Karnataka

Kasaragod, Jul 9: At least 13 Muslims from Kasaragod district, who have been missing for a month now, are suspected to have joined the IS, a terror group based in Middle East. Their relatives said they had received messages from them that they had reached their final destination — the Caliphate' that the IS projects to establish. They are suspected to have gone in groups via Dubai or Sri Lanka.

Bengaluru, Jul 9: Karnataka BJP?president B?S?Yeddyurappa on Friday lobbied hard with the party's central leadership for inclusion of his close confidante Shobha Karandlaje (in pic), Chikkamagaluru MP, in the state core committee. On Thursday, the central leadership had dropped Karandlaje's name from the list of core committee members that was proposed by Yeddyurappa. Accompanied by his loyalists

Bengaluru, Jul 9: The new version of an anti-superstition Bill?proposes to ban 23 practices, including human torture in the name of rituals and display of miracles' to earn money. The draft Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifices and other Inhuman Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill-2016 is a modified version of the Karnataka Prevention of Superstitious Practices Bill

Mangaluru, Jul 8: A nine-year-old school girl travelling by her school bus died on the spot when her head hit an electricity pole near Nanthoor Padavu in the city on Friday evening. The girl had reportedly popped her head out of the window at the time of the accident. Windows of a typical school bus is fitted with multiple railings to prevent kids from peeping out. However, police are yet to

Shivamogga,Jul 8: Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council K S Eshwarappa has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to drop Public Works Department Minister H C Mahadevappa from the Cabinet following his son's involvement in illegal sand mining. Speaking to mediapersons here on Thursday, he said the minister's son is involved in illegal sand mining. Besides, he has misused the minister's

Bengaluru, Jul 8: Karnataka government has handed over to CID the investigation into the alleged suicide of Mangaluru DySP M K Ganapathy, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said today as he warned of action against seniors accused of harassing the police official. "We have handed over this case to the CID. After the CID submits its investigation report, we will take appropriate action," he reporters here

Thrissur (Ker), Jul 8: A 52-year-old man, beaten up by a group of persons when he questioned them for harassing his daughter, allegedly died of heart attack in Chavakkad near here. Police said there was a minor scuffle between the man and the group, following which he fell unconscious and died at a hospital due to cardiac arrest on Wednesday night. The miscreants had allegedly made some remarks

Mangaluru, Jul 8: A day after DySP M K?Ganapathi committed suicide in Madikeri, BJP leader and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has demanded the state government to arrest all the persons who allegedly harassed the former. Speaking to media persons in the city on Friday, Mr Kateel, who reportedly had good relationship with the deceased, said that the BJP will call for Dakshina Kannada

New Delhi, Jul 8: Amidst allegations by a section of media that internationally acclaimed orator Dr Zakir Naik was involved in making hate speeches, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said CDs of his speeches are being examined for necessary action and asserted that the government will not compromise on the issue of terrorism. "We have taken cognisance of Zakir Naik's speeches and have given

Riyadh, Jul 8: Saudi Arabia has arrested 12 Pakistanis and seven Saudis in connection with the suicide bombing on the prophet's mosque in the city of Medina and other attacks in Jeddah and Qatif. Saudi Arabia said a suicide bomber who attacked the prophet's mosque in the city of Medina on Monday was a 26-year-old Saudi citizen with a history of drug abuse. Naer Muslim Hamad crossed a parking lot