal and indiscriminate felling of sandalwood trees is fast depleting the stock of this precious wood. As the Supreme Court has noted, the central government must frame a stricter policy for sandal
Enough proof against killer SUV driver: Cops
P. Manjula (38) alias Mahi, who allegedly mowed down a labourer sleeping on a pavement last month, would not get any reprieve just because she has allegedly written a letter to Home Minister R. Ashok
School torments teen for scribbling on desk
Should criticism of a school, especially when it is a random graffiti by a 13-year-old boy on his desk, lead to harassment and humiliation by the school, and possible debarment from school exams?
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Shaken CM to visit drought hit
The taunt by former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa that video-conferences will hardly help solve the problems of the drought-hit, seems to have had an effect on CM Sadananda Gowda.A day after Yeddyurappa made th
Sex tape is fake: Nithyananda
Godman Nithyananda, caught in an alleged sex tape case, said on Wednesday that he has evidence to prove that charges levelled against him were false.
Addressing the media at his Ashram in Bidadi, Ni
Siddu to ‘spoil’ Congress party?
Despite sweeping to victory in the BJP’s backyard of Udupi-Chikmagalur, the Congress is still grappling with dissension in its ranks with the first rumblings of discontent coming from Leader of Opposi
In Bangalore, a remake to avoid being 'Bangalored'
Rajesh Rao is among a handful of Indian entrepreneurs who may prevent the country's software industry from getting 'Bangalored'.
The 41-year-old self-confessed geek runs Dhruva, a firm that sells con
DoS again refuses to share info under RTI with Madhavan Nair
The Department of Space has refused to share details based on which punitive action was taken against former space agency chief G Madhavan Nair and three other retired ISRO scientists, saying the matt
‘I’ve a drought to fight’
Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa plans to kill two birds with one stone by embarking on a tour of north Karnataka, considered the BJP’s bastion, from April 4-8. Mr Yeddyurappa who announced his