Karnataka

Dubai, Sep 12: An Indian mechanic-turned-businessman owns 22 apartments in the popular Burj Khalifa, a media report said on Sunday. George V Nereaparambil says he is not stopping at 22 and will continue to buy more if he gets a “good deal”. “If I get a good deal, I'll buy more. I am a dreamer and I never stop dreaming,” he told Khaleej Times. The Kerala-born is believed to be one of the largest

Chennai, Sep 12: In an apparent fallout of the ongoing Cauvery crisis, suspected pro-Tamil protesters today attacked and damaged a hotel run by a native of Karnataka here. The incident occurred during the wee hours today when the group of protesters gathered around the hotel situated in Mylapore and damaged its window panes using iron rods and wooden logs, police said adding that no one was

Bengaluru, Sep 11: A 22-year-old engineering student here was allegedly beaten by a group of people for posting "derogatory" remarks on social media against Kannada film actors. According to the police, the incident occurred yesterday near the college where the youth was studying and they got to know about it only through media reports. A purported video of the incident has gone viral on the

Bhatkal, Sep 11: In a shocking incident, three engineering students who had gone for a picnic to Apsarakonda near Honnavar in Uttara Kannada district, drowned while swimming on Sunday. The victims have been identified as Mohan (21), Tejas (22), Chetan (22), all three students of RV College of Engineering, Bengaluru. A group of nine students had undertaken a tour to coastal Karnataka. In

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 11: As Keralites gear up to celebrate Onam, RSS has triggered a controversy by questioning the legend behind the festival, arguing that it marks the celebration of birth of 'Vamana' (incarnation of Lord Vishnu) and not the homecoming of demon king Mahabali. An article published in the Onam special edition of RSS mouthpiece 'Kesari' claimed there was no reference in any

#RapeForBeef has begun trending on Twitter in India on Sunday a day after two victims of Mewat gang-rape revealed that their attackers were cow vigilantes. A couple was murdered and two girls from the family were gang-raped after the accused had barged into their house recently in a village in Mewat district of Haryana. "They asked us whether we eat beef. We said, 'No'. They then said 'you eat

Nagpur, Sep 11: Yoga guru Ramdev-owned Patanjali group is all set to explore international markets with its FMCG products and may also enter Pakistan and Afghanistan in future. "We have already set up our units in Nepal and Bangladesh and our products have reached the Middle East and became popular in some of the countries, including Saudi Arabia," Baba Ramdev told reporters here. "We should be

New Delhi, Sep 11: The Cauvery Supervisory Committee will strictly adhere to the final order of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) while deciding on the quantum of the river's water to be released to Tamil Nadu and other states as directed by the Supreme Court, a senior official has said. The Committee, headed by Union Water Resources Secretary Shashi Shekhar, will meet tomorrow to decide on

Udupi, Sep 11: In a tragic incident, a software engineer was killed in a road accident near Veerasandra junction in Electronics City in Bengaluru on September 9. The victim has been identified as Mushtaq Ahmed (35), a native of Udupi, who was working as a software engineer in a company in Electronics City. The accident occurred when he was on his way to a petrol bunk to get his bike refuelled

Mangaluru, Sep 11: The Kuwait Kerala Muslim Association (KKMA) organised a programme in the city on Saturday to distribute scholarships among meritorious students. A total of Rs 1.38 lakh cash was distributed among 15 students by the guests. On the same occasion, the keys of a newly built house at Sajipa on the outskirts of the city, was handed over to the beneficiary, Hajiramma. SM Farooq, the