Karnataka

Dubai/Kuwait, Nov 13: Mild tremors felt several parts of United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Israel after a powerful earthquake struck near Iraq-Iran border killing dozens in the Islamic Republic last night. In Kuwait, people rushed out of their homes in panic after the felt the tremors. Kuwait National Seismic Network too confirmed the people felt tremors for a few seconds. Several UAE residents

Mangaluru Nov 13: NGO to approach SC, urginbg it to strike down ordinance Instances of cruelty to buffaloes were recorded by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA) India during Kambala (buffalo race) event held at Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday. A press release from PETA said they will petition the court, urging it to strike down the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Jaipur, Nov 12: A Muslim man transporting cows was allegedly shot dead by cow vigilantes and another was left injured on Friday in Alwar district of Rajasthan, where Haryana dairy farmer Pehlu Khan was lynched by a mob in April this year. The deceased, identified as Umar Khan, and his aide, Tahir Khan, were taking four cows in a pick-up truck from Alwar to Ghatmika village in Bharatpur district

Belagavi, Nov 12: The Winter Session of Karnataka legislature beginning here on Monday is expected to be stormy as the opposition seeks to corner the Siddaramaiah government on a host of issues, including the demand for Minister K J George's resignation. This will be the last session at Belagavi for the 14th Assembly, as polls are due early next year. During the ten-day long session, other than

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 12: A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was stabbed to death in Kerala on Sunday allegedly by activists of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist), the state BJP has claimed. According to police, the deceased – identified as Anand – was on a two-wheeler when he was knocked down by a car at around 01:30 pm in Nenmini near the temple town of Guruvayur. He was

Mysuru, Nov 12: The shortage of “suitable brides” in the community is one of the biggest challenges faced the Brahmins in Karnataka. They fear that the inevitable inter-caste marriages may further reduce the population of ‘pure Brahmins’ in this south Indian state. This is not a fresh crisis. For decades, traditional Brahmin families in this region have been struggling to find the right match for

New Delhi, Nov 12: In a reverse move, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided not to pursue a proposal for introduction of Islamic banking in the country. Replying to an RTI query, the central bank said the decision was taken after considering "the wider and equal opportunities" available to all citizens to access banking and financial services. Islamic or Sharia banking is a finance system

Bengaluru, Nov 12: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which had earlier accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of tampering Electronic Voting Machines in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, has now demanded that Election Commission of India use ballot papers in 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls. Addressing a media conference in Kalaburgi recently, Marasandra Muniyappa, State Coordinator of the party, said that “EVM

Mangaluru, Nov 12: Harikrishna Bantwal, the confidante of former union minister B Janardhana Poojary, has formally embraced the Bharatiya Janata Party nearly two years after he was expelled from the Congress on charge of anti-party activities. The Billava community stalwart, who officially joined the saffron party during BJP’s public meet held at BC Road in Bantwal on Saturday as part of Karnataka

Udupi, Nov 12: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, had to pay a fine of Rs 100 for riding a motorbike without a helmet in his home district. Mr Madhwaraj, who is also the district in-charge minister of Udupi, rode a motorbike at Karje village for a few minutes recently. The video-clippings of Mr. Madhwaraj riding the motorbike without helmet went viral on the