Karnataka

Kollam, Mar 19: The police have registered a case against a Christian priest for sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy at a seminary in Kottarakkaram, Kollam. The case was registered at Poovar police station after circle inspector S M Riyaz conducted a preliminary probe. The boy hails from Pulluvila under Kanjiramkulam police station limits. Officer Riyaz said the incident came to light after the boy

Ballari, Mar 19: Thirteen people, including three women and as many children, were killed on Saturday afternoon after a speeding truck rammed into two autos and a tempo traveller in Molakalmuru taluk, Chitradurga district. The accident occurred on a stretch of National Highway-13, near Rampura village. The accident also left 21 others injured, who were admitted to the Vijayanagara Instite of

Lucknow, Mar 19: BJP's hardline Hindutva poster boy and five-time MP, Yogi Adityanath was today sworn in as the 21st chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, heading a 47-member council of ministers that includes two deputy CMs. A surprise inclusion was cricketer-turned-politician Mohsin Raza, who was sworn in as a minister of state, becoming the lone Muslim face in the state government. BJP had not

Washington, Mar 19: A 16-year-old Muslim high school girl in the US was not allowed to compete in the regional basketball finals despite playing a full season of games because of her hijab. Je'Nan Hayes, of Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, played the first 24 games of the season without a problem but a few weeks ago, she was barred from playing a basketball game at her high

New Delhi, Mar 19: Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has said that all devices using Aadhaar authentication will have to adhere to its new encryption standards from June 1. The move is aimed at adding another security layer to the hardware at a time when such devices are all set to take the centre stage in biometric-based digital payments. "We have recently come out with new

Mangaluru, Mar 19: Foreign tourists will now be able to fly directly to Mangaluru International Airport, as the home ministry has given a go-ahead to equip the airport with electronic visa-on-arrival or electronic visas. The facility will be commissioned on April 1. With this Mangaluru will be the second airport in Karnataka after Bengaluru to offer e-visa facility. J.T. Radhakrishna, director of

Bengaluru, Mar 19: Congress MP B K Hariprasad's resignation as AICC general secretary owning moral responsibility for the party's debacle in the Odisha panchayat polls has set the ball rolling for the party high command to kickstart a major overhaul of those in charge of states. The task of putting in place new AICC general secretaries and secretaries will be taken up after Sonia and Rahul Gandhi

Bengaluru, Mar 19: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday conducted simultaneous raids on the houses of seven officials of Minor Irrigation department who were working in Koppal district and allegedly involved in an irregularities of `39.38 crore. The officials are Premanand Kumar, executive engineer, H D Jhadhav, technical assistant, B Shivakumar, assistant executive engineer, S

Bengaluru, Mar 19: Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda on Saturday described Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as ‘Bhasmasura’ (a demon in Hindu mythology). “Rahul Gandhi is like Bhasmasura. Those who go with him will be reduced to ashes. The JD(S) will face the same consequences if the party decides to join hands with the Congress leader in the coming

Bengaluru, Mar 19: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday charged the Centre with targeting the Congress ministers and leaders in Karnataka by misusing the Income Tax department. “I-T raids on ministers and party leaders are politically motivated. The Centre is conspiring against the Congress government,” he told reporters, who sought his reaction on the I-T department conducting raids on the