Karnataka

Mangaluru, Nov 27: A city-based budding businessman has committed suicide at his residence under mysterious circumstances. The body of Harish Rao was found hanging in his house located near Nagakannika temple at Derebail Konchadi, here on Sunday. Hailed from Kundapur, 45-year-old Rao was growing as businessman in Mangaluru. He is survived by his wife Priya, who is a news anchor in Namma Kudla

Kochi, Nov 26: "Painful" punishments like "castration" is the only way to deal with those sexually assaulting women in the country, South Indian film actress Meera Jasmine today said. Addressing a press meet here along with actor Anoop Menon and mother of a Dalit woman who was allegedly raped and murdered at nearby Perumbavoor recently, the actress said existing laws were not adequate to deal with

Karwar, Nov 27: A fresh case of an Indian expatriate in a Gulf country allegedly being tortured has come to light. Vinesh Ullas Bandekar, a resident of Mallapur in Karwar, has pleaded with the Uttara Kannada district administration to save him from the clutches of his employer in Kuwait. In a WhatsApp message to Zilla Janashakti Vedike president Madhav Nayak, Vinesh alleged he is suffering from a

Mangaluru Nov 27; It was an eventful day of celebrations and jubilations for the very enthusiastic 500 children residing in of 10 different orphanage school, who crave for parental love and affection but unfortunately deprived. Leaving behind their agony, Grief and grievances they felt the sense of freedom, Relaxed, Freely mingled, Rejoiced, Played, Danced, with other orphanage school children and

Nabha, Nov 27: Five armed men in police uniform on early Sunday broke into Nabha prison jail in Punjab's Patiala district and took along dreaded Khalistan ultra and Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Mintoo. Mintoo, who was arrested in 2014 by Punjab Police in November 2014, was wanted in 10 terror-related cases, including the 2008 attack on Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet

Kasargod, Nov 27: Unidentified miscreants set on fire a brand new car parked on a residential premises at Mogral-Puthur, near here. Visuals from a CCTV installed at the residence of Muhammed showed two persons wearing helmet fleeing the premises around 3 a.m. on Friday. Miscreants might have sprayed oil over the vehicle before setting it on fire, Kasaragod Dy.SP M.V. Sukumaran said. The police

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 27: A 35-year-old Japanese woman was allegedly raped by a man from neighbouring Karnataka at nearby Kovalam, police said today. The accused, identified as Teja (25), was arrested today based on the woman's statement. His family runs a handicrafts shop at Kovalam, police said. A case was registered against him under section 376 (punishment for rape) of the Indian Penal Code

Meerut, Nov 27: When a group of Bajrang Dal men first accosted and then mercilessly beat up a Muslim couple in Khurja in Bulandshahr district last week, thinking the woman was Hindu (she later turned out to be Muslim, but that didn't stop the beatings) and that it was a case of love jihad, the woman had kept quiet about one thing. In court, she has now alleged that the Bajrang Dal men later gang

Doha, Nov 27: Indian teen golfer Aditi Ashok shot a final round of three-under 69 on a weather-hit last day to notch up her second successive victory on the Ladies European Tour at the inaugural Qatar Ladies Open on Saturday. Just a fortnight after claiming her maiden win at the Hero Women's Indian Open, the 18-year-old rookie professional from Bangalore totaled 15-under-par at the Doha Golf Club

Mangaluru, Nov 27: That Mangaluru is known for wine culture is known to many. It reached a new high with the maiden three-day Mangaluru Wine Festival at Kadri Park here, off to a rousing response on Saturday. Karnataka Wine Board is targetting the people in the coastal region, after successfully hosting the fest at some major cities like Mysuru and?Bengaluru to name a few. A stall of Sula