Karnataka

Chandigarh, Oct 3: The frustrated followers of rape accused Hindu godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh have threatened mass conversions to Islam in an apparent bid to divert attention from the charges of mass rapes and killings. The controversial Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief's followers claim that their chief - Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh - was jailed because he is a Hindu and that Hindu organisations

Lucknow, Oct 3: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to skip Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, from its official tourism booklet has triggered a controversy. Incidentally, Taj Mahal is the biggest revenue earner for the tourism department in UP. The booklet issued by the UP Tourism department on the occasion of the World Tourism Day this year has omitted

Bengaluru, Oct 3: Multilingual actor Prakash Raj, who has earned the wrath of saffronists by lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his silence over journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder, clarified on Tuesday that he would not return his national awards. A section of media on Monday had claimed that Raj threatened to give his five national awards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A few other

Udupi, Oct 3: Amidst the ongoing preparations for the national level Dharma Sansad being organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Udupi next month, Mahant Ram Vilas Vedanti, former MP and ex-chair of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas has come up with a proposal to build an inter-faith Vishwadharmi Shriram Manavata Bhavan in Ayodhya. The development comes weeks after Paryaya Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha

Mangaluru, Oct 3: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah, who will be launching a 15-day march in Kerala on Tuesday, was accorded a warm welcome at Mangaluru International Airport in the wee hours. Though Shah was supposed to reach Mangaluru at 6 p.m. on Monday, a special flight carrying him landed at the airport at 1.15 a.m. after delay of over seven hours. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar

Chikkaballapura, Oct 3: A dog strayed into the makeshift helipad at Chikkaballapura when a chopper carrying former prime minister H D Deve Gowda was to land on Monday. The incident took place at 10.30 a.m. when Gowda arrived at Sri Jagadguru Chandrasekaranathaswamiji Institute of Technology, Chikkaballapura, in a chopper to attend two weddings. But just when the chopper was to land, a dog strutted

Kasaragod, Oct 3: A first year postgraduate student of education at the Central University of Kerala (CUK), died after he slipped inside the hostel bathroom on the university’s Periye campus in Kasaragod on Monday. K. Vishwambharan, 30, a resident of Thayannor near Kanhangad in the district, sustained grievous head injuries in the accident. The student, said to be suffering from migraine, was

Bengaluru, Oct 3: Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has once again reiterated that the special investigation team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh had “definite clues” and “has identified those who carried out the murder.” “The SIT now has definite clues and it knows who are the people behind the murder. However, the process of gathering evidence is ongoing, and this will be

Bengaluru, Oct 2: Karnataka Forest minister B Ramanath Rai on Monday danced to the tunes of pili vesha or tiger dance, a folk dance unique to the Tulu Nadu region of the state. Video clippings of his unexpected and enthusiastic dance performed during the ‘Walk for conservation of wildlife’ organised by the Karnataka Forest Department to mark the 63rd Wildlife week here, went viral on social media

Even as the nation marks the third anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) on Monday, BJP-ruled states across India seem to be struggling to remain clean and green while Left-ruled Kerala has emerged as best performing state. Most of the BJP ruled sates have failed to properly implement the scheme meant to provide a toilet to every Indian household without one. The worst