Karnataka

Mumbai, Apr 17: Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam landed in trouble on Monday morning for his controversial tweets. The singer took to Twitter early in the morning when he found himself woken up by the morning Azaan from a mosque presumably near his house. The singer was apparently so displeased by the sound of Azaan that he termed it as "forced religiousness". Sonu then went on a Twitter rant as he put

Mangaluru, Apr 17: Issuing a stern warning against those who are allegedly spreading rumours about Ahmed Qureshi's health, Mangaluru city police commissioner M Chandra Sekhaer said that the former will be treated just like any other accused. The alleged physical torture on Qureshi by CCB police has triggered widespread uproar with his family members holding the cops responsible for the severe

New York, Apr 17: Over 50 Indians, including gymnast Dipa Karmakar, Olympic medallist Sakshi Malik and actress Alia Bhatt, are among Forbes' list of super achievers from Asia under the age of 30 who are "pushing boundaries of innovation". The second Forbes '30 Under 30' Asia list 2017 features 300 impressive young entrepreneurs -- 30 in 10 categories, including entertainment, finance and venture

Kasaragod, Apr 17: A young mother and her baby boy were killed while trying to board a moving bus in front of the bus stop close to the Perladukkam cooperative bank, near Kolathur, on the Poinachi-Bandadukka route near here on Sunday. The tragedy occurred around 12.45 p.m. as Rajani, 28, wife of Sundaran, a resident of Chemmattamvayal locality in Kanhangad, tried to board the Kerala State Road

Mysuru, Apr 17: Abdul Wahid Tanveer, a resident of Mysuru in Karnataka has become only the third Indian to qualify for the Merzouga Rally, which will be held in Morocco next month. He qualified recently after securing third place in the Indian Baja Dakar Challenge series, which was held on the dunes near Jaisalmer. “The Merzouga Rally will be my first international assignment. I am eager to make

Vasco, May 17: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has asked the Goa’s BJP government to impose ban on cow slaughter with immediate effect. National secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Acharya Radhakrishna Manori, at a public meeting on Sunday at Brahmastal temple, Baina, said that they would go ahead with their demand of beef ban with or without anybody's support in Goa. Manori was in Goa to

Sonipat, Apr 17: Joining Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir and former opener Virender Sehwag in condemning the video featuring a security personnel being roughed up by a youth in Srinagar, Olympic wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Sunday said that anyone who goes against the country and misbehaves with our soldiers should be shot dead. "What has happened is extremely wrong. Our CRPF jawan was insulted. He

New Delhi, Apr 17: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the state government will release the caste census data soon. Siddaramaiah, who was here to meet senior Congress leaders to apprise them of the Assembly bypolls results, told journalists that he has already held a discussion with Karnataka Backward Classes Commission officials and they have agreed to finalise the data at the earliest

Mysuru, Apr 17: Parts of Mysuru region received good rain on Sunday. While Mysuru city received moderate rain in the evening, Srirangapatna and Pandavapura in Mandya district received heavy rain. Electricity poles were uprooted while tree branches came crashing down in Srirangapatna, disrupting vehicular traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru highway for a while. Keregodu, Koppa and surrounding areas too

Dubai, Apr 16: Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior issued Ministerial Decree for the year 2017 amending the Implementing Regulations of the Federal Law for the year 1995 regarding traffic laws. Under the new law, Emiratis will have to renew their driving license every 10 years and expats every five years. Sheikh Saif issued the ministerial