Karnataka

Kochi, Nov 25: Akhila alias Hadiya, a Hindu converted Muslim woman, who is on her way to Delhi to appear before the Supreme Court, rubbished the allegation of so called ‘Love-Jihad’ as “lie” and said that it was her own decision to embrace Islam and then marry a decent Muslim man, Shefin Jahan. Hadiya, who was literally under house arrest ever since Kerala High Court in a controversial judgment

Mysuru, Nov 25: The 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, wherein senior writers and thinkers vociferously condemned the growing communalism and intolerance in India, has irked Bharatiya Janata Party. BJP leader and Udupi Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has portrayed the literary convention as the Congress party convention. Meanwhile, the Mysuru police have upped the security at the

Udupi, Nov 25: Calling upon the Hindus to get united, Vishwa Hindu Parishad suprimo Pravin Togadia on Saturday said that the evil practices like 'Pankti Bheda' should be stopped in the Hindu temples. Many prominent Hindu temples across India including in Udupi have been practicing Pankti Bheda (separate seating arrangements for Brahmins and non-Brahmins for meals since time immemorial. Speaking at

Chikkamangaluru, Nov 25: The Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) will organise a state convention at Subhash Chandra Bose district stadium, here on December 28 and 29. Speaking at a preparatory meeting at Ambedkar Bhavan here , Vedike secretary K L Ashok said like-minded people, including the Sufi saints from Rajasthan, will take part in the convention. The members of Dalit, farmers' and women

Bengaluru, Nov 25: Members of Anjuman-e-Imamia, a Shia Muslim group, along with likeminded people including a few Christians, staged a protest in front of the office of national television channel India Today/Aajtak on Richmond road on Friday. The protestors shouted slogans against a journalist, who allegedly insulted the female religious figures of Islam and Christianity. They also demanded the

Belagavi, Nov 25: In the wake of dwindling student strength in government schools and their subsequent closure, the Karnataka government is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for the elected representatives and the officials to send their children to government schools. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait informed the Legislative Council that Kannada Development

Mangaluru, Nov 25: As many as 773 devotees performed Yede snana (rolling over left over food eaten by cows on plantain leaves) at Kukke Subrahmanya Temple from Wednesday to Friday. The three-day event concluded on Friday. 346 devotees performed the ritual during the annual Champa Shasti on Friday. 94 devotees performed it during Chauti on Wednesday and 333 devotees did it during Panchami on

Bengaluru, Nov 25: Software engineer Geethanjali U(27), who fell to her death from the terrace of a 10-storey building in Cessna Business Park, Kadubeesanahalli in Bengaluru on Wednesday, had searched online on ways to commit suicide, Marathahalli police said. Geethanjali had got engaged at her Goa home on Tuesday (a day before her suicide), which was also her birthday. The police now suspect that

Mysuru, Nov 25: Incumbent and past presidents of the Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana came down heavily on Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait on Friday for ignoring their recommendations on school textbooks for the students of Karnataka. One among them urged the CM to shift Mr Sait to some other department. During his speech at the inaugural ceremony of the meet

Mysuru, Nov 24: Expounding the contributions of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in the formation of Karnataka, scholars at the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana analysed the economic and political conditions that shaped the decisions of these personalities. The consensus was that while Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan filled the power vacuum that existed in the 18th century and laid the foundation