Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 16: A politician's son allegedly kidnapped a 22-year-old journalism student and raped her in a moving car in the heart of the city last week. The incident came to light after the victim and her friend lodged a complaint. The main accused Naseer Hyder (23), son of a BSP leader Sheikh Bahadur has been arrested. His four friends who aided him in the crime are on the run. Accused Naseer

Dubai, Jul 16: Wearing a traditional Bisht and a Kandoora, 8-year-old Ibrahim Fahim Shabandri walked up to the stage on the last day of the Al Multaqa Ramadan Forum with charm and confidence. Competing against 70 kids for the title of Preacher of the Nation', the Indian boy surprised judges with his Arabic oratory skills and went on to win the title. Speaking in front of a largely Arabic-speaking

Mangalore, Jul 15: Pejawar Mutt pontiff Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji has revealed that he would be embarking on a year-long all India pilgrimage within a few months. Speaking to media persons during his tulabhara ritual organized by Kalkura Pratishthana in the city on Tuesday evening, the seer said that he would launch the pilgrimage from Badari, a historic place in Uttara Kananda district of

Mangalore, Jul 15: It is alarming that the state government had made plans to implement the controversial Yettinahole project when the district of Dakshina Kannada itself is facing acute water shortage in summer months, voiced out farmer representatives from the district. Presenting their demands at a meeting with the district authorities convened at the Deputy Commissioner's office here on

Mangalore, Jul 15: Over a couple of hundred students from different colleges around the city undertook a massive protest rally under the aegis of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Tuesday, demanding a swift investigation in the mysterious death of 17-year-old student Rathna Kothari who was found dead near Byndoor in Kundapur taluk three days ago. Shouting slogans, the students marched

Dubai, Jul 15: An Indian businessman has been jailed for six months for offering bribe to a labour ministry inspector in the UAE, a media report said. The Indian national, 35, identified only as V.A., was accused of offering a bribe of 30,000 dirhams (around $8168) to an Emirati inspector to lift the ban on four of his companies last year, Gulf News reported. The Dubai Court of First Instance on

Udupi, Jul 15: Members of the district unit of the Popular Front of India (PFI) staged a demonstration in front of the Clock Tower here on Monday condemning the Israeli air strikes on Gaza. Nissar Ahmed, president of the district unit of PFI, said the continuing attacks on Gaza by Israel were not only cruel but also inhuman. Israel had unleashed its full terror on the innocent citizens of Gaza

Udupi, Jul 15: Senior Sangh Parivar leader Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya, who was appointed Governor of Nagaland on Monday, hails from coastal district of Udupi. Mr Acharya, who belongs to Gowda Saraswat Brahmin community, happens to be the second person from twin districts to become a governor after Margaret Alva. He is said to be the first governor from GSB community. A member of working group

Mangalore, Jul 15: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner A B Ibhrahim has urged the LPG cylinder bottling companies and the LPG cylinder supplying companies to ensure supply of accurate and net weighted gas cylinders to the consumers in terms of the directions issued by the Supreme Court and to follow the rules and conditions framed by the Legal Metrology Dept. He was delivering inaugural address

Gaza City, Jul 15: Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has rejected a pro-Israel proposal by Egypt for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip, unless the Zionist regime meets a few demands including an end to the Gaza blockade. The military wing of Hamas, Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, on Tuesday dismissed the proposal as “surrender” and vowed to “intensify” its battle against Israel. On the same