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Mangaluru, Sept 13: Police in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada have arrested a saffron activist for trying to incite communal hatred by allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Christianity on social media. The accused has been identified as Akshay Bolimajal. According to sources, he posted derogatory comments against Jesus Christ and Mother Theresa. The action followed a complaint to

Bengaluru, Sept 13: In a shocking incident, a 4-year-old student in the LKG of a private school at Dasarahalli in Bengaluru was sexually assaulted allegedly by a security guard on Tuesday. The incident came to light when the child returned home from school in the afternoon and complained of feeling sick. The worried parents rushed her to a near-by clinic and later to M.S. Ramaiah Hospital where

Bengaluru, Sept 13: Minister for Bengaluru Development K.J. George has said that there was no question of resigning. He said he will wait till the CBI submits its report to the apex court. Addressing presspersons on Tuesday, the Minister wondered whether the BJP wants to know the truth behind Mangaluru DySP M K Ganapathy’s death or his (George’s) resignation. On allegations of the CID destroying

New Delhi, Sept 13: British authorities have frozen properties belonging to fugitive Indian underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Reports say assets worth $6.7 billion belonging to the wanted underworld don have been seized by British authorities. Dawood, who Indian agencies claim runs his crime empire from Cliffton area in Karachi, Pakistan, appears on the latest UK Treasury department's

New Delhi, Sept 13: The Union consumer affairs ministry has asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to ask officials to take into account service charge collection by hotels and eateries while assessing their tax liabilities. The move comes in the wake of reports that many eateries are still collecting the charge. In a series of tweets, consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswan said, "In

Bengaluru, Sep 13: In a controversial allegation, a senior BJP leader on Tuesday claimed that Congress government in Karnataka was encouraging Muslim radicalism and that Congress national vice president Rahul Gandhi was trying to influence and change the direction of investigation in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh, who had led a prolonged crusade against Hindutva politics of the

Challakere, Sept 13: Thieves decamped with 21 kgs of gold bars worth Rs 6.30 crore, which was kept in a cupboard of industrialist K C Veerendra’s house at Old Town in Challakere on Sunday night. Thieves also made away with Rs 10.70 lakh in cash from the house of Veerendra’s brother K C Thippeswamy in the same locality, the police said. The thefts took place when the occupants of the houses were

Bengaluru, Sept 13: In an embarrassment to Water Resources Minister M B Patil, Shivakumara Swamiji, Seer of Siddaganga Mutt on Tuesday said that the Lingayats and Veerashaivas are one and the same and opposed any effort to divide the community. The centenarian seer also rebuked Patil for claiming that the Mutt was in favour of a separate religion status for Lingayats. “We have learnt that Patil

Bengaluru, Sept 13: BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa on Tuesday informed the High Court of Karnataka that stay can be granted on the FIRs filed against him as it is in the investigation stage and has not reached trial or the proceeding stage in the court. Senior counsel C V Nagesh, appearing for Yeddyurappa, said the Supreme Court bars the courts from staying the proceedings in corruption cases

Bengaluru, Sept 13: JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday warned the party leaders of stern action if they fail to involve themselves in strengthening the party ahead of the Assembly elections. Addressing the newly appointed office-bearers and the legislators of the JD(S) here, Gowda said he will not hesitate to expel those who fail to follow the party’s diktat. Those who use the