Karnataka

Bantwal, Apr 17: An elderly man riding pillion on his son's motorbike lost his life, while two others sustained severe injuries in a ghastly road mishap at Ramalkatte near Thumbay in Bantwal taluk. The deceased has been identified as Husain Haji, a resident of Ramalkatte. His son Abdul Khader and Ibrahim, who was riding another motorbike, have been admitted to two separate private hospitals. The

Kasaragod, Apr 17: In a bizarre incident, an IT professional allegedly attempted to murder five persons including parents before committing suicide at Nekraje near Badiyadka in Kasaragod district. 22-year-old Ashwin hanged himself to death after attacking his father Srhi Hari (57), mother Latha (52), sister Suman (33), Vanajakshi (50) and Sugunamma (80) with lethal weapons. All of them have been

Chicago, Apr 17: A hijab-clad Muslim woman in the US was reportedly removed from a Southwest Airlines plane after she asked for switching seats with a flight attendant saying she "did not feel comfortable" with the passenger. Hakima Abdulle, a Muslim woman from Maryland, said she was removed from the flight from Chicago to Seattle "without any credible explanation". Abdulle said she wanted to

Mandya, Apr 17: Even though the Mandya district administration and police denied permission for bandh called by radical Hindutva groups in protest against an inter-religion wedding, anti-social elements made attempts to forcefully impose bandh and trigger violence in parts of the district on Saturday. District police have initiated a series of measures including arresting troublemakers ahead of

Mangaluru, Apr 17: K Abdul Khader, the managing director of Mangaluru based Al-Ikhlas Hajj & Umra Tours & Travels', has been arrested by police for allegedly cheating two Umrah pilgrimage aspirants. A team of police from Udupi district arrested Mr Khader in Mumbai on April 15 and brought him back to Karnataka for further inquiry, sources said. The action comes months after G Maida Kutty, a

Mangaluru, Apr 17: In a shocking incident, a Class 3 student was brutally beaten up by a priest of a church for failing to recite hymns at Peruvai near Vittla on the outskirts of the city. The incident came to light when a local resident informed about the brutal punishment to a Childline personnel over phone. On Friday a team from Childline led by Renni D'Souza visited the church and met the

Mangaluru, Apr 17: Calling upon the people to decorate human relationships with love and harmony, Umashree, the minister for Kannada and Culture, said that language should be a means to strengthen bonds and relationships and not for discord. She was speaking as a chief guest at a ceremony organised by Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy to confer its annual awards along with young writers and artistes

Vijayapura, April 17: A youth, who suffered serious injuries in a clash over supplying copy chits to SSLC students on the premises of Shri Gurudev Ranade Jnanadhama High School at Nimbal R S village in Indi taluk on Wednesday, died at a hospital in Solapur on Friday. The victim has been identified as Manjunath Mallappa Putani (24). His father Ningappa Hanumanta Putani (45) was stabbed to death by

Jubail, Apr 16: At least 12 people were killed and 11 others sustained severe injuries after fire broke out in a petrochemical factory in Saudi Arabia's largest industrial area located east of the Kingdom Satuday. Among the injured the condition of at least six is said to be extremely critical. The incident took place in an area that was under construction and during routine maintenance at Jubail

Bengaluru, Apr 16: As political pressure mounted on Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over nepotism charge, his son has resigned from a firm that was given a contract to set up lab and diagnostic facility at a government-run hospital here. Amid Opposition attack and advice from the Congress High Command, the Chief Minister's doctor son Yathindra Siddaramaiah tendered his resignation as