Karnataka

New York, Jan 19: A Sikh man along with his Muslim friends, who were kicked out from an American Airlines flight because their appearance made the captain uneasy has filed a USD 9 million lawsuit against the airline. Shan Anand, a Sikh, along with three other friends - Faimul Alam besides a Bangladeshi Muslim and an Arab Muslim — all young US citizens, were ordered off the flight 44718 from

Udupi, Jan 19: Two persons including a techie lost their lives in two separate road mishaps in Udupi district on Monday. A speeding bus rammed into a motorbike at Rampura in Alevoor killing Dheeraj Shetty, resident of Dendoorkatte junction. One of the two sons of Jayaram Shetty and Suma couple, Shetty had recently completely his bachelor degree in engineering in Bengaluru and was selected for a

Ahmedabad, Jan 19: Actor Aamir Khan damaged the "brand India" while being the brand ambassador of the celebrated 'Incredible India' campaign, a top official has said. Defending the exit of Khan from the campaign, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Amitabh Kant said the actor, by terming India an 'intolerant country', worked against his role as that of a brand

Mangaluru, Jan 19: The 31st South Zone inter-university Youth Festival ‘Waves 2015’ kicked off at Mangalagangotri campus of Mangalore University on the outskirts of the city with great zeal and competitive fervour. Yakshagana scholar Dr M Prabhakar Joshi formally inaugurated the five day festival on Monday and called upon the youth to preserve and promote Indian culture and traditions. Applauding

Mangaluru, Jan 19: More than a month after a woman allegedly ended her life unable to bear harassment over dowry near Konaje in Mangaluru taluk, her husband has been arrested by the Ullal police. Aboobakkar Siddiq, a resident of Nadar-Madoor, was arrested on charge of abetting his wife Ramlath to commit suicide. He was produced before a court which remanded him judicial custody. The accused had

New Delhi, Jan 19: Social Democratic Party of India activists thronged outside the office of the Human Resource and Development (HRD) Ministry, in the national capital expressing ire over the unfortunate incident of a Dalit scholar’s alleged suicide in the University Campus. It’s not a suicide but an institutional killing with the involvement of the BJP leaders, the university administration and

Ahmedabad, Jan 19: A university in Gujarat has kicked a row by inviting a top Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader, who is also an accused in the Ajmer blast case, as the chief guest for the institution's annual convocation ceremony. The invitation to Indresh Kumar by the Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University has created a difference of opinion on and outside the campus, with many

New York, Jan 19: A Bangladeshi-origin Muslim man has been brutally assaulted in the US by teenagers who shouted "ISIS, ISIS" and started beating him in front of his 9-year-old niece in an apparent hate crime. Mujibur Rahman, who was wearing traditional Muslim attire when he was attacked in front of his horrified niece in the Bronx, New York, was walking her home from Bronx school. Two people

Bengaluru, Jan 19: The Karnataka government has appointed Dr Suresh Kunhi Mohammed, a 1992 batch IPS officer, as chief of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing illegal mining in the State. Dr Suresh Kunhi Mohammed, who originally hails from Malappuram in Kerala, also hold an MBBS degree. Malini Krishnamurthy was named SIT chief on January 1, 2016 after K.S.R. Charan Reddy, who was holding

Bengaluru, Jan 19: The State government is planning to enforce ban on plastic by the end of this month, though the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is yet to put in place a concrete plan to ensure the restriction is well-implemented. “The government is holding a series of meetings on banning plastic irrespective of its thickness. The draft notification is before the Cabinet for