Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 17: Members of the district units of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Student Federation of India (SFI) held a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office on Thursday, demanding an end to the genocide of innocent civilians in Gaza Strip by Israeli missiles and urging Modi government to intervene in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Addressing the protestors, state

Mumbai, Jul 17: Coming down heavily on Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the state Chief Information Commissioner has raised doubts about whether he was trying to hide some information on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks by withholding and providing misleading information about the call logs of wireless conversations between the police control room and slain IPS officer Ashok Kamte's van on

Mangalore, Jul 17: City-based advocate A C Jayaraj and his fellow associates have been accused of handing over counterfeit documents to a bank in a case of forgery. A case has been filed against the advocate for submitting counterfeit documents to the Kankanady branch of a bank for collecting insurance money. The counterfeit documents were allegedly prepared using forged signatures and seals of

Dubai, Jul 17: The six-member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) generate over 150 million tonnes of municipal waste every year, standing out among the world's top generators of food waste, according to a new report. The GCC countries comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are expected to generate more waste during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, says

Bangalore, Jul 17: Two staff members allegedly raped a 6-year-old girl inside a prominent school in Bangalore on Monday. The accused allegedly committed the rape during the school hours on Monday. Several parents protested outside the school accusing the top international school in East Bangalore of not taking any action. They allege that some school staff are the culprits and have demanded strict

Mangalore, Jul 17: A court in Mangalore has granted anticipatory bail to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat who is facing charges of hate speech made in Gurpur seven months ago. The district and sessions court granted bail to Bhat who delivered sleazy dialogues at the Hindu Sangama' organized on the premises of Vajradehi Mutt of Gurpur on January 5. He had insulted

New Delhi, Jul 17: India tops the list of countries with the largest share of global extreme poor though the poverty rate in southeast Asia as a whole saw a substantial fall from 1990 to 2010, a new United Nations report said. The poverty rate in southeast Asia fell from 45 per cent in 1990 to 14 per cent in 2010. Although poverty remains widespread in south Asia, progress in the region has been

Mangalore/Kasaragod, Jul 17: Indian President Dr Pranab Mukherjee will land at Mangalore International Airport on Friday afternoon and move towards Kasaragod by road. The Kasaragod administration has put in place tight security in view of the visit of Dr Mukharjee, who is expected to address the maiden convocation of the Central University of Kerala (CUK) on the permanent campus at Periye on

Kasaragod, Jul 17: Incessant rain in the region led to a landslip at Cheliyangode in Kasaragod district, posing a threat to several houses uphill. The Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP) is widening the 28-km Kasaragod-Kanhangad State Highway in the area. As the landslip occurred early Wednesday, scores of labourers engaged in building concrete walls on either side of the road had a narrow

Bangalore, Jul 17: The male friend of the postgraduate student who was allegedly raped inside a car near Cox Town in the City last week approached Bangalore Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar on Wednesday to seek protection following threat calls. He said he has been receiving threat calls on his mobile phone from unidentified persons. He suspects them to be a few persons in the police