Karnataka

Kasaragod, Feb 14: Four women have been arrested in connection with the recent murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Venugopal at Kalavoor, near Alappuzha. The arrested were identified as Smitha (28) of Pannissery colony at Mannancherry; Rajni (33), Girija (42), and her daughter, Greeshma (18), all the three hailing from ITC colony at Mannancherry. Mararikulam Circle Inspector K.G. Aneesh

Mangaluru, Feb 14: Fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi have have filed a complaint against Leftist activist for sharing a picture that showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in bad light on WhatsApp. The accused is Jeevanraj Kuthar, the state secretary of the Students Federation of India, the students’ wing of Communist Party of India (Marxist). In a complaint with the Ullal police, Sangh Parivar

New Delhi, Feb 14: Delhi's AAP government to be sworn in today will pursue allegations of corruption against ex-Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and industrialist Mukesh Ambani and others, Deputy Chief Minister-designate Manish Sisodia said today. All the cases that were registered last year during Kejriwal government's 49-day stint "will be pursued", he said in an exclusive interview here. Sisodia

Bengaluru, Feb 14: The BJP has accused the ruling Congress of having a hand in a “Rs 2,500 crore scam” that involved the renewal of leases of eight mining companies by 20 years. Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, K?S?Eshwarappa, hurled the corruption charges at the State government in the Council on Friday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Eshwarappa was making “wild charges”?and

Mangaluru, Feb 14: A road accident victim and a kerosene stove explosion victim from Kasaragod breathed their last at two separate hospitals in Mangaluru, while a woman from Dakshina Kannada district was killed on spot in Kasaragod district. A Class X student of Kumbla Government Higher Secondary School, Kavya, 15, died of burns she suffered when a kerosene stove exploded in her house at

New Delhi, Feb 14: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar was not mandatory for people to avail of social benefit schemes, LPG subsidy and other public services. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar submitted before a bench presided over by Chief Justice H L Dattu that the government had complied with a previous order by the apex court. The court, however, admitted for hearing a fresh

Udupi, Feb 13: In a fresh development, Pejawar Mutt seer Sri Vishvesha Teertha swamiji has resorted to mild criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his alleged anti-common-man polices. The criticism comes in the wake of Bharatiya Janata Party’s debacle in Delhi Assemble polls, wherein Aam Aadmi Party delivered a devastative blow to both Sangh Parivar’s political arm and Congress. Responding

Mangaluru, Feb 13: In a shocking incident, a youth was arrested for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a four-year-old girl in a village near Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district. The incident took place on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Pramod, a 22-year-old shopkeeper. The police said Pramod offered chewing gum to the girl and took her to his shop. As he was trying to

Bareilly, Feb 13: A 14-year-old girl was shot dead allegedly by two youths when she resisted harassment by them in Sirsa village here, police said today. The girl was outside her house in Aliganj area last night when two youths, Ravindra and Omveer, of neighouring Pachder village started harassing her, SP (rural) Brijesh Kumar Srivastava said. When she resisted, they opened fire on her, killing

Bengaluru, Feb 13: As many as 88 people have been arrested by police on terrorism charges in Bengaluru, according to Home Minister K J George. In a written reply to a question in the Legislative Council, the home minister said that the arrested belonged to various groups. The arrests relate to the church blast, allegedly by Deendar Anjuman; to LTTE; IISc. attack; alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba activities