Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 10: Astronomy enthusiasts in this coastal city on Monday observed a rare astronomical phenomenon, Mercury's transit of the Sun, that occurs only 13 times in a century as planet Mercury was seen navigating as dot on the solar disc. The next transit of Mercury will take place on November 11, 2019 but the event cannot be seen from India as the same will begin after the sunset time of

Bengaluru, May 10: The demand for poultry dropped slightly in Bengaluru on Monday, a day after thousands of chickens died of bird flu (H5N1) in Bidar district. Chicken eaters are taking precaution and asking sellers where the birds have been sourced from. M Sheikh, who runs a poultry shop, said people had become cautious, though there was no drastic drop in sales. “People are enquiring about bird

Mangaluru, May 9: City based activist and rationalist Narendra Nayak on Monday filed a complaint with the Urwa Police about a threat to his life. In his complaint, Mr. Nayak, who has been spearheading a movement seeking the arrest of those involved in the murder of RTI activist Vinayak Baliga, said that he was threatened by Shashank Shenoy during a chat session on Facebook on Monday afternoon. The

Mangaluru, May 9: Miss Karnataka International 2016 was held in a glittering event at the beautiful surroundings of Pandit Resort, Moodbidri on the outskirts of Mangaluru. The 12 finalists who were selected from all over Karnataka were groomed for five days at Pandit Resort by film producer Naresh from Mumbai, Senthil, film actress Sonal Monterio among others. These girls were judged in various

New Delhi, May 9: An anonymous letter threatening to kill Rahul Gandhi at an election meeting in Puducherry has been received by a senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy. The Congress Vice President is scheduled to address an election rally of the Congress-DMK alliance tomorrow at Karaikal in Puducherry. After the death threat letter surfaced, a delegation of top Congress leaders met Union Home

Toronto, May 9: Scientists claim to have developed the world's first holographic flexible smartphone that lets users interact with 3D videos and images without any headgear or glasses. The device, dubbed HoloFlex, is capable of rendering 3D images with motion parallax and stereoscopy to multiple simultaneous users without head tracking or glasses. "HoloFlex offers a completely new way of

Mangaluru, May 9: Every Mother has a special place in the heart of her children. She is special for a reason. She faces all hardships to protect them and give the best to them. While every day is special with a mother in one's life, Mother's day is one such day, when we pull out all stops to show her what she means to us. Moms of Mangalore(MOM), an online social group of close to 14 thousand

Mangaluru, May 9: The pulmonary function test (PFT) conducted on the traffic police by the Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has showed a significant correlation in lung functions and exposure to vehicular pollutants. According to the results of the test and the subsequent study, reduction in air pollution can reduce the number of traffic police falling prey to restrictive lung disease

Mysuru, May 9: The services of 35,000 civic workers in municipal corporations, councils and town panchayats will be regularised by March 2017, Karnataka State Safai Karmachari Commission chairman Narayan has said. Narayan told reporters here on Sunday the decision to regularise the services of all civic workers was taken by the Cabinet on May 4. There are 35,000 civic workers in 12 municipal

Telangana, May 9: A 25-year-old woman from Hyderabad who went to Saudi Arabia to work as a “house maid” was allegedly tortured to death, as she succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at the King Saud hospital for chest diseases in Saudi Arabia. The family members of Asima Khatoon were informed about the death on Thursday when an unknown person called her mother from Riyadh and