Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 7: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in its National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held at Bangalore recent has opposed the field trials of genetically modified (GM) seeds and demanded that till a well enquired report of experts of the subject is not procured and considered by the Parliament, the Government must stop every move regarding its field trials in India in any

Mangalore, Aug 7: A two-year-old boy was grievously injured when a pack of street dogs attacked him outside his house at Moidin Nagara in Kudroli ward under Mangalore City Corporation limits on Thursday morning. The baby has been identified Muhammad Imad, son of Imthiyaz and Badrunnisa. According to family members of Imad, the boy had gone outside to play when the dogs pounced on him and bit him

New Delhi, Aug 7: The union cabinet Wednesday gave its nod to amend the Juvenile Justice Act that will pave the way for 16/18-year-olds to be treated as adults when involved in heinous crimes. The decision was taken at a meeting of the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informed sources said. The amended bill will now be sent to parliament for approval. The amendment will empower

Jeddah, Aug 7: When Saudi freelance journalist Rawan Radwan set out to locate her childhood nanny, she never imagined that her search would become an international news story, warming hearts around the globe. Three years ago, the 29-year-old Saudi woman and her sister, Hadeel, discovered a deeply touching personal letter written to their mother by a woman from the Philippines 22 years ago. “The

Lucknow, Aug 7: The medical examination of the 20-year-old former madrasa teacher, who has alleged that she was abducted, gangraped and forcibly converted to Islam, has found that she had been operated for ectopic pregnancy — a complication arising out of the foetus growing outside the uterus — last month, according to the police. The woman, who was a part-time teacher at a madrasa in Sarawa

Bangalore, Aug 7: State Congress president G Parameshwara said on Wednesday that he was ready to take up any responsibility given by the party high command, including that of the deputy chief minister, in the Siddaramaiah government. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function organised to mark his 63rd birthday. He, however, quickly added that he will not be disappointed if the

New Delhi, Aug 7: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed massive uproar after Congress charged the NDA government saying that communal riots have increased across the nation under the new government. Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said, “After this government came to power, incidents of communal violence have increased in the country.” Lok Sabha Speaker asked the leader to give specific examples

Bangalore, Aug7: H?D?Kumaraswamy is all set to return as the State president of the JD(S), in view of the upcoming BBMP?elections. The party is likely to settle for Kumaraswamy, with no top rung leaders available to take up the responsibility. Having set the tone by raising issues pertinent to Bangalore at the recent Assembly session, including the lake encroachment issue, Kumaraswamy is making

Mangalore, Aug 7: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim warned that criminal cases will be registered against owners who leave their borewells unattended. The warning came in the backdrop of frequent incidents of children falling into open borewells. The defaulters would be booked under various provisions of IPC for negligence posing a danger to human life which could be punishable with

Mangalore, Aug 7: The Airports Authority of India has instructed airports across the country including Mangalore International Airport to set up screening facilities at arrival terminals to nip mounting fears of an Ebola outbreak in the bud. The directive has been issued in accordance with guidelines laid out by the World Health Organization (WHO) to airports around the globe. Th District Health