Karnataka

Puttur, Oct 16: A 35-year-old woman was injured after a crude bomb exploded outside her house at Polya in Kabaka village near Puttur in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the police, the crude bomb exploded just as Narayan Prasad and his wife, Nalini, opened the door after hearing a sound outside the house at about 1 a.m. Nalini was injured in her leg. She was shifted to a private hospital

Hyderabad, Oct 16: Nowhera Shaik, the CEO of Heera Group engaged in mobilising investments through gold schemes offering a high rate of interest has been arrested for allegedly cheating depositors. The 45-year-old business magnet, heading 15 different group companies spread across different parts of the country, was arrested on Monday in New Delhi and brought to Hyderabad, the police said here

Mangaluru, Oct 16: In a humanitarian gesture, volunteers of the Indian Social Forum (ISF) – Kuwait, extended their helping hand to an Indian migrant worker, Hameed Islam, hailing from Elanthila village of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Hameed left to Kuwait in year 2013 and was working as cook in a restaurant. Everything was fine for the first 4 years. However, problems began when

Shivamogga, Oct 16: Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today expressed confidence of JDS-Cong coalition candidate Mr Madhu Bangarappa winning in the November 3 byelection to the Shivamogga Lok Sabha Constituencey. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, he said that with the grace of Congress senior leader Kagodu Thimmappa and other leaders of Congress, the voters will teach a lesson

Davangere, Oct 16: Confronting a bank manager for allegedly demanding sexual favours to approve her loan, a woman thrashed him on the streets in Karnataka's Davanagere city. The manager was later arrested. The video of the incident, which took place yesterday, shows a woman beating up the bank manager for allegedly asking for sexual favours in return for approving a 15 lakh loan that the woman was

Washington, Oct 16: Three Indian students, including two Bengalureans, have made it to the finals of the prestigious annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a global science competition for teenagers to share their passion for mathematics and science. The three Indian students are among 15 finalists of more than 12,000 original registrants from around the world who submitted engaging and imaginative

Chikkamagaluru, Oct 16: Super cop K Annamalai, who served as the superintendent of police of Chikkamagaluru district for over two years, today received his transfer order. The state government posted the 2011 batch IPS officer as the Deputy Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru City (South). He will be replacing IPS officer Sharanappa S D. Known for his people-friendly policing and tough stance

Mangaluru, Oct 16: Rachana, a forum of Catholic entrepreneurs, businessmen and professionals, has announced its annual awards for this year. Here’s the list of winners: 1. Rachana Agriculturist of the year - Mr. Lawrence Pinto 4. Rachana Entrepreneur of the year - Mr. Ronald Castelino 2. Rachana Professional of the year - Ms. Faye Dsouza 3. Rachana NRI of the year - Mr. Aloysius Richard Lobo 5

Shivamogga, Oct 16: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has said that in the bypolls to three parliamentary and two Assembly segments in Karnataka, the public would teach a “fitting lesson” to both the Janata Dal (Secular) and the Congress for having entered into an “unholy alliance” for the sake of power. Speaking at a convention held here after his son B.Y. Raghavendra filed his nomination

New Delhi, Oct 16: India has been ranked at the 103rd position among 119 countries on the Global Hunger Index (GHI), says a report. According to the report, prepared by Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, India is among the 45 countries that have "serious levels of hunger". In 2017, India was ranked at the 100th position but ranking for this year is not comparable, it said. Shockingly, India is