Karnataka

Bengaluru, Feb 5: China is looking to increase its investments in Karnataka, especially in Bengaluru, Le Yucheng, the Chinese Ambassador to India, said after meeting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Wednesday. “We are primarily looking at avenues to increase Chinese investments in Karnataka, especially in Bengaluru. The primary agenda is to concentrate on the information technology (IT)?and

Hyderabad, Feb 5: The fragile lifeless body of five-year-old Shahista Sabah bore tell-tale marks of burns, needle pricks, thrashing and severe starvation. The little one had cried for help for almost eight months at the residence of a Police Head Constable in Malkapur of Medak district, 40 km from here, before succumbing to torture. The police are now saying that the girl had been abducted by the

Mangaluru, Feb 4: A few dozen members of Hindutva organisations Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal staged a protest in front of PVS junction in the centre of the city against the state government for imposing a ban on VHP leader Praveen Togadia from entering Bengaluru for a few days. The protestors shouted slogans against the state government, and condemned the ban due to which Praveen

Bengaluru, Feb 4: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday appeared before the Karnataka High Court seeking permission to assist the court in the ongoing Jayalalitha's disproportionate of assets case as he was original complainant. He said the Supreme Court has orally asked him to get orders from the Karnataka High Court to assist the court in the prosecution of Jayalalitha and others in the case

Agra/Meerut: With ten days to go for Valentine's Day, Hindutva outfits active in western UP have warned that couples found celebrating the "foreign festival" in public will face a variety of punishments. While a prompt Arya Samaj wedding will be forced on Hindu couples, inter-faith partners will have to sit through a "shuddhikaran" (purification) ritual, the Hindu Mahasabha has said. What's more

Mangaluru, Feb 4: An exhibition of photographs depicting ‘Street Life’ captured by Coastaldigest.com staff photographer Ahmed Anwar will be held for four days from February 7 at Talent Research Foundation Hall at Kankanady in the city. Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday, Talent Research Foundation (TRF) president Riyaz Kannur said that a collection of Ahmed Anwar’s black-and

Puttur, Feb 4: In a tragic mishap, an erratic pickup truck caused five accidents in Boluvari in Puttur, resulting in the death of a police personnel and injuring five others on Tuesday night. Resident of Uppinangady Nemiraj (46), who was serving as a police personnel at the office of assistant superintendent of police in Puttur, died on the spot in the mishap. It is said that the driver on the

Mangaluru, Feb 4: A court in Bengaluru on Tuesday extended the police custody of two of the Bhatkal based youth arrested last month on terrorism charges by two days for further interrogation. Police said that Bhatkal based homeopathic doctor Syed Ismail Afaq and his cousin Abdus Subur were on Tuesday remanded in police custody for two more days in Bengaluru. Two other youth — Saddam Hussain and

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Anger spilled on to the streets on Tuesday with many organisations protesting against the alleged ragging of a college student in K.R. Puram here. Thamarai Chelvan, a student of South East Asian College of Nursing, attempted suicide on January 28 after alleged ragging by his classmates. The family claimed that the college management offered financial assistance for the treatment

Mangaluru, Feb 4: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officers on Tuesday arrested a person at Mangaluru International Airport for alleged smuggling of five gold biscuits by concealing it in rectum. The seizure of five gold biscuits weighing a total of 583 grams worth Rs 16.33 lakh was made based on a tip off from intelligence. The accused is Mohammed Sameer, a resident of Udma in Kasaragod