Karnataka

Gadag, Aug 17: Ten persons were killed, nine of them on the spot and 15 more sustained injuries in a head-on collision between a goods vehicle and KSRTC?bus near Gojanur village in Shirahatti taluk of Gadag district on Sunday. According to police, as many as 13 men of Ranathur village in Shirahatti taluk were travelling by a goods vehicle to Naragund to work under an electrical contractor. The

Abu Dhabi, Aug 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met leading NRI investors in UAE, who briefed him about various projects they are investing in India. Businessmen led by Abu Dhabi Chamber Director board member, Yusuffali M A briefed the Prime Minister about the prevailing business scenario in the UAE and also about the challenges faced by them while investing in India. In the meeting, Modi

Bengaluru, Aug 17: Actor-turned-politician Khushboo who was in the City on Sunday went all out in support of the Congress as she campaigned for the party candidates for the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike elections. Khushboo, a Congress leader from Tamil Nadu, went around the City from Magadi Road in the morning and later campaigned at Chamarajpet. In what could be termed a local connect she

Abu Dhabi, Aug 17: The United Arab Emirates on Sunday decided to allot land for building a temple in Abu Dhabi for the Indian community, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on a two-day state visit. "A long wait for the Indian community ends. On the occasion of PM's visit, UAE Govt decides to allot land for building a temple in Abu Dhabi," tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson

Mangaluru, Aug 17: The environment pollution caused by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) has continued to haunt residents of Jokatte and Kenjar villages. The villages have expressed concern following the accumulation of black dust on few houses since Saturday night. The residents said that the black dust started accumulating on their walls and on clothes put out for drying. The

Abu Dhabi, Aug 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began his two-day trip to the UAE by visiting the historic Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque, the world’s third largest. After his arrival, Modi, on first public engagement here, visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, a key place of worship in the UAE and known as a masterpiece of Islamic architecture. The mosque is third largest in the world after the

Bengaluru, Aug 16: Tension gripped the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscience (Nimhans) in the City on Sunday evening when a mentally ill undertrial prisoner went on a shooting spree using a loaded .303 rifle. No one was injured in the incident. After three hours of high drama, the elite Garuda commandos neutralised the gunman Viswanath alias Vishwa (22) by firing at him. He was

Mangaluru, Aug 16: The flight carrying the first batch of Hajj pilgrims from the state departed from Mangaluru International Airport at Kenjar on Sunday, carrying 134 pilgrims from Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttar Kannada, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts. The Flynas airline flight that departed from Mangaluru will land directly at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport at Madinah in

Abu Dhai, Aug 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a two-day visit to the strategically- important UAE during which he will hold talks with the country's top leadership to enhance cooperation in key areas of trade and security and address the Indian diaspora. Modi, who is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit this strategic Gulf nation in 34 years, was received by Sheikh

Abu Dhabi, Aug 16: Ahead of his talks with the Emirati leadership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the Gulf region is vital for India's economic, energy and security interests and he wants to see the UAE as the foremost partner in trade and countering terrorism. Noting that both India and UAE have a range of common security and strategic concerns in the region, including terrorism and