Karnataka

New Delhi, Sept 12: The government is moving ahead with linking Aadhaar with mobile SIM cards and all unlinked phones will be deactivated after February 2018, said informed sources. The sources said Aadhaar mobile linkage is being done as per the orders of Supreme Court passed in February this year in Lokniti foundation case and all SIM cards have to be verified with Aadhaar within a year from the

New Delhi, Sept 12: Kerala priest Tom Uzhunnalil has been rescued from the captivity of the Islamic State. He was abducted from Yemen in 2016. Sources said the priest, who is currently in Muscat, will be flown to Kerala on Tuesday night. He was rescued after efforts by the Oman foreign ministry and Yemeni officials. “Tom Uzhunnalil expressed thanks to God Almighty and appreciation to His Majesty

Bengaluru, Sept 12: Former Naxal leaders Sirimane Nagaraj and Noor Sridhar have denied the possibility of the role of left-wing extremists (Naxals) in Gauri Lankesh’s murder. They said that Naxalites were being blamed to “bury the truth”. “Since all suspicions point towards the Hindu right-wing, investigation should begin from them,” they said. At a press conference here on Monday, Mr. Sridhar

Kasaragod, Sept 12: A man was killed and his wife sustained critical injuries while their two sons had miraculous escape after the motorbike they were travelling in got involved in a mishap in the early hours on Monday. The incident occurred around 1.30 a.m. at Sithangoli, near Puthige panchayat. The man, Ameer (31), lost control after the vehicle skidded while crossing a road hump when they were

Mangaluru, Sept 12: Food and Civil Supplies Minister U T Khader has urged the Karnataka home minister Ramalinga Reddy to order a high level comprehensive probe in to the arrest of a journalist in connection with alleged desecration of Quran during a police raid in Bantwal taluk recently. Mr Khader, told media persons in Mangaluru that he raised the issue of arrest of Imtiyaz, reporter of Vartha

Mangaluru, Sept 12: Sleuths of Kankanady Town Police Station in Mangaluru have arrested a north Indian youth for allegedly opening a fake Facebook account in the name of a woman and using it to post obscene and scurrilous photos and messages on the page. T R Suresh, city police chief named the accused as Toranlal Ravte, 23 of Nandgoan district in Chhattisgarh, presently residing at Yeyyadi in the

Bengaluru, Sept 12: A bomb threat received on the Namma 100 hotline of the Bengaluru City Police turned out to be a hoax. After the call, the bomb squad checked the Vidhana Soudha as well as the Nehru Planetarium on Monday afternoon. According to the police, the call came around 12.50 p.m. from a man who claimed to have information about bombs being placed in the Vidhana Soudha and the planetarium

New Delhi, Sept 12: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that he is ready to take charge of his party in 2019 even as he attacked the BJP government for its decision to demonetise the old currency notes and rising cross-border terrorism. He made these remarks during an interaction with the students of the prestigious University of California, Berkeley, United States. The theme of

Bengaluru, Sept 12: Star-cum-politician Ramya has claimed that two BJP members of parliament from Karnataka recruited people to troll their political opponents in the state. The former Mandya MP said that a BJP MP from Mysuru and another, a Rajya Sabha member from Bengaluru, have hired agencies. “They have also created various handles to start a new troll army," she said. Ramya aka Divya Spandana

New Delhi, Sept 12: Eggs are considered to be the most common breakfast item in every household across the globe, barring pure vegetarians and vegans, of course. In any way and in any form, eggs can be touted as your daily dose of health. Poached, fried, boiled or scrambled – eggs form a wholesome part of a person's diet. In India, however, there may be a high risk of egg contamination that's