Karnataka

Peshawar, Apr 25: A prominent Sikh politician in Pakistan who was gunned down last week was killed by contract killers hired by his miffed Hindu rival after he failed to secure a ticket for elections in 2013, police said today, days after Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the murder. Baldev Kumar, a Swat district councilor and minority leader of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Jeddah, Apr 25: The Kingdom announced sweeping economic reforms on Monday to reduce its dependence on oil and ensure long-term sustainable development, with plans for a massive $2 trillion sovereign fund to boost its global investment power. In an exclusive interview with Al-Arabiya News Channel on Monday, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and defense minister, said

Riyadh, Apr 25: Saudi Arabia will introduce a "green card" system within five years to allow resident expatriates in the kingdom to have more rights in order to improve its investment climate, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Monday. Speaking in a television interview, he said planned sweeping reforms, of which the proposed green card is one, will be implemented even if oil prices

Bhatkal, Apr 25: Alleged Islamic State (IS) recruiter Mohammed Shafi Armar, hailing from coastal Karnataka's Bhatkal town, is learnt to have been killed in a U.S. air strike on Syria in the last couple of days. A senior intelligence official in New Delhi tracking developments on IS said that they had received the information from their American counterparts on Sunday night. “We are in the process

Kollam, Apr 25: A young Malayalam film producer committed suicide by hanging himself in his house on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Ajay Krishnan, 29, of Devikripa', Manayilkulangara, Thirumullavaram, here. His debut film as a producer, Avarude Ravukal' - starring Asif Ali, Unni Mukundan, Aju Varghese, Vinay Fort, Honey Rose, Lena and others - under the banner Ajay Entertainment was

Mumbai, Apr 25: In a major development all nine Muslim men, falsely accused in 2006 Malegaon bomb blast case, were acquitted by a court here on Monday. Noorul Huda, Shabbir Ahmed, Raees Ahmed, Salman Farsi, Farogh Magdumi, Shaikh Mohammed Ali, Asif Khan, Mohammed Zahid and Abrar Ahmed, who languished in the jail for years, had filed a discharge application earlier. One accused in the case has died

Mangaluru, Apr 25: A security personnel died in an accident while patrolling on a motorbike inside Mangaluru International Airport on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Aslam Khan, a constable of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed at the Airport. A native of Chhattisgarh, he was staying in Bajpe, near here. According to Airport sources, Khan lost control over his motorbike

Mangaluru, Apr 25: A 35-year-old man was hospitalized with severe injuries after an unidentified miscreant stabbed him in an alleged murder bid early on Monday morning. The condition of the injured, identified as Nasfal, a resident of Ullal, is out of danger, sources said. It is learnt that he was waylaid and stabbed at around 4:00 a.m. when he was riding his motorbike towards Mangaluru fishing

Greater Noida, Apr 25: A sub inspector was killed in an encounter with criminals in Dadri this morning, police said. On a tip off that a wanted criminal Sultan was hiding at a house in Dadri, a police team reached the spot. Sultan, who is wanted in several cases of loot and murder, opened fire and an encounter ensued in which the SI identified as Akhtar Khan was killed, they said. Akhtar's family

Mangaluru, Apr 25: In a tragic incident, a one-and-half-year-old child breathed its last at private hospital in the city within hours after a fatal fall on Sunday. Family sources said that Mohammad Shaim, son of Shakir and Sajara couple, fell from the staircase at his home in Jokatte, here, while playing. The child suffered severe head injury. It is learnt that when the grandfather of Shaim rushed