Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 25: The Karnataka high court on Tuesdayacquitted Mohan Kumar alias Cyanide Mohan in the rape and murder of 32-year-old Leelavati Mistry, a resident of Vamapadavu in Bantwal taluk, who was found dead at a KSRTC bus stand in Mysuru in September 2005. A division bench comprising Justice Ravi Malimath and John Michael Cunha noted that both the postmortem and Forensic Science Laboratory

Udupi, Oct 24: Hemanth Nimbalkar, Inspector-General of Police (Western Range), said on Tuesday that it was essential that the police personnel behaved in a friendly manner with the people. He was speaking as the chief guest at the passing out parade of the 11th batch of armed reserve police from the Police Training School at the Chandu Maidan, here. As many as 95 constables graduated from the

Mangaluru, Oct 24: Three college students who were allegedly procuring ganja under “buy four-get one free” offer and selling it to other students as well as the general public were arrested by the Anti-Rowdy Squad of the police hereon Monday. The police gave the names of the accused as Shahin K. Ayub (21), son of Ayub, native of Kummanam, Kottayam district, Shehan Bashir (20), son of Bashir

Mangaluru, Oct 24: A mild tension prevailed in Ullal area on Monday night when a mob thrashed a murder accused in the presence of police. Abdul Mutalib, 23, is an accused in the murder of fisherman Rajesh Kotian in 2016. Police said people of the area had earlier complained that Abdul was consuming ganja at public places. Residents alleged that Abdul, after securing bail in the Rajesh Kotian

Riyadh, Oct 24: Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday vowed to restore "moderate, open" Islam in the oil-rich kingdom, which has created job opportunities for millions of people from different faiths and nations across the world. "We are returning to what we were before – a country of moderate Islam that is open to all religions and to the world," he said at the

Mangaluru, Oct 24: In what appears to be a case of suicide, a youth’s dead body was found floating in a river at Mulihithulu on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. The police have identified the deceased as Mohammed Ansar (25), a resident of Malar Pavoor. He was a driver by profession. The family sources of the deceased said that he had asked his cousin to drop him near the ice factory at

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Actor Prakash Rai has hit out at the UP government and the Centre over the Taj Mahal issue. The versatile actor took to Twitter and said, “Will this world’s wonder, Taj Mahal, be a past in our future??”. He ironically tweeted, “Since you have started digging at the foundation of Taj Mahal, when do you intend to bring it down. We can at least take our children and show it one

Oct 24: Adding fuel to fire over the Mersal movie controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader H Raja has dragged the religion of Tamil actor Vijay. Taking to Twitter, the politician shared a picture of the popular actor’s voter ID showing his full name as Joseph Vijay. The BJP leader posted the voter ID of the actor with caption – “Truth is bitter”. However, he did not explain which truth is

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Tuesday projected Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. “There’s been an anti-incumbency wave against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the last eight months. The stage will be set for Rahul Gandhi to become prime minister in 2019,” Moily told a press conference here. This

Bengaluru, Oct 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday warned that strict action would be taken against those who take the law into their hands on the occasion of Tipu Sultan Jayanti scheduled on November 10. “The BJP leaders are trying to divide the society. Yeddyurappa had praised Tipu Sultan when he was in the KJP. This shows his double standards,” he told reporters on seeking his reaction