Karnataka

New Delhi, May 6: A shocking video has surfaced on social media in which a girl, surrounded by a crowd, was asked to unbutton her jeans before BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj. In the video, Sakshi Maharaj is seen discussing something with a group of women and then a girl is asked to unbutton her jeans in front of him. Several men are also seen present during the incident. As per reports, the incident took

Mangaluru, May 6: Veerarani Abbakka Utsav 2016 will be held from May 7 at the Unity Hall, Thokkottu, said U T Khader, minister for health and family welfare here on Thursday. Addressing mediapersons, Khader said that the two-day ustav will begin with a cultural procession. Khader will inaugurate the procession and K Abhayachandra, minister of youth empowerment, sports and fisheries will hoist the

Mangaluru, May 6: The supply of petrol and diesel in the state may be affected soon as the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has begun to shut down the refinery's phase-III units as Dakshina Kannada district is facing acute water scarcity. MRPL director (refinery) M Venkatesh, who attended the meeting chaired by district incharge Minister B?Ramanath Rai at the DC office, told

New Delhi, May 5: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today wrote to the Delhi University vice chancellor on the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's degree, demanding that it be put on the varsity's website as truth should emerge on a matter of "grave concern". Kejriwal's missive to Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi came a day after he accused DU of "refusing" to show Modi's degree as he "never

May 5: Following the rape-murder of Jisha in Kerala, actor Priya Mani has sparked off a controversy on the microblogging site Twitter by urging women in India to leave the country. Reacting to the Bengaluru abduction and Kerala rape incidents, the 31-year-old actor tweeted, "Appalled and shocked to read about yet another tragic rape and murder! i don't think India is safe anymore for women

New Delhi, May 5: A Bhubaneswar-bound aircraft of Vistara with 50 passengers and seven crew on board was hit by a bird on Thursday shortly before landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport. The Airbus A320 aircraft, however, landed safely and no passengers are hurt. “Vistara flight UK 709 Delhi to Bhubaneswar this morning experienced a bird hit on approach and continued to a safe landing at

Panaji, May 5: The rape case involving former education minister and unattached Congress MLA Atanasio Monserrate has been transferred to the women's police station which functions under the crime branch, a senior police official said on Thursday. Late on Wednesday, Monserrate also known as Babush, was booked by officials of the Panaji police station, for allegedly raping a minor girl, who was

Kochi, May 5: Bowlers claiming all ten wickets in an innings is a rarity in cricket and more so in junior level cricket. But on Wednesday 18-year-old Nazil CT from Kannur became the first bowler to achieve the unique feat of claiming all ten wickets in an innings in Kerala's junior inter-district tournament history. Nazil was the cynosure of all eyes on the opening day of two-day U-19 inter

Bengaluru, May 5: Ballari received moderate rains for about two hours in the evening. Rains coupled with thunder lashed Koluru Cross, Somasamudra, Bevinahalli, Amarapura, Chaganur and other villages. However, there were no reports of loss of life. It drizzled in Bidar town and surrounding areas towards for a while the evening, bringing respite from the sweltering heat. Gusty winds uprooted several

Belagavi, May 5: Cement pipelines that supply drinking water to Belagavi from the Hidkal Dam broke apart at Muchandi village near the city in the early hours of Wednesday, razing four houses and damaging as many. Local residents accused the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) of ignoring their repeated complaints that the pipelines were leaking. They said they had been