Karnataka

Mumbai, Aug 11: The Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs department today intercepted a senior pilot of Air India and allegedly seized 530 grams of gold, worth over Rs 15 lakh, from his possession. A Customs official said the pilot, whose name was not disclosed, was attempting "surreptitious removal" of gold bars by concealing them in his checked-in baggage and hand baggage. Seven gold bars worth

Mangaluru, Aug 10: The investigating team has recovered small bones and bricks with varying structures in the river near Palli in Karkala rural area in connection with the murder of businessman Bhaskar Shetty. ASP Vishnuvardhan said that the recovered bones are yet to be sent to forensic lab to ascertain that they are of human origin and Bhaskar Shetty's. “There are more details to be collected by

New Delhi, Aug 10: The Centre on Wednesday directed all states to bar individuals from taking selfies in front of national memorials from August 12 to 18. The Tourism Ministry issued an advisory as part of security measures being put in place ahead of Independence Day celebrations, ANI reported. Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma said: "I have written to all state governments, requesting

New Delhi, Aug 10: As many as 40% ministers of the Gujarat Assembly have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 84%?are crorepatis, says a new study. After the resignation of chief minister Anandiben Patel and reconstitution of the council of ministers, Gujarat Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 25 ministers

Mangaluru, Aug 10: A city-based businessman has gone missing under suspicious circumstances and police have found his sports utility vehicle near Netravati bridge on the outskirts of the city. According to Mangaluru South Police, Narayan Alva, 62, resident of Yemmekere, never returned after he left his home at around 3 a.m. on Wednesday. According to his family sources, 62-year-old Alva, who owns

Dubai, Aug 10: A 62-year-old Indian, who was on board the Emirates plane that crash-landed here, might be the luckiest man alive as he has won a million dollars in lottery, just six days after miraculously surviving the accident. Mohammad Basheer Abdul Khadar, from Kerala, was among the 300 people on board the Emirates flight EK521 which crash landed and burst into flames at the Dubai airport last

Udupi, Aug 10: A day after a prominent Bunts organisation slammed him for reportedly deciding to represent the three accused in Saudi businessman Bhaskar Shetty murder case, BJP leader and advocate Mattar Ratnakar Hegde on Wednesday said that he was yet to take a decision on the matter. Rajeshwari, Navneet and Niranjan Bhat Mr Hegde, who is the president of Udupi district committee of the saffron

Alappuzha, Aug 10: A 65-year-old man was on Wednesday killed when his two-wheeler was allegedly hit by a car in which Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia was travelling near here, police said. The accident occurred at Puthiyakavu on the Kochi-Allapuzha stretch of a national highway when Scindia was going in a chauffeur-driven car to attend a function at Cherthala after arriving at Kochi from New

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 10: In another case of caste discrimination, a 13-year-old Dalit girl in Gunnaur village of Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal District was allegedly denied drinking water at a temple. The incident took place when the girl named Sudha, who was working in the field along with her father, went to the temple to quench her thirst. "When I went to drink water, the priest called me

The Tulu Wikipedia has just gone live, giving another boost to yet another ancient Indian language otherwise struggling to keep up with the times and speedily changing technology. The news was announced by two key community organisers on Saturday who helped to make an eight-year-dream come true. Dr Vishwanatha Badikana, a PhD in Kannada literature in Mangalore (Karnataka) and Bharathesha, a