Karnataka

New Delhi, Mar 20: Mid-air Holi celebrations aboard eight flights have cost no-frill carrier SpiceJet heavily, with the DGCA issuing show cause notice to the airline and suspending two of its pilots. The cabin crew of SpiceJet performed a small dance sequence on a song as part of Holi celebrations, with some passengers also joining in. The videos of these events were taken and uploaded on video

Mangalore, Mar 20: The Mangalore City Police filed charge sheet against eight persons allegedly involved in threatening two medicos and filming the couple after forcing them to have sex. The incident occurred near a medical college in Deralakatte on December 18, 2013. A hot chase by a team of policemen and advocate Asha Nayak, who came to the help of the harassed woman, led to the arrest of eight

Udupi, Mar 20: BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, Shobha Karandlaje, created a flutter by filing her nominations on the very first day on Wednesday. The last date to file the nominations is March 26. She filed the papers before Deputy Commissioner Dr Muddu Mohan, who is also the returning officer. The whole issue was kept under wraps as Shobha visited the DC Office only

Lucknow, Mar 20: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal, who will challenge the BJP 's Narendra Modi in Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, could make attempts to project ' himself as a secular alternative ' as he tries to woo Muslim voters, who are in sizable numbers in the holy town, to corner the saffron strongman. Muslims, who constitute around 2.50 lakh in Varanasi constituency, play a

New Delhi, Mar 19: Even though reports of nationwide Modi-wave ' continued to sweep media, the prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party is now not certain of winning Varanasi constituency in the impending general election. After Arvind Kejriwal decided to fight against Narendra Modi in Varanasi constituency of Uttar Pradesh, the Gujarat chief minister has decided to contest from one

Mangalore, Mar 19: Close to the heels of a photoshopped ' image of veteran Congress leader Janardhan Poojary was found doing the rounds on a social networking site, a similar image of Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal depicted in an objectionable manner has brought anguish to a religious community in Mangalore. In connection to this, leaders from Christian community met

Mangalore, Mar 19: The officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport have once again thwarted an attempt of smuggling of gold and seized gold pieces and granules, totally weighing 800.600 grams and valued at Rs.24,09,806. The gold was concealed in four Lux ' brand bathing soaps and one American Garden ' brand Chocolate Syrup bottle. Abdul Gafoor, 30, a resident of Melangadi House in

Bangalore, Mar 19: The Election Commission Wednesday notified single phase elections to the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka April 17. Polling will be held for 11 hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in all constituencies. Counting will be taken up May 16, as in the rest of the country. As the election process officially began, five-time Bharatiya Janata Party member Ananth Kumar filed his

Bangalore, Mar 19: BJP leader Ananth Kumar, Union Minister K H Muniyappa and JDS state President A Krishnappa filed their nominations, as the process for the April 17 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka was set in motion today. Kumar, a five-time MP, filed his nomination for Bangalore South constituency, where he is being challenged by former Infosys co-founder and face of "Aadhar" programme, Nandan

New Delhi, Mar 19: Setting up a 25-point agenda for political parties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Students Islamic Organisation of India released its manifesto aimed at "social and educational upliftment of students in the country". "History in our textbooks is being distorted. Secular fabric of the nation is under strain with the kind of contents being put in textbooks taught to students