Karnataka

Saharanpur, Mar 30: A woman in her third month of pregnancy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi fearing that her husband will abandon her children and her if she gives birth to another girl. The woman, who is from Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, is at the end of her first trimester. In her message to the the Prime Minister, she urges him to bring an end to 'Triple Talaq' – a controversial

New Delhi, Mar 30: The Supreme Court decided today that a five-judge constitution bench will rule on the constitutional validity of the practice of triple talaq, 'nikah halala' and polygamy among Muslims. The hearing will begin May 11. The top court indicated last month that it was strongly leaning toward a five-judge constitutional bench deciding on these issues, as they are to do with the

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Countering the Bharatiya Janata Party’s much-publicised Gujarat model of development, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has declared that the Congress would go before people in the next year’s State Assembly elections with the “Karnataka model” of development. “Our agenda for next year’s elections is the Karnataka model of development. This is bound to become a subject of discussion

Abu Dhabi, Mar 30: The UAE Cabinet has approved a decision to grant Indian passport holders with either a valid US visa or a green card a visa on arrival. The decision comes within the framework of the long-term strategic partnership between the United Arab Emirates and the Republic of India, the promotion of political, economic and trade interests between the two countries. This decision

Bengaluru, Mar 30: Health Minister K?R?Ramesh Kumar will head a joint House Committee constituted to rein in the media, Legislative Assembly Speaker K?B?Koliwad announced on Tuesday. Koliwad said the panel will have 10 members from the Assembly and three from the Legislative Council. Last week, legislators cutting across party lines had come down heavily on the media. They had charged the media

New Delhi, Mar 30: The Supreme Court today asked the Karnataka police SIT to probe the alleged role of two former chief ministers N Dharam Singh and H D Kumaraswamy and others in de-reservation of 11,797 square kilometres of forest in Bellary district, leading to large-scale illegal iron ore mining. However, another former chief minister S M Krishna, who has recently joined the BJP, got relief as

Udupi, Mar 29: A 32-ft statue of the exponent of Dwaita philosophy Sri Madhwacharya was installed on a concrete structure at the bottom of the Kunjargiri hillock here on Tuesday. The installation of the statue is one of the ambitious projects taken up by Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Palimar Mutt. Kunjargiri is about 11 km from Udupi en route Pajaka, the birthplace of Sri Madhwacharya, which is

Lucknow, Mar 29: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said 'surya namaskar' was similar to 'namaz' (prayers) offered by Muslims and those opposing the yogic exercise wanted to divide the society on religious lines. Aditynath, who had in the past lashed out at a section of Muslims for terming the practice of 'surya namaskar' as un-Islamic, said the sun salutation was a beautiful

Nagpur, Mar 29: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today dismissed suggestions that he was in the presidential race, wryly calling such reports "entertainment news". He asserted that his name would not come up for the President's post andeven if it is proposed, he "will not accept it". "The news about I being a nominee for the upcoming Presidential elections is not true. The report that the media is running

Mangaluru, Mar 29: Even though the promised extension of the runway of Mangaluru International Airport is yet take place, the Airports Authority of India has okayed the expansion of the terminal building of the Airport to accommodate more passengers in the international arrival hall. The development comes days after Karnataka chief minister Siddaramiah in his recent budget promised the upgradation