Karnataka

Patna, Jun 25: Ruby Rai, the arts topper of the Bihar's Class 12 exams this year, who was accused of cheating, was arrested on Saturday. Re-exams were ordered after she in a TV interview had said political science, a subject she virtually aced, teaches cooking. Earlier today, Rai appeared before the expert committee constituted by the Bihar School Examination Board to answer questions. The panel

Yangon, Jun 25: Scores of police have been deployed to guard a village in central Myanmar where religious tensions are running high after a Buddhist mob destroyed a mosque, authorities said Saturday. It is the latest flare-up of anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar, which has seen sporadic bouts of religious bloodshed since 2012, with a surge of Buddhist nationalism presenting a key challenge for Aung

Bengaluru, Jun 25: With no let-up in discontent over removal of ministers and denial of cabinet posts to aspiring lawmakers, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has offered posts of chairmen of various boards and corporations to pacify some of them, a party source said on Saturday. "Efforts are on to pacify the disgruntled lawmakers who lost their ministerial posts and those who could not become

Mangaluru, Jun 25: Along with the top 3 ranks, 45% students trained at Centre For Advanced Learning (CFAL), Mangaluru have achieved distinguished ranks in JEE- Main 2016. All these students will qualify for seats in the prestigious National Institute of Technology (NIT's). CFAL is the institute with highest percentage student selections in highly competitive engineering and medical exams such as

Bengaluru, Jun 25: She was 20 when the abuse started. Her supervisor at the garment factory where she worked would grope and pinch her, sometimes leaving bruises. Her complaints were ignored and her abuser went unpunished. One in every seven women working in the garment industry in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru have been raped or forced into a sexual act at work, said a report released on

New Delhi, Jun 25: AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya was today arrested on charges of molestation and sexual harassment amidst high drama when he was addressing a press conference, triggering an angry reaction from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of declaring an "emergency" in Delhi. Mohaniya, who is also vice chairman of Delhi Jal Board, was virtually dragged from

Mangaluru, Jun 25: A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall created a deadly gorge, which swallowed three motorbikes within a second at the pavement in front of bar and restaurant in Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city last night. The people inside the Maya Bar and locals screamed in fear when the land caved in before their eyes making a huge noise at around 11 p.m. A few boozers inside the bar

Bengaluru, Jun 25: Professor Maheshchandra Guru of the Journalism and Mass Communication department, who was in judicial custody since June 17 in connection with two different cases finally got bail on Friday. He was arrested on June 17, following the charges that he had used objectionable words against Lord Rama, and got a bail on June 22. However, he was again taken into custody by the police in

Mangaluru, Jun 25: Police in Mangaluru on Saturday morning foiled an illegal cattle transportation bid and seized 17 animals. Acting on a tip of, a team of police from Kadri police station waylaid a Tempo Traveller which was transporting cattle at around 4 a.m. under their jurisdiction. Circle inspector MG Nayak, who led the operation, said that as many as 17 cattle were stuffed into the vehicle

Mangaluru, Jun 25: Whether police have already nabbed Naresh Shenoy, the prime accused in the murder of 51-year-old RTI activist Vinayak Baliga and interrogating him in an undisclosed location? Even though police are calling this to be mere rumour, highly placed sources said that the police are delaying to announce the arrest as they get only 24 hours to question before producing him to court if