Karnataka

New Delhi, Feb 23: Ahead of the crucial AICC session expected in April, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi has desired to reflect upon "recent events" and the future course of the party. Party sources said Sunday night he has "requested Congress president Sonia Gandhi for some time to reflect on recent events and future course of the party". He believes that the direction that the party adopts at

New Delhi, Feb 23: Indian Christian priest Father Alexis Prem Kumar who returned to India eight months after his abduction in Afghanistan, gave the credit of his return to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that it was because of him that he was here. "This is because our Prime Minister Narendra Modi (that) I am here. He saved me. This evening he talked to me when I was at the Kabul Airport

Mangaluru, Feb 22: It is the duty of the society to look after the welfare and protect the human rights of orphaned children, said Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim. Speaking after inaugurating 'A Day with Orphans' free medical checkup for orphaned children organised by Highland Islamic Forum at Highland Educational and Cultural Centre here on Sunday, he said that although Islam

Mangaluru, Feb 23: In what could have been a major tragedy, the car of Karnataka health and family welfare minister was plunged into a deep gorge in the wee hours of Monday at near Manjanady on the outskirts of the city. Driver of the car, Mohan, suffered injuries in the accident while the minister’s personal assistant Libzath escaped with minor injuries. It is leant that the driver lost control

Mangaluru, Feb 23: In yet another bid to disturb peace, miscreants threw stones at the Badriya Juma Masjid, Kulai, on the outskirts of the city in the early hours of Sunday, causing damage to a windowpane. This incident comes close on the heels of one such at a community hall attached to the Muhiyddeen Juma Masjid, Bajpe, and at the Rahamaniya Juma Masjid, Porkodi Cross, near Bajpe, in the early

Mangaluru, Feb 23: A 23-year-old youth breathed his last at hospital here, after he met with an accident at Mogral near Kasaragod late on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Sachin, 25, son of Bhaskar, a retired KSRTC driver, and resident of Kudlu locality in Kasaragod. The head-on collision between Sachin’s motorbike occurred at around 9.45 p.m. at Mogral. The car proceeding towards

Kasaragod, Feb 23: A teenager was stabbed to death in a clash involving two sections of people at Kumbla, here at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Zakir, 19, of Tsunami colony at Pervad in Kasaragod district. The clash ensued after an altercation between two groups of people over their non-inclusion in organising a football match hosted by a local club, the police said. The

Bengaluru, Feb 22: Asia's premier air show, "Aero India" came to a close today with the event turning into a carnival on the last two days as nearly three lakh people thronged the Air Force Station at Yelahanka here to witness the splendid aerial feast by the metal birds. The 10th edition of the biennial five-day event that began on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi making a strong pitch

Bharatpur (Raj), Feb 22: Stating that the current times are "favourable" for RSS, its chief Mohan Bhagwat said the outfit should make it a priority to unite Hindus while at the same time stressed that every faith should be respected as unity in diversity was India's strength. "The present time is favourable to us, and conditions are conducive so that Karyakarta (swayamsevak) should get to this

Mangaluru, Feb 22: In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old student of a private college near here was kidnapped by a group of anti-social elements, brutally assaulted and thrown on a beach on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. Riyaz, a final year BSc student at Govinda Dasa College, Surathkal, was attacked, days after photographs of a group of male and female students of the college went viral on