Karnataka

Udupi, Sep 24: A working woman lost her life after a tractor rammed into her two-wheeler in Udupi on Saturday. The victim has been identified as Mangala Rao (26), a resident of Church Road, Katapady. She was working in one of the braches of HDFC bank in Udupi. The incident occurred around 10.30 a.m. near Diana Circle when she was on her way to the bank. It is learnt that a tractor belonging to

Washington, Sep 24: 'Love hormone' Oxytocin which promotes social bonding may also enhance spirituality in men, a new study has found. The research, from Duke University in the US, found that participants reported a greater sense of spirituality shortly after taking oxytocin and a week later. They also experienced more positive emotions during meditation, said lead author Patty Van Cappellen, a

Mangaluru, Sep 24: Police have solved the murder case of a man near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city following the arrest of his wife and her paramour. Jayaraj (32) from Bantwal taluk, who was residing in Moodukonaje near Moodibdiri went missing nearly 10 days ago under suspicious circumstances. His body has been found in well near his house in Moodukonaje. The police have arrested Jayaraj's

Dubai, Sep 24: Shamsheer Vayalil, an NRI doctor, entrepreneur and philanthropist is the youngest South Indian and third youngest Indian to make it to the list of the 100 richest Indians published by Forbes in 2016. 39-year-old Dr Shamsheer is the Founder and Managing Director of VPS Healthcare, a network of hospitals, clinics, pharmaceutical manufacturing units and pharmacies in the UAE and India

Udupi, Sep 24: Pramod Madhwaraj, Karnataka state minister for fisheries and youth services, has urged Radha Mohan Singh, union minister for Agriculture and farmers' welfare to release the balance amount of central assistance for fisheries harbour projects in the state. Mr Madhwaraj, who called on the union minister at latter's office in Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi requested him to retain the earlier

Washington, Sep 24: President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed a bill allowing 9/11families to sue Saudi Arabia, risking a fierce public backlash and rare congressional rebuke. While expressing "deep sympathy" for the families of the victims, Obama said the law would be "detrimental to US national interests." The White House tried and failed to have the legislation -- which was unanimously passed by

New Delhi, Sep 24: Prime Minster Narendra Modi led union government has decided to tell the Supreme Court that the claim that the practice of triple talaq is in conformity with the Shariah is misplaced because about 20 Islamic countries, including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, regulate matrimonial laws. Steering clear of any mention of a uniform civil code (UCC), the Centre is set to argue that the

Mangaluru, Sep 24: Brushing aside the rumours of existence of a so called conversion racket' in Sullia taluk, a senior police officer in Dakshina Kannada district has said that not a single instance of forced conversion has come to light so far. The district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party had recently demanded the police to take stringent action against those who indulge in religious conversion

Bengaluru, Sep 24: Police are investigating the death of a 7-year-old girl in a prominent private hospital in Bengaluru due to alleged medical negligence and also the vandalization of the hospital allegedly by bereaved relatives. While the girl's parents have filed a case of medical negligence against Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, the hospital has lodged a complaint, accusing her relatives

Mangaluru, Sep 23: Condemning the terror strike on the Army's Administrative Unit at Jammu & Kashmir's Uri in which 18 soldiers lost their lives, citizens of Mangaluru on Friday took out a silent solidarity march in the city to offer their tributes to the martyrs. Organised by United for a better Dakshina Kannada', a forum of several organisations in the district, the solidarity march attracted