Karnataka

Bengaluru, Mar 28: The second Pre-University students, who completed their exams on Monday, can log on to the website of the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) to see how their papers will be evaluated and raise objections if any. This is the first time that such an initiative is being launched. DPUE director C. Shikha said the scheme of evaluation of all 34 subjects would be put up on

Mumbai, Mar 28: The Shiv Sena on Monday urged the Modi government to consider RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for the post of Indian President. In a surprise statement, Sena MP and Saamana Executive Editor Sanjay Raut said the National Democratic Alliance - of which Sena is a member - and the BJP in particular should think of the RSS Sarsanghchalak if it wanted to fulfil its dream of achieving a "Hindu

Bengaluru, Mar 28: In a move to curb collection of high fees and donations by schools following the CBSE and ICSE syllabus, the Karnataka government has proposed amendments to the education Act under which erring institutions may be liable for a Rs 10 lakh fee.Also, parents can seek immediate refund of the excess fee. Piloting the Karnataka Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017, primary and

Bengaluru, Mar 28: With chief minister Siddaramaiah keen to play the Ahinda card ahead of the 2018 assembly polls, there is a possibility of the much-awaited socio-economic caste census (SECC) data being revealed. According to sources in the chief minister's office, the government recently decided to put the census on the back burner, following objections from senior party leaders. However, the

Bengaluru, Mar 28: A legislature committee has recommended that IT and BT companies allow women employees to work in day shifts as much as possible in the interest of their safety. In its report tabled in the Assembly on Monday, the standing committee on women and child welfare said male employees should be made to work night shift, instead of women. The 22-member panel, headed by Congress MLA N A

Jaipur, Mar 28: A brother-sister duo in Kota, who live in a child care home, were in for a surprise when the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) recovered Rs 96,500 from their ancestral home. However, the money recovered was in the form of demonetised notes and the orphaned children have now sought help from the Prime Minister’s Office to get the old currency exchanged as the RBI has already expressed

New Delhi, Mar 28: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday submitted before the Supreme Court that Islam was one of the first religions to grant equal rights to women. It is a misconception that women were discriminated here with regard to marriage and divorce, the board said. “Talaq, Nikah Halala and polygamy are all integral part of the religion of Sunni Muslims following four schools

Mysuru, Apr 27: An Indian expatriate worker from Karnataka was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The Mysuru based youth was working as a domestic help in the Arab country. Shabir, 27, the only son of Wazir Saab and Dilshad, was a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in Mysuru. Nine months ago, with the help of a distant relative Khaleel, he entered the service of a

Dubai, Mar 27: Ten Indian youths in the UAE may escape the noose for murdering a Pakistani man in 2015 after the victim's family accepted bloodmoney amounting to 200,000 dirhams and agreed to pardon the convicts, according to media reports. Mohammad Riaz, the father of Mohammad Farhan, appeared in the Al Ain appeals court on March 22 and submitted a letter of consent to pardon the accused Indians

New Delhi, Mar 27: Amid a crackdown by the Yogi Adityanath government on slaughterhouses in UP, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, Monday, demanded that there should be a nationwide ban on the slaughter of animals, including cows. “Cow slaughter should be banned across the country. Why is it so that it is legal in states like Kerala and West Bengal but not in other states,” Khan said, adding that