Karnataka

New Delhi, Jul 26: Tomato prices have soared up to Rs 80 per kg in some parts of the country after a substantial drop in supply from key producing states. The average price of tomato, monitored by the Consumer Affairs Department, in 59 cities, however, stood at Rs 60 per kg. The vegetable is selling at Rs 80 per kg in Gurgaon and Port Blair. Tomato is available at Rs 75 per kg in Patna and Indore

Washington, Jul 26: Indian-American Sampat Shivangi, a 1962-batch alumnus of Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal, has been appointed as the chairman of the Mississippi Board of Mental Health, making him the first Asian to occupy the top health post in the southern American state. Shivangi last week assumed the office of chair of the Board of Mental Health which is the second largest state

Bangalore, Jul 26: R Roshan Baig, Minister for Infrastructure Development, Information and Haj informed the Legislative Council on Friday that a delegation would meet Minister of State for Civil Aviation G M Siddeshwar and discuss the restoration of Mangalore-Kuwait direct flights. He was replying to newly appointed MLC Ivan D'Souza who pointed out that Air India's direct flight from Mangalore to

Mumbai, Jul 26: Muslims in Mumbai are protesting Israel's military operation in Gaza and look who's feeling the heat — Foreign food and drink companies such as PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Nestle and Kraft. Hotels in Muslim-dominated Bhendi Bazaar area, for instance, such as the Shalimar Hotel, have put up a list of brands that won't be served. Other eateries in the area, too, have stopped selling soft

Bangalore, Jul 26: The State government has plans to expand the Mangalore airport. Apart from a new terminal, the proposal is to extend the runway by one kilometre and the process of land acquisition for the same is under way, R Roshan Baig, Minister for Infrastructure Development, Information and Haj informed the Legislative Council on Friday. Replying to a question raised by Congress member Ivan

Bangalore, Jul 26: Illegal denotification reared its ugly head again as the Opposition BJP alleged in the Assembly on Friday that the Siddaramaiah government had denotified 541 acres of valuable land meant for Bangalore Development Authority's Arkavathy layout. Leader of the Opposition Jagadish Shettar alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had given the green signal for issuing denotification

Gandhinagar, Jul 26: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) — the country's apex auditing agency — has slammed the Gujarat government in its five different reports, for severe mismanagement of the state's financial resources. The reports highlight irregularities amounting to more than Rs 25,000 crore, which includes what the CAG says was around Rs 1,500 crore in undue benefits to certain

Mangalore, Jul 26: In yet another case of hate crime, two youth assaulted a Kasargod boy for allegedly being with his two female friends belonging different community. 22-year-old Umar Farooq arrived at the Mangalore bus stand along with his classmates. All three went shopping on K S Rao Road. Near the Sharavu Temple, the boy asked a few persons for directions to a nearby beach. After telling the

Gaza, Jul 25: In the first shooting on Friday in Hawara, near Nablus, an Israeli settler shot dead an 18-year-old and injured three other Palestinians, sources told Al Jazeera. Two hours later at the same protest Israeli soldiers open fire, killing a 22-year-old. Two other Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli solders during a protest in Beit Ummar, near Hebron. One of those killed reportely

New Delhi, Jul 25: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Friday broke down during an interview following the controversial remark by Telangana BJP leader K Laxman describing her as "non-local" and "daughter-in-law" of Pakistan. "I was really sad yesterday. It is really upsetting for me. I don't know if it happens in any other country. I don't know how many times I will have to justify my Indianess