Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 29: The National Investigation Agency would assist in the probe into the Bengaluru blast that killed a woman and injured three persons on the crowded Church Street. Police teams have been sent to Pune and Chennai to investigate possible terror links. A high-level meeting was held by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday to take stock of the security situation in the wake of the

New Delhi, Dec 29: Minister of state for home affairs on Monday confirmed that the IED explosion on Church Street in Bengaluru was a terror attack. "Security and alertness needs to be enhanced. This was definitely a terror attack," Kiren Rijju said while speaking to mediapersons. On Sunday, around 8.30pm, an IED exploded on Church Street, killing one woman and injuring five others. Hours after the

Bhopal, Dec 29: A marriage between a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy in Gwalior lasted only for a few days after the Bajrang Dal called it a case of œlove jihad  and the administration declared that the marriage was not valid. Eleven days after her parents said she was missing and filed a police case, the 19-year-old girl appeared in Kotwali police station Saturday with a notarised document saying

Bhatkal, Dec 29: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said that those who suspect Indian Muslims' patriotism should know that Muslims are the only community who are Indians not only by birth but also by choice. Addressing the valedictory ceremony of the centenary celebration of the Majlis-e-Islah Wa Tanzeem, a leading social organization in Bhatkal

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday night said he has called a high-level meeting here tomorrow in the wake of the blast in front of a restaurant that killed one woman and injured three others, and maintained that the incident happened despite police being on high alert. Rushing to the blast site from Mysuru, Mr. Siddaramaiah said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to him

Belagavi, Dec 29: Sharpshooters late on Sunday shot dead the man-eater tiger which had been on the prowl in the forests of Khanapur taluk in the district for the last few days. Belagavi Superintendent of Police, Ravikanthe Gowda, confirmed the incident. A massive operation was launched four days ago after the tiger fatally mauled a pregnant woman. A few months ago, the tiger had killed a woman in

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of pursuing a œhidden agenda  of establishing a Hindu nation and said that the true colours of the Narendra Modi government had been exposed within the six months. Addressing the party workers at the 130th Congress Foundation Day organised at the KPCC office, he said that the BJP would never be

Bengaluru, Dec 28: A woman was killed and three persons were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on the crowded Church Street at 8.35 p.m. on Sunday. The deceased woman, hailing from Chennai, was identified as Bhavani Devi (38). The injured persons were identified as Karthick, Sandeep and Vinay. While Sandeep and Vinay were admitted to HOSMAT Hospital, Karthick and Bhavani

Mangaluru, Dec 28: State health minister U T Khader is not just an able politician the state has seen, but also an able sportsman even from his college days. This became apparent when the minister donned the role of a batsman and faced deliveries during a cricket match held at Bellare in Sullia taluk recently. Mr Khader was one of the chief guests at a floodlight sports meet held at Bellare after

Mangaluru, Dec 28: A truck terminal being the need of the hour for parking trucks and lorries in Mangaluru, D Devaraj Urs Truck Terminals Limited has come forward to construct a truck terminal for which all necessary arrangements will be made by the company within the next six months. Announcing this at a press conference here on Saturday, president of the company S N Prakasham said that there was