Karnataka

New Delhi: Jan 16: A lawyer who is leading a campaign for women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple claimed on Friday before the Supreme Court that he has received 500 threat calls, some from the United States, and sought permission to withdraw his plea. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and N V Ramana declined advocate Naushad Ahmed Khan’s request and hinted at appointing an amicus curiae. “Once a

Meerut, Jan 16: Indian pacer Mohammed Shami's father, Tauseef Ahmad, on Friday claimed that his family was in 'danger' as they were being targeted in the name of ‘cow slaughter’ His comments a day after his son Mohammad Haseeb (brother of Shami) was arrested and then subsequently released on bail on charge of assaulting and “pressuring” cops to release a few men arrested on charges of cow

Mangaluru, Jan 16: A car plying towards Kerala from Ullal in Mangaluru taluk landed in a trench thanks to rash driving at Ullalbail on the outskirts of the city. A critically injured Helphin (34) has been admitted to a hospital with severe injuries. Co passenger has sustained minor injuries. The mishap occurred in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Both the occupants of the car were

Indore, Jan 16: Super star Aamir Khan's 'intolerance' remarks continue to haunt him with a senior BJP leader today suggesting "treatment" to his upcoming movie Dangal in the same way that was done to Shahrukh Khan's 'Dilwale', whose business was marred by protests from Hindutva groups. BJP general secretary Kaliash Vijayvargiya hinted at teaching a lesson to Aamir by saying at a public function

Panaji, Jan 16: North Goa district magistrate has renewed for further 60 days the ban on the entry of Pramod Mutalik, chief of Karnataka-based fringe rightwing Hindu outfit ‘Sri Ram Sene’ and any of his associates or members within the jurisdiction of the north Goa with effect from January 16. The Supreme Court on August 31 last year had dismissed a petition of Mr. Muthalik, leader of Sene known

Kalaburagi, Jan 16: The Secunderabad-Pune Shatabdi Express train was thoroughly checked at the Kalaburagi station for two hours on Friday evening for suspected explosives. It was ultimately allowed to proceed after no explosive was found on board. The train arrived here at 6.45 pm and soon, the local police and the railway police, along with sniffer dogs and the bomb disposal squad, thoroughly

Bengaluru, Jan 16: The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has urged the State government to take all the necessary steps to stop hosting Jallikattu and similar sports such as Kambala races, a popular game in Dakshina Kannada district. In a letter to the Chief Secretary of the State, S Vinod Kumar, assistant secretary of the AWBI, on Thursday said that the State should comply with the recent

Udupi, Jan 16: Renovated with sustainable eco-friendly features by the Bearys Group, the Badriya Jum’a Masjid of Kodi in Kundapur taluk was formally inaugurated by Moulana Sayyed Mohammed Rabey Hasani Nadvi, president, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, in the presence of a galaxy of religious scholars. Speaking on the occasion he said that a mosque is centre of love, peace and humanity and it

New Delhi, Jan 16: Columnist and author Tarek Fatah on Friday stirred a hornet's nest with his remarks on Prophet Muhammad and cow slaughter. Tarek – in a tweet that ruffled a few feathers on Twitter – wrote that Prophet Muhammad was against cow slaughter and had specifically told his followers about it. “Prophet Muhamad never ate beef. He specifically told Muslims NOT to slaughter cows. He said

Udupi, Jan 15: Founder-president of Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) Padmanabha Prasanna Kumar has claimed that BJP leaders BS Yeddyurappa and Shobha Karandlaje got married twice in different places and that he has video proof of the secret wedding ceremony. Addressing media persons here on Friday, Mr Kuamr who had once struck a deal with BS Yeddyurappa during the latter’s brief departure from the BJP