Karnataka

Shivamogga, Feb 20: A youth was killed and many others seriously injured in a violent incident that occurred on the outskirts of Shivamogga in the aftermath of communal clashes erupted between Hindu and Muslim groups during the unity march taken out by the cadres of Popular Front of India (PFI) on Thursday. A group of armed persons attacked three youths who were heading towards Shivamogga from

Bengaluru, Feb 20: Disaster struck the Flying Bulls at the ongoing Aero India 2015, as two of the aerobatic aircraft collided mid-air at Yelahanka Air Base here on Thursday afternoon. But despite suffering massive wing and propellor damage, the two uninjured pilots deftly steered the aircraft to safety, avoiding a potential catastrophe. Hundreds of onlookers, many of them schoolchildren, were

New Delhi, Feb 20: In what’s likely to stir a hornet’s nest, Mufti Muhammad Ilyas of the newly-formed Muslim body Jamaat Ulama-e-Hind on Thursday said Lord Shiva was the “first prophet of Islam” and Muslims are “followers of Sanatan Dharma (Hinduism)”. As part of a delegation of clerics that visited Ayodhya on Wednesday to garner support for a communal harmony seminar - National Qaumi Ekta

Mangaluru, Feb 19: A head-on collision between two over-speed buses left around two dozens of passengers injured near Kateel on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. The condition of a few of the injured is said to be critical. Eye witnesses said that the drivers of both vehicles-a service bus and a tourist bus-were helpless in the accident-prone curve. The private service bus was plying from

Mangaluru, Feb 19: As part of the 15th anniversary celebrations of ‘Anupama’ women’s monthly magazine, a special edition will be released at Legislators’ Home in Bengaluru on Saturday. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, Shahnaz M, the chief editor of the Mangaluru based Kannada magazine said that the special edition would be released by Women and Child Welfare Minister Umashree. the

Mangaluru, Feb 19: The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport on Thursday seized six gold bars totally weighing 700 grams, valued at Rs18, 90,000 from the possession of a passenger who arrived from Dubai. The passenger had brought the six numbers of ten tola bars by concealing them in his rectum. The accused Mohammed Sharoon, aged about 22 years, is a resident of Kandathpalli

Mangaluru, Feb 19: The newly-established Kanachur Hospital and Research Centre, run by Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) at Deralakatte on the outskirts of Mangaluru will organise a free medical camp along with inauguration of various advanced facilities at its premises on Sunday. Announcing this at a press conference here on Thursday, chairman of the institute U Kanachur Monu said

Washington, Feb 19: President Barack Obama has said that America is "not at war with Islam" but with people who have perverted the religion, asserting that terror groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda do not speak for a billion Muslims who reject their extremist ideology. "We are not at war with Islam. We are at war with people who have perverted Islam," Obama said at a White House Summit on Countering

Oslo, Feb 19: In the wake of a deadly shooting attack at a synagogue in Denmark last week, a group of Norwegian Muslims intends to hold an anti-violence demonstration at an Oslo synagogue this coming weekend by forming a “peace ring” around the building. One of the event organizers, 17-year-old Hajrad Arshad, explained that the intention was to make a clear statement that Muslims don’t support

Mangaluru, Feb 19: The continued reluctance by the government-owned and private airlines of India to connect Mangaluru directly with Riyadh and Jeddah has caused disappointment among thousands of Indian expatriates in Saudi Arabia. The Air India Express is operating twice a week between Mangaluru and Dammam, the capital of Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia for nearly two years. The government-owned