Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 14: In association with Shree Gokarnanatha Kshetra, Kudroli and Shree Guru Charitable Trust, Billawas Dubai and Northern Emirates Charitable Trust (BDNE), Mangaluru, will distribute scholarships to deserving students and medical help to ailing persons worth Rs 13.83 lakh at a programme to be held on Sunday in the premises of Kudroli temple. Announcing this at a press conference here

Udupi, Aug 14: A youth who had sustained critical injuries in a road mishap at Gundibail near Udupi died at a private hospital at Manipal. The deceased Ajit Kulal (24) had been brought to the hospital in an unconscious state by local residents. He was thrown off his motorbike after it hit a road divider. According to the police, Ajit Kulal was driving his motorcycle from his house in Moodubelle to

Mumbai, Aug 14: The Bombay high court on Friday granted interim anticipatory bail of Rs 20,000 to godwoman Radhe Maa alias Sukhwinder Kaur in a dowry case. Justice Mridula Bhatkar directed the godwoman to reach the police station for investigation purposes on August 19 and August 26, 2015. The state had sought time to respond to the petition, which was filed a day after the sessions court refused

Mangaluru, Aug 14: A teenage boy was allegedly assaulted by a group of miscreants for being with a girl belonging to another community near Thokkottu Junction on the outskirts of the city. Sources from Ullal police station said that miscreants assaulted a 17-year-old local resident after seeing him with his girlfriend. According to eye witness accounts, the boy and the girl were found near the

Mumbai, Aug 14: It took just seconds for a 50-year-old tailor in Mumbai to prove that underneath his calm exterior lies a tough superhero. Nasruddin Khudabaksh Mansuri was considering what mobile phone to buy at a shop in Chembur on Tuesday night when a man rushed in a with a sword and slashed at the man behind the counter. The attack was swift, but Mr Mansuri's reaction was faster. He grabbed the

New Delhi, Aug 14: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday asked the people to change their perspective towards great men and said such people cannot be enslaved in cages of caste or ideology and it is not easy to appropriate their legacy. Releasing four books on the life and writings of B R Ambedkar, written by former Planning Commission member Narendra Jadhav, he said Ambedkar was among the great

Mangaluru: Aug 14: As many as 10 crew members on board a stranded fishing boat off the Mangaluru coastal have been rescued by an Indian Coast Guard ship. During an ongoing search and rescue operation, the people on the boat ‘Divine Spirit’ were brought to New Mangalore Port. The crew members had been stranded due to rough seas. Ahead of the Independence Day, the Indian Coast Guard headquarters

New Delhi, Aug 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay his first visit to a mosque during his two-day tour of the United Arab Emirates from Sunday. Modi will travel to Abu Dhabi on Sunday and meet Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces. He will visit the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on Monday before travelling to Dubai, where he

Bengaluru, Aug 14: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said he was disappointed that the appointment he had sought with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss various issues, including implementation of the Kalasa-Banduri project and drought condition prevailing in the State, had received no response. Speaking after holding a meeting with elected representatives and various organisations from

New Delhi/Dubai, Aug 13: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced details about his upcoming visit to the United Arab Emirates and expressed confidence that his visit would boost people-to-people ties between India and UAE. His visit starts on Sunday and will be the first prime ministerial visit in 34 years, Mr Modi said. The visit will include talks with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown