Karnataka

Udupi, Jul 14: Agitated by the death of a 17-year-old girl Rathna Kothari, hundreds of students took out a massive rally under the aegis of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Students Federation of India (SFI) seeking high-level investigation into the mysterious death. The protestors carried out a rally on Kundapur main road after boycotting regular classes urging for the speedy inquiry

New Delhi, Jul 14: A meeting between Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed and a journalist close to yoga teacher Ramdev has provoked a controversy in India. There was uproar in the Rajya Sabha Monday over the meeting of an aide of yoga guru Ramdev with Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, disrupting the question hour. A picture of the yoga guru's close aide Ved Pratap Vaidik with Hafiz Saeed was

Mangalore, Jul 14: The heavy rain that has been lashing Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts since the past couple of days has resulted in water logging at several places while also intensifying the problem of sea erosion. Artificial flood like situation has arisen in The low-lying areas in the City like Jeppinamogaru, Kodialbail, Ballalbhagh, Kottara Chowki, Malemar, Kodikkal, parts of Pandeshwar

Bangalore, Jul 14: A galaxy of religious and political leaders from various faiths and political parties got together in a grand Iftar party at Sheesh Mahal, palace ground, here recently. The get-together was organized by the Fiza Cultural Forum, a social organization sponsored by metro-based Fiza Group of Companies. Prof. Syed Akhil Ahmed, former vice chancellor, Yenepoya University, delivered

New Delhi, Jul 14: Every citizen has a fundamental right to go abroad and have a passport issued in his name, the Delhi High Court has observed while directing the Centre to re-issue passport to a man, who had lost it thrice. A bench of Justice Manmohan directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the regional office concerned to re-issue passport in favour of petitioner A Vikash. he bench

Bangalore, Jul 14: Karnataka has 2.5 lakh HIV positive people and are undergoing antiretro viral therapy (ART) free of cost, said Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader. In a written reply to BJP's Govinda Karajola, Mr Khader said that a total of 44,941 people including 16,552 women, 28,315 men and 75 sexual minorities have died due to the disease. Of the 2.5 lakh people, 1, 20,818 are

Kasargod, Jul 14: Two persons lost their lives in monsoon-related calamities in Kasargod district that received the heaviest rain of the season. The season saw huge deficit in rainfall since the onset of monsoon in June. Chirakara Narayanan Nair, 68, a farmer at Kuvatty in Karindalam village near Neeleshwaram, died on the spot as a coconut tree got uprooted under the impact of incessant rain and

Rio de Janeiro, Jul 14: Mario Goetze scored a superb extra-time winner as Germany beat Argentina 1-0 to become the first European team to win a World Cup held in South America on Sunday. Bayern Munich star Goetze struck in the 113th minute to finally break Argentina's resistance as Lionel Messi's dream of emulating Diego Maradona ended in defeat. Germany has now won four World Cups, putting the

Bhopal, Jul 14: Devout Hindus of Madhya Pradesh, who were eagerly waiting for Achche Din', witnessed literally Ulte-Din! Amidst high political drama, the Hindutva stalwarts of ruling BJP government of Madhya Pradesh strongly opposed a Muslim legislator's bill aimed at protection of “sacred animal”. Arif Aqueel, the lone Muslim legislator in Madhya Pradesh, came up with a private bill for ban on

Jerusalem, Jul 13: Israel for the first time today launched a ground operation inside northern Gaza to silence Hamas rocket fire and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes after the psychomaniac Israeli military threatened to widen its assault that has killed nearly 170 people in six days. Ignoring global calls for a ceasefire, inhuman Israeli troops - thought to be naval commandos - briefly