Karnataka

Mumbai, Jun 23: In a major relief to Gautam Adani and Rajesh Adani, a local court has discharged the industrialists in a case of cheating and criminal conspiracy related to purchase and sale of shares. Adani brothers have close relationship with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. It is believed that they have even spent huge amount of money for the election campaign for Mr Modi during recent Lok

Kasaragod, Jun 23: A primary school teacher accused of sexually harassing students surrendered at the town police station here on Saturday night. N. Balamurali(26), a high school teacher hailing from Badiadka, surrendered after his efforts to get bail from higher courts went in vain, Sub-Inspector T.P. Sudha said.The teacher, who had been dismissed from service under provisions of the Protection

Puttur, Jun 23: Sleuths of Anti Naxal Force and Dakshina Kannada district police have launched manhunt for 66-year-old Nagappa Gowda, allegedly involved in the murder of his daughter-in-law, in Uppukala in Subramanya police station limits on June 15. Nagappa Gowda allegedly fired at her daughter-in-law Vidya when his son was not in the house, which is located in a remote place adjoining forest

Dubai, Jun 23: An 11-year-old Mangalorean student is the lone participant from the UAE who has got her two experiments approved for launch into space under a programme for budding young scientists. Two experiments of Prerna Pai, a seventh grader at Sharjah 's Delhi Private School, are among the 100 selected experiments that will be fired into space under the Cubes In Space Programme on June 26

Bantwal, Jun 23: Six persons have been taken into custody by the Bantwal rural police on Sunday in connection with the murder of 27-year-old Naushad at Maripalla on Saturday. They are all said to be locals and know to the deceased. Two teams have been formed under the guidance of Bantwal circle inspector Belliappa and DCIB inspector Basheer Ahmed to crack the murder mystery. Naushad, an accused in

Mangalore, Jun 23: Students of Government Higher Primary School, Mannagudda will have a vast and enjoyable learning experience hereafter. Equipped with a audio-visual media room, the children can now learn their curriculum in a fully air-conditioned room with a projector, screen accompanied with in-built audio, computer and cordless microphone. An idea of Mangalore Coastal Round Table 190 to

Mangalore, Jun 22: Two young IT professionals based in Mangalore, Dheeraj Madi and Sripathi Pai, have developed an Android mobile application to help alert necessary people if a woman is in distress or in trouble. Called I-Shakti ', the mobile application can be downloaded and installed on any Android mobile phone. Once installed, a person has the option of feeding three most important contact

Bangalore, Jun 22: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has opposed a plea by former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa for discharge from charges of corruption in a bribery case that was charge sheeted by the CBI in 2012. The CBI on Saturday filed objections to a plea which was filed in a special CBI court by Yeddyurappa for discharge from the corruption case filed against him by the

Ullal, Jun 22: A tense situation prevailed in the region after two youth were seriously assaulted by a gang of five miscreants while they were waiting at a bus stand at Ullal junction on Saturday. The situation remained tense for sometime as the news of the assault spread among the locals. The victims are Mohammed Shah Rukh (28), son of Shamsuddeen and Haider (29), son of Mohammed. Both the youth

Kottayam, Jun 22: A 25-year-old man was Sunday arrested in Kerala on charges of raping his mother, police said. "This was happening for some time and there used to be ruckus in their home over this. The neighbours were unhappy over this and filed a complaint and we arrested the man," a police official at the Pala police station near here said. The head of the family works as a casual labourer and