Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 15: Criminal cases would be registered against anyone furnishing false information and documents to secure free seats in private schools under the RTE quota. Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait, in a note, has asked the Department of Public Instruction to issue a circular to all schools and officials to bring such instances of fraud to the notice of the government

Tumakuru, May 15: More than 60 people took ill after having wedding feast in Mallenahalli of Tumakuru taluk late on Saturday night. The marriage of Ramesh and Veena was held on Friday and reception was held at Mallenahalli, the native place of Veena. The guests began to vomit and fell ill soon after the feast. All of them were admitted to district hospital on Sunday morning.

Kasaragod, May 15: Benjamin Montero, 80, and his 75-year-old wife Mary C. Almeda, residents of Mandekkappu locality close to Bandiyode, near the northern border town of Uppala in the district, are virtually shattered and destined to face the worst patch in their lives as the couple lost seven close family members, including three sons, in the car-truck collision near the Tamil Nadu town of Karur

Bengaluru, May 15: Elections to the posts of office-bearers of the Karnataka state and district Youth Congress committees commenced on Sunday and Sowmya Reddy, daughter of Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy was declared elected unopposed as vice president Bengaluru city committee. According to party sources, no other candidate had applied for the post of vice president in Bengaluru. One of the

Kochi, May 15: The Southwest monsoon has hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday, three days ahead of schedule. “The Southwest monsoon has advanced into some parts of southeast Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands, entire south Andaman Sea and parts of north Andaman Sea on Sunday,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement. The announcement was made on account of the

Mangaluru, May 14: Opining that strengthening democratic progressive forces is the need of hour to check communal forces in the country, P.A. Mohammed Riyas, national president of Democratic Youth Federation of India said that minority communalism will never succeed in annihilating majority communalism. Speaking after inaugurating a two-day Muslim Youth Conference organised by the Dakshina Kannada

New Delhi, May 14: Branding Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as "Mr Corrupt", the BJP today demanded his resignation after sacked minister Kapil Mishra alleged "massive" financial irregularities in the AAP's funding. BJP national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi also rubbished the Aam Aadmi Party's claim that Mishra was acting at its behest. She said Kejriwal must come clean about the allegations

Lucknow, May 14: Around 50 Dalits in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad have decided to relinquish Hinduism and become Muslims in protest against Yogi Adithyanath led state government’s anti-Dalit policies. They allege that Dalits are being “ignored” and “tortured” under Yogi Government rule. According to them Bhratiya Janta Party workers “mistreated” Dalits in violence hit Saharanpur and Sambhal which

Mangalore, May 14: India needs to ramp up the profile of its blue economy by unlocking the potential of ornamental fishery — now poised as a flourishing US$18-20 billion industry globally — and giving a more competitive edge to its aquaculture farming to sustain buoyancy in the sector, a high-profile conference was told here today. While aquaculture, with an export value of over five billion US

Ujjain, May 14: A group of self-proclaimed cow vigilantes allegedly thrashed a man on the suspicion that he had cut the tail of a cow, with the video of the incident going viral. Two of the accused have been arrested, a police official said. The incident took place yesterday near a temple in Peeplinaka area in Ujjain district. In a video of the incident which went viral, the accused were seen