Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 6: Expressing his anguish at the "wild allegations" levelled against him by BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje, urban development and Haj minister R Roshan Baig said that he had decided to file a defamation suit against the former for dragging his name in connection with R Rudresh's murder. "I am hurt. No one can question my secular credentials. She wants to gain political mileage with such

Bengaluru, Nov 6: The state government on Saturday said it will appeal against the acquittal of BJP leader Katta Subramanya Naidu, in the Itasca software corruption case. The statement from the government comes 24 hours after the special public prosecutor (SPP) Venkatesh Dalwai resigned from his position. "While there has been no written reasons provided by the SPP, who has given his resignation

Vijayapura, Nov 6: Members of various Muslim organisations staged a protest under the banner of Muslim Muttahida Council here on Saturday to express their opposition to the attempt by the Union government to impose a Uniform Civil Code. The protesters said that Muslims would not tolerate government interference in the Shariah. Islamic cleric and scholar, Sayed Tanvirpeeran Hashmi, said that no

Saharanpur, Nov 6: Comparing the Muslim politicians of other parties in Uttar Pradesh withgoondas', Bharatiya Janata Party supremo has said that only his party can rid the state of such leaders. Mr Shah, who launched the first of four Parivartan Yatras that will cover all 403 UP constituencies in the next 50 days in Saharanpur on Saturday, spoke about a host of issues — from surgical strikes and

Udupi, Nov 6: Doctors from Manipal and Bengaluru teamed up to transplant liver and kidneys of two brain dead patients here on Saturday. According to a press release, the Kasturba Hospital had coordinated the harvesting of organs of two patients — Valerian D'Souza and Kishore — who were declared brain dead, here. Valerian D'Souza (56) from Udupi was admitted to Kasturba Hospital after he suffered a

Bengaluru, Nov 6: A 26-year-old woman, who is said to have conned at least 150 people in various parts of the country and has had several run-ins with the police, is now cooling her heels behind bars for cheating a city advocate. Kushbu Sharma, a native of Jaipur in Rajasthan and a school dropout, used to pose as a Supreme Court lawyer, an IAS?officer, CEO of a well-known software firm, a top

Bengaluru, Nov 6: The Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) on Saturday said that it would ensure that Tipu Jayanti celebrations are not observed by the government on November 10. Addressing the media in Bengaluru, VHP Joint National Secretary Surendra Kumar Jain said that his organisation would go to any extent to ensure that the government does not celebrate the Jayanti. “Even if the event is held in the

Mangaluru, Nov 5: Sleuths of Suratkal police station intercepted a goods vehicle allegedly transporting 18 head of cattle and arrested two persons on Saturday morning. The cops were checking vehicles near the NITK Suratkal gate on specific information about cattle transportation to an illegal slaughter house, the police said. A mini-goods van moving in high speed did not heed to police direction

Mangaluru, Nov 5: The Mangaluru city police have arrested six persons involved in illegal cattle transportation at Bajpe police station limits, here on Saturday. The accused had also tried to mow down police personnel November 1 when they tried to stop the vehicle in which stolen cattle from Kolavur were reportedly being transported. The accused have been identified as Navaz alias Abdul Navaz

Mysuru, Nov 5: A Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is also a RSS activist, was found dead in mysterious circumstances near Magali in Mysuru district with his family and the party alleging that it was a murder. The body of Magali Ravi, in his early 30's, with head injuries was found last night, police said, suspecting that an accident might have caused his death, as there were scratch marks on the