Karnataka

Mumbai/Delhi, Jun 10: Political leaders, theatre personalities and the artistes from the entertainment sphere on Monday condoled the death of Girish Karnad, saying they will miss the brilliance of the iconic playwright-actor-director and his immense contribution to arts and culture. Karnad, 81, died on Monday after prolonged illness at his Bengaluru residence. He was a progressive voice that

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 10: Torrential monsoon rains lashing several parts of Kerala have claimed at least 13 lives in the past two days, officials said. Four people died on Sunday — two inThiruvananthapuram and one each at Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts in rain-related incidents, officials in the state control room for disaster management said. As the Met department warned of strong winds

Hubballi, Jun 10: A holiday trip home for a man employed in Dubai turned into a nightmare when he was dropped by a gang which offered him a ride to Gadag on Saturday night. The victim Ajith Singh was robbed of Rs 55,000 cash, gold chain, laptop, an iPhone and other valuables worth Rs 1.50 lakh. Ajith landed in Mumbai on Friday and reached Hubballi the next day. On Saturday night, he waited to

Bengaluru, Jun 10: Jnanpith award winning playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad died at his residence in Bengaluru early Monday morning, aged 81. Karnad was a prominent playwright for four decades, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. His plays have been translated into English and several Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, BV Karanth

Bengaluru, Jun 9: Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda Sunday said the much awaited expansion of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy led cabinet in Karnataka, aimed at saving the coalition government, would be the "foundation stone" for its collapse. "I feel this expansion will be the foundation stone for the collapse of the government. Everyone knows about disgruntlement (in the coalition). I don't want

Bengaluru, Jun 9: The BJP in Karnataka on Sunday alleged that the Congress-JDS coalition has received "kickbacks" for selling 3,667 acres of land, having rich deposits of iron ore, to JSW steel company in Ballari district. The comments by Karnataka BJP Chief B S Yeddyurappa have come a day after chairman and managing director of the steel giant, Sajjan Jindal said that the company never does

Newsroom, Jun 9: The Editors Guild of India and several media associations have strongly condemned the arrests of three journalists - Prashant Kanojia, Ishita Singh and Anuj Shukla, for sharing and broadcasting a woman’s comment on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. While freelance journalist Kanojia was arrested for his Twitter activity, Ishita Singh and Anuj Shukla, the head and

Bengaluru, May 9: The police have arrested five persons following the coldblooded murder of a youth over smartphone ludo game at Ilyas Nagar in Kumaraswamy Layout in the city. The victim, Mohammed Ali Shaahib, a fabrication worker hailing from West Bengal, was allegedly stabbed by his friend Sheikh Milan. The incident took place on Friday night when Milan and Shaahib were allegedly placing bets on

Mumbai, Jun 9: Social activist and thinker Ram Puniyani, who had received threats and abuse over phone from unidentified saffron extremists on the night of June 6, has been provided 24 hour police protection. Puniyani, a former IIT Mumbai professor, had filed an FIR with the Mumbai police after he received threat calls. "I am relieved that the police have provided me and my family with round-the

Mangaluru, Jun 9: Aadhya A, a five-year-old girl from the city, set a new world record in hula hoop spun which was confirmed by India Star Book of Records and India Star World Records in the first week of June. Aadhya has spun hula hoop 4000 times continuously in kneeling down position and the total time that she took to spin was around 34 minutes and 25 seconds. Aadhya gave her record setting