Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 7: Even as politicians are busy adding fuel to the Dadri fire, students in Kerala have decided to 'protest' Akhlaq's lynching by holding beef festivals in college campuses in the state. The beefy selfie at Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. The joyous events had students sharing a hearty meal of beef curry and bread. All those present in and around the campus were invited to the

Mangaluru, Oct 7: The Popular Front of India (PFI) has come down heavily on the Sangh Parivar leaders from Mangaluru and other part of India, who were exposed in a sting operation by Cobrapost. Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Yasir Hasan, PFI state general secretary, said that the sting operation has not only busted the myth of so called ‘love jihad’ but also laid bare the worst

Kasaragod, Oct 7: A 21-year-old woman from Kerala received the ‘triple talaq’ message from her husband on WhatsApp just after four weeks of their marriage. Her husband had left for Dubai after 10 days of their marriage. J Prameela Devi , member of the women’s commission, revealed a shocking statement made by the woman's estranged husband: “He said she was like an apple, and he had already tasted

Bengaluru,Oct 7: The State government is planning to dissolve the Goseva Ayoga or Cattle Conservation Commission constituted by the BJP?regime in 2012. The panel was set up as part of the State BJP?manifesto promise made ahead of the 2009 Assembly polls for a strict ban on cow slaughter. The 16-member commission has the authority to ensure protection of cattle. Along with the 16-member commission

Mangaluru, Oct 7: As many as five Sangh Parivar activists have been arrested by police for chasing a group of university students and assaulting one among them after they found out the presence of a Muslim boy and Hindu girls among the group of students. The arrested have been identified as Suhan, Sunil, Prajwal, Abhishek and Chandra, all hailing from Mogaveerpatna, a communally sensitive village

Lucknow, Oct 7: A week after Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched by a communal mob after falsely accusing him of beef consumption, one of the accused was found dead on Tuesday in the tense Bisara village in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The police said the body of the deceased, identified as Jai Prakash, was found in his house. Local residents said the youth had committed suicide fearing arrest in

Mangaluru, Oct 7: The Karnataka government has told the High Court that it has appointed three Arabic experts to look into madrasa textbooks in Dakshina Kannada district. In mid September the HC had directed the government to appoint a person who knows to read and understand Arabic to study the syllabus that is being taught in some of madrasas in the coastal district. The court had questioned the

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Oct 7: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stayed away from a Nasscom event in Bengaluru attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday as he did not get an official invite. The chief minister did not get an invite either from Nasscom or the Prime Minister’s Office for the Indo-German summit which was followed by a working lunch at Leela Palace

Puttur, Oct 6: Unidentified motorbike-borne miscreants opened fire at a jewellery store in the town on Tuesday evening creating a tense atmosphere in the area. Fortunately no one was injured in the incident that took place at around 7 p.m. However, bullets were penetrated through glass panes causing damages. Quoting eye-witnesses, police sources said that one among the two men, who came on a

Mangaluru, Oct 6: The police in Mangaluru have once again exhibited their real capacity. As many as five members of a robbery gang landed in police net just an hour after they looted a businessman on the outskirts of the city. The entire robbed amount of Rs 4,10,700 has also been recovered by the police from the accused, who were caught near Konaje village of Mangaluru taluk in a daring operation