Karnataka

Thirthahalli, Nov 7: Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education Kimmane Ratnakar on Thursday led a group of Congress leaders to temples here and took a truth test (pramana) at the Sri Rameshwara temple, avowing he did no wrong in the case pertaining to the death of a 14-year-old Nandita. The mysterious death of the schoolgirl had set off protests spearheaded by the Opposition BJP, which

Bengaluru, Nov 7: Karnataka home minister K J George came under attack from opposition for his controversial remarks that the media highlighted sexual assaults for TRP ratings, even as chief minister Siddaramaiah sidestepped the issue. As George waded into controversy, HP slammed his remarks for shifting the blame on the media and accused him of being "irresponsible" and "reacting out of

Puttur, Nov 6: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the assault on a Trax Toofan cab driver late on Tuesday night at Perladakere near Kalara in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The police have arrested the two accused on charges of assaulting a cab driver after he allegedly hit a bike and caused injuries to the rider. The incident took a communal turn as those who involved

New Delhi, Nov 6: Actress Kareena Kapoor believes in "feeling of love" which, she feels, can happen between two people regardless of caste, creed, or religion. Therefore, the actress doesn't relate to the concept of "Love Jihad" and says that she never believed in such theories. "I believe only in the feeling of love," Kareena, who is married to actor-filmmaker Saif Ali Khan, told media when asked

Mangaluru, Nov 6: The controversial issue of Muslim women wearing headscarf being banned from educational institutions has raised its head once again in Mangaluru. Muslim students pursuing their nursing course in Srinivas Institute of Nursing Sciences, located at Valachil in Mangaluru taluk were reportedly sent out of their classes for sporting headwear inside the classroom. There are 13 female

Suratkal, Nov 6: Surathkal-based businessman Satish Baikampady, who is named as the main accused in Mogaveera leader Gangadhar Pangal murder case was arrested by Suratkal police on Wednesday. Gangadhar had been killed in a hit-and-run accident near Baikampady while returning from Muloor on May 15, 2014. Although the police had initially filed a report for an accident case, further investigation

Mangaluru, Nov 6: A 20-year-old nursing student allegedly ended her life on Thursday morning at her room near Mangaluru City Corporation building at Lalbagh in the city. The deceased has been identified as Dechzand, who native of Bhutan. She was a second year student at Indira College of Nursing in the city. She was staying with her friends as a paying guest in Lalbagh. It is said that the she was

Dharwad, Nov 6: A goods vehicle said to be transporting huge cash to Mumbai from Reserve Bank of India in Mysore, broke down near Yarikoppa near here on Wednesday. According to sources, cash of Rs 400 crore was being transported to Mumbai by two goods vehicles one of which developed a problem with the clutch. The vehicle was parked by the side of the National Highway for repairs. A team of around

Bengaluru, Nov 6: Former JD(S) Member of Legislative Council Abdul Azeem and Yoga Ramesh, who had contested unsuccessfully from?Arkalgund Assembly constituency as an independent candidate, joined BJP along with their supporters in Bengaluru on Wednesday. BJP senior leaders Pralhad Joshi, B?S?Yeddyurappa and Jagadish Shettar were among those present during the induction programme. There was

Bangalore, Nov 6: The visual media is overplaying the case of mysterious death of Nandita, a 14-year-old girl from Thirthahalli talul, for the sake of increasing their Television?Rating Points (TRPs), said Home Minister K J George. Replying to queries from media in the city, Mr George said the visual media was repeatedly telecasting the incident as if there was no other news. George said in