Karnataka

Bengaluru/madikeri, Jun 8: The monsoon entered?the state a day earlier than the predicted date with Kodagu district receiving heavy rains on Wednesday. Rains coupled with thunderstorm lashed several parts of Kodagu district. Heavy downpour was recorded at Talacauvery, Bhagamandala, Napoklu, Kakkabbe, Moornadu and the surrounding places. The water flow in River Cauvery has increased and water has

Mumbai, Jun 8: Key BJP ally Shiv Sena today chided Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his recent remarks on corruption in India and asked him to refrain from "maligning" the country from foreign soil. Taunting Modi in yet another attack on the prime minister, the Sena also questioned if scams in BJP-ruled states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat can be attributed to the Gandhi family

Mangaluru, Jun 8: Can a student be responsible for the delay in Karnataka SSLC results? If sources are to be believed, Ranjan BS from Bhadravati, who became the first student to score cent percent (625/625) in the history of Class 10 examinations in the state, was solely responsible for the unwarranted delay in announcement of results this time. At a programme organised here recently to felicitate

Washington, June 8: Questions related to religious intolerance and violence, minority rights and the restrictions on civil society organisations in India have followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the U.S. The issues featured prominently in the conversation between Mr. Modi and President Barack Obama, according to senior U.S. administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity

Mangaluru, Jun 8: Finally, the long wait for Monsoon in India is over as the nodal weather agency of India, IMD, declared the arrival of Southwest Monsoon 2016 over Kerala. South-west monsoon has set in over Kerala and Lakshadweep, said K Santosh, head of India Meteorological Department's regional centre. The IMD had earlier said that monsoon was likely to hit Kerala on June 9. Rains over Kerala

Dehradun, June 8: Touching off a controversy, VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi on Tuesday said it is time to make India free of Muslims. Known for courting controversies, the Sadhvi claimed the mission of a Congress-free India has already been "accomplished" and it is now time to rid the country of Muslims. "Now that we have achieved the mission of making a Congress-free India, it is time to make India

Ahmedabad, Jun 8: A controversy has erupted after a Surat-based temple dressed up the idol of Lord Swaminarayan in RSS uniform with Congress terming it as very unfortunate. The issue came to light after a picture, in which Lord Swaminarayan can be seen donning the Sangh outfit -- white shirt tucked into a baggy khaki shorts with black cap and black shoes on -- went viral on social media platforms

Patna, Jun 8: The police have arrested the four toppers of the Bihar board examination and the director of the VIR college on Wednesday. The four arrested students are: Sourabh Shrestha, Rahul Kumar, Ruby Rai and Shalini, the 'toppers' in the exam, whose unfamiliarity with their chosen subjects of study was exposed on local television and revealed what was going on. The Special Investigation Team

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 8: A case against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was registered on Wednesday by a construction firm in Kerala for non payment of dues. The FIR has been registered by Heather Constructions who built the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Development Studies. According to M/S Heather Constructions managing partner Rajeev, his company was given the contract to construct the institute in

Mangaluru, Jun 8: More than four years after an elderly died following in an assault by his neighbours, who were irked by the former's pet dogs pooping near their house, a local court has pronounced judgement and imprisoned the accused for four years. Ganesh (34) and his mother, Shantamma (58), were arrested by the Mangaluru Rural police following the assault on Narasimha (65) and his wife