Karnataka

Hosanagar (Shimoga dist), Aug 30: Supporters of the pontiff of the Ramachandrapur Mutt based here have decided to throw their weight behind him, over charges of sexual harassment against the seer. Singer Premalatha had on Wednesday filed a case at the Banashankari police station in Bangalore in this regard. Leaders of various communities at Melinabesige village of Hosanagar taluk have decided to

New Delhi, Aug 30: India has taken up with Kuwait the case of 25 workers who have been arrested after a brawl in which two Egyptians were reportedly killed. The arrested workers' colleagues have sent a video message to the government, in which they claim they are being hounded by the police and harassed by the construction firm they work for. The Indians were arrested yesterday, a day after

Coimbatore, Aug 30: A rider from Bangalore, Syed Irfan, succumbed to injuries late Thursday night after a head-on crash with the safety amco barrier during a practice session ahead of the JK Tyre-FMSCI National Drag Racing Championship at the Kari Motor Speedway. The incident occurred when Irfan, who had taken part in similar events in the past, reportedly did not slow down the Yamaha 135 racing

Dubai, Aug 30: Four people have been arrested in the UAE for trying to sell fake Indian currency worth 4.7 million rupees (around $78,000) to a businessman, a media report said here Wednesday. The four men, identified as Asians in their 30s, approached a Dubai-based businessman to buy goods with the fake rupees. However, they soon switched the deal and proposed to sell the Indian 'rupees' in

Riyadh, Aug 30: Agreement for the recruitment of Indian housemaids across the Kingdom is very much intact as the recruitment process is in progress and not stalled as reported in a section of local media. Reports published in local media quoting a labor official said that recruitment efforts for housemaids from India have been stalled because of New Delhi's stipulation of SR2,500 as the minimum

Bangalore, Aug 29: Newly appointed Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala will take oath of office on September one. Vala will take oath of office at a function to be held at Raj Bhavan on September 1 at 5 PM, an official release said here today. Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court D H Waghela will administer the oath of office and secrecy to the new Governor. 76-year-old Vala is an old trusted aide

Bangalore, Aug 29: Two days after a Kannada starlet filed a complaint of rape and cheating against Railway Minister D V Sadananda Gowda's son, police today said Karthik Gowda and the woman were summoned for recording statements. "We had summoned both, the Kannada starlet and union minister's son Karthik Gowda, for recording their statements in the case last evening," City Police Commissioner M N

New Delhi, Aug 29: Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, who has been at the centre of many controversies recently, kicked up yet another storm on social media on Thursday with his reference to a women's body as a temple. Vardhan was speaking at the golden jubilee celebrations of a women's college in the Capital when he made this reference in the context of the rising incidence of illnesses in

Mangalore, Aug 29: Ganesh, the elephant-headed idol arrived in the homes of his devotees in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada amid traditional fervour, pomp and gaiety. The Ganesh festival began from Friday with the "pratisthanpana" (installation) of the Ganpati idols in Sarvajanik pandals and households. Taluk Bunts Sangha Mangalore and Buntara Yane Nadavara Mathru Sangha Mangalore in

Puttur, Aug 29: Alleging that reporter B T Ranjan had published a fabricated story in his newspaper which was resulting in hurting the sentiments of people and residents of Puttur and also dividing the party, members of the taluk unit of Congress party staged a demonstration demanding that editor of the newspaper should restrain the report. The demonstrators said that they would resort to