Karnataka

Kasaragod, Mar 10: Kerala's second second-largest newspaper Mathrubhumi is facing the ire of Muslim organisations and individuals after it published offensive comments about Prophet Muhammad. Even though the Malayalam daily tendered an unconditional apology for its offence, members of several Muslim groups on Wednesday and Thursday protested vociferously against the newspaper. Crowds gathered

New Delhi, Mar 10: A student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University was found dead at the room he had rented near the campus this morning. The student, identified as Dushyant Dixit from Bareily in Uttar Pradesh, was found hanging from a fan in his room in Ber Sarai area of south Delhi. A suicide note found in room mentioned "personal problems", "family issues" and his relationship with a woman, the

Bengaluru, Mar 10: Kannada film actor Darshan was again in the news on Wednesday for the wrong reasons as his wife Vijayalakshmi approached the police asking them to warn him for his “bad conduct”. Vijayalakshmi approached the CK?Achchukattu police and submitted a petition in this regard. “She submitted the petition around 7 pm asking the police to warn Darshan for his objectional behaviour. We

Udupi, Mar 10: A group of activists of Dalit Hitarakshana Samiti staged a protest in front of the Clock Tower here demanding suspension of the sub-inspector attached to Hiriyadka police station for assaulting two youths. The protesters also raised slogans against Superintendent of Police K. Annamalai. Addressing the protesters, Dejappa Karkera, convener of the samiti, said that on February 20

Udupi, Mar 10: The movement of trains was affected on Mangaluru-Karwar route as two wagons of a goods train derailed at the Udupi Railway Station on Wednesday night. But the wagons were cleared in an hour-and-a-half. According to sources in Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., the two empty wagons of the goods train derailed on the main track at the railway station at around 7 p.m. The two wagons were

Mangaluru, Mar 10: A notorious Bajrang Dal activist, who has allegedly been involved in several cases of immoral rowdyism' including attack on couples from different communities, has been prohibited from entering Puttur, Sullia and Belthangady taluks in Dakshina Kannada. The order to extern Dhanya Kumar (32), who is known for his anti-social activities in the region, was issued by Assistant

New Delhi, Mar 10: Karnataka Congress unit chief G Parameshwara on Wednesday met party president Sonia Gandhi and explained the reasons for its “average” performance in the recently held zilla and taluk panchayat elections in Karnataka, according to sources. During the meeting, Sonia expressed her unhappiness over the manner in which the State party leaders handled the controversy over Chief

Abu Dhabi, Mar 10: Distressed Indians in the UAE have been urged to use 11.7 million dirham (Rs 21 crore) community fund to which Indian expats contribute every time they avail a consular service, a media report said. Dinesh Kumar, first secretary (community affairs) at the Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi told Khaleej Times that the fund under the mission currently amounts to 11.7 million dirham

Mangaluru, Mar 9: A 28-year-old man was killed after his two-wheeler was hit by a lorry near Adarsha hotel in Uppianangady on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Hassainar (28), son of Mohammed a resident of Matha in Uppinangady. According to the Puttur Traffic police, he was sitting on his motorbike that had been parked by the roadside. The driver of the lorry, which was carrying

Dubai, Mar 9: Rain and thunderstorms caused disruptions across the UAE on Wednesday morning as flights were cancelled and schools were closed in Abu Dhabi and early disbursal announced in several schools in Dubai. The rainy and overcast conditions are likely to continue till Thursday Morning. "Unstable weather is likely to persist over the country. The amount of clouds will increase over scattered