Mangaluru: In a surprise move, Sasikanth Senthil Senior IAS officer and Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Dakshina Kannada District announced his resignation on Friday, to his post in the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) citing personal reasons.
New Delhi: The Delhi government's ambitious proposal to make metro travel free for women came under sharp criticism from the Supreme Court on Friday which questioned it for giving "freebies" and "sops" saying it might lead the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to losses.
Mumbai: Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal was on Friday questioned here by the Enforcement Directorate in a case of alleged contravention of the foreign exchange law, officials said.
Bengaluru: BJP's core committee in Karnataka on Friday directed its rank and file to gear up for bypolls in 17 assembly segments, necessitated by the disqualification of the MLAs in July for 'anti-party' activities.
Bantwal: In a road mishap 15 goats were killed when the truck carrying them was hit by a college bus on Friday at Mittur near Mani in Bantwal Taluk here.
Bengaluru: The resignation of IAS officer and Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner (DC) S Sasikanth Senthil on Friday took on a political colour with Congress leaders seeking to target the BJP-led NDA government.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Friday accused the BJP government at the Centre of implementing the "Gujarat Model of Governance" where innocents are framed in "false" cases.
A fire broke out in the rear power car of the Chandigarh-Kochuvalli Express as it was departing the New Delhi station on Friday, a railway spokesperson said.
Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement leader Shehla Rashid has been booked for sedition over her tweets alleging that the armed forces "tortured" civilians and "ransacked" houses in the Valley after Jammu and Kashmir's special status was revoked, police said on Friday.
Tumkuru: Karnataka Law Minister and Parliamentary affairs Minister JC Madhuswamy on said while defending Deputy CM Laxman Savadi added that watching porn video in Vidhan Soudha is not anti-national activity.
