Karnataka

New Delhi, Aug 13: Launching a scathing attack on the Modi government over the lingering strike in FTII, Rahul Gandhi today alleged educational institutions were being "captured" by the RSS and only those "singing praises" of the Prime Minister and BJP are being "placed on top". Gandhi, who led a Congress delegation to President Pranab Mukherjee to protest the appointment of actor Gajendra Chauhan

Bengaluru, Aug 13: Four officials of the Karnataka government, including the personal assistant of a minister in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet, have been arrested by the Kolhapur police in Maharashtra for attending a rave party with prostitutes. In all, nine people, including the kingpin of a local prostitution racket, are behind bars. All the 9 have been remanded in judicial custody by a local court

Mumbai, Aug 13: In a major relief to Maggi noodles manufacturer Nestle India Ltd, the Bombay High Court today quashed the orders of the Indian food regulators banning the nine variants of noodles in the country after observing that principles of natural justice were not followed. A division bench of the high court allowed Nestle to go in for fresh testing by sending five samples of each variant of

Bengaluru, Aug 13: In an alarming incident, five members of women’s wing of Bharatiya Janata Party were caught while trying to steal voter ID cards after they visited house posing as census officials in the city. The development comes amidst ongoing preparations by political parties for impending BBMP elections. All the five BJP activists were taken into custody by the police on Wednesday. The

Mangaluru, Aug 13: Based on accurate information, an illegally running cow slaughterhouse in Chembugudde near Thokkottu was raided by Ullal police in the early hours of Wednesday, and 14 cattle which were to be slaughtered were seized. Out of the cattle seized, two cows had been suffocated to death while five others were found in a pitiable condition. The accused running the slaughterhouse is said

Udupi, Aug 13: The apparent carelessness by the driver and conductor of a bus claimed the life of an elderly citizen at the bus stop at Brahmavar in Udupi on Wednesday. 65-year-old Ramakrishna Kalkura who was trying to climb the bus, fell down from the footboard and died as the bus started. According to the police, the victim was trying to board a private bus moving from Kundapur to Udupi at

Mangaluru, Aug 13: In a shocking incident, a minor girl was allegedly sexually harassed by a religious teacher at a Madrasa at a village near Ullal on the outskirts of the city. The mother of the 8-year-old victim had accused Madrasa teacher Mohammed Madani of intentionally touching the chest of her daughter while teaching. The police said, the girl reported about the act of Mohammed Madani to her

Bengaluru, Aug 13: A 26-year-old youth was stabbed to death by his rival as they quarrelled over an old matter at Chamundi Nagar in RT Nagar on Tuesday night. According to the police, the deceased, Rizwan Pasha, a resident of Chamundi Nagar, worked in a welding shop. Around 11 pm, the accused, Nayaz, along with two of his associates, went to Pasha’s house. Soon Pasha and Nayaz engaged in a

Bengaluru, Aug 13: The proceedings of the Karnataka Legislature will soon be available at the click of a button. New age media will be also adopted to introduce mobile apps, enabling viewers to watch the entire proceedings on a smartphone. Unlike the proceedings of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, which are broadcast live on a dedicated channel, the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and

Mangaluru, 13: Hotelier Manjunath Pai, who took the taste of sea food to a new level through his popular Giri Manja’s restaurant in Mangaluru is no more. Affectionately called as ‘Manjanna’, the ever-smiling boss of the coastal city’s one of the most famous seafood destinations breathed his last after a massive heart attack on Wednesday night, sources said. Located behind Kalikamba Temple at Car