Karnataka

New Delhi, Mar 25: The BJP today fielded former India pacer S Sreesanth from the Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) seat even as it declared 50 other candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Kerala. After a nearly four-hour-long meeting, the Central Election Committee (CEC) of BJP announced that Sreesanth has formally joined the party and would contest from Thiruvananthapuram. Talking to

Mangaluru, Mar 25: Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park at Pilikula Nisargadhama on the outskirts of the city has witnessed the birth of four lion cubs. Nethravati, the Royal Bengal Tigress is the mother. “The new cubs, born a week ago, have opened their eyes and are being nurtured by the mother tigress,” H. Jayaprakash Bhandary, director of the park, said. “As the first two months for the newborn

Mangaluru, Mar 26: A 33-year-old technician from the Indian Air Force died at the Mangaluru Central Railway Station on Friday. According to Government Railway Police, K.K. Manoj Kumar (33), a native of Kanhangad, arrived at the railway station around 7.15 a.m. to catch the train to his home town. He purchased a ticket at 7.30 a.m. and proceeded to the overbridge connecting platform nos. 1 and 2

Mangaluru, Mar 25: 'Science Express - Climate Action Special (SECAS) train, an Innovative exhibition on wheels aimed at spreading awareness about the effects of climate change and making the science behind it easier to understand, has reached Mangaluru Central Station. The train is a unique collaborative initiative of Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and

Dubai, Mar 25: Recognizing her commitment to responsible business in the UAE and India, Kairali TV has conferred the NRI Woman Entrepreneur Award to Shabana Faizal, Chief Corporate Officer (CCO) and Vice-Chairperson of KEF Holdings at their first-ever business excellence awards. KEF Holdings is a UAE-based multinational diversified group that specializes in innovative offsite construction

New York, Mar 25: Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the world's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with the Delhi Chief Minister being the sole Indian leader on the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Fortune's third annual 'World's 50 Greatest Leaders' list features men and women from across the globe from the fields of business, government, philanthropy and the arts who are

Mangaluru, Mar 25: A youth was was killed after being knocked down by a train near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city on Friday. The decease has been identified as Avil Roshan D'Souza (32), a resident of Kolya village near here. It is learnt that the youth was walking on the tracks at Kapikad near Thokkottu when the tragedy took place. A case has been registered. Authorities are likely quiz

Bengaluru: Mar 25: The Karnataka High Court has admitted the amended prayer with regard to a petition seeking directions to remove the name of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim from the invitation card for the annual festival of Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple in Puttur to be held on April 10. The petitioner's advocate M Arun Shyam submitted the amended prayer seeking to restrain the DC

Castelnuovo Di Porto, Mar 25: Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of Muslim, Orthodox, Hindu and Catholic refugees today, declaring them children of the same God, in a gesture of welcome and brotherhood at a time when anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiment has spiked following the Brussels attacks. Francis denounced the carnage as a "gesture of war" carried out by blood-thirsty people

Kasaragod, Mar 25: A temple office-bearer was killed and six others sustained critical injuries after their car, proceeding to Guruvayur, rammed a tree near Koyilandi in the wee hours of Thursday. K.C. Madhavan Nair, 64, trustee member of Sreepuram Sreekrishna Temple at Malom, died on the spot. The group, including members of the West Eleri grama panchayat, was proceeding to Guruvayur to submit an