Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 10: After NIA suffered an embarrassment with quashing of its Red Corner Notice request by the Interpol, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday was pulled up by a judicial tribunal over its investigation against peace activist and Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik. Justice Manmohan Singh, who heads the Appellate Tribunal for PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) at New Delhi

Lucknow, Jan 10: The Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shut down madrassas in the country, alleging that education imparted in these Islamic schools encouraged students to join terrorist ranks In a letter to the prime minister, the Shia body demanded that madrassas be replaced by schools affiliated to the CBSE or the ICSE which will offer students

Mangaluru, Jan 10: The Dakshina Kannada police arrested two of the four activists of saffron groups who entered the house of a Hindu woman on Tuesday and threatened her daughter against speaking to Muslims. According to Superintendent of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C.H., the four not only warned the girl against speaking to Muslims but also pushed her to the side. They quarrelled with the family

Mangaluru, Jan 10: Attacking the government for not "revealing" the truth behind BJP worker Deepak Rao's murder, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy said that both the BJP and Congress were trying to gain political mileage over the political murders in the coastal region. Speaking to reporters here, Kumaraswamy said though police had apprehended four people said to be connected to the murder, it

New Delhi Jan 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and Enery Minister D K Shivakumar in a case pertaining to denotification of land in Bengaluru. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan sought response from the two among others on a plea by complainant-petitioner Kabbalegowda. The petitioner claimed the public servants abused

Bengaluru, Jan 10: The Karnataka High Court has ordered that insurance companies should not compensate accident victims not wearing ISI helmets. Justice L Narayanaswamy passed the order on an appeal by the Oriental Insurance Company challenging an order by a court in Madhugiri directing the company to compensate accident victims. The high court held that motorists should wear helmets as prescribed

New Delhi, Jan 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its judgement pertaining to Cauvery water dispute among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and others would be delivered within four weeks. A three-judge bench presided over by Chief Justice Dipak Misra indicated the time limit for passing the much-awaited verdict for the people in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, while declining to entertain a plea

Mudigere, Jan 9: The members of Mudigere unit of Bajrang Dal have launched a social media campaign to intimidate Hindu girls against making friendship with Muslim boys in schools and colleges. The development comes after a female college student belonging to Hindu community committed suicide after being harassed and humiliated by a group of miscreants belonging to Hindutva groups. A BJP activist

Bengaluru, Jan 9: In connection with the irregularities in the land allotment under the Bagar Hukum scheme, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against BJP leader and former minister R Ashoka. The alleged irregularities had taken place between 1998 and 2006 when Ashok headed the committee. ACB officials on Tuesday arrested the then Tahashildar and revenue inspectors in this

Madikeri Jan 9: "Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling abroad with his own money? " asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was reacting to questions from scribes on the opposition's charges that the chief minister was holding party conventions with the taxpayer's money. Siddaramaiah said that after the Nanjanagud and Gundlupet bye-polls the BJP fears losing the 2018 polls. "Whatever be Amit