Karnataka

New Delhi, May 23: In an apparent dig at Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju on Friday said that he, being a Hindu, has eaten beef and will continue to eat it. “I am a Hindu, and I have eaten beef, and will again eat it. There is nothing wrong in beef eating. 90% of the world eats beef. Are they all sinners ? And I

Makkah, May 23: Four helipads will cluster around one of the largest domes in the world, like sideplates awaiting the unveiling of a momentous main course, which will be jacked up 45 storeys into the sky above the deserts of Makkah. It is the crowning feature of the holy city’s crowning glory, the superlative summit of what will be the world’s largest hotel when it opens in 2017. With 10,000

Mangaluru, May 23: Activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody suffered a minor injury after he was hit by a car in Ujire on Friday night. Thimarody’s supporters in turn stopped the car and assaulted its driver Srinath Prabhu The Belthangady police said Thimarody stopped his car at place in Ujire and got out of the vehicle. The car driven by Prabhu brushed Thimarody, who fell on the ground. Thimarody’s

Chennai, May 23: Known for her resilience and determination to fight personal and political adversities, AIADMK chief J Jayaalithaa has fought and won many legal tangles in her chequered political career and returned at the helm again. Caught in the disproportionate assets case that had threatened to jeopardise her political career, the 'Comeback Queen' has returned at a time when her party is

New Delhi, May 23: Even as AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa returned to power today, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state law department is examining the judgement of the High Court which acquitted her of all charges and the government would take a decision on filing an appeal in the case after receiving the report. "Our law department is examining the judgement of Karnataka High Court

Bengaluru, May 23: Hundreds students in the Bengaluru city protested over pre-university examination results, declared earlier this week alleging discrepancy. For the last four days, students have been demanding that the examination board set right the discrepancies in mark-sheets. The protesters alleged that the evaluation process was not proper, especially in Science subjects since many

Mangaluru, May 23: Struggling to earn a livelihood and provide education for her children by working as a daily helper in four homes and sweeper in two offices, a mother who is the sole breadwinner of the family, has found her struggle become worthwhile after her twin daughters passed their second PUC examinations this year with distinction. In a small tiled house in Jyothinagar in Vijayapura

Mangaluru, May 23: Abdul Sattar, who has already earned a reputation in Bantwal taluk for being honest and straightforward through his selfless and heroic deeds, has once again proved himself worthy of the title 'Netravati veera' as he is known among the locals. On Wednesday, after plying three women hailing from Nandavar, from B C Road to Pane Mangaluru in his auto-rickshaw, he noticed that they

Mangaluru, May 23: A male adult tiger, which had killed one of its caretakers at Dr Shivaram Karanth Biological Park in Pilikula Nisarga Dhama on the outskirts of the city two-and-half years ago, died of heart attack in the early hours on Friday. He was 21. With this the number of tigers at the park has been reduced to seven — six males and a female. Known as Tiger Raja, the 280-kg heavy big cat

Ahmedabad, May 23: Gujarat has recorded a sky-rocketing rise of over 6,000% in copying cases in the SSC and HSC board exams. In 2014, the state had recorded 135 cases while this year, 8,678 cases of copying have already been recorded. Curiously, about 60% of the total cases have been recorded in Anand (5,656) followed by Patan (501) and Ahmedabad (243). It's not that incidents of copying have