Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 25: In spite of the massive hate-campaign against actor-turned-politician Ramya by saffron forces, thousands of her fans thronged Kadri grounds in the city where she was the chief guest for a musical event organized by the Kadri Cricketers' Club as part of Krishna Janmashtami celebrations on Thursday night. Addressing the gathering, the former Mandya MP thanked the people of

Mangaluru, Aug 25: A group of miscreants, belonging to Hinduva groups in hurled eggs at actress-turned politician Ramya near Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday. The former Congress MP was gheraoed when she was coming out of the Airport by protesters and eggs were thrown at her car. Ramya was travelling from Kadri from the Airport to participate in a programme when the incident took place

Bengaluru, Aug 25: JD(S) MLA from Chamarajpet in the city, Zameer Ahmed Khan, has asked the JD(S) leadership to come clear on whether it wants to retain the suspended MLAs in the party or not, at the earliest. Addressing the media along with the rebel JD(S) MLAs H C Balakrishna (Magadi) and N Cheluvarayaswamy (Nagamangala) in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Khan said that he was in a “hurry” to leave the

New Delhi, Aug 25: "My application for cabin crew position was rejected by Jet Airways, which felt I didn't have a good personality," Union Minister Smriti Irani said today. At her witty best, the television actress-turned- politician also said that thanks to that rejection, she got a job at McDonald's and the "rest is history". "I don't know if many people know that one of the first jobs that I

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25: A tribal man, along with his 12-year-old daughter, today walked around 10 km carrying his wife's body on his shoulder as he failed to get a vehicle to transport it from a government hospital in the backward district of Kalahandi where she died. The incident took place in the morning when the locals found Dana Majhi carrying his wife Amang Dei's body. The 42-year-old woman died

Mangaluru, Aug 25: Forwarding or sharing messages, memes or videos containing derogatory content, unverified information or rumours on any social media platform may lead to your arrest under Section 505 of Indian Penal Code. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner M Chandra Sekhar has warned that penal action will be taken against persons who are misusing social networking sites like Facebook and

Mysuru, Aug 25: Accusing the members of Popular Front of India (PFI) of indulging in anti-social asocial activities, Mysuru MP?Pratap Simha has urged the Karnataka government to ban the organization and arrest its leaders. Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday, he said that the Karnataka state is turning into a safe haven for terrorists and the police must arrest the culprits. He said, he

Bengaluru, Aug 25: BJP MP and former minister Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday claimed that a recent report from the central intelligence had estimated that the BJP in the state will win 136 seats if Assembly elections were held now. Karandlaje told reporters in Bengaluru the BJP is gaining by the day and will meet its target of winning 150 seats in the 2018 Assembly polls. The total strength of the

New Delhi, Aug 25: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday came out in support of former Congress MP Ramya for “praising” Pakistan and said “she is free to express her opinion on Pakistan.” “There is nothing anti-national in her statement,” Gowda told reporters here adding, “Ramya need not apologise for her statement praising Pakistan.” “There are good people in Pakistan, who want peace

Mangaluru, Aug 24: 30-year-old Vijay, wanted in at least 16 criminal cases, has finally been arrested by the Mangaluru South Police along with two of his associates. Mangaluru City Police Commissioner M. Chandra Sekhar told reporters on Wednesday that Vijay alias Monkey Stand Vijay was among 150 most wanted persons in the city. The other two arrested are Melrick alias Melrick D'Souza (20) and