Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 8: A youth was arrested by police on charges of involving in movie piracy in the city on Friday. The arrested has been identified as Sharan, a resident of Kulshekhar on the outskirts of the city. It is said that Sharan was caught red-handed while video-recording a latest Tulu movie during its first screening at PVR in Mangalore. Sources said that Sharan, who had borrowed a ticket on

Bangalore, Aug 8: Karnataka Government has partnered with online marketplace Snapdeal and is in the process of doing it with Amazon also to set up a platform for Small and Medium Enterprises in the state to sell their goods to the entire world, a top government official said. Speaking at the tenth India Innovation Summit 2014, Srivatsa Krishna, Secretary in the Department of IT, BT and Science and

Udupi, Aug 8: A woman lost her life after the scooter she was riding skidded on a slippery road on Friday morning at Kukkikatte in Udupi district. 29-year-old Poornima was on her way to the Vidyodaya Public School when the tragedy took place. A resident of Alevoor, she was working as a non-teaching faculty in the school. She is survived by her husband and one-year-old daughter. Sources said that

Mangalore, Aug 8: Amidst the threat of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the Middle East, the Health and Family Welfare Ministry in Karnataka has planned to screen the passengers at Mangalore and Bangalore international airports. Addressing media persons after inspecting Government Wenlock Hospital in the city on Friday, the U T Khader, Health and Family Welfare Minister, said that the

Islamabad, Aug 8: A BSF jawan, who was swept away into Pakistan by strong currents of Chenab river and picked up by Pakistan Rangers, today said he was treated "better" than his expectation and was looking forward to meeting his family. Satyasheel Yadav told reporters in Pakistan before he was to be handed over to BSF authorities that his boat accidentally strayed into Pakistan after it went out

Mangalore, Aug 8: A driver had a miraculous escape when he lost control over his car and hit a barrier at Kallapu near Netravati Bridge on Friday morning. The Hyundai Verna car coming from Kasargod side to Mangalore was damaged completely after it hit on the barrier. Rash and negligent driving is said to be the reason for the mishap. Eyewitnesses said that he would have fallen into the river had

Bangalore, Aug 8: The State government's decision to reject the final list announced by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) for the 362 posts of gazetted probationers of the 2011 batch, came as a rude shock to many candidates who were on a hunger strike at the Freedom Park since past 20 days seeking appointment orders. As they learnt that the State Cabinet had rejected the list, some of

New Delhi, Aug 8: Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh is in a "very critical" condition and in coma at Army Research and Referral hospital where he was admitted early on Friday after a fall at his residence that left him with a head injury. "At present the condition is very critical. He is on life support systems and under constant monitoring by a team of neurosurgeons and critical care providers," a

Singapore, Aug 8: An Indian couple in Singapore has invented a first-of-its-kind robot to make chappatis which raked in about 5 million Singapore dollars in pre-sale orders from the US. Rishi Israni and his wife Pranoti, took six years to develop the robot, Rotimatic, which can produce about one baked chapati per minute. Rotimatic is the first kitchen device to use robotic technology and awaits US

Jeddah, Aug 8: A Yemeni was beheaded Thursday for sexually assaulting and murdering two Asian housemaids in separate incidents in Yanbu. Awdah Salem was also found guilty of pouring acid onto the body of one of the victims and hiding the remains of both women at different locations. The culprit confessed that he had persuaded one of the two maids to run away with him one night during Ramadan for a