Karnataka

Morigaon, Jan 21: A Junior Engineer in Assam's Nagaon district was allegedly made to apologise by touching the feet of a BJP MLA for removing the legislator's car blocking the road to the office, a BDO official said. The action recorded in camera of a TV news channels and in front of eye witnesses showed Jayanta Das, Junior Engineer of Kothiatoli Development Block in Nagaon district touching Raha

Lucknow, Jan 21: In a setback to Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav's aide Ambika Chaudhary today joined the BSP, saying he was saddened by the way the SP patriarch was treated by his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Chaudhary, who joined the BSP in the presence of party chief Mayawati, has been promised a party ticket from his traditional Phephna seat in Ballia which he had lost in the

Mumbai, Jan 21: A promise to marry cannot be considered an inducement in every rape case, the Bombay high court has ruled while granting pre-arrest bail to a 21-year-old youth after his former girlfriend lodged a case of rape following their break-up. Justice Mridula Bhatkar held that an educated girl who has consented to have pre-marital sex should take responsibility for her decision. "In the

Dharwad, Jan 21: The fifth edition of Dharwad Sahitya Sambhrama, the three-day literary festival got off to a colourful start at the Golden Jubilee Auditorium inKarnatak Universityin Dharwad on Friday. Writers, artists, intellectuals and literary enthusiasts from different parts of the state and across the country thronged the festival venue. Inaugurating the event, noted poet K S Nissar Ahmed

New Delhi, Jan 21: It was an unfateful foggy day on January 27, 2005, when Gaurav Sharma, his parents and a few relatives were travelling to their hometown in UP for a family function when their car met with an accident. The 11-year old saw his uncle and cousin dying in front of him and later, he also lost his mother while he himself was in the ICU. Mentally and physically traumatized, Gaurav went

New Delhi, Jan 21: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday hit back against lesser-known outfit Hindu Jagaran Sangha for accusing her of taking care of visa requests "by Muslims only". "India is my country. Indians are my people. The caste, state, language or religion is not relevant for me," she said in her tweet. The Minister's strong retort came to a tweet by Hindu Jagaran Sangha--

Jaipur, Jan 21: Fearing a repeat of the effect that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's statement regarding reservation had on Bihar Assembly polls, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Dattatreya Hosabale and Manmohan Vaidya issued a clarification on Vaidya's statement about quota. During their session at the Jaipur Literature festival, Vaidya said that reservation serves the purpose only up to a point

Shivamogga, Jan 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday dismissed BJP leader Jagadish Shettar's charge that the state government was “trying” to keep the Lokayukta's post vacant. Speaking to journalists here, he said the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly was part of the team that recommended three people, including Justice Vishwanath Shetty, for the Lokayukta's position. “Did

Bengaluru, Jan 21: Karnataka registers 23.2% of child marriages reported in the country, according to the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR). The state is also among the top 10 in the country in reporting child marriages. Kripa Amar Alva, chairperson, KSCPCR, told reporters on Friday that the state had been either in the eighth or ninth position in the country with

Shivamogga/Belagavi, Jan 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sees an “ulterior motive” behind the Income Tax raids on the houses of Small Scale Industries Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, his brother Lakhan and Laxmi Hebbalkar, the president of the KPCC women's wing, in Belagavi district. “The Income Tax Department has the right to conduct raids on residences/offices of people and we don't question that