Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 28: A final year medical student of a private college, who was under depression over her poor performance in the terminal examination, has committed suicide. The victim has been identified as Ambika Aithal (23) of Saligrama in Kundapur of Udupi district. She handed herself at her hostel room in Kuntikana area in the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. According to police

New Delhi Dec 28: Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday promised a delegation from Karnataka that project director would soon be appointed to Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada located in Mysuru. Receiving a memorandum from a delegation comprising Kannada writers and Kannada activists, the minister said the process of recruiting a project

Mangaluru, Dec 28: Police have arrested a miscreant who tried to disrupt peace by pelting stones on a bus after attack on a murder accused at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk on Tuesday evening. The arrested has been identified as Kaushil (23), resident of Amtur on the outskirts of the city. He is said to be an activist of a Hindutva group. On Tuesday evening, Keshava, one of the accused in the Abdul

Lucknow, Dec 27: A day ahead of the tabling of the triple talaq bill in Parliament, several Muslim women's organisations said on Wednesday that the proposed legislation would not be acceptable if not in consonance with the Quran or the Constitution. "Nikaah (marriage) is a contract. Whosoever breaks it should be punished. However, if it (Bill) is not in the light of Quran and the Constitution, no

Chitradurga Dec 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has rubbished the media speculations about soft Hindutva approach of Congress in poll-bound Karnataka while reiterating that he belongs to Hindu community and believes in secular ideology. “I oppose the brand of Hindutva that BJP practices. I am devoted to the ideal of secularism. But I don't know what the 'soft Hindutva' you refer to is,” replied

Hubballi Dec 27: Normal life was disrupted at many places in the city as the Mahadayi, Kalasa-Banduri Horata Samiti, farmers' organisations and pro-Kannada organisations blocked roads, burnt tires and shouted slogans, on Wednesday. Since there was violence the last time such protests were held, police presence was higher this time. Over 2000 police personnel are on duty across Dharwad district

Bengaluru, Dec 27: As many as 3,515 farmers in Karnataka committed suicide between April 2013 and November 2017, out of which 2,525 were due to drought and farm failure, statistics provided by the State Agriculture Department said. "3,515 farmers were reported to have committed suicide from April 2013 to November 2017, and from April 2008 to April 2012, as many as 1,125 farmers were reported to

New Delhi, Dec 27: A united Opposition on Wednesday disrupted proceedings in the Rajya Sabha protesting against controversial comments reportedly made by Union Minister Anant kumar Hegde on changing the Constitution and secularism. Congress, SP and BSP members trooped into the Well of the House shouting slogans seeking Hegde's removal and forcing Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party supremo Amit shah are likely to address a really each in all three coastal districts of Karnataka as part of saffron party’s campaign for 2018 assembly polls in the state. The state BJP core committee is learnt to have decided to send a proposal requesting Mr Modi address two to three rallies in each of the seven regions of the state during

As the United Arab Emirates is ready to embrace a new tax regime in the form of value added tax (VAT) on January 1, 2018, foreign tourists will have to shell out cost 5-7% more for their trip to Dubai or other parts of the UAEM from the New Year. Due to its dwindling oil fortunes and weakening economy, UAE will levy VAT at 5% on a majority of goods and services including hotels, sightseeing tours