Karnataka

Kuala Lumpur, Jul 8: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has met Dr Zakir Naik, and a ruling party strategist has stoutly defended the government's decision not to deport the physician-turned-preacher, Malaysian media reported on Sunday. The meeting, which may not go down well in New Delhi, took place on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Mahathir ruled out deporting Naik, who has

Lucknow, July 8: Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chairman Waseem Rizvi said Muslims, who don't keep moustache with beard are "fundamentalists." "Keeping beard is Sunnat. However, keeping beard without moustache is against Sunnat as the person looks fearful. Muslims with beard and no moustache are fundamentalists. Such people can be seen promoting terrorism across the world," Rizvi said in a

Kalaburagi, Jul 8: Despite the worn out and damaged conditions of the classrooms in Nimberga Government School here, students haven't stopped attending their regular classes. The students said regardless of the difficulties, they come to school because they love to study. "When it rains, water enters our classroom. We love to study so we attend classes regularly. We can't afford to study in better

Bengaluru, Jul 8: The Indian National Congress is likely to get opportunity to contest at least two-third of total Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka following a seat-sharing agreement with Janata Dal (Secular) in upcoming general elections. There are 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, and the Congress contested in all in 2014 and won nine seats, while the BJP won 17 and the JD(S) two. In the

Bengaluru, Jul 8: Over a dozen Congress MLCs are learnt to have written to the party high command to reconsider the decision to appoint Women and Child Development Minister Jayamala as the leader of House in the Legislative Council. In a petition addressed to Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the MLCs have pointed out the party has to effectively counter the Opposition BJP in the Upper House

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jul 7: Incessant rains continued to lash Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Saturday too throwing normal life out of gear and causing death and destruction across the twin districts. The water level in Netravathi and Kumaradhara has increased drastically owing to incessant rain. The Netravathi was flowing to its brim and reached 27m level at Uppinangady as against the danger level of

Mangaluru, Jul 7: This time a scamster has duped a politician! Congress leader and former MLA of Mangaluru City South J R Lobo is the latest victim of online bank fraud as he lost Rs 49,000 from his account. In his complaint to Mangaluru East police station on Thursday, Lobo stated that he received a call from a scamster, who introduced himself as an employee of State Bank of India. The caller

Udupi, Jul 7: Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, who visited coastal Karnataka today was mesmerised by a combination of rain’s fury and nature’s beauty in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Speaking to media persons on the side-lines of a private programme in the city, the beauty queen said that heavy rains gave her a rousing reception in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. She said that she was attracted by the

Mangaluru, Jul 7: Amidst heavy rains across coastal Karnataka, a compound wall collapse in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district claimed the lives of two persons from a family in the wee hours of Saturday. Sources said that 11-year-old boy schoolboy Dhanush and his 68-year-old grandmother Parvathi were buried alive under the debris following that tragedy that occurred near Hebbarbail village

Bantwal, Jul 7: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh stalwart Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka today unveiled a memorial dedicated to slain Sangh Parivar activist Sharath Madiwala, adjacent to latter’s house at Kandoor in Sajipamunnur village of Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The memorial was constructed by the RSS activists with the help of local donors on the spot where Madiwala was laid to rest