Karnataka

Gaya May 8: A 19-year-old boy was shot dead in Bihar's Gaya on Saturday night allegedly by the son of a Janata Dal (United) politician's son after he overtook the SUV in which he was traveling. Aditya Sachdeva, the son of a prominent businessman, was travelling in his Swift car with his friend when he allegedly overtook the Range Rover that belonged to JD(U) leader Manorama Devi's family. Her son

Mangaluru, May 8: In a shocking incident a 35-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by his husband in Belthanagady police station limits on the outskirts of the city. The accused has been identified as Dayananda Gowda (38), a resident of at Kudirudyavara village in Belthangady taluk. According to the police, Dayananda Gowda had a heated exchange of words with his wife, Kusumavati (35), after she

Bengaluru, May 8: In a shocking revelation, a 4 year old girl was sexually assaulted by a dance teacher during summer camp. The accused Peter (22), who is a dance teacher in the summer camp organised by a private school, has been arrested by police. According to police, the girl was registered with the summer camp that is being held at a private school. According to complaint the accused had

Bengaluru, May 8: Soon, human organs could be transported for transplant using drone technology. The National Design and Research Forum (NDRF) here is working on a project that aims to transport vital organs, including the heart, to recipients faster than the traditional method. This could potentially revolutionise the transportation of emergency organs. The new method aims to use unmanned aerial

Mysuru, May 8: Nayeema Sulthana, 50, on Saturday became the first Muslim woman president of the Mysuru zilla panchayat (ZP). However, her term will be for 20 months, following a pact within the JD(S). She is set to be succeeded by B?C?Parimala Shyam, for the next 40 months of the term. Nayeema, who could not make it in SSLC, had served as vice-president and later president of the H?D?Kote Town

New Delhi, May 8: Karnataka on Saturday sought Rs 12,272 crore from the Centre to take up drought-proofing measures such as restoration of tanks, afforestation, recharging borewells and construction of farm ponds. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a separate meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and discussed on drought situation and scarcity of drinking water in the state. Modi also took

New Delhi, May 8: Ramping up the attack against the Gandhi family on AgustaWestland issue, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the government will not hesitate to take action against them if they are proven guilty, asserting no one is above law, whether "first or the last family". He also took a dig at Arvind Kejriwal for his remarks that the Modi government does not have "enough courage"

Bengaluru, May 7: The BJP on Friday said a lot of procedural and financial irregularities had taken place in the establishment of water testing laboratories and purchases made by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) department. Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Jagadish Shettar told reporters that the department spent Rs 190 crore to establish water quality testing labs in

Kolkata, May 7: BJP in West Bengal today termed Jadavpur University as a "hub of anti-national elements" and accused the Opposition CPI(M) and the varsity's Vice- Chancellor of supporting them, a day after rival groups of students clashed on the campus over screening of a political film. "Student unrest has become a common phenomenon in JU. The screening of a film, cleared by the Censor Board, was

Kundapur, May 7: A reckless driver of a bullet tanker in a bid to overtake a speeding bus rammed into a two-wheeler killing a mother and her daughter on the spot near Gangolli here on Saturday morning. The deceased have been identified as Saroja (32) and her daughter Nishmitha (10), residents of Sampigekodlu in Byndoor. The fatal mishap took place when the mother and daughter were riding pillion