Karnataka

Mangaluru, Feb 24: In yet another incident of ‘moral policing’, two friends--a male and a female--were attacked by a gang of miscreants at a prestigious shopping mall in the city on Tuesday. The incident occurred at around 7 p.m. when a female BPO employee visited Forum Fiza Mall, Pandeshwar, along with her former colleague, belonging to another community. However, the timely intervention of

Udupi, Feb 24: The state-of-the-art Geo Technical Research Vessel (GTRV) ‘Fugro Scout’ manufactured by Tebma Shipyards Ltd. set sail to Singapore via New Mangalore Port from Malpe fisheries harbour here on Monday. The company constructed the GTRV in 18 months and delivered it to The Netherlands-based company Fugro here. The Fugro Scout has been registered in Panama and will function under its flag

Mangaluru, Feb 24: Several activists belonging to Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and other like-minded persons participated in a ‘Walk for Solidarity’ organised by Dakshina Kannada district unit of DYFI from Ambedkar Circle here on Tuesday, as a show of solidarity against programmes such as Hindu samajotsav. Speaking at the public meeting held in front of deputy commissioner’s office

New Delhi, Feb 25: Opposition today raised a hue and cry over a Union minister's call for a debate on the words 'secular and socialist' in the preamble of the Constitution but government ruled out any proposal to remove these words. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Jyotiraditya Scindia also sought to raise the controversial remarks about Mother Teresa by RSS Mohan Bhagwat but was dissallowed by

Udupi, Feb 24: Some ignorant people are criticizing Bhagavad Gita without understanding it, said Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, the chief pontiff of Pejawar Mutt. In a release the veteran seer-cum-activist lamented that some had even stated that the Gita should be burnt. “The Chatur Varnashrama system mentioned by Krishna in the Gita was in no way connected to the present Varna system based on caste

New Delhi, Feb 24: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his comments on Mother Teresa, saying she was a "noble soul" and should be spared. "I worked wid Mother Teresa for a few months at Nirmal Hriday ashram in Kolkata. She was a noble soul. Pl spare her," Kejriwal tweeted. Addressing a function in Bharatpur in Rajasthan Monday, Bhagwat said Mother

Mangaluru, Feb 24: With the coastal city of Mangaluru gearing up to host the National Federation Cup athletics meet from May 1 to May 4, Mangala Stadium is likely to get a facelift and upgradation of facilities to prepare it for the national-level meet. After a long gap of 27 years, Mangaluru has received the honour of hosting a national-level athletics event and is looking at upgradation of

New Delhi, Feb 24: An Air India flight to Hyderabad from Delhi, with a Union Minister and Supreme Court judge onboard, was held up for 45 minutes here after a senior Congress leader from Telangana did not turn up for boarding at the scheduled time as she was allegedly busy shopping. "Last Friday, former Union Minister, and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury was travelling to Hyderabad on Air

Udupi, Feb 24: A 29-year-old man was arrested by the police on the charge of cheating and sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste at Nitte coming under the Karkala Rural Police Station limits on Monday. Vilas Nayak, Deputy Superintendent of Police, said that the man, Mohammed Asif, was married and had three children. He had developed friendship with the woman

Bengaluru, Feb 24: An action forum of dalit organisations demanding that State Congress president G Parameshwara be made the chief minister, on Monday, decided to launch a State-wide agitation from February 24 in order to mount pressure on the Congress high command. Speaking to reporters, N Murthy of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) said the forum has decided to stage protest in all districts. It