Karnataka

Hyderabad, Apr 22: High drama was witnessed on board an Air India Dubai-Hyderabad flight on Tuesday after a youth reportedly threatened to hijack the aircraft. A youth named Yousuf, 35, was flying from Dubai when he initiated conversation with an airhostess on the flight. During conversation, he used the words hijack and hostage following which the airhostess alerted the pilot of the aircraft

Udupi, Apr 22: In an unfortunate mishap, a student is said to have died as a result of falling into the rivulet while returning home at Jansale Badabalu in Kundapur taluk of Udupi district on Tuesday evening. The victim was identified as local resident Santhosh Shanubogh, who was a second-year B.Com. student. It is said that he had been to the Naga Brahmasthana located near his house to study for

Bengaluru, Apr 22: Denying anticipatory bail to two Bengaluru-based businessmen who had employed minor boys from Bihar at their factory in the City, the High Court has recently observed that such action amounted to child trafficking. The accused, Mohammed Ashraf Ali and Shamim Akhtar, had moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail after a trial court dismissed their petition. The duo, who had

New Delhi, Apr 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched for harmony among all religions, citing the "great message" of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti as he sent a 'chaadar' to be offered at his dargah in Ajmer. Greeting people on the occasion of the annual 'Urs' of Khwaja Chishti, Modi said in a message that India has been a land of sages, saints and prophets for thousands of years

Mangaluru, Apr 22: The inauguration ceremony of the newly-formed organisation Kedaku Mukta Horata Samiti, with the aim to create a society free from drugs, was recently held at Kudroli here. The inaugural ceremony was presided by Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime & Traffic) N Vishnuvardhan inaugurated the organisation. President of Jamia Masjid

Mangaluru, Apr 22: The Crime Prevention and Detection Squad of the Railway Protection Force from Palakkad division on Tuesday seized from a passenger Rs 8 lakh unaccounted for cash. A release said two RPF constables, on suspicion, questioned Sandeep Singh (25) from Bihar travelling on S8 coach of the Chennai Central-Mangaluru Central West Coast Express and found on him a large amount of cash, when

Mangaluru: Apr 22: In a midnight operation, District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) with the help of Childline and Kavoor police have successfully thwarted a couple’s bid to ‘sell’ their 7-day-old daughter for Rs 5,000 to a childless couple in Kavoor Police Station limits in the wee hours of Tuesday. The incident came to light when DCPU / Childline received a phone call from an anonymous caller that

Udupi, Apr 22: Two physically weak women, who were living in isolation in Pithrody village of Udupi district, have been rescuced by a team of activists. Addressing presspersons here, Vishu Shetty, a social worker, said that he had taken the 108 ambulance and got the help of the members of a nearby bhajan mandali and rescued Narsi (55) and her sister Muthu (57) from their dark house at around 10 p

New Delhi, April 21: A kidney weighing 2.75 kg, claimed to be the world's largest, has been removed from a 45-year-old patient, the authorities at a hospital here where the operation was performed said on Tuesday. Subash Yadav was suffering from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) for a couple of years and was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram hospital(SRGH) last month following

Shillong, Apr 21: A beef party and a bandh will greet BJP president Amit Shah during his maiden visit to Meghalaya tomorrow. The Thma U Rangli-Juki (TUR), a pressure group, is organising the 'beef party' in which it will discuss attack by Sangh Parivar outfits on democratic and secular ideals, near the BJP office in the state capital. TUR conveners Angela Ryngad and Tarun said the beef party is