Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jun 8: A 56-year-old trustee in a temple near BEML Gate in Rajarajeshwari Nagar has been arrested for sending obscene messages to a woman. According to police, the accused has been identified as Shantinath, a trustee of the Shani Mahathma temple and a resident of BEML Gate. The victim, who is 24-years-old, works as a maid and also resides in the same area. On Sunday, she complained to

Hanur (Chamarajanagar Dist), Jun 8: Gouthamamma, a 102-year-old woman from Doddalatturu near here in Chamarajanagar district, who tasted victory in her maiden electoral foray in the recently concluded gram panchayat elections, has joined Congress in the presence of District In-charge Minister H S Mahadev Prasad at Male Mahadeshwara Hills on Sunday. The centenarian urged the minister to suggest her

New Delhi, Jun 8: Ayodhya issue cannot be resolved by bringing a legislation and would be decided only by court, All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Monday said after VHP and some BJP leaders demanded that the government step in to build Ram temple. “It has been said that a legislation should be brought in Parliament to build a Ram temple but it is not possible because the matter is before the

Mangaluru, Jun 8: A leopard which was trapped in a snarl at Kallakumeru near Kinnigoli in Mangaluru taluk was rescued by officials of the Forest Department and the Pilikula Biological Park on Sunday. A Forest Department official said that the young male leopard that got caught in the trap was noticed by villagers at about 7 a.m. The snarl could have been laid by someone to capture wild boars that

Kasaragod, Jun 7: Even as the police were making efforts to restore law and order in the wake of group clashes at Mangad, near Uduma in Kasaragod, a fresh bid was made on Saturday to foment communal trouble at Aramanganam in the trouble-torn locality. The police were trying to beef up security in the area by requisitioning two platoons of personnel from Kannur and Kozhikode districts. The

New Delhi, June 7: India's government has filed for damages from food group Nestle after a food scare involving reports of excess lead in Maggi noodles forced a nationwide recall, government officials said on Sunday. "It's a serious matter concerning public health and the law allows us to take suo moto legal steps, or legal actions, against erring entities," said one official in the consumer

New Delhi, Jun 7: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat has been extended top category ‘Z+’ security cover with the commandos of CISF having been tasked with the job. Officials said Bhagwat will now be guarded by an armed squad of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) during his stay at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur and when he travels to any place in Maharashtra and across

Bengaluru, Jun 7: Political party leaders continued to claim that their respective parties have outsmarted their rivals in the gram panchayat elections. This is so despite the elections were fought without party symbols. On Saturday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claimed that the Congress backed candidates have won the maximum number of seats in the polls. Speaking to reporters Siddaramaiah said

Unnao (UP), Jun 7: Controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj today declared the Ram temple at Ayodhya will be built under the Centre's BJP government, which has "four more years to go", drawing sharp criticism from opposition Congress. "If Ram temple is not built under BJP rule, will it be constructed under a Congress dispensation? Will (SP chief) Mulayam or (BSP leader) Mayawati build it? "It is

Dubai, Jun 7: Indian low-cost carrier Air India Express has extended its 30kg baggage allowance for passengers flying from the UAE and other Gulf states. The carrier had earlier announced that its 30kg promotion would run until June 15, 2015. A press statement issued by the carrier’s Middle East office said the free baggage allowance has been extended on all of its routes from Gulf and Middle East