Karnataka

New Delhi, Apr 14: The government, in the previous hearing informed the Supreme Court that it accepted the Election Commission's (EC) view that the option of voting through proxy or an e-postal ballot system could be considered for NRIs who want to cast their vote during elections in India. The Supreme Court on Monday granted the government a time frame of eight weeks to work out the modalities

Mangaluru, Apr 13: The police in Mangaluru on a busy Monday evening stretched themselves to create a traffic-free corridor. For once, it was not for a VVIP but for a harvested organ of an accident victim that had to reach Bengaluru within 45 minutes for transplantation. The efforts proved successful. The box containing the liver of Jeevan Vijay Fernandez, reached the Mangalore International

Chandigarh, Apr 13: The BJP govern of Haryana on Monday decided to give "status equivalent to Cabinet Minister" to controversial Hindu religious leader Ramdev, who has been appointed as the state's brand ambassador to promote yoga and ayurveda. "Ramdev, Brand Ambassador for promotion of yoga and ayurveda in Haryana, will be given status equivalent to Cabinet Minister," Haryana's Health and Sports

Unnao (UP), Apr 13: Known for making controversial statements, BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj has demanded that a strict law for family planning be brought in for all to check population growth and those who do not follow it should be stripped of their voting right. "When Hindus go for sterilisation, Muslims should also opt for it. There should be one law for everyone. There will be no appeasement of any

Hyderabad, Apr 13: Hitting out at Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut for demanding revocation of voting rights of Muslims, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi today said the BJP cannot dissociate itself from his statement and asked it to take action against him. "He (Raut) has no right whatsoever to seek such a revocation of any Indian. He has no right whatsoever, leave aside Muslims," Owaisi told PTI here

Bandar Seri Begawan, Apr 13: Sultan of Brunei youngest child, 31 year old Prince Abdul Malik, who is the second in line to become the next Sultan, got married on Sunday to 22 year old Data Analyst DayangkuHaji Bolkiah in a spectacular ceremony at the monarch’s 1,788-room palace in Brunei’s capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. The billionaire monarch went all out for this wedding. The bride and groom wore

Mangaluru, Apr 13: Two brothers-a doctor and an engineer-have been arrested in the city for allegedly going on rampage and assaulting people including a police man under the influence of alcohol. The accused have been identified as Dr Sreejit (30), who works at a private hospital in Mangaluru and his younger brother Kamal Deep (25), an engineer in New Delhi. They hail from Thrissur in Kerala. The

Mangalore, Apr 13: There was promise of some relief from the blistering heat in the coastal city on Monday, as Mangaloreans woke up to fully cloudy skies. The temperature dipped in the city overnight. As the day wore on, the sky opened up and started pouring rain. Rains lashed across coastal Karnataka, Malnad, Bengaluru and Mysuru region of Karnataka on Sunday evening and Monday morning to bring a

Abu Dhabi, Apr 13: Government advisory body Dubai Economic Council (DEC) has recommended a host of measures including the introduction of a state pension scheme for foreign skilled workers, visas for highly skilled expats without a sponsor, and easing foreign ownership restrictions in selected industries. In a media note issued on Saturday, the advisory body said it has proposed a five-policy

Mangaluru, Apr 13: A city-based teenage girl has lodged a police complaint against an imposter Facebook account in her name. The complainant, Chaitra, a resident of Sultan Battery, Mangaluru, has not opened any Facebook account in her name. However, she found an imposter Facebook account in her name. Chaitra’s profile photo and basic information about her have been provided in the fake account