Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sep 25: An unidentified man was found dead onboard an express train at Mangalore Central Railway Station on Friday. The discovery of dead body forced the authorities to delay the departure of Mangaluru-Coimbatore Intercity Express by an hour. The train which had come from Thiruvananthapuram last night was supposed to leave for Tamil Nadu at 11:45 a.m. on Friday. At around 10 a.m. a

Kalburgi, Sep 25: A joint rally by different social and religious organisations asking the State government to initiate stern action against individuals and organisations that openly threaten rationalist writers and free thinkers was held in Kalaburagi on Thursday. Organisations including the Janawadi Mahila Sanghatane, Dalit organisations, Veerashaiva Mahasabha, Basava Dal, and other

New Delhi, Sep 25: The number of Indian casualties has gone up to 14 in the Haj stampede in Saudi Arabia that claimed 717 lives and left over 800 injured, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said. "Our consul general Jeddah reports loss of 14 Indian lives in stampede," the minister said in a tweet. She added that "we have 13 injured in hospital". "The exact number will be known after

Mina, Sep 25: A few Indians are also among the hundreds of Hajj pilgrims who have died in a stampede at Mina outside the holy city of Makkah on Thursday. Several Indians are among those injured. The stampede victim includes one of the volunteers of Indian Fraternity Forum. Niyaz-ul-Haqq, hailing from north Indian state of Jharkand, was part of Hajj volunteers deployed by IFF for the service of

New Delhi, Sep 25: Indian volunteers have reached Makkah in Saudi Arabia to help the authorities following the stampede tragedy on Thursday that killed over 700 people, including an Indian. The identification of the bodies is still on, officials said. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted that "Indian volunteers have reached in large numbers and are assisting the local authorities" at

Mumbai, Sep 25: A 25-year-old cabin crew member of the Jet Airways was held at Mumbai airport on Thursday for allegedly smuggling gold from Dubai. The authorities found gold bars worth Rs 27 lakhs on a couch at Mumbai airport. Following the screening of CCTV footage, the authorities zeroed in on Deepak Pandey, who was seen dumping the gold bars to avoid arrest. The accused, working as a cabin crew

Bagalkot, Sep 25: Hundreds of rioters vandalised and set fire to houses, shops and vehicles belonging to a particular community in Mudhol town of Bagalkot district on Wednesday night. The violence began when unidentified miscreants threw stones at a Ganesh idol procession at 9 pm, when it had stopped in front of a shrine in Janata Colony for a long time. Soon, members of the other group started

Udupi, Sep 25: A case was filed against writer K.S. Bhagwan at the Udupi Town Police Station, here. According to the Udupi Town Police, a complaint had been registered by Sangh Parivar activist Sunil K.R. stating that Mr. Bhagwan had reportedly made statements insulting Hindu deities. Accordingly, a case has been registered under Section 295(A) of Indian Penal Code (Deliberate and malicious acts

Makkah, Sep 24: The deadly stampede at the Hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage. As per statistics it is the second worst tragedy at Hajj. Here is a timeline of significant incidents during the annual event, which draws around two million Muslim faithful from around the world. • 2015September 24: A stampede during the “stoning of the devil” ritual in

Mina, Sep 24: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, has ordered a high-level investigation into the stampede at the Haj pilgrimage that left at least 717 dead and 863 injured on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. During a meeting of the Haj Higher Committee, which he chairs, the crown prince said the findings of the investigation will be submitted to