Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 3: Legislative Assembly Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa has reiterated that his approval was not required for prosecuting any member of the House. In a detailed reply to the application filed by Shivamogga-based advocate Vinod Kumar B, seeking to prosecute Housing Minister M H Ambareesh for utilising public money for his treatment in Singapore, the Speaker stated, “No person, including the

Chennai, Feb 2: A two-year-old baby boy from Russia has got a new lease of life after successfully undergoing a heart transplant in a private hospital here, doctors said Monday. The transplanted heart, that is beating well now, belonged to a two-year-old boy from Bengaluru who was diagnosed as brain dead. "The challenge was getting the heart of right size in the case of a child," Suresh Rao K.G

New Delhi, Feb 2: Nearly one-and-a-half-year after Narendra Modi used puppy analogy while referring to the deaths of thousands of innocent Muslims in the 2002 Gujarat riots, a female leader of saffron party has delivered a similar hate speech against Muslims sparking off a fresh controversy. The saffron robe-wearing Sadhvi Prachi, in a bid to defend her recent controversial remarks, asserted that

Kolkata, Feb 2: A 20-year-old college student, who slipped into a coma after being assaulted for protesting against eve-teasing in West Bengal's Howrah district, succumbed to his injuries Monday. Arup Bhandari, who was comatose since being hospitalised Jan 29, died this morning, an official of the nursing home where he was admitted, said. The incident happened Jan 28 when several residents of

Udupi, Feb 2: Kanchinadka Nagarika Hitarakshana Vedike president and Dalit leader Lokesh K said that his organisation would not allow any kind of peace-disrupting activities attempting to spoil the communal harmony of Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities living in Kanchinadka Padubidri in Udupi taluk. Addressing a press conference at Padubidri on Sunday, he said that at times when the communal

Bantwal, Feb 2: A tense situation prevailed at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk on Sunday after activists of a Hindutva organisation chased a vehicle in which a girl was taken to visit her friend, who had delivered a baby in Kalladka. The activists also barged into the house she was visiting and attempted to assault the persons inside. On Sunday, after having travelled in bus from Kundapur to Kalladka

New Delhi, Feb 2: St Aphonsa's church in Vasant Kunj area, South Delhi was vandalized by some unidentified miscreants today. This is the fifth such attack on a church in the national capital in two months. The incident occurred at around 1 am. The miscreants threw away prayers items kept in the church and damaged a few other things, according to police. Police officials are present on the spot but

Kuwait, Feb 2: The Kuwait Canara Welfare Association (KCWA) organized Kala Sanz-2015, a non-stop entertainment programme with over 100 artists recently at Kamil Al Rayes Auditorium, at American International School, Maidan Hawally, Kuwait. The amount generated from this event shall go in support of building a new school to provide basic training and rehabilitation for Children with physical and

Kasargod, Feb 2: In an incident bearing similarity to the recent stone-pelting that occurred in Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada after the Hindu Hrudaya Sangama last month, RSS cadets began rioting at several places in Kasargod alleging that stones were pelted on their vehicles when they were returning after taking part in the RSS march rally in the city. In a riot-like atmosphere, several

Mangaluru, Feb 2: A case has been filed against eight local leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party for violating model code of conduct by carrying out campaign beyond the allotted time in Savanur. The accused include Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Sullia MLA S Angara, Karkala MLA Sunil Kumar, DK district BJP president Pratapsimha Nayak and general secretary Sanjeev Matandoor. In a complaint