Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 16: A one-and-a-half-year-old boy, who was kidnapped allegedly by a relative from Bengaluru and sold to a childless couple in Belagavi for Rs. 80,000, was rescued on Saturday by Tilaknagar police. Four persons have been arrested in this connection while three others, including the main accused, are absconding. The police said Subhan Khan was kidnapped on February 6 when his mother

Bengaluru: Feb 16: After vacating the party office on Race Course Road near Anand Rao Circle as per court order, JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda on Sunday said he will strive to strengthen the party by bringing back leaders who left it in the past. Addressing reporters before vacating the office building, he said he will personally talk to such leaders and bring them back to the party.

Mangaluru, Feb 15: Amidst bursting of crackers, distribution of sweets and shouting of slogans like ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai', cricket lovers in the port city, who remained glued to TV screens since afternoon, celebrated India's victory over its arch rival Pakistan in their opening match of the Cricket World Cup in Australia. In the high-voltage contest between the bitter rivals, India again emerged

Kolkata, Feb 15: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's astounding comeback in the Delhi Assembly polls is inspiring the students of IIT-Kharagpur, where the Delhi Chief Minister had studied, to take up politics as a career. "Making a career in politics is one of the options before me now after graduating from IIT. Kejriwal has proved that even those from IIT and engineering background can be successful in

Mangaluru, Feb 15: A tense atmosphere prevailed in Bajpe in Mangaluru taluk after trouble mongers pelted stones at two places of worship belonging to Muslims on Saturday night. Police sources said that unknown miscreants targeted the Juma Masjid and Eidgah in Bajpe. Window panes of both the buildings were broken in the attack. Local Muslim leaders have urged the public to maintain peace and not to

New Delhi, Feb 15: Demand for dowry can be made at any time and not necessarily before marriage, the Supreme Court has said while upholding the life term awarded to a man for poisoning and burning his wife to death in 1997. A bench of justices M Y Eqbal and Pinaki Chandra Ghose rejected the plea that the accused did not demand any dowry before marriage and seeking it after tying the nuptial knot

Mangaluru, Feb 15: City based Yenepoya University and MediAcion Germany jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for training the nurses in palliative care. A six months basic certificate course was inaugurated at Yenepoya Nursing college, Yenepoya University. The course coordinator and Principal, Yenepoya Nursing College, Dr Asha P Shetty welcomed the gathering. Dr Jochen Becker-Ebel

Mangaluru, Feb 15: Unidentified miscreants pelted stones at a Masjid and Madrsa at Kunjathoor near Manjeshwar on the outskirts of the city. Glass panes of Al-Bukhari Masjid and Noor-ul-Huda Madrasa building were damaged in the stone pelting that occurred in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The miscreants also have removed a board and buntings put up in front of the Masjid. The

Ahmedabad, Feb 15: A local court in Banaskantha district, north Gujarat on Friday acquitted all the 70 people accused in a riot case at Sesan Nava village of Deodar taluka in which 14 persons from minority community including women were killed in the aftermath of post Godhra riots. The additional sessions judge VK Pujara acquitted all the accused while stating that the prosecution failed to prove

Kalaburagi, Feb 15: The State government is seriously considering a proposal to enact a new legislation for proper and effective regulation of medical education, in tune with changing needs. Medical Education Minister Dr Sharanprakash Patil disclosed this at the inauguration of alumni meet and Golden Jubilee celebrations of Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College of Hyderabad-Karnataka Education