Karnataka

Dubai, Aug 3: An Emirates flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Dubai crash landed here today with authorities saying the 275 passengers on board had been evacuated safely and no injuries reported. "Concerned Authorities at #Dubai International Airport are dealing with the incident at the moment to ensure safety of all. All passengers were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported so far,"

New Delhi, Aug 3: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government has made it clear that no links between any terrorist group and the foundation headed by Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik have come to its notice yet. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home, Hansraj Ahir, informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that some media reports indicated that some known terrorists have reportedly been

Mangaluru, Aug 3: Once again a Hindu youth was attacked by a local Bajrang Dal leader and his associates, who normally target Muslims and Christians in the region. The victim has been identified as Chandrakanth (31), a resident of Dharmasthala, the temple town of Dakshina Kannada district. According to Mr Chandrakanth, who is recuperating at the government hospital in Belthangadi, he was playing

Udupi, Aug 3: A young Indian expatriate worker, who had come home just couple of days ago on a month-long vacation, lost his life in a road mishap at Ganapanakatte near Moodubelle in Udupi district. The victim has been identified as Johnson D'Souza (28), son of Jerald and Margaret from Moodubelle. He was working in Dubai and visited his hometown on July 31. The tragedy occurred on Tuesday evening

Jeddah, Aug 3: The Indian community in Saudi Arabia have condemned the one-sided and irresponsible reporting by a section of Indian media on labour issues between an ailing private firm and its Indian employees. Pointing out that about three million Indians including people from all faiths are working and living happily in Saudi Arabia, they said sacking of employees by some firms due to crisis is

Kasaragod, Aug 3: Revolutionary Socialist Party leader and Kollam MP N K Premachandran has said that following a submission made by him in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that, as per reports, persons from various States, including Kerala, who had gone missing reached camps of terrorist outfits such as the Islamic State and that nine cases had been registered in

Bengaluru, Aug 3: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be back to work on Wednesday, two days after his elder son Rakesh was laid to rest. He will chair a meeting of BBMP?officials to assess the damage caused by heavy rains in Bengaluru last week. The meeting will be held at his home office Krishna.' In a media statement, the chief minister said he was finding it difficult to cope with the loss of his

Bengaluru, Aug 3: Twelve of the 13 ministers inducted into the state cabinet in June are set to get brand new Toyota Innova cars. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently approved his new ministerial colleagues' request for new four-wheelers. The Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) has placed an order for Toyota Innova Crysta, which costs Rs 19.49 lakh each. The new ministers are

New Delhi, Aug 3: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut (Shiv Sena) MP from Maharashtra told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka were being oppressed, amidst protests from Karnataka MPs. Raising the issue during zero hour, Raut (MP from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurga) said, “Marathi-speaking people of Karwar, Belagavi, Nippani are fighting for natural justice. States were reorganised in 1956

New Delhi, Aug 2: Family of the 13-year-old girl and her mother, who were gangraped at gunpoint in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahar area, has threatened to commit suicide if the accused were not punished within three months. "We were looted, beaten up and we all know what they did to my daughter...I want my wife and daughter to punish them. If they are not punished within three months, then all three