Karnataka

New Delhi, Dec 4: In a fresh incident of violence over rumoured possession of beef, several people were injured in violent clashes in Palwal, near New Delhi, on Thursday morning. The district’s animal husbandry department said that the now seized contentious meat is probably that of a camel and not cow which fuelled the violence, allegedly at the behest of vigilante right wing groups. The injured

Belagavi/Kalaburagi, Dec 4: In a shocking development, the police have picked up three Muslim journalists working for a local Urdu newspaper in Kalburgi for questioning following the arrest of a youth on charge of capturing video of the facilities at Sambra airport in Belagavi. Security personnel at Sambra airport had detained Mohammed Hussein Ali Qureshi, 21, from Kalaburagi, after he was found

Jeddah, Dec 4: Including Indian expacts there were 35,500 foreign nationals without work in Saudi Arabia at the end of June 2015, making up 5.2 percent of all unemployed individuals in the Kingdom. There were a total of 682,300 Saudis and expatriates without jobs at the end of the same period. The number of unemployed expats increased by 0.6 percent at the end of June, compared to 0.3 percent at

Kasaragod, Dec 4: A 30-year-old housewife and three others were arrested in connection with forcing her 13-year-old step-daughter subject to sexual assault by their relatives in their residence, near Bovikkanam, under the Adhur police station limits. Shahida, second wife of Abdul Gafoor, her relative Ajmal, and two minor youths were arrested under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual

Udupi, Dec 3: The police arrested two persons on the charge of murdering a 33-year-old woman at Belve village in Kundapur taluk on Thursday. Usha (33), who was working in a cashew factory at Goliangady village, had been missing since November 23. A missing complaint was registered by her brother Vishwanath Shetty on December 2. Meanwhile, a body of a woman was found on the banks of the Sita at

Chennai, Dec 3: Chennai has been home to Mammootty and family for years. He has extended his help to the people of Chennai battered by the torrential rains by arranging accomodation at various parts of Chennai. He shared the message across by posting the details on his Facebook page having 2.9 million followers. Here's his post: ATTENTION PLEASE... Spread this message. People in Chennai for

Mangaluru, Dec 3: A one-sided love affair turned bloody when a 40-year-old man chopped the hand of a 35-year-old woman and later shot himself on Thursday at Mulikar village in Dharmasthala on the outskirts of the city. Police sources said that Umesh Gowda, a resident of Neriya committed suicide by shooting himself with a rifle after chopping the hands of Honnamma, who is a teacher at an anganwadi

New Delhi, Dec 3: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the State government was open order a CBI probe into the murder of scholar M M Kalburgi. “If family members of Kalburgi demand CBI probe, we are ready to order it without any delay”, he told reporters. The chief minister was here to meet the party top brass to finalise the Congress candidates for Council polls in Karnataka "The

New Delhi, Dec 3: Over a month after the Supreme Court struck down a law on appointment of judges to the higher judiciary, the government today asserted in Lok Sabha that Parliament has "power" to "govern" the criteria and process for appointment of judges to the apex court and high courts. "...Parliament shall have the power within parameters of the Constitution to govern the criteria and process

Belagavi, Dec 3: The Belagavi city police have arrested a man who was caught by the airport authorities at Sambra while videographing the vital installations. He has been booked on charges of sedition. The arrested has identified himself as Mohammad Hussainali Qureshi (21) of Kalaburagi, according to police sources. Qureshi had entered the prohibited area on the airport premises, but was caught by