Karnataka

Mangaluru, Mar 10: In his final press conference before stepping down as the Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) Mahabala Marla said that he had worked sincerely for the development of the city and had initiated several projects during his tenure such as computerization of the corporation office and proper system for solid waste management. Addressing media persons at his office here on

New Delhi, Mar 10: Press Council chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Tuesday stirred another controversy by calling Mahatma Gandhi a British agent in his latest blog post. "I submit that Gandhi was objectively a British agent who did great harm to India," he wrote. Katju said Gandhi did great harm to India by injecting religion into politics. "By constantly injecting religion into politics

Sydney, Mar 10: The Indian woman IT professional, who was stabbed to death in a Sydney suburb, is believed to have seen her attacker approach and begged for mercy in her final moments, even as the police were investigating if the assault was related to the sex attacks here last year. Prabha Shetty with her husband Arun and daughter Meghana Prabha Arun Kumar, 41, was stabbed to death in Parramatta

Mangaluru, Mar 10: Police have arrested a person on Monday in connection with the stone-pelting incident that occurred at St Joseph Vaz prayer centre at Panir near Deralakatte on the outskirts of the city last month, damaging the glass enclosure of the cubicle housing statues of Mother Mary and Infant Jesus. The police have arrested Ananda (30), son of Lingappa, resident of Ukkuda in Kinya village

Mangaluru, Mar 10: A group of students from city based Rosario College staged a demonstration in front of Mangaluru North Police Station on Tuesday demanding the arrest of a government bus conductor, who allegedly assaulted one of the students. The protest comes after Abdul Samad, a B.Com. student hailing from Uppinangady, was assaulted by the conductor of a KSRTC bus which plies between

Dammam, Mar 10: The Labor Ministry has denied a report that it plans to limit the stay of foreign workers to eight years, but a ministry source on Monday insisted that the proposal is being studied and would be implemented. The source was quoted in a local publication as saying that the implementation would be done in stages to soften any negative consequences for workers and employers. This

New Delhi, Mar 10: The Prime Minister’s Office has suppressed the right to information by once again refusing to release details of the correspondence during the Gujarat riots between then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, citing “third party objections.” RTI activist Subhash Agarwal wrote to the PMO in December 2013 seeking complete copies of

Jeddah, Mar 10: Hundreds of residency and labor law violators have been arrested during the raids launched by the Interior and Labor Ministries. “We have made preparations to conduct an intensive crackdown on illegal foreigners in the Kingdom’s different regions and we have adopted new mechanisms for the purpose,” said a joint statement issued by the two ministries on Monday. In the Eastern

Bengaluru, Mar 10: Four police constables and two Home Guards were suspended for allegedly misbehaving with foreign tourists near Virupapuragadda, an island in Tungabhadra in Gangavathi taluk. Superintendent of Police Dr P Raja said that four police constables were suspended on the charges of misbehaving and sexually harassing an Israeli woman, who had come for a Hampi tour. Drivers Amruth and

Mangaluru, Mar 10: Heavy rains and lighting in parts of Karnataka claimed at least two lives on Monday. A 25-year-old man was killed when lightning struck him at Perla in Ujire village of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased is Surendra, who was standing near his house with four of his friends when the incident occurred. His friends have suffered injuries and are