Karnataka

Bangalore, Apr 7: The three Muslim youth - Muthi-ur-Rahman Siddique, Aejaz Ahmed Mirza and Mohammed Yusuf Nalbandh - who recently walked to their freedom after a six-month ordeal of being branded as terrorists and charged with waging war aginst the country, said that they still carry the stigma of 'terror accused' despite the fact that National Investigation Agency (NIA) itself did not found even

Hyderabad, Apr 7: 'Discrimination' against Muslims is giving rise to a feeling of injustice among them, Press Council Chairman Markanedya Katju today claimed and rebuked the media for what he described as "demonising" Muslim community through "irresponsible" journalism. "Whenever a bomb blast occurs or such incident takes place, within an hour or so many TV channels start showing that an email or

Mangalore, Apr 7: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta said that the district administration was utilizing technology in systematic monitoring of the election code of conduct. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the district information office in Mangalore on Sunday, Mr. Gupta said the MEM (Mobile Election Managing) service had been introduced, wherein smartphones are

Mangalore, April 7: Election and campaign related advertisements by political parties and candidates will have to be produced for screening before the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC), said Harsh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner, DK. Addressing media persons at a news conference at the district information office in Mangalore on Sunday, Mr. Gupta said that any kind of media publicity

Udupi, Apr 7: Congress candidate for Udupi Assembly constituency Pramod Madhwaraj and South Canara District Central Cooperative (SCDCC) Bank chairman M N Rajendra Kumar have been booked for violating the election code of conduct. Udupi Deputy Commissioner M T Reju, who is also election officer for the district, said a complaint had been received about poll code violation during the Udupi District

Mangalore, Apr 7: Factional fighting in Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee has been exacerbating ever since KPCC released its first list of candidates for May 5 Assembly polls. Hours after supporter of KPCC secretary Ivan D'Souaza staged a protest in front of District Congress Office in Mangalore on Saturday to express their ire against the decision of party leadership to field J R Lobo

Riyadh, Apr 7: Thousands of expatriate workers including Indians in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia breathed a sigh of relief after King Abdullah announced three-month grace period for illegal foreigners. With this the massive campaign by Saudi authorities to deport thousands of foreigners who overstayed their residence permits or worked illegally or did not have the legal documents to work or stay in the

New Delhi, Apr 7: Raking up the Ram temple issue, BJP leader L K Advani today asked partymen not to be apologetic for the Ayodhya movement and instead take pride in it. Advani also referred to Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's recent words of praise for him, which had surprised many, and said that people should not hesitate to speak the "right thing" as "the world will accept it". "When

Bangalore, Apr 6: Narendra Modi will campaign in five districts for Karnataka assembly elections, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said today amid speculation on the extent of the Gujarat Chief Minister's role in the canvassing. "The party will utilise Modi's services...," Shettar told reporters after the party's foundation day celebrations here. Modi will campaign in five districts, the Chief

Padubidri, Apr 6: A lady reeling under depression, who had gone missing about five days ago has been found dead in a lake at Pangala, near here. The corpse of the lady has been found in highly decomposed state. It is suspected that the lady must have committed suicide. The deceased has been identified as Radhika (30), daughter of Sugana, a resident of Kaipunjala-Sasithota of Uliyaragoli near Kaup