Karnataka

Dammam, May 1: Dakshina Kannada District-in-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai, Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader and former Union Minister C M Ibrahim arrived at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam on Wednesday morning. They are here to attend a Community get-together' organized by Dakshina Karnataka Sunni Centre (DKSC). A posse of NRIs including members of DKSC received them at the

Bantwal, May 1: A person has been arrested at Madikeri on charges of vandalizing the toll plaza and equipment at Brahmarakootlu on Bangalore-Mangalore national highway few days ago. The arrested has been identified as Aboobaker from Pallamajalu in Bantwal taluk. He was produced before the judge on Wednesday. Police said they have identified 25 persons who were involved in the case. A massive

Dubai, May 1: The body of an Indian expatriate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who was charred to death following a fire in a cargo vessel a month ago, is still in the mortuary due to court procedures to claim insurance money, a media report said. Sailor Deepak Singh, 20, fromUttarakhand, was found fully charred after the cargo ship 'Al Reem' caught fire off the UAE's Sharjah coast March 24

Bangalore, May 1: A self-styled guru who was on the run after his driver filed a police complaint against him for issuing death threats, was nabbed near Hosur, late on Tuesday night. Devishri Guruji had allegedly threatened the driver, Vasanth, after the latter released sleazy videos of the guru to the media last week. The complaint against the godman was registered on Sunday. Vasanth alleged the

Chennai, May 1: Two minor-intensity bomb blasts today rocked the Guwahati-Bangalore Express at the Central Railway station here claiming a woman's life and leaving 13 others injured, as police detained a suspect in this connection. A 22-year-old woman passenger, identified as Swathi, bound for Guntur via Vijaywada, was killed in the explosions that occurred in the S4 and S5 coaches in quick

Madikeri, Apr 30: A case has been registered against international cricketer Robin Uthappa's father Venu Uthappa and two others for allegedly subjecting his wife to cruelty. "We have booked a case against three persons, including Robin Uthappa's father for allegedly subjecting his wife Roselyn Uthappa to cruelty," Kodagu Superintendent of Police Anucheth said. The case was booked yesterday evening

Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Apr 30: An FIR was today lodged against Narendra Modi by the Gujarat police following an order of the Election Commission's which held that he violated the model code. In an embarrassment for him, the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate faced EC's action for displaying party's election symbol 'Lotus' and making a speech after casting his vote in Gandhinagar. "We have complied with

Mangalore, Apr 30: In view of the partial closure of the Dubai Airport runway, some flights of Air India Express will be operated from and to Sharjah instead of Dubai from May 1 to July 20. Air India Express flight IX 823 from Mangalore will operate to Sharjah with departure at 0125 hrs(1.25 am) on all days. Flight IX 824 from Sharjah to Mangalore will arrive at 0940 hrs(9.40 am). Flight IX 383

Sullia, Apr 30: A local Congress leader and her husband were brutally stabbed by a youth in broad day light at Sullia town in Dakshina Kananda district on Wednesday. Waheeda Ismaeel and her husband Ismaeel Nelyamajau sustained severe injuries in this unexpected attack. Both the injured were rushed to a private hospital in Mangalore after preliminary treatment in a local hospital. The condition of

Mangalore, Apr 30: Calling Baba Ramdev as a fake' sadhu, DK District Congress committee president in-charge Ibrahim Kodichal said that the Congress strongly condemned the controversial Rahul honeymoon' remark made by him, and urged the government to take appropriate legal action against him. He told mediapersons at a press conference here on Wednesday that Baba Ramdev was a taint to the practice