Karnataka

Bengaluru: Dec 27: The elections to 25 seats in the Legislative Council will be held on Sunday from 8 am to 4 pm, where 1.07 lakh voters will decide the fate of the three political parties that are desperately vying for an upper hand in the Council. The term of 25 MLCs is ending on January 5, which has paved way for the elections. Counting of votes would be on December 30. These elections assume

Mangaluru, Dec 26: One of the dozens of miscreants who poured abuses on social activist Vidya Dinker and threatened to rape and murder her for raising voice against anti-social activities of Bajrang Dal has been arrested by the police in Mangaluru. Sleuths of Mangaluru East Police Station have confirmed the arrest of Puneeth Raj Kottari, a local leader of Bajrang Dal, who had launched the online

Mangaluru, Dec 26: United Muslim Organisation president and former Mangaluru Mayor K Ashraf has accused the police of arresting innocents and fixing them in various false cases after the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Parashant Poojary. Police had arrested several youths a few days after Poojary, who had allegedly involved in a few anti-social activities, was hacked to death on October 9 in

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 26: Three youths from Kerala, who were allegedly physically tortured by their Saudi employer, returned to their home state early Saturday from Saudi Arabia. The plight of the three came to light after a Whatsapp video of a Saudi employer allegedly beating them with a wooden plank surfaced. Kerala government and External Affairs Ministry had intervened to help them. As the

New Delhi, Dec 26: Country's national carrier Air India has decided to serve only vegetarians meals in 60 to 90-minute domestic flights from January 1. Owing to the less time available for serving in these small duration flights and using too many varieties takes more time, the Air India has taken this decision. Also, non-vegetarians can eat vegetarian but vegetarians cannot eat non-veg items. A

Mexico City, Dec 26: A man believed to be the world's most obese passed away on Friday in Mexico, barely two months after undergoing a weight-loss surgery. Andres Moreno, 38, died of a heart attack and peritonitis (inflammation of the abdominal lining) in Ciudad Obregon, in Sonora state, his family said. Moreno, who at one time tipped the scales at 450 kilos, had bariatric surgery on October 28

Bengaluru, Dec 26: Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Friday batted for former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa for the post of BJP state president. “Yeddyurappa is a great leader and had worked hard to bring the BJP to the power in the State. He deserves to be the state president of the party. However, the party high command takes the final decision on this,” he said. Gowda was speaking to

Bengaluru, Dec 26: Youngsters are taking to drinking at a younger age now, much below 18 years, a trend which is more visible during the festive season of Christmas and New Year, according to a survey. The survey, conducted by Assocham Social Development Foundation, noted that peer pressure, increased media exposure, the trending culture of eating out and more disposable money in the hands of

Mangaluru, Dec 26: The Mangaluru East (Kadri) police have filed FIR against 22 abusers owing allegiance to Sangh Parivar including Bajrang Dal Mangaluru city co-convener Puneet Raj Kottari for posting hate comments against social activist Vidya Dinker. The hate abusive campaign on Facebook against Ms Dinker, coordinator of Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development, began after she lodged a police

New Delhi, Dec 26: Karnataka is the most favourite destination for foreign students to undertake higher education with the universities and colleges in the state enrolling the highest number of those coming to India from more than 150 countries across the world. While India recorded enrolment of a total of 39, 517 foreign students in 2013-14, about 16 per cent higher than what recorded in 2011-12