Bengaluru: Seven directors of city based IMA Jewellers, at the centre of an alleged financial fraud that left thousands in the lurch, indicated to police Thursday that they were unaware of the crisis and that the owner had asked them to take long leave for Ramzan.

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for voting in favour of a decision introduced by the Jewish state that objected to granting consultative status to a Palestinian group at the UN's Economic and Social Council.

Bengaluru: The much awaited expansion of the H D Kumaraswamy-led cabinet in Karnataka, aimed at saving the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, will take place Friday afternoon,with the induction of two new Ministers expected, official sources said.

Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Thursday began investigations in the IMA Group of Companies alleged multi-crore cheating and fraud case. According to report the investigating team has received complaints from over 21000 people who have reportedly accounted for 1,230 crore rupees which they claim that they invested in the company.

Nottingham: The frustrating English weather finally caught up with the Indian team as their third World Cup game against New Zealand was called off without a ball being bowled here Thursday.

Mangaluru: Karnataka Bar Council Vice President and one of the most senior advocates of Mangaluru, M Seetharam Shetty passed away on Thursday due to breathing problem here in Mangaluru. He was 82.

Mumbai: A teenager was shot dead `accidentally' when he and his relatives were posing for a TikTok video in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, police said Thursday.

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah Thursday said he was unable to understand the Modi mania, despite the "bad state" of the economy under the previous BJP regime led by him.