Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 24: A 23-year-old woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here for murdering her husband two years ago. The convict is Prashanti (23), widow of Harish Nayak, who lived in a rented accommodation in Hosahuklu in Venoor police station limits near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city. Prashanti and Harish Nayak had fallen in love and to married. The police said

Udupi, Aug 24: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which has began investigations into businessman Bhaskar Shetty murder case, succeeded in getting custody of two of the five accused while three main accused were sent back to judicial custody on Wednesday. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate extended the judicial custody of the main accused – Bhaskar Shetty's wife Rajeshwari Shetty

New Delhi, Aug 24: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today told the Supreme Court that he had never blamed RSS as an institution that killed Mahatma Gandhi but had stated that a person associated with it was responsible for his assassination. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and R S Nariman, which was hearing the petition filed by Gandhi challenging the summons issued to him as an accused in a

Mangaluru, Aug 24: Delivering a tight slap on the face of those who tried to portray actor-turned-politician Ramya as an “antinational”, Congress leader U T Khader today said that it was BJP veteran L K Advani, who vociferously praised Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Ramya has been facing the ire of Sangh Parivar after she positively spoke about her recent trip to Pakistan for the

New Delhi, Aug 24: The apex consumer commission directed Swiss International Airlines to pay a compensation of Rs 20,000 to a flyer and upgrade his economy class ticket to business class for his future travels, as a penalty for serving him non-vegetarian food instead of a Jain meal he had opted for. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) upheld the district forum's order also

Mangaluru, Aug 24: Buoyed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement that most of the cow protectors are anti-social elements, a senior Congress leader has said that most of the Bajrang Dal activists too are criminals. Addressing media persons in the city, B Ramanath Rai, the Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology in Karnataka, said that in coastal Karnataka most of the so called

Kasargod, Aug 24: The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday handed over investigation into the mysterious missing of 21 people from Kerala to the National Investigation Agency. A section of media and investigation agencies suspected that the missing youths might have joined the dreaded terror outfit Islamic State. Most of the missing cases reported from Kasargod district. “The Centre has issued orders

Bengaluru, Aug 24: The Jayanti or birth anniversary of Bramharshi Narayana Guru, scheduled on September 16, will be celebrated as a government programme, assured Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Sri Narayana Guru, a Kerala-born philosopher and social reformer, is known for his efforts for the spiritual and social upliftment of the downtrodden. A delegation of the Billava Association, led by its

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Close on the heels of a complaint that Hebbal (BJP) MLA Y A Narayanaswamy had converted his G' category site into a commercial one, a fresh complaint has been filed with the Bangalore |Development Authority (BDA) and Urban Development Department questioning the allotment itself. The complaint, filed by an NGO Committee on Judicial Accountability' (CJA), stated that the MLA and

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's younger son Yathindra says he will visit his father's constituency Varuna in Mysuru at least once or twice a week. With his elder brother Rakesh's demise, Dr Yathindra feels he should act as a bridge between the people of the constituency and his father. Unlike his father and brother, Dr Yathindra, a health professional, has stayed away from