Karnataka

New Delhi, Aug 31: The Supreme Court on Monday banned the Hindutva activist and Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik from entering into Goa over so called moral policing issues. The court slammed Muthalik for beating up girls at a Mangaluru pub a few years ago and restrained him from entering Goa for at least six months. The SC withheld the Bombay High Court's order barring the Sri Ram Sene Chief

Mangaluru, Aug 31: A bus conductor belonging to Hindu community was brutally assaulted by alleged Bajrang Dal activists for enquiring when a female passenger in the bus did not hand him the full ticket fare near Kumpala under the limits of Ullal police station. It is said that the woman travelling in a private bus plying from State Bank towards Kumpala, remitted the bus conductor a sum of Rs 10 as

New Delhi, Aug 31: The world needs to know the true picture of Islam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today while applauding Sufi culture and expressing hope that people from all religions will understand it. "Few days back I had an opportunity of meeting a Sufi saints and scholars. I tell you honestly that the experience with which they spoke, the way they spoke, it was like music to the ears.

Jeddah, Aug 31: Indian diplomats in Jeddah are trying to unravel what led to the death of an Indian national in Jazan last week. “One of the officers at the consulate is in touch with the appropriate authorities in Jazan to ascertain the exact circumstances in which 24-year-old Mohammed Tanzibuddin died,” diplomatic sources said. According to a report in an Indian newspaper, Tanzibuddin, who was

Bengaluru: Aug 31: Researchers and writers from the City gathered at the Town Hall and mourned the death of Kalburgi on Sunday evening. Veteran writers Girish Karnad, Baraguru Ramachandrappa and K Marulasiddappa were among those present. Karnad, who knew Kalburgi as a good friend, said that he was an open personality. “He would create controversies many a time. This was enough evidence to show he

Bengaluru, Aug 31: Raghaveshwara Bharati, the chief pontiff of Sri Ramachandrapura Mutt, who is facing a CID probe in a rape case, is now in for more trouble as a 25-year-old woman has accused him of raping her. Girinagar police said that the woman approached them along with representatives of the Janawadi Mahila Sanghatana and lodged a sexual harassment complaint against the seer. In her

Mangalore, Aug 31: The Forum Fiza mall wore a festive look as the Karnataka State Cricket Association and Mangalore United Team unveiled the Karbonn Smart KPL 2015 Trophy and launched the team jersey on Sunday. Minister for Youth, Sports and Fisheries Abhay Chandra Jain unveiled the glittering Trophy and wished the Mangalore United team the very best in making efforts to regain it once again

Bengaluru: Aug 31: Congress leaders might have been exuding confidence on forging an alliance with the JD(S) to take over the reins of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), but the JD(S)’ father-son duo H D Deve Gowda and H D Kumaraswamy is said to be keeping all options open. JD(S) MLC T A Saravana, who is close to Gowda, informed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his official residence

Mangaluru, Aug 30: A few Sangh Parivar activists in the coastal Karnataka have openly justified the killing of thinker Prof. MM Kalburgi and warned that a similar fate was awaited for those who “mock” Hinduism. Bhuvith Shetty, who claims to be the co-convener of Bajrang Dal in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kananda district, tweeted on Sunday morning from his twitter handle @GarudaPurana that Prof. KS

Alkhobar/Jeddah, Aug 30: A fire at the Aramco residential complex in Alkhobar early Sunday killed at least eleven people and injured more than 200, civil defense officials said. Some of the injured were in “critical condition” and confined at nearby hospitals, the Civil Defense Department said. It said the casualties were from “various nationalities.” Preliminary investigation showed that the fire