Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 8: The Centre today came out with a notification allowing controversial bull taming sport Jallikattu in poll-bound Tamil Nadu following extensive demand for its restoration by political parties in the state. The decision to allow Jallikattu and bullock cart races (known as Kambala in coastal Karnataka) in other parts of the country came despite objections by animal rights groups

Hyderabad, Jan 8: MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today said that he will not be cowed down by threats from ISIS, and continue to speak out against it as it has nothing to do with Islam. A day after somebody tweeted on his wall asking him to shut his mouth and leave democracy, the Hyderabad lawmaker, who moves around without any security, said he would not seek protection in the wake of threats. "I

Dubai, Jan 8: Air India will be introducing non-stop flights everyday from Dubai to Kochi and a return from Kochi to Dubai, effective from January 11, 2016. The announcement fulfils a long standing demand of UAE passengers, said Melwin D'Silva, regional manager - Gulf, Middle East and Africas. Flight AI934 on the Dubai-Kochi sector will depart from Dubai at 13:30hrs and arrive in Kochi at 19:10hrs

Bengaluru, Jan 8: A 50-year-old Muslim cleric from Bengaluru, who was picked up from a team of the Delhi Police Special Cell for unknown reasons, is now reportedly facing terror charges. Maulana Anzar Shah Khasmi (50) a resident of Ilyas Nagar in Banashankari 2nd Stage in Bengaluru South was reportedly arrested on charges of making hate speeches and having links with a terrorist organisation in

Mangaluru, Jan 7: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, the chief pontiff of Pejwar Mutt, is now ready to administer ‘bhakti deeksha’ to Dalits during his Paryaya tenure in order to prevent the conversion of lower caste Hindus to other religions. Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, the seer claimed that such a practice was also followed by social reformer Basavanna and it would instil religious

Mangaluru, Jan 7: Ahead of Invest Dakshina Kannada and Invest Karnataka meets, the Dakshina Kannada district administration is expecting an investment of Rs. 700 crore, most of which will be in the tourism sector. While Invest Dakshina Kannada is scheduled on January 12 in Mangaluru, the State-level meet is scheduled from February 3 to February 5 in Bengaluru. Chairing a meeting of officials and

Mangaluru, Jan 7: Two youths and an elderly man who were trying to sell a two-headed snake near the near Kudremukh Light House were arrested by the Panmbur police. The accused are Anwar (30), a resident of Nelyadi in Puttur taluk; Venkatesh (27), a resident of?Kanakapura in Bengaluru; and Gajaradharan (64), a resident of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. Acting on a tip-off that the trio were waiting

Mumbai, Jan 7: The Bombay High Court today expressed surprise at the failure of CBI and the state CID in obtaining a ballistics report from Karnataka CID which reportedly shows a link between the murders of rationalists Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare and Kannada scholar-writer M M Kalburgi. A division bench of Justices R V More and V L Achiliya was informed that Maharashtra CID, which is

Mngaluru, Jan 7: In two separate operations sleuths of Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Mangaluru City Police have arrested eight notorious associates of underworld don Vikki Shetty alias Balakrishna Shetty. M Chandra Sekhar, the Commissioner of Mangaluru City Police, who revealed this to media persons on Thursday at his office, said that a country made pistol, five live ammunition, four swords

Bengaluru, Jan 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that Make in India is happening in Karnataka, citing the investments the state has attracted. Speaking at an event here, the chief minister said: "During the last two years, we have approved more than 450 projects bringing in investments of around Rs.1.21 lakh crore and generating 2.44 lakh employment opportunities, but much more needs to be