Karnataka

Dubai, Jul 16: Santhosh Kumar, who owns the production company Souparnika Films in the south Indian state of Kerala, was a co-producer of hit Malayalam movie Madambi. The decomposed bodies of a Malayalam film producer based in Dubai, his wife and daughter were found under mysterious circumstances in their flat on Tuesday. According to family sources, the bodies of Santhosh Kumar, his wife Manju

Patna, Jul 16: A Bihar minister on Tuesday held mobile phones and non-vegetarian food as reasons for surge in rape cases and favoured ban on cell phones among school students. "Many students misuse mobile phones by watching blue films and hearing obscene songs which pollute their mind," Bihar art, culture and youth affairs minister Binay Bihari told reporters outside the Assembly. He said he had

Bangalore, Jul 16: Blessed are the netas whose medical expenses and foreign tours rarely make a dent in their finances. Reason: The government is ready to foot the bills. Enjoying such privileges is Housing Minister M?H Ambareesh. His medical bill to the tune of Rs 1.16 crore will be reimbursed by the State government. As per a notification issued by the Department of Personnel & Administration

Bangalore, Jul 16: Janata Dal (Secular) MLC Puttanna was unanimously elected Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Council on Tuesday. While JD(S) members Basavaraj Horatti, Marithibbe Gowda and E. Krishnappa proposed Mr. Puttanna's candidature, it was seconded by members Sandesh Nagaraj, D.U. Mallikarjun and R. Chowda Reddy. Following this, Council Chairman D.H. Shankaramurthy declared Mr

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