Karnataka

Ramanathapuram, Jun 26: Beware of Achche Din: You might end up in prison if you criticize Narendra Modi or Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh these days! After a series of raids and arrests across the country by police of various states for criticizing Mr Modi in social network sites and college magazines, now the a youth has been arrested in Tamil Nadu for posting a message against RSS on Facebook

Udupi, Jun 26: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes has said that the party has not taken any decision on replacing the chief minister of states. There were rumours that Congress is planning to replace chief ministers of Maharashtra, Assam and Haryana after party 's poor performance in recently Lok Sabha polls. Replying to a query, Mr Fernades told media persons the Congress had

Mangalore, Jun 26: The Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) recognized Diya Systems (Mangalore) Pvt Ltd, a US based IT/ITES company with the most prestigious export excellence award for 2014. Diya Systems was awarded the best district export award in recognition of its exemplary services in export segment. The export excellence awards are conferred annually to exporters

Mangalore, Jun 26: Actor turned producer Radhika breathed a sigh of relief after she heard about the arrest of thieves who had hatched a plan to rob her house at Salethoor in Bantwal taluk. The plan came to light after police arrested seven persons in connection with a theft of black pepper stock worth Rs 8.5 lakh from a godown in Handelu near Moodbidri earlier. The police also recovered stolen

Mangalore, Jun 26: Four persons were arrested by the Customs officers at Mangalore International Airport at Kenjar here on Wednesday for allegedly carrying foreign currency that was in the illicit possession of and in excess of permissible limits from an air passenger. The currencies were seized from four air passengers- Nasir Kappil Abdulla, Abdulla Kunhi, Abdul Gabbar, and Khalid Hassainer

Dubai, Jun 26: Sixteen Indian crew members of a cargo ship have been stranded for almost a year aboard an empty vessel anchored off a port here as they do not have visas and the ship's documents have also expired, according to a media report. The ship 'Maharishi Devatreya' has been anchored 12 miles from Rashid Port here. Aninda Sengupta, who joined the ship as a captain in November 2013, said the

Abu Dhabi, June 26: Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as ruler of Dubai, has ordered the release of 892 Emirati and expatriate inmates from Dubai's correctional and punitive establishments on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Dubai Attorney-General Essam Eisa Al Humaidan said Dubai

Bangalore, Jun 26: The privilege committee of the Legislative Council has indicted Minister for Minority Welfare and Wakf, Qamar-ul-Islam, for breach of privilege in his written reply on the wakf property scam. The committee has left it to the discretion of the Council to take action against him. The committee 's chairman, MLC?G Madhusudhan of the BJP, on Wednesday tabled the report which states

Kasargod, Jun 26: K K Geetha, Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics at Nehru Arts and Science College, Kanhangad, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train at Hosangadii, between Manjeswaram and Uppala stations, on Wednesday. The badly mutilated body of the 52-year-old Geetha was found under a railway bridge in the afternoon, P. Pramod, sub-inspector, Manjeshwaram

Bangalore, June 26: Ivan D 'souza and three newly nominated members of Legislative Council were on Wednesday sworn in by the Chairman of the council. Former opposition leader in Council and Congress leader V S Ugrappa, former party MP Iqbal Ahmed Saradagi, Davangere district Congress president Abdul Jabbar, AICC secretary Ivan D'Souza and actor Jayamala were nominated to the Legislative Council on