Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 4: In a security scare, a defused grenade was found last night in the business class of an Air India jumbo aircraft which was kept as a standby for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent US visit. The grenade was found by the Air India crew on board the Boeing 747-400 which was operating the Mumbai-Hyderabad-Jeddah flight, airline sources said today. On landing at Jeddah, the

New Delhi, Oct 4: Like every year, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat made his customary Vijay Dashmi address in Nagpur. But this time, the hour-long address was telecast live on Doordarshan, sparking off a political row. The Congress and the CPM accused theNarendra Modi government of misusing the public broadcaster. However, the government defended DD, saying it was a

Vittal, Oct 4: There is fear and apprehension over the possibility of a leopard in the area among people in the neighbouring villages of Vittal-Mudnoor and Vittal-Kasaba from the past few days. The reason for this apprehension is the steady cases of domestic fowl and dogs disappearing from the villages in and around Vittal, especially at night. The villagers claim that a leopard had made away with

Mysore, Oct 4: The famous 10-day Dasara festival celebrations in this city of palaces have been low-key in the absence of scion Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, who passed away last December in Bangalore, about 150 km away. For the first time in many years, the royal family was forced to place the royal sword on the golden throne on which the scion used to sit and conduct the festival rituals

Makkah, Oct 3: Un-Islamic forces are hatching conspiracies against Islam and Muslim countries, said Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh. œKhawarij (those who withdrew from the mainstream Islam) are still among the sects of Muslims,  the Grand Mufti stated during annual Hajj sermon on Friday. He said those who spread anarchy in a society are'khawarij' (not Muslims). He said

Arafat, Oct 3: Tears flowed and prayers filled the air as the annual Muslim Haj by close to two million believers from around the world reached its zenith on a vast plain in western Saudi Arabia Friday. œI am now a newborn baby and I don't have any sin,  Nigerian pilgrim Taofik Odunewu told media, standing at the foot of Mount Mercy on the Arafat plain, tears streaming down his face. Odunewu

Nagpur, Oct 3: In an address that was telecast live on national broadcaster Doordarshan, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today patted the Narendra Modi government for initiatives on national security, economy and international relations in a short period of four months. Speaking at the customary function on Dusshera which coincides with 89th foundation day of his organisation, he said positive signs are

Mangalore, Oct 3: Although the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act (1964) is in effect in the state, the cattle trafficking and slaughter is steadily gaining momentum. Officials from the revenue, animal husbandry, transport and home departments should work effectively to put a complete stop on this, said chariman of Karnataka State Go Seva Ayog M B Puranik. Addressing a press conference here

Cape Town, Oct 3: The idea of health insurance by company will make health insurance company healthy and not the people. Hence government only should form a trust and pay hospital directly, said Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader. He was delivering a talk on œimplementation of medical schemes and problems  at the annual conference of World Health Organisation organized at

Bangalore, Oct 3: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lashed out at the organisers of Gandhi Jayanti celebrations for inviting a œcommunal  leader to deliver a speech at the function here. Chakravarthy Sulibele, an RSS ideologue, was invited for a programme organised to unveil the 27-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Vidhan Soudha. After paying floral tribute to Gandhi at the KPCC office