Karnataka

Kasaragod, July 21: The years' long concerted effort to set up the proposed government arts and science college for Uduma segment at Kanhiradukkam has suffered a setback with the authorities deciding to locate the institution at Kuniya, near Periye, adjacent to the National Highway. The decision to set up the college at Kuniya in Panayal village was taken at a meeting attended by K.P. Mohanan

New Delhi, Jul 21: Eight years after the Centre launched the Prime Minister's 15-point programme for welfare of minorities, some of the key schemes are yet to see the desired results, with many states/ union territories listing zero beneficiaries. Citing data on the allocation of funds by the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC), the ministry has told parliament that as

Bangalore, Jul 21: Former BJP MLA from Sagar Belur Gopalkrishna's daughter on Sunday lodged a complaint with the RT Nagar police in the City stating that her Facebook ID and photo have been misused by one of her friends. According to the police, Gopalakrishna's daughter Megha Vandana, a BBM graduate, has stated in the complaint that her friend has misused her ID to flirt and send messages to

Bangalore, Jul 21: A 30-year-old skating instructor was arrested on Sunday on the charge of raping a six-year-old girl student at Vibgyor High, Marathahalli. The suspect, Mustafa alias Munna, is a native of Darbhanga in Bihar and the father of a five-year-old girl. He has been working in Vibgyor High since 2011. The police seized a laptop and a mobile phone from him. The laptop contained

Gaza, Jul 21: Israel's fiercest attack on Gaza in recent years killed more than people as the Palestinian death toll in the conflict rose over 500. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the killing of dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by Israeli shelling as an "atrocious action" and called for an immediate end to almost two weeks of fighting. Ban's comments on Sunday came before a

Jeddah, Jul 20: An Indian expat is caught up in an unlikely legal tangle. Shamsuddin Ansari has been banned from traveling after failing to pay phone bills for SIM cards that have been falsely registered under his name. Ansari, who works as a driver in the Kingdom's central region, is running from pillar to post to clear his name and absolve himself from paying three outstanding phone bills issued

Gaza, Jul 20: Al-Qassam Brigades, which is the military wing of Hamas, says Palestinian resistance fighters have killed at least 32 Israeli soldiers since Saturday. Hamas military sources say scores of Israeli soldiers injured in the clashes with Palestinian fighters have been transferred to hospital. A senior Israeli military commander is said to be among them. However, the Israeli military has

Mangalore, Jul 20: The weekend is riddle with tragedy in Dakshina Kananda. Five children belonging to two families drowned in two separate incidents within the districts on Sunday. Vasu Shetty and Seeta couple residing at Mijar, Yadapadavu lost their three children who were playing near their house. All three children drowned in a pond at quarry located near their house. The deceased have been

Gaza, Jul 20: Thousands of people have fled Gaza's eastern district of Shujayea as heavy bombardment from Israeli tanks continued relentlessly into the morning, with the Palestinian death toll over the last 13 days reaching 397. The Palestinian enclave was hit overnight with the heaviest barrage of tank shells since the beginning of Israel's offensive against Hamas on July 8. The eastern

Bhatkal, Jul 20: A day after extremist group Ansar ul-Tauhid ul-Hind announced that 38-year-old Anwer Beli had been killed in Afghanistan, his parents in coastal town of Bhatkal identified the photograph tweeted along with the message of his death as that of their eldest son, but denied any knowledge of his death. As per reports, the Ansar ul-Tauhid's media unit, al Isabah, on Friday tweeted a