Karnataka

Kolkata, Sep 20: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was admitted to hospital few days back after he complained of chest pain, passed away at a city hospital this evening following a massive cardiac arrest. The 75-year-old Dalmiya was admitted to the city's B M Birla Hospital on Thursday night after which he also underwent a coronary angiography. "Mr

Amethi, Sep 20: Union Minister Smriti Irani today dared Rahul Gandhi to send her to jail, a day after the Congress served a legal notice on her over her land grab allegations against the Rajiv Gandhi Trust, and vowed to speak for the people of Amethi. Irani, who lost to Rahul in his home turf here in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, said "some persons get disturbed" by her visits here and asserted

Dubai, Sep 20: As many as eight teams have started preparations for the much awaited Gulf Premiere League 2015 cricket tournament scheduled for October 15 and 16 in the United Arab Emirates. Most of the participating teams are expected to have a few internationally renowned cricket players. The two-day tournament will be held at the ICC Cricket Academy Grounds in Dubai Sports City. Besides

Bengaluru, Sep 20: Hitting out at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his “suit boot” remarks against Narendra Modi, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Nadu on Sunday termed it “childish and immature” and accused him of taking the name of the Prime Minister to remain in the news. Mr. Naidu also sought to turn the tables against Mr. Gandhi, saying his great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru and father

Mangaluru, Sep 20: Amidst ongoing agitation Dakshina Kannada against Yettinahole water diversion project, Union Law Minister DV Sadananada Gowda has dubbed the fear of the people as baseless. Mr Gowda, who had given final approval to the controversial project during his tenure as chief minister of Karnataka, told media persons in Bengaluru on Saturday that the project will not cause any ecological

Mangaluru, Sep 20: A gang of six miscreants waylaid a motorbike and attacked two youths at Handelu near Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The injured men, identified as Vasu Acharya (32) and Ashok (30) residents of Naravi, have been admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru. The motto behind the attack is yet to be known. Police sources said that the attack took place when the duo was

Bengaluru, Sep 20: The government has an open mind regarding the anti-superstition bill, said Law Minister T B Jayachandra. In an interaction with media on Saturday, the minister said many are of the view that there was a need for such a law after the killing of researcher M M Kalaburgi. If a majority favour the bill, it can be implemented. Before enacting any legislation, people’s opinion becomes

Kasaragod, Sep 20: The Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church has dropped inhibitions about open discussions on young people falling in love and is taking a call on the issue by having a thorough discussion and garnering of opinion, which will culminate in an official stance by the Archdiocese. Fr. Augustine Kallely, director of the Archdiocese’s Famil Apostolate, says a

Bengaluru, Sep 20: This man had a whale of a time as a prospective bridegroom. He cheated no less than 12 women by posing as a widower looking to remarry. His 12th victim was lucky enough to get him arrested. D M Ramakrishna alias Anil Prasad, 46, a native of T Narasipura in Mysuru, was arrested by the Banashankari police after he stole the gold jewellery of a woman on the pretext of introducing

Aligarh, Sep 20: A student of the Aligarh Muslim University was shot dead by motorcycle-borne armed persons inside the varsity's campus, triggering protest by students, police said on Saturday. Alamgir, a student leader and a final year student of Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), was shot at on the main road near the varsity's Chemistry department by the attackers last evening. He was rushed to the