Yacoob Mohammed

Stressing the need for a second dose to blunt the new Omicron variant that is creating havoc in South Africa and Eastern Europe, Karnataka's leading cardiologist Dr CN Manjunath warns that the nature of this new mutant virus is that it spreads like wildfire. 

Asianet Newsable's Yacoob spoke to Rakesh Tikait to understand the future roadmap of the agitation.

Karnataka bitcoin scam accused Srikrishna Ramesh alias 'Sriki' has reportedly gone missing barely a week after he was released on bail. Interestingly, Opposition leader Siddaramaiah had three days ago claimed that the hacker faced a life threat and needed protection.

Karnataka IT/BT Minister CN Ashwath Narayan expressed satisfaction on the first day of the inaugural tech summit in Bengaluru as Australian PM Scott Morrison has confirmed plans to open a consulate in India's IT belt and startup hub Bengaluru.

Following the furors over two Delhi based women journalists Samriddhi K Sakunia and Swarna Jha's arrest in connection to creating disharmony with their reporting on clashes in Tripura, the IG of Law and Order Arindham Nath said that the woman duo with some purpose have doctored it (report of burning Masjid and 'Quran'). The police raised an alert as the duo failed to appear before the Agartala Police as promised and fled to Assam.

People should not take lightly symptoms like acidity, indigestion and discomfort while walking and climbing steps, says Dr Anand Subramanyam, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Apollo Hospital.

As Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar was laid to rest with full state honours on Sunday, Dr CN Manjunath, Director of Jayadeva opined that it could be a case of a genetic condition in the family and at the same time said that, Puneeth was late about 10 minutes from reaching the hospital. He expressed that had the actor reached early, he could have survived.

Puneeth Rajkumar always followed his father and legendary actor Dr Rajkumar's principle of 'never after money' and his action of doing a campaign for the government or promoting homegrown products for free, reflected his genuineness. The IPS officer reveals the other side of 'Appu'.

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant speaks to Asianet Newsable about the elaborate security arrangements that have been made to ensure that peace is maintained in the city in the aftermath of the demise of Puneeth Rajkumar. 

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar who died on Friday due to a massive cardiac arrest was in a celebratory mood this morning as his elder brother, Dr Shivrajkumar's film Bhajarangi 2, released amidst huge fanfare. Asianet Newsable decodes the timeline of how the devastating day unfolded.