Karnataka

Mangaluru, Sep 16: Activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) took out processions in the city and at B.C. Road on Wednesday against the Yettinahole diversion project. In the city shouting slogans against the project they marched from the Ambedkar Circle to the office of Deputy Commissioner. At B. C. Road they took out a procession from Polali Dwara to the Tahsildar’s office. They also

New Delhi, Sep 16: Vishwa Hindu Parishad today asked A R Rahman, whose composition for a film on Prophet Muhammad has invited a fatwa against him, to re-convert to Hinduism, saying it was time for his "ghar-wapsi". VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain said Hindus will "welcome" the noted composer with open arms and alleged that he had converted to Islam for commercial reasons. "The fatwa

Houston, Sep 16: After years of speculation and member requests, Facebook is finally working on a 'dislike' button that would not "downvote" posts but instead let users express other emotions, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said. However, it's probably not exactly what subscribers think. Zuckerberg said the feature will be coming soon during a town hall meeting at the company's California headquarters

Mumbai, Sep 16: A man allegedly having links with rightwing outfit 'Sanatan Sanstha' was today arrested in connection with the killing of veteran Communist leader and rationalist Govind Pansare in February this year. Sameer Gaikwad, in his early 30s, was arrested from Sangli in a joint operation by Kolhapur and local police, based on leads obtained through electronic surveillance. Inspector

New Delhi, Sep 16: Gold worth crores of rupees seized from smugglers has been mysteriously disappearing from highly-secured customs vaults at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here. A total of 23.6 kg of gold has been missing from the customs vault. FIRs have been registered in these cases by Delhi Police, the customs department said in reply to an RTI query filed by PTI. The missing gold

Dubai, Sep 16: For the first time in the history of United Arab Emirates, Ganeshotsav will be celebrated in a grand manner in Dubai on Friday, September 18. Margadeepa Cultural Committee, UAE, is organising the first public Ganeshotsav at JSS International School, Al Barsha South1, Dubai at 10 a.m. Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, former minister and Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha

Mangaluru Sep 16: As part of a campaign to create awareness against child sexual abuse, hundreds of schoolchildren formed safety circles in 21 places around Mangaluru city on Wednesday. Minister for Forest, Environment & Ecology, B Ramanath Rai inaugurated the 'safety circle' programme in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner. The campaign was jointly organised by several organisations in

Bengaluru, Sep 16: The Karnataka state government and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) are not on the same page, as far as the meat ban during the Ganesha festival is concerned. Soon after the BBMP issued a notice banning the sale of meat during the festival, the Minister for Food and Civil Supplies Dinesh Gundu Rao tweeted that there is no such ban in Karnataka. However, BBMP

New Delhi, Sep 16: Former Delhi Law Minister and Malviya Nagar MLA Somnath Bharti on Wednesday surrendered at a police station to join investigation in a case of alleged domestic abuse filed against him. Mr. Bharti, who had approached the High Court for anticipatory bail on Tuesday, surrendered just hours after being provided reprieve till September 17. Following a late night brainstorming session

Mangaluru, Sep 16: A cobra entered into a classroom and bit a student at the Higher Primary School in Sarvey in Puttur taluk on Tuesday. The injured student has been identified as Puneeth (12), son of Govinda Naik. When the class teacher was checking the weight and the height of the students, a chalk piece fell from the table. Puneeth, who picked the chalk piece was about to place it on the table