Karnataka

Hyderabad, May 18: Congress party favours Priyanka Gandhi Vadra getting into active politics but it has to be decided by the family, according to AICC General Secretary Digvijaya Singh, who said she has the potential to emerge as a mass leader. Asked if Priyanka would play a significant role in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections due early next year, he said, "It's a family decision." "As far as

Panaji, May 18: Goa legislator Atanasio Monserratte, who was arrested for allegedly buying and raping a minor girl, has been granted bail by a local court today. District and Sessions Judge Pramod Kamat granted bail to Monserratte, and also the girl's mother and another woman, Rosy Ferros, arrested for allegedly selling her to the MLA for Rs 50 lakh. The St Cruz legislator has been asked to

New Delhi, May 18: US tech giant Apple Inc today announced setting up a software laboratory in Bengaluru to support startups and developers working on the company's iOS platform as its Chief Executive Tim Cook began his maiden visit to India. Cook, who arrived in Mumbai late last night, is also slated to unveil a development center for maps in Hyderabad tomorrow. His four-day tour of India may

Washington, May 18: The US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill that would permit US courts to take action against the Saudi leadership and hold them legally liable for any role in the 9/11 attacks, the New York Times reported. The bill will now be brought to the White House where the Obama administration has threatened to veto the legislation. Saudi Arabia has warned that it would be

Udupi/Mangaluru, May 18: The moderate to heavy rains that lashed twin districts of coastal Karnataka last evening left a trail of destruction. Nearly two dozens of houses and several fields were damaged as rain accompanied by strong winds lashed Udupi district on Tuesday. Seven electricity poles and a transformer unit were damaged after trees fell on them near MGM College on Udupi-Manipal Road

Mangaluru, May 18: In a shocking incident, a woman was found dead along with her three young children on the banks of the Payaswini River at Ajjavara village in Sullia of Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Kusumavathi?(40), a resident of Ajjavar village, her two daughters - Likitha (4) and Rakshitha (3) and son Sujan (2). Likitha was a UKG student at Rotary

Bengaluru, May 18: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said he would again recommend the name of Justice SR Nayak for the post of Lokayukta and send it to Governor Vajubai Vala. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of a programme at Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Siddaramaiah said it not was just the file pertaining to Justice Nayak's appointment, the Governor had also returned other

Kasaragod, May 18: Police have registered cases against nearly 100 UDF workers for allegedly attacking former CPI(M) Uduma MLA K.V. Kunhiraman and a few LDF workers near a polling station at Thekkilparamba shortly after polling on Monday. On a complaint filed by Mr. Kunhiraman, cases have also been registered against the UDF workers for damaging the jeep of Mr. Kunhiraman, the police said. As Mr

Meerut, May 18: The Aligarh-based Forum for Muslim Studies and Analysis has decided to institute a scholarship for economically backward Muslim students who are in the 12th standard or doing graduation in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. To begin with, it will be given to 10 students. The organisation's director Jasim Mohammad is credited with writing the Prime Minister's first Urdu

Mangaluru, May 17: Another Hindutva activist has been arrested by the CCB police in Mangaluru in connection with the coldblooded murder of RTI activist Vinayaka Baliga. Police sources on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of Shailesh alias Shailu, son of Chandra Poojary. It is learnt that he had been working as a car driver for Dakshina Kannada BJP MP Nalin Kumar Kateel in the past. Shailesh is the