Karnataka

Chennai, Aug 13: Legendary music director Illayaraaja's son Yuvan Shankar Raja, who accepted Islam recently, said that his beloved mother's death opened his eyes. In an interview 34-year-old Yuvan said that he is in touch with all his non-Muslim family members even after accepting the new faith. Talking about his family he said: “My father is a staunch Hindu and is so superstitious that even if a

Mangalore, Aug 13: The Dakshina Kannada District Committee of Federation of Karnataka Auto rickshaw Drivers Union, affiliated to CITU staged a demonstration in front of Deputy Commissioner's Office in Mangalore on Wednesday condemning the brutal murder of auto driver Muhammad Rifayi on Sunday morning. Prior to the demonstration, the Union members took out a rally from Pumpwell circle to Statebank

Dubai, Aug 13: She may be too young to drive a car, but not too old to win one. Two-and-a-half-year-old Dubai resident Tanishka has won a BMW at the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) raffle draw. Abhilash Ayyapan, her father, is obviously excited with the good news. Little did he or his wife know that their shopping at Oasis Centre just ahead of their Indian holiday would prove lucky for them. “At

Bangalore, Aug 13: A 27-year-old woman who refused to marry the man chosen by her younger brother was in for a shock: her sibling punished her by forcibly daubing hair-removing cream on her head and leaving her with a partially bald pate. Far from protecting his sister, Santosh Kumar, 23, resident of Kaval Byrasandra in northeast Bangalore, committed this ghastly act on her on July 27. The

Bangalore, Aug 13: It is any shopper's nightmare. A Jayanagar IX Block resident was in for a rude shock recently when she discovered a CCTV camera in the trial room. This happened in a garment shop on DVG Road in the upmarket Basavanagudi. Two owners of the shop and an employee have been arrested. The woman visited Vittal Dresses on Thursday, along with her husband and other family members. When

Bangalore, Aug 13: Ivan D'Souza, who has been elected for the first time as an MLC on Tuesday, met the Regional Passport Officer, Bangalore, seeking his intervention to expedite issue of passports at the Mangalore Passport Office. According to a press release, Mr D'Souza said he led a delegation of people to the Regional Passport Office, Bangalore, and met Karthikeyan, the Passport Officer. He

New Delhi, Aug 13: A case of alleged abduction, rape and conversion of a 28-year-old woman last month, has been closed by the police after the victim claimed that she had gone with the accused wilfully. The Investigating Officer (IO) in the case Samerjit Singh Kaur filed a report under section 169 CRPC (release of accused when evidence deficient) on Monday, on the basis of the victim's statement

Bangalore, Aug 13: A pile-up involving seven vehicles resulted in the death of a 45-year-old insurance company employee, and also caused massive congestion in and around Electronics City on Tuesday afternoon. A speeding truck lost control when several vehicles were waiting at a traffic signal at Veerasandra Industrial Estate on NH-7. The driver of the Tamil Nadu-registered truck, Udaya Surayan

Mangalore, Aug 13: As many as 844 pilgrims facilitated by the Haj Committee will leave for Haj from Mangalore International Airport this year, said Private Secretary to the Minister for Information and Haj Ejaz Ahmed. He was speaking at a meeting of Haj volunteers at Jamiyathul Falah Auditorium in Mangalore on Tuesday. He said that state government has plans to organise a two-day pre-pilgrimage

Bantwal, Aug 13: Three persons identified as Dhanraj, Muhammad Asif and Siraj alias Balekai Siraj were arrested by the Bantwal rural police in connection with the murder of auto rickshaw driver Mohammed Rifayi.While Asif is suspected to be the mastermind in murder police sources said that Dhanraj and Siraj had helped him. Police have also said that they were looking for other four or five persons