Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 11: Giving respite to people from summer heat, the pre-monsoon rains lashed the coastal city of Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday evening. It was relatively a cloudy day since morning and moderate to heavy rains occurred after 5 p.m. in the city. The entire city was drenched by 6.30 p.m. Roads in low lying areas including Derebail, Yeyyadi

Kasaragod, May 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comparison of poll-bound Kerala with Somalia has angered Malayalees who took to social media for immediate retaliation. Mr Modi on Sunday said at an election rally that the "infant mortality rate among the scheduled tribe community in Kerala is worse than Somalia". Irate netizens are pouring their anger on the Twitter and Facebook and the

A young UPSC rank holder has finally broken his silence to expose the communalism, racism and ignorance prevailing in the society. Ansar Ahamad Shaikh, the son of an auto-rickshaw driver from a remote village in Jalna district of Maharashtra has managed to crack the tough UPSC exam in his first attempt, securing an All-India Rank 361. The 21-year-old Bachelor of Arts, political science graduate

New Delhi, May 11: A woman who gave birth at the age of 70 said Tuesday she was not too old to become a first-time mother, adding that her life was now complete. Daljinder Kaur gave birth last month to a boy following two years of IVF treatment at a fertility clinic in the northern state of Haryana with her 79-year-old husband. Kaur said the couple, married for 46 years, had almost lost hope of

Mangaluru, May 11: The one, who had desecrated the graves of the parents of UT Khader, the health and family welfare minister of Karnataka, has now become his fan. Shareef Ullal, who had committed the heinous crime under the influence of alcohol on April 29, has reportedly repented for his crime and apologized to the saddened family. Even though police had detained Shareef Ullal after he destroyed

Mysuru, May 11: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Tuesday, said, “I myself is a sports lover and regularly follow cricket.” He was addressing the gathering after presenting Ekalavya', Lifetime achievement' and Karnataka Kreeda Ratna' awards for the year 2014 to sportspersons in the city on Tuesday. Sharing his affinity for sports, he said, “I have played kabaddi in the village and once even suffered

Dhaka, May 11: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami was hanged last night, becoming the senior most Islamist to be executed for war crimes committed during Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan. 73-year-old leader of the Bangladesh's largest Islamist party had refused to seek presidential clemency. Nizami was hanged at Dhaka Central Jail at 12 midnight, a police officer who

Mangaluru, May 11: Nasir Bundar, who spent nearly 13 years in prison in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after being trapped in an illegal call routing (Hundi) case along with seven others, has finally reached his hometown Mangaluru. After paying negotiated fine amount to Saudi Telecom Company, judge Saad Al Garni who is chairing the probe into the case, had recently ordered the release of three of the

Bengaluru, May 11: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of 5 Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives to life imprisonment for conspiring to wage war against the country. The division bench of Justice Mohan M Shanthana Goudar and Justice K N Phaneendra pronounced the judgment imposing life imprisonment under section 121-A of the Indian Penal Code. Those convicted are Mohammed Razur

Mangaluru, May 10: Holding Mangaluru City Corporation responsible for water scarcity, Members of the Tulunada Rakshana Vedike staged a protest in front of its office on Tuesday. Addressing the protesters, Yogesh Shetty Jeppu, founder-president, said, “Water, which is available freely in nature, is not available even for purchase in Mangaluru. There is artificial drought-like situation in Dakshina