Karnataka

Mangalore, Mar 17: In her first visit to Dakshina Kannada after joining the BJP a week ago, former Congress MP Tejaswini Gowda said that it was the Congress who had divided the country into Hindus and Muslims as a result of their minority appeasement tactics and warned the opponent party not to indulge in vote-bank politics. Addressing a press conference at BJP district headquarters here on Monday

New Delhi, Mar 17: In an embarrassment for the Bharatiya Janata Party, whistle-blower website WikiLeaks on Monday clarified that the US diplomatic cables released by it in 2011 never described Modi as "incorruptible" or "the lone honest Indian politician". "India: No WikiLeaks document say #Modi is 'incorruptable', rather he is popular because 'viewed' as 'incorruptable' (sic)", Wikileaks tweeted

Mangalore, Mar 17: Porlu – Onchuru Marlu ' album and telefilm was released with much grandeur at Town Hall on Saturday. The guests on the dais included Sandalwood stars Rakshith Shetty of Simplag Ond Love Story and Ulidavaru Kandante fame, Yajna Shetty of Ulidavaru Kandante, Youth Congress leader Mithun Rai, DID Fame Kishore Aman, Manoj Kumar Shetty amidst others. Roopesh T Shetty, popularly known

Mangalore, Mar 17: Colours ruled the streets today as people of all ages with faces and clothes smeared in myriad of hues celebrated Holi, a harvest festival which marks the onset of spring season. From youngsters and the elderly to the widows of Vrindavan, the 'gulal' spared none as revellers danced to the accompaniment of drums. People exchanged sweets as a mark of bonhomie. The festival is

New Delhi, Mar 17: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Central government and the Election Commission that Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) who are registered voters should be allowed to cast their ballot, even from their foreign locations. The plea, moved on Saturday, said the existing provision under Section 20A of the Representation of the People Act (Amendment), 2010

Riyadh, Mar 17: The Ministry of Interior has denied releasing any statement banning 50 names, which went viral on social media websites, and said any name can be used as long as it abides by Civil Status laws. Mohammed Al-Jaser, Civil Affairs spokesman, said that certain names cannot be registered if they do not adhere to Islamic law. Among these are westernized names, socially unacceptable names

Chikmagalur, Mar 17: “The Third Front will definitely come to power in the nation and my leader, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda will definitely get another opportunity to lead the nation,” said former Union minister and probable JD(S) candidate from Chikmagalur- Udupi Loka Sabha constituency V Dhananjay Kumar. He was speaking to presspersons after a discussion with district JD(S) leaders

Kasargod, Mar 17: An angry mob of people at Kasargod targeted bus depot after a local youth was killed in an accident involving a KSRTC bus and a motorcycle here on Sunday. They pelted stoned at few parked buses and vandalised furniture. The police resorted to a mild lathi-charge to disperse the mob as they pelted stones on three Karnataka RTC and two Kerala RTC buses parked inside the depot

Mangalore, Mar 17: State Human Rights Commission member CG Hungund said that human rights evolved around the fundamental right of Right to Life guaranteed by the Indian Constitution and it was the responsibility of the society as a whole to uphold these rights. Speaking at Human Rights ' Awareness Conference and Awards programme organised by Human Rights Federation of India (HRFI) at Don Bosco

Bangalore, Mar 17: A BMTC driver allegedly pushed a 23-year-old Haryana student out of a moving bus after allegedly molesting and verbally abusing her in the early hours of Friday. He has since been arrested by police. The driver, on probation, was allegedly drunk when the incident took place. He had also been involved in a similar offence in 2012. As per the suo motu complaint registered by