Karnataka

Coimbatore, Feb 22: BJP national secretary H Raja was at the centre of a controversy with remarks that CPI leader D Raja should ask communists to shoot and kill his daughter for taking part in "anti-national protests" in JNU. "D Raja should demand that communists should shoot and kill his daughter for taking part in the JNU protest. To prove my love for this country, I would have done the same if

Mangaluru, Feb 22: The Sunni Students' Federation (SSF), affiliated to Samastha Kerala Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama held awareness rallies against terrorism in Ullal and neighbouring villages of Mangaluru taluk on Sunday. SSF Konaje sector organised rally from Konaje to Grama Chavadi. Ullal sector organised rally from Ullal Dargah to Ullal town. Mudipu sector organised rally from Sambarathota to Mudipu

New Delhi, Feb 22: Since he announced the launch of a mobile phone for Rs 251, Mohit Goel has faced widespread scepticism, along with visits by police and income tax officials at his rented two-storey office in Noida. However, the Amity University graduate insists that he will not only deliver the phones at the stunning price he has quoted, but also make a profit of Rs 31 on each handset sold.

Mangaluru, Feb 22: A week after a diploma student in the city was stripped, beaten and robbed by a group of four miscreants, the police have managed to arrest two of the accused. The arrested have been identified as Joel and Vikky Bappal. The police are on the look-out for the two others involved in the case. According to a complaint the 19-year-old student from Neerumarga was kidnapped by his

Bengaluru, Feb 22: A youth and his mother were burnt to death while the father suffered severe burns when he tried to save them after miscreants locked their house from outside and set it on fire at Manchanbele in Ramanagar district during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The police suspect property dispute to be the reason behind the crime. Bharath (19) — a second year student of

Udupi, Feb 22: A student of National Institute of Technology-Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal lost his life after drowning in the Arabian Sea off St Mary's Island, near Malpe in Udupi on Sunday. The victim has been identified as Prasad Babu (19), who was pursuing second years B.Tech. He and eight of his friends went to St Mary's Island around 1 p.m. Sources from Malpe police station said that after a

Mysuru, Feb 22: Noted limericks writer M?Akabara Ali passed away after a prolonged illness at a private hospital in the city in the early hours of Sunday. He was 91. A resident of Kuvempunagar, Ali was not keeping well for some time. He was undergoing treatment at Kamakshi Hospital for the past one month. His wife Banu Bi had predeceased him. He is survived by six children. A native of Ullegaddi

Bengaluru, Feb 22: An inebriated man hurled a chocolate packet at chief minister Siddaramaiah at Ravindra Kalakshetra on Sunday morning, setting off a bomb scare. Reports said the man in his late 30s cried 'bomb' as he aimed the packet at the CM. The chief minister's security personnel seized the cover and opened it, only to find a few pieces of chocolates inside. They detained the man, identified

Bengaluru, Feb 22: Union Law Minister D V Sadananada Gowda on Sunday said that the BJP would launch a legal fight against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the issue of his wearing an expensive wrist watch. “State BJP president Pralhad Joshi lodging a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate is a step in this direction. The party will ensure that the issue reaches a logical conclusion. The chief

New Delhi, Feb 22: Five JNU students, including Umar Khalid, who the police have been looking for in connection with a "sedition" case, on Sunday surfaced on campus, saying they did not do anything wrong but were "framed" using "doctored video". While police rushed a team to the campus on receiving information about them, the students maintained that "they will not surrender but police can come