Karnataka

Luxor (Egypt), Nov 15: The acts of some misguided individuals is harming Islam's real message of mercy, unity and peace, Indian Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here. His remark at an event in Egypt on Saturday came after Paris was ravaged by a series of horrific attacks, killing at least 129 people across six locations, and injuring over 300 people. Islamic State

Sydney, Nov 15: An Australian Muslim woman has donated close to 1,000 dollars (USD 700) to charity after pledging to give one dollar every time she receives a hate-filled Tweet. Susan Carland, who teaches at Monash University in Melbourne, tweeted on October 22 that she was donating to UNICEF for every nasty comment from trolls. "Nearly at USD 1,000 in donations. The needy children thank you

Mangaluru, Nov 15: KMC Hospitals part of Manipal Health Enterprises has unveiled a week long awareness campaign ‘The Blue Messenger’ on account of World Diabetes Day. The event will be marked by lighting the hospital in universal colour of diabetes-blue to create awareness for combating one of the most common lifestyle ailments in India. As a part of the campaign, the Hospital will offer two kinds

Bantwal, Nov 15: A youth from Bantwal takuk has been arrested by police for uploading morphed indecent image of Sadhwi Balika Saraswati, a young leader of Vishva Hindu Parishad, on Facebook. The accused has been identified as Mohammed Naufal (26), a resident of Nandavara in Bantwal taluk, who was working in United Arab Emirates. The sleuths from Bantal police station took him to custody soon after

Mangaluru, Nov 15: Issuing a warning to those who stage demonstrations and protests illegally, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner AB Ibrahim said that necessary action would be taken against Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) for holding a protest meeting without permission in Bantwal on Thursday. A tense situation prevailed in Bantwal after stones pelted at the protesters, who had gathered

Mangaluru, Nov 15: The Finance department has set aside Rs 22.7 crore for installing ventilators in all the district hospitals, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare, U T Khader. This apart, 25 taluks will be getting ventilator facility. The minister was addressing a press conference at the Vikasa Soudha in the City on Saturday. He directed officials of the Department of Health and Family

Mangaluru, Nov 14: An uneasy calm prevailed in Ullal and surrounding areas of Mangaluru taluk even as a youth was attacked at Chembugudde on the outskirts of the city on Saturday. According to the police, some persons on a motorbike attacked one person with a knife when he was riding his two-wheeler around 7 p.m. He has been admitted to the Government Wenlock Hospital. 25-year-old Dheeraj, a

Mangaluru, Nov 14: Sayed Hassan, a city-based young social activist and philanthropist, died after a brief period of illness at a hospital, here, on Saturday evening. 31-year-old Sayed is survived by his mother, wife, a one-and-half year-old son, and three siblings, besides a large number of relatives and friends. Sayed, who hailed from Koppa in Chikkamagaluru, had settled in Mangaluru after

Mangaluru, Nov 14: A clash erupted on the sea off the coast of Ullal, on the outskirts of the city between two groups of fishermen belonging to different communities, when a few suspects in a case jumped into the Arabian Sea to evade arrest on Saturday. Ironically, those who tried to catch the miscreants in the sea, also were caught by police on charge of attacking the youths who tried to escape

Alwar, Nov 14: Imran Khan, a 34-year-old mathematics teacher, who shot into the limelight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed him in his Wembley address on Friday for distributing 52 education apps for free, thanked the latter and said that it was a small step taken by him as a teacher. "It was a small step taken by me as a teacher. It is a big thing for me that our Prime Minister has