Karnataka

Mumbai, Apr 12: Mumbai city BJP spokesperson Yogesh Verma and his supporters assaulted a grieving family on the Western Express Highway evening when the family objected to Verma's SUV forcefully overtaking their car, driving them against the highway's side railing. When the family went to a nearby hospital to obtain a medical report so that they could file a police complaint against the BJP

Mangalore, Apr 12: Here 's good news from Pilikula Biological Park giving enough reason for tiger lovers and wildlife enthusiasts to celebrate. Netra, the six-year-old tigress gave birth to two male cubs two weeks ago with taking the total number of tigers in the park to 9. Director of the park H Jayaprakash Bhandary said that the park gave two tigers, a male and a female, to Surat zoo a month ago

Mangalore, Apr 11: Aam Aadmi Party National Executive Yogendra Yadav will be in Mangalore to campaign for party 's Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha candidate M R Vasudeva on April 13. In a press release, Rajan Shastri of the party said that Mr Yadav will address the party workers at Mangalore Town Hall from 4:30 p to 8:30p.m. The event will include cultural programs promoting National Integration. It

New Delhi, Apr 12: Hopes of NRIs to cast votes in the ongoing general elections through Internet were dashed today with the Supreme Court saying that any interim relief at this stage may open a pandora's box. The apex court took into consideration the submission of the Election Commission that grant of interim relief at this stage would be beyond the scope and relief claimed by the petitioners

Mangalore, Apr 11: The district administration has enforced Section 144 in Kalladka in Dakshina Kannada for a period of three days from Thursday night to maintain peace in the region following unrest due to clashes between two groups on Thursday night, said deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Friday, he said that the prohibitory orders under

New Delhi, Apr 11: The poll body also directed the UP government to lodge FIRs against the two leaders. Taking serious exception to the failure of the UP government to file an FIR against state Minister Azam Khan for his communal utterances and check inflammatory speeches of Amit Shah (close aide of the BJP 's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi), the Election Commission has directed the

Kalladka, Apr 11: Sporadic incidents of violence were reported in communal tension hit Kalladka town on Friday too. Group clashes between miscreants of two communities, which forced the district administration to clamp prohibitory orders in the town on Thursday night, recurred today afternoon. Youth attacked According to reliable sources, a group of miscreants belonging to a rightwing organisation

Bangalore, Apr 11:Actor-turned-politician and Karnataka Housing Minister Ambareesh, who had been undergoing treatment at a hospital in Singapore since March 1, returned home today. Ambareesh, who was discharged from Mount Elizabeth hospital recently was taking rest at a friend's place in Singapore. Speaking to fans gathered near his house to welcome him, Ambreesh thanked them for their prayers and

Mangalore, Apr 11: Swami Pranavanandaram, president of Bharath Kranthi Sena, urged that the complaint filed against local youth of Kodikere, Suratkal over an assault on a female Congress councillor few days ago should be immediately withdrawn, failing which he warned that she would be responsible if any untoward incident took place in the district. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, he

Mumbai, Apr 11: Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi has said that any woman who has sex outside marriage should be hanged, including rape victims. According to a report published in Mid-Day, Azmi said, "Rape is punishable by hanging in Islam. But here, nothing happens to women, only to men. Even the woman is guilty." The Samajwadi Party leader further added, "In India, if you have sex with a person