Karnataka

New Delhi, Mar 7: Irked by Rahul Gandhi's remark accusing "RSS people" of having killed Mahatma Gandhi, the Sangh has decided to initiate legal action against him and lodge a complaint with the Election Commission. "Legal action will be initiated against Rahul Gandhi for his irresponsible utterances linking RSS with Gandhi's murder. Complaint will be filed with EC too," RSS spokesperson Ram Madhav

Ahmedabad, Mar 7: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal's convoy was today stopped a few kilometres away from the official residence of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, with police asking him to seek an appointment with the BJP's prime ministerial candidate. Kejriwal had this morning announced that he will go to meet Modi at his residence to discuss the development of Gujarat. He, along with other BJP

Ahmedabad, Mar 7: Accusing Narendra Modi of speaking "white lies" on development in Gujarat, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal today said he would meet the Gujarat Chief Minister to discuss the development claims. The former Delhi Chief Minister said he has raised 16 questions on development claims on Gujarat and wants to discuss all the issues with Modi if he has the time. Kejriwal, who is on a four-day

Jeddah, Mar 7: Steps are being taken to transfer Indian inmates from jails in Saudi Arabia to Indian prisons in line with the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons signed during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Riyadh in 2010. The implementation of the convention was emphasized in a joint communique issued at the end of the recent visit to India by Crown Prince Salman

Mangalore, Mar 7: Assayyid Fazal Haamid Koyamma Thangal, popularly known as Koorath Thangal has taken charge as the new Khazi of Ullal. Sheikh Sabah-al-Rifai-al-Qadir Baghdad and All India Sunni Jam 'iyyathul Ulama President A P Aboobaker Kanthapuram crowned the Khazi with new responsibility by placing a turban on Thangal 's head symbolizing the assumption of charge. Speaking on the occasion, A P

Riyadh, Mar 6: The death toll from a car crash at Al-Muzahimiyah in Riyadh province of Saudi Arabia has risen to 5 as one of the five survivors succumbed to her injuries in the hospital on Thursday. Nisha Thaj (26), who had sustained severe injuries in last Monday 's accident, breathed her last in the hospital official sources said. The accident occurred when the car in which nine members of a

Bangalore, Mar 6: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Thursday began its annual meeting here to chalk out plans for expanding its activities across India. Clarifying that the three-day meeting had no political agenda and was not connected to the general elections, RSS publicity head Manamohan Vaidya told reporters that the meeting would evaluate its programmes and performance in diverse social

Mangalore, Mar 6: Days after her appointment as the new president of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Prof M Janaki Brahmavar from Udupi said that the academy and its members had to be pro-active to boost Tulu language, its culture and traditions and bring it to the fore. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference at the academy office here on Thursday, the Tulu litterateur said that she would

Mangalore, Mar 6: Ronald Sebastian Castelino, popularly known as Roy Castelino, officially took charge as the new president of Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, Government of Karnataka in the city on Thursday. On the occasion, Mr Castelino accepted the authority of the academy for the term of 2014-2017 along with the notification copy of the appointment from Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo, in the

Meerut, Mar 6: A group of Kashmiri students of a private university in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, have been booked for sedition after they cheered Pakistan during a cricket match. 67 students of the Swami Vivekanand Subharti University were suspended on Tuesday for celebrating Pakistan's victory over India in the Asia Cup match on Sunday. They now face arrest. "The case has been registered for being