Karnataka

New Delhi, May 27: In an interesting development, within a few hours after former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh slammed BJP-led NDA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the former to his residence and sought his suggestions and advices on the economy and foreign policy. Internationally acclaimed economist Dr Singh, who is also a senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member, went to

Mangaluru, May 27: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim said that in preparation of the gram panchayat elections - 2015 scheduled to be held on Friday in Dakshina Kannada and other districts in the state, various security arrangements would be in place to ensure safe, free and fair elections in the district. Briefing mediapersons at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that

Bengaluru, May 27: As many as 1,64,161 candidates will contest the gram panchayat polls in the first phase on May 29, while 1,60,098 are in the fray for the second phase, scheduled for June 2. According the State Election Commission, the 1.64 lakh-odd candidates will contest for 48,621 seats in 3,156 Gram Panchayats during the first phase. While 349 seats will remain uncontested, SEC has rejected

Manipal, May 27: Well known educationist Dr Vinod Bhat has been appointed as the sixth Chancellor of Manipal University for the next five academic years. He will assume his charge officially on June 1. He had been functioning as a professor and Vice Chancellor at Manipal University. He will replace Dr K Ramanarayan as the Chancellor of Manipal University next week. Holding an M.D. degree in

Udupi, May 27: The last rites of three unidentified bodies lying unclaimed since a month in the mortuary at Ajjarkadu government hospital were performed at Beedinagudde on the outskirts of Udupi on Tuesday, due to lack of storage space at the mortuary. The last rites and funeral were performed under the aegis of Udupi district Nagarika Samiti. Although there is storage space for nine bodies at the

Mangaluru/Udupi, May 27: Centre for Indian Trade Union (CITU) staged protest meets in the twin coastal districts against Narendre Modi-led union government’s ‘anti-people policies’. The protests marked the first anniversary celebrations of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre on Tuesday. In Mangaluru a large number of workers walked in a procession from the CITU office to the Deputy

Gaza City, May 27: The air force of the terrorist regime of Israel has started carrying out attacks on the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian resistance movements of Hamas and Islamic Jihad denied launching projectiles into Israel. Israeli warplanes carried out raids on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip, on Rafah in the south, and on Khan Younis early on Wednesday. At least three raids

New Delhi, May 27: In yet another blow to Sangh Parivar and Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who had stated that those who eat beef should go to Pakistan, his colleague in the Narendra Modi-led government has now slammed him for his “unpalatable” comment. “I eat beef, I’m from Arunachal Pradesh, can somebody stop me? So let us not be touchy about somebody’s practices,” said Minister of State

Mangaluru, May 27: Security personnel took a youth into custody for having entered the terminal of Mangaluru International Airport to see-off his family members who boarded an international flight and handed him to jurisdictional police on Tuesday morning. While coming out of the airport terminal building, Iqbal (23), resident of Balepuni near Konaje, was taken into custody by security personnel

Aligarh, May 27: An Aligarh Muslim University professor's alleged comment on madrasas that they are "dens of vice and homosexuality" has triggered a storm of protest in the campus. The professor, Waseem Raja of the university's history department, has been accused of saying in a WhatsApp message that he sent to a TV channel that "maulanas are involved in such activities" and that the fortunes of