Karnataka

Bengaluru, Apr 23: Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said he would welcome unity among secular parties to fight communal forces in the state. The statement comes a day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he would personally meet JD(S) supremo H?D?Deve Gowda and thank him for cooperating in the bypolls to the Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly seats. It also attains significance as the

Mangaluru, Apr 22: While laying emphasis on education, government should also ensure that free education is imparted to all, especially girl children, said Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala. Speaking at the 35th anniversary celebrations of the Seyyid Madani Charitable Trust (SMCT) after laying foundation stone for the Hazrath Seyyid Madani Banath Girls’ College at Ullal, here on Saturday

Srinagar, Apr 22: Amid the rising tide of incidents of unwarranted cow vigilantism by civilians, comes another one, in Jammu and Kashmir. Five people of a family, including a 9-year-old girl, were injured in an attack by gau rakshaks or self-styled cow vigilantes in the Reasi district of the state. The incident took place on Friday evening when a nomad family was moving with their livestock near

Mangaluru, Apr 22: Zameer Ahmed Khan, a former minister and rebel leader of Janata Dal (Secular), on Saturday visited the family members of Ahmed Qureshi, who was allegedly tortured by police in Mangaluru. Interestingly, a few leaders of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) also accompanied Zameer, who handed over a Rs 1 lakh cash to a physically challenged woman in Qureshi’s family at their

New Delhi, Apr 22: A day after Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's "sanctity for Muslims" comment created a stir, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi reacted saying it's a minister's duty to ensure justice and equality. "Is the minister (Ravishankar Prasad) trying to patronise or threaten us? Yes we didn't vote for you and will continue to do so...but it's your constitutional duty to ensure justice

New Delhi, Apr 22: Enforcement Directorate (ED) is in possession of documents which claim that the beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya laundered money from banks in India to 'British companies' situated in the UK. As per a report published in the Times of India, ED has shared the documents with the UK government. Additionally, CBI has already shared information about Mallya being wanted in India

Lucknow, Apr 22: The new police chief of Uttar Pradesh, Sulkhan Singh, on Saturday vowed to crush "gundagardi" in the state and warned that even VIPs would not be spared. Singh said his priority would be ensuring unbiased policing. "Those indulging in 'gundagardi' and criminal activities will be dealt without mercy. They cannot escape. And even VIPs will not be spared," the 1980-batch IPS officer

Mangaluru, Apr 22: While speculations are afloat that U T Ifthikar Ali, the younger brother of U T Khader, the minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party soon, the former himself dismissed such possibilities. Rumours were doing rounds on social media that Ifthikar Ali, who is also a known educationist and senate member of Rajiv Gandhi

New Delhi, Apr 22: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said Muslims do not vote for the BJP, but the government has given them "proper sanctity". "We have got 13 chief ministers of our own. We are ruling the country. Have we victimised any Muslim gentleman working in the industry or service? Have we dismissed them? We don't get Muslim votes. I acknowledge very clearly, but have we given them

Koppal / Bengaluru, Apr 22: “Let (prime minister) Modi die if he wants power,”?said Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy. The minister said this in Kannada while replying to a question on the removal of red beacons. “I welcome the measure and I also suggest that my security cover too be withdrawn. But Modi too should get rid of his security cover,” Rayareddy told reporters in Koppal on