Karnataka

Ballari, Apr 10: In what could be termed as a case of honour killing, the love story of a Muslim woman and Hindu man met a tragic end as the parents of the former brutally murdered both of them in Hampasagara village of Hagaribommanahalli taluk in Ballari district recently. Reshma Banu (22) of Hampasagara was in love with K Nagaraj (22) of a village in Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district. On the

Ahmedabad, Apr 9: Asserting that like the Hindu society which abolished practices like child marriage, dowry and sati, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that Muslims should mull over putting an end to the triple talaq divorce system. Naidu said it is high time that the Muslim society should introspect and have a healthy discussion on the triple talaq issue

Mangaluru, Apr 9: Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister for Railways flagged off T.No. 16576/16575, Mangaluru Junction-Yesvantpur-Mangaluru Junction tri-weekly Express today, through video link from Panaji, Goa. He also dedicated the newly electrified section between Mangaluru Junction/Mangaluru Central and Charvattur Stations (82 KM) and new double line between Panambur and Jokatte. Indian Railways

Mysuru, Apr 9: Moderate to brisk polling has been reported from Nanjangud and Gundlupet assembly constituencies, where voting is being held on Sunday. Polling has been by and large peaceful, but complaints of malfunctioning of EVMs and VVPATs (Voter verifiable print audit trial) machines were reported from both the constituencies. However, officials managed to replace the malfunctioning electoral

Mangaluru, Apr 9: U T Khader, minister for food civil supplies and consumer affairs, visited to KMC Hospital in Mangaluru to enquire about the health condition of Ahmed Qureshi, a youth from Katipalla, who suffered injuries all over his body and lost one of his kidneys due to alleged police torture. UT Khader meets ASI Aithappa, who was attacked by miscreants Qureshi, who was initially given

Mangaluru, Apr 9: Amid concerns over increasing suicide rates among college students, an engineering student has allegedly killed himself in the coastal city on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Lawrence D'Souza (19), a native of Teerthahalli, Shivamogga. He was a student of Karavali College of Engineering at Neermarga, Mangaluru. He was sharing a room in the hostel belonging to same

Purulia (WB), Apr 9: A youth allegedly decapitated his mother to propitiate Goddess Kali at Barabazar in Purulia district. Superintendent of Police, Joy Biswas, said that the accused Narayan Mahato (35) allegedly sliced off the head of his mother Phuli Mahato (55) with a 'khargo' (sharp-edged blade, used to sacrifice animal during worship) on Friday evening when she was cleaning the compound of

Hyderabad, April 9: BJP MLA from Hyderabad's Goshamal constituency Raja Singh has threatened to behead those opposing construction of Ram Temple at Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. ANI tweeted Raja Singh as saying, "To those who warn of dire consequences if Ram Mandir built. We were waiting for you to say this so we can behead you." Raja Singh is the BJP whip for the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Raja

New Delhi, Apr 9: Demanding ban on cow slaughter across the country, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said that any violence in the name of cow protection 'defames cause'. "We want a law banning cow slaughter across the country," he said at an event to mark the birth anniversary of Lord Mahavir in the national capital. Mr Bhagwat, however, said that the work of cow protection should be done within

Aligarh, Apr 9: Vice President Hamid Ansari's wife Salma Ansari has said that uttering 'talaq' thrice does not amount to divorce and asked Muslim women to read the Quran thoroughly instead of relying on clerics. Salma Ansari's views on triple talaq come at a time when there is a nationwide debate on the practice and the validity of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy practices among Muslims