Karnataka

Dubai, Dec 6: In a heartwarming incident, a poor Bangladeshi man working as a cleaner in Saudi Arabia was gifted a host of freebies from a gold set to smartphones by people who came out in his support after he was mocked online over a photo of him staring at a jewellery shop display. An Instagram user had mocked the cleaner, who works in Riyadh, by sharing the picture, writing, "this man deserves

Mangaluru, Dec 6: The coastal city of Mangaluru, which is infamous for 'food waste', has now got its first sidewalk fridge to feed the poor and hungry thanks to the benevolence of a young businessman. Arafath Ameen, who owns a chain of cyber cafes in Mangaluru, has kept a fridge in front of one of his cafes near KMC Hospital off Balmatta Road. According to Arafath, a few students who visited his

Sharjah, Dec 6: Pacific Ventures emerged as the first champions of the Ten Premier League (10PL) gully cricket tournament held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday night. In the final they defeated Team Petromann by six wickets and received the winners' trophy and Dh115,000 cash prize from former Indian opener Virender Sehwag. The tournament saw the finest tennis ball cricket specialist from

Kasargod, Dec 6: A 42-year-old woman from Kerala who reportedly escaped from a human trafficking racket in Gulf has finally returned home safely. Recounting her experiences, she told media persons that she had gone to Dubai on a visit visa in July after being recruited as a tailor with a textile company. On reaching Dubai, she was received by a Palakkad native woman, who later sent her to work

Before she joined politics, Jayalalithaa was one of Tamil Nadu's most popular film stars. This is a poster for a re-release of the film 'Aayirathil Oruvan'(One in a Thousand), in which Jayalalithaa starred alongside M G Ramachandran for the very first time. Jayalalithaa is professionally trained in classical music, western classical piano, and various forms of classical dance, including

1. Jayalalithaa's mother worked as an actress in local drama companies and Tamil cinema. She followed in her mother's footsteps, first as a child actor. At the age of 15, she played a leading role in the Kannada film Chinnada Gombe, which became a runaway success. 2. Jayalalithaa was professionally trained in classical music, western classical piano, and various forms of classical dance, including

Bengaluru, Dec 06: The office of Assembly Speaker K B Koliwad has directed the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms to provide police protection to three MLAs. The MLAs are — Manappa Vajjal (JD-S), Lingsugur; Shivaraj Tangadagi (Congress), Kanakagiri; and P Rajeev (BSR Congress), Kudachi, following complaints of life threat to them. The direction from Koliwad was issued on Monday

Bengaluru, Dec 6: State BJP spokesperson and former minister S Suresh Kumar on Monday claimed that there is evidence to prove the role of a senior minister in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet, in the cash scam involving two top engineers who were recently raided by the Income Tax department. Addressing the media in Bengaluru, Kumar said that a “prominent politician”, (who he later clarified was a senior

Mangaluru, Dec 5: Senior Congress leader K Suresh Ballal, who was recently appointed Chairman of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) formally assumed the office on Monday. Mr Ballal, who had held the same post twice in the past, speaking to media persons, said that his priority would be to complete residential layout formation at Chailyaru and Deralakatte. Mr Ballal said that he would

Chikkamagaluru, Dec 5: India's Gaurav Gill notched a historic win here today as he emerged champion in the Coffee Day India Rally, the concluding round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship. It was 35-year old Gill's sixth consecutive win in the APRC this season following his success in New Zealand, Australia, China, Japan and Malaysia. In the process, the Delhi-based champion driver became