Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 10: A two-and-a-half-year-old boy from Bengaluru on a vacation in Chennai lost three fingers on his right hand when he fell while going down on an escalator at a shopping mall on Anna Salai. The child is undergoing surgeries where doctors are trying to fix the severed fingers. The shocking accident took place around noon on Tuesday when the child Krishik Santosh was taking the

Manipal, Jun 10: The Manipal police have arrested a 26-year-old postgraduate medical student for involving in impersonation and cheating Manipal University. Anshul Grower (26), a resident of Kurukshetra in Haryana, who had obtained an MD seat, was arrested on the basis of a complaint given by Manipal University. Mr Grower had applied for an MD seat and written an online examination on February 19

Mangaluru, Jun 10: The Dakshina Kannada unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party will take up the second stage of its Maha Samparka Abhiyan in the district from June 23 to July 6 as part of its nationwide membership drive. Announcing this at a press conference here on Tuesday, Pratapsimha Nayak, president, district unit of the party, said that in the first stage of the drive the party had asked people

Udupi, Jun 10: Udupi district police have arrested six persons on the charge of theft and trying to sell gold ornaments stolen from Hassan in Udupi district. They were arrested in two separate raids in Udupi town and Hiriyadka village in Udupi district on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested six persons in Udupi and Hiriyadka on the charge of theft and trying to sell gold ornaments

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Mono-sodium Glutamate (MSG) has been added to Maggi noodles, according to a laboratory here which tested the samples of the popular snack. This contradicts the claim by Nestle India Ltd, which manufactures the popular snack. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also taken objection to the fact that MSG was added to the product, though the company claimed

New Delhi, Jun 9: Two prominent advocates of Yoga have strongly argued that yogic postures are not anti-Islamic. Modi government's 'yoga minister' Shripad Yesso Naik and well-known Yoga guru Baba Ramdev also have claimed that Islamic prayer Namaz involves several yogic postures. They were responding to recent statements by prominent Indian Muslim organizations, slamming Centre’s controversial

Mangaluru, Jun 9: A man from Dakshina Kannada district, who alighted at Goa's Dabolim International Airport on Monday, was arrested for travelling on a forged passport. Thouseef a resident of Bantwal, arrived in Goa from Qatar by a Qatar Airways flight and was on his way to his hometown when he was arrested. "When he arrived at the immigration desk for clearance, an official inspected his passport

Varanasi, Jun 9: Firebrand BJP leader Yogi Adityanath has stoked a controversy with his remarks that those opposing 'surya namaskar' should "drown in the sea". With certain minority groups protesting against inclusion of 'Surya namaskar' exercise during the June 21 International Yoga Day celebrations, the Gorakhpur MP said, "Sun is the source of life giving energy. Whoever thinks Sun is communal

Mangaluru, Jun 9: Mohammed Farooq is an auto rickshaw driver with a twist. Running his auto rickshaw in rural areas surrounding Uppinangady town in Puttur taluk, he provides free service up to five kilometres for pregnant women to get to the nearest hospital. As social service, he has posted a placard behind his auto rickshaw advertising to take pregnant women to the nearest hospital free of cost

New Delhi, Jun 9: In a big jolt to the Kejriwal government, Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar on charges of fabricating documents and submitting fake degree while filing nomination for the Delhi assembly polls held in February this year. Tomar was arrested between 10.30am and 11am by south district officials. Tomar has been taken to Hauz Khas Police station