Karnataka

Bengaluru, Aug 27: A student, who was seeking a medical seat in Bengaluru, was allegedly duped of Rs. 9.4 lakh. In his complaint to the police, Balaji S (18), who hails from Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, said that after he sought details for courses in Bengaluru on a social media platform, he was contacted by a man who identified himself as Rajkumar Iberwala. The man assured the student that he could

Pune, Aug 27: The murders of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru last year and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar in Pune in 2013 were linked, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in court here on Sunday. Seeking extension of the custody of Sachin Andure, one of the alleged shooters in the Dabholkar case, the CBI told the court that one of the accused in the Gauri killing had handed over a

Mangaluru, Aug 26: The All-India Congress Committee (AICC) has not yet taken a final decision on the formation of a secular front to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka and other States in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, according to AICC secretary Saleem Ahmed. Addressing a press conference in the city on Sunday, Mr. Ahmed said the coalition between the Congress and the Janata

Mangaluru/Bengaluru, Aug 26: The investigation into the coldblooded murder of Gauri Lankesh has found that an employee of Karnataka education department, who was arrested for training the suspects the case in the use of guns, had also trained those who killed other rationalists including Narendra Dabholkar. Rajesh D Bangera (50), a native of Madikeri in Kodagu district, who works as a second

New Delhi, Aug 26: The country will not tolerate those committing rape and the law passed by Parliament in this regard will play an effective role in curbing crimes against women and girls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. He also said though the bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq could not be passed in Rajya Sabha in the Monsoon Session, "I assure the Muslim women that

New Delhi, Aug 26: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has stated that the second marriage (among Hindus) will be considered valid even if plea against divorce is pending. Although the Hindu Marriage Act prescribes that it shall be lawful to marry again only after dismissal of an appeal filed by aggrieved party against the decree of divorce, the second marriage would not be void if

Kalburgi, Aug 26: Hitting out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for promoting hatred and indulging in the targeted killing of intellectuals and scholars, senior Dalit activist Rajaratna Ambedkar, has demanded a man on entire Sangh Parivar in the country. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Rajaratna Ambedkar, who is also the great-grandson Dr B R Ambedkar, held RSS and its

Udupi, Aug 26: A day after Bhratiya Janata Party released its manifesto for looming Udupi City Municipal Council polls, the ruling Congress on Saturday released its fresh manifesto promising a clean and green city. The manifesto was formally released by Gundu Rao, president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao here. Pratapchandra Shetty, Ivan D’Souza, MLCs, Pramod

Mangaluru, Aug 26: In preparation of Episcopal ordination of Msgr Peter Paul Saldanha, U T Khader, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister, convened all officers meeting on 25 August at Rosario Cultural Hall. Most Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D Souza, Apostolic Administrator and Chair person of the Episcopal ordination celebrations welcomed all the officers and gave an overview of the historical

Bengaluru, Aug 26: A day after his comments on becoming Karnataka chief minister set the tongues wagging, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday sought to clarify his statement, saying he only meant that his party would come back to power in the next assembly elections. "You can think whatever you want, but I said we will come to power in next election," he told reporters here. Addressing