Karnataka

Mumbai, Feb 5: In April 2012, at the height of summer, Mumbaikars were shocked to read about the death of a woman in a Thane village who trudged several kilometres to fetch drinking water and died from sunstroke. The incident prompted an IITian to build a device that can convert humidity in the atmosphere into water, right in our homes. Anit Asthana, a chemical engineer from the Indian Institute

Hyderabad, Feb 5: Condemning the deadly deeds of ISIS, an alleged Zionist backed terrorist outfit which poses as a Muslim organisation, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has called the ISIS terrorists as enemies of Islam and Muslims. "What they have done so far, all the Islamic scholars of various schools of thought have condemned it. They have raped people, killed people. Not only killed, in a

Mangaluru, Feb 5: The flagship event of the Post Graduate Department of Business Administration of St Aloysius Institute of Management & Information Technology (AIMIT), St Aloysius College (Autonomous) took off on vibrant note at the star-studded inaugural in Aurthur Shenoi Memorial Auditorium at AIMIT, Beeri on Wednesday B A Ibrahim, the District Commission of Dakshina Kannada District graced the

Ahmedabad, Feb 5: Suspended IPS officer PP Pandey was today granted bail by a special CBI court here in the 2004 case of fake encounter of Ishrat Jahan and three others after remaining in jail for 18 months. Special Judge K R Upadhyaya granted bail to Additional Director General of Police Pandey on executing a personal bond of Rs one lakh with two surety bonds. He was in jail since July 2013 when

Mangaluru, Feb 5: The officers of customs at Mangalore international airport seized gold in the form of foil totally weighing 570 gms valued at Rs.15,90,300. The gold was concealed in the inner top cover of two trolley suitcases, carried by the passenger Muhammed Shamseer P A from Kasaragod, Kerala. He arrived at Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday morning by Jet Airways flight 9W531 from

Abu Dhabi, Feb 5: The well-wishers of Congress and like-minded Indian expatriates in Abu Dhabi have formed ‘Karnataka Priyadarshini Forum’ (KPF) to spread the message of peace, fraternity and secularism among Indians in United Arab Emirates and also in Karnataka. The forum was officially inaugurated by U T Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Karnataka, on January 31, by watering a

Udupi, Feb 5: A youth has been arrested by the Udupi district police on the charge of a cricket player Karkada village under Kota police station limits in Udupi taluk. Vijay Kanth Vijay Karanth (31), a cricket player, died on February 2 under suspicious circumstances at Karkada village. On Wednesday, police arrested Vijay’s neighbour Sharat Poojary. The Kota police said Sharat suspected that Vijay

Mangaluru, Feb 5: An associate of underworld operative Vikki Shetty has been arrested by the Surathkal police for his alleged involvement in the in the murder of BJP leader and garage owner Keshava Shetty. The arrested has been identified as Satish Soorinje (30), who was missing for nearly one month. According to police, Satish Soorinje was the main accused in the murder which occurred on January

Bengaluru: Feb 5: The Catholic church today alleged that two key Vatican officials who were to address the 27th national assembly of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) in Bengaluru which beagan on February 3 had been denied visa. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, CCBI president, said the 140 bishops from across the world are attending the assembly that commenced yesterday. Archbishop Arthur

Bengaluru, Feb 5: The State legislature witnessed commotion on Wednesday with the BJP strongly opposing the ruling Congress’ decision to ban the entry of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia into Bengaluru to participate in a Hindu Viraat Samavesha on February 8. The Legislative Assembly and the Council witnessed repeated adjournments with the BJP vociferously demanding the withdrawal of