Karnataka

Mangaluru, Oct 9: A gang of unidentified miscreants on Friday morning brutally murdered a Sangh Parivar activist near his flower shop at Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Prashant (29), a resident of Hosabettu village. He was a flower merchant and owned a shop near Samaja Mandir Gate. The incident took place at around 7 a.m. when Prashant came to his shop

New Delhi, Oct 9: A forensic test has proved that the meat which was found in Akhlaq's fridge was mutton, and not beef. Police had sent a sample of the meat from Akhlaq's fridge for forensic testing. Initial tests had suggested that it was mutton. However, the police had further sent the sample to another lab for a conclusive report. The conclusive tests also showed that it was mutton and not beef

Chennai, Oct 9: The family of a 55-year-old Indian woman, working as a domestic help in Saudi Arabia, has alleged her right hand was chopped off by her employer when she tried to escape harassment and torture. Seeking help to bring Kashturi Munirathinam back from Saudi Arabia, her family has sent representations to the state and central governments. DMK MP Kanimozhi has also sent a letter to

Kasaragod, Oct 9: Panic prevailed at Nayanmarmoola area in Kasaragod for nearly 12 hours on Thursday when an LPG tanker fell on its side, forcing the authorities concerned to suspend vehicular movement along the National Highway stretch. The accident occurred at around 5.30 a.m. as the rear tyres of the gas-filled tanker of Bharat Petroleum Cooperation Limited (BPCL), proceeding towards Kochi from

Bengaluru, Oct 9: He looked like an IAS officer having direct access to the chief minister. Policemen would stand up and salute him each time his car pulled into the Vidhana Soudha. For job aspirants, he was the crucial link to that lucrative government position. But N Prasad, 30, an MBA graduate, was nothing more than a consummate imposter. The Upparpet police recently arrested him, along with

Ahmedabad, Oct 8: Kannada actress Maria Sausage, who served jail term in Mumbai's high-profile Neeraj Grover murder case, was today arrested by city police for allegedly duping Haj pilgrims to the tune of Rs 2.68 crore in Vadodara. Maria had earlier filed for anticipatory bail with Gujarat High Court, but her plea was rejected yesterday. The 35-year-old actress was arrested from her residence at

Mangaluru, Oct 8: Speakers at a protest meet organised by ‘United Muslim Organisation’ in the city on Thursday come down heavily on Sangh Parivar leaders for their recently exposed conspiracies and demanded stringent action against them. The protest comes in the wake of a sting operation carried out by Cobrapost and Gulail news portals that revealed the fact that the concept of so called ‘love

Mangaluru, Oct 8: The Hindutva fringe groups in Manglauru have openly threatened to start a communal riot in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada. Addressing a joint press meet in the city on Thursday, the Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal warned that if the district administration hands over even a small portion of Hindu crematorium in Nandigudda to Muslims it would lead to a dangerous

Mangaluru, Oct 8: A?major tragedy was averted by the alert staff at a petrol bunk in the city after a Maruti Omni car caught fire on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place at a petrol bunk Capitanio, where the ill-fated car had arrived to get its LPG cylinder filled. Once the cylinder was filled, the driver turned on the ignition. Within a second a fire was erupted. Shocked driver ran away

Mangaluru, Oct 8: The Muslim Central Committee, an umbrella body of Muslim organisations in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, have urged demanded a high level probe into the anti-Muslim conspiracies of Sangh Parivar and necessary action against those who spread hatred among Indians in the name of ‘love jihad.’ The demand comes in the wake of latest revelations made by Cobrapost and Gulail news portals