Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jun 16: Yenepoya Foundation, a unit of Yenepoya Moiden Kunhi Memorial Educational and Charitable Trust is sponsoring few candidates for the Engineering course at the Yenepoya Institute of Technology for the session 2016-2017 for free. Candidates who have secured 80% and above in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in the qualifying examination and hailing from Karnataka and Kasaragod

Jaipur, Jun 16: In the dark of the night, hope returned to Kailash Chand Yadav's family in Alwar town of Rajasthan, 155 km from here. At 1am last Saturday, Yadav's son Dharamveer knocked on the door nearly seven years after he went missing and four years after the army declared him dead. A soldier (sainik) with the 66 Arms and Corps Regiment in Dehradun, Dharamveer went missing after an Ambassador

Bengaluru, Jun 16: A magisterial inquiry conducted into the violence at Madikeri during celebrations of Tipu Sultan Jayanti on November 10, 2015, held the Kodagu Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police (SP) responsible. The violence claimed the lives of two people, including Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Kutappa. The absence of the Deputy Commissioner and SP from the district headquarters

Bengaluru, Jun 15: Karnataka government has banned electronic cigarettes in the state with effect from today. "We have banned e-cigarettes today. The decision has been taken on the recommendation of the committee on cancer prevention," Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said. He said a study was conducted by the committee with an NGO on e-cigarettes, which said large number of

New Delhi, Jun 15: Some dalit MPs from Karnataka today met Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh demanding representation for the 'Madiga' community in the forthcoming reshuffle of the state cabinet. They also sought representation from this most backward community for President's post of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). 'Madiga' community is a scheduled caste that is found

Washington, Jun 15: A 24-year-old Marine, who served in Afghanistan, is being hailed as a hero for helping scores of people escape from an Orlando club targeted by a terrorist who killed 49 people in the deadliest shooting in the US history. Imran Yousuf, a bouncer at the Pulse nightclub, heard the gunfire break out early Sunday morning. "The initial one was three or four (shots). That was a shock

New Delhi, Jun 15: A small group of Donald Trump fans in India has celebrated the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's birthday with a cake and balloons in a New Delhi park. About 20 members of the right-wing Hindu Sena political group cut the three-tiered cake and held a piece up to a photo of Trump while singing "Happy Birthday." They invited journalists to the gathering Tuesday under a

Bengaluru, Jun 15: A Mangaluru-bound Jet Airways flight with 65 passengers and four crew members on board today returned to the airport here shortly after departure as smoke was deducted in the cabin. A full emergency was declared at the airport for priority landing of the flight 9W 2839 following which the runway was closed for operations at 10.20 AM and the aircraft landed safely, the Bangalore

New Delhi, Jun 15: In a major reform of the aviation sector, government today scrapped the 5/20 overseas flying norm for domestic carriers in its new civil aviation policy while capping fares at Rs 2,500 for one-hour flights and imposing a "small levy" on passengers towards regional connectivity fund. The new policy which got approval from the Union Cabinet was aimed at ease of doing business for

Bengaluru, Jun 15: Around 10 “non-performing” Ministers in Karnataka may lose their posts as the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is all set for the much awaited reshuffle of State Cabinet and induction of a few new faces. The CM feels that this is the right time to the reshuffle as the election cycle' (gram panchayat, zilla panchayat, Legislative Assembly by-polls, Legislative Council, and Raja Sabha