Karnataka

Bangui, Nov 30: Pope Francis today said Christians and Muslims were "brothers", urging them to reject hatred and violence on a visit to a mosque in a flashpoint Muslim neighbourhood of the Central African Republic's capital Bangui. "Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters," he said in an address at the central Koudoukou mosque in the PK5 district on the most dangerous part of his 24-hour

Jerusalem, Nov 30: India and Israel are likely to win orders worth billions of dollars following the successful test last week of the jointly developed multi-purpose Barak-8 missile system, a media report here said. "In addition to India and Israel, which are procuring it, other armies around the world have signed with IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) to procure the advanced system. Assembly line

Mangaluru, Nov 30: The launching ceremony of the Surathkal Strikers cricket team was held amid great pomp and grandeur at Panambur beach on the outskirts of Mangaluru. Surathkal Strikers is one of the 12 franchisees of Amaco Mangalore Premier League 2015 to be held at NMPT grounds from December 13 to 27. Bollywood celebrity Aftab Shivdasani was the chief guest of launching ceremony held in the

Bhatkal, Nov 30: In a shocking incident, two minor girls from a Madrasa in Bhatkal were kidnapped and gang-raped by miscreants in Kumta and Goa. Police have arrested four miscreants on charge of kidnap and sexual assault of minor girls. Of the arrested, two are from Bhatkal and the others from Kumta. The identities of the arrested are yet to be revealed. The girls, who had gone missing from

Bengaluru, Nov 30: Just when Bengaluru thought it got a relief from incessant rain, parts of the State capital saw downpours resuming on Sunday. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, such weather is likely to continue for the next five days. An on-duty officer at the Met department said the City would experience moderate rainfall for the next four to five days. “We are not expecting

Hubballi, Nov 30: An engineering student stabbed a girl and injured himself at a mall located on Gokul Road here on Sunday. Hubballi-Dharwad Commissioner of Police Pandurang H. Rane said that Abhinav, the student, went to the mall along with a girl and her brother. During a conversation at an eatery, Abhinav somehow got enraged, took a knife and stabbed the girl on the neck and stomach. Later, he

Bengaluru, Nov,30: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and State Congress president G Parameshwara are likely to leave for Delhi on Tuesday to hold talks with the Congress high command on finalising the party candidates for the upcoming Legislative Council polls. Sources in the party said the chief minister and the KPCC chief have already prepared a list of probable candidates after consulting local party

Mangaluru, Nov 29: Actors being public figures have to be careful and choose their words wisely. But once you have expressed your thoughts, it’s better to forget and move on, actor Sonu Sood has said. When asked about the controversy following actor Aamir Khan’s statement regarding intolerance, Mr. Sood on Sunday said many times actors generally express their feelings about the happenings in the

Mangaluru, Nov 29: Ramakrishna Mission carried out 28th Swachh Mangaluru abhiyan in Kankanady area on Sunday. Mohan Shinge, coordinator, department of social work, Mangalore University and Prashanth Uparangala, manager, HDFC Bank, and well-wisher of the mission fagged off the drive in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji, president, Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru. Dr Sathish Rao, Umanath Kotekar

Riyadh, Nov 29: Raisco Friends Cricketers won the prestigious ‘Karavali Champions Trophy 2015’ by defeating arch-rivals United Ullal in a scintillating final match played in Riyadh on Friday, November 27 at MCA grounds, Sulai, Riyadh. The winning team humbled the runner up team by 80 runs. Uchila Friends team won the 3rd prize. Karavali Welfare Association Riyadh (KWAR) had conducted this