Karnataka

An eight-year-old girl has been murdered after allegedly being raped in Yakapur village in Chincholi Taluk of the district on Monday. The victim is studying in the second standard. The girl who was attending school regularly had remained absent on Monday. The villagers had seen the girl wandering with Yallappa of the same village in the afternoon. When she did not return home from the school, the

Hubballi/Belagavi, Dec 3: Fickle weather and flight change led to an unscheduled parley between Vokkaliga heavyweights DK Shivakumar and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy at Hubballi airport on Monday. The Congress and JD(S) politicians spoke behind closed doors in the airport’s VIP lounge, reportedly discussing a possible post-poll alliance between the two parties in case BJP falls short of

Wayanad, Dec 3: A nun involved in protests against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal has written an autobiography highlighting stories of sexual abuse by priests and bishops, a fact which she says "everybody knows but is silent about". Sister Lucy Kalappura says her book titled ''Karthaavinte Naamathil'' (in the name of the Lord) is an account that draws from what she saw and experienced. "It is

Dec 3: The future of BJP government in Karnataka depends on the by-polls in 15 Assembly seats. Though the party needs seven seats to save the government, BJP has gone full throttle to win at least eight seats so that there is no danger to the government. However, BJP leaders claim that they are going to win all the 15 seats. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, other minister and party officials are

Bengaluru, Dec 3: Senior Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Monday appeared before the Income Tax (I-T) Department here in connection with a money laundering case. The department had summoned Shivakumar to appear before it today. After an FIR was registered against him for allegedly obstructing I-T officials from discharging their duties, Shivakumar had on November 29 called it a

Udupi, Dec 2: Bearywood’s new film with a sensational title, ‘Triple Talaq’, directed by Yakub Khader Gulvadi, is all set to release soon. The premiere of the movie will be held at Scott Cinemas in Bristol, United Kingdom, on December 8. After the premiere, an interaction programme will be held with the audience, according to Mr Gulvadi. Navya Poojary and Azhar Sha are playing lead role in the

Belagavi, Dec 2: Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy asked the state government to handover the honeytrap case to the CBI for inquiry as he too has heard some of the audio’s and the voices appear to be familiar with being like a ‘sahukar’. Speaking to reporters at the airport here on Monday, Kumaraswamy said, an inquiry by CBI in the honeytrap was suitable to unearth the truth, hence it should

Mumbai, Dec 2: Rejecting Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anant Kumar Hedge's claim, former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said no money was returned to the Centre and that he did not take any such decision as caretaker chief minister. Hegde, the MP for Uttara Kannada (Karnataka), said on Saturday that his party colleague Devendra Fadnavis was made Maharashtra

Kochi, Dec 2: For 44-year-old Nissar hailing from Kollam, the sea was a passion, but after enduring untold miseries during the nine-day escape voyage of 3,000 miles on a fishing boat along with eight others, he has vowed that he will not go into the sea again. Speaking to news agencies, Nissar who was cleared by the immigration officials in Kochi, said that he has is putting an end to his way of

Bengaluru, Dec 2: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has reached out to Bengaluru Police, promising co-operation in probing the multi-faceted Karnataka Premier League (KPL) betting scam, an official said on Saturday. "The ICC has contacted Bengaluru Police regarding the KPL betting scam. We are in co-operation with each other," Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kuldeep Jain