Karnataka

New Delhi, Dec 17: A fresh Bill to make the practice of tripe talaq among Muslims a penal offence was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday to replace an ordinance issued in September. Under the proposed law, giving instant triple talaq will be illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 would

Belagavi, Dec 17: While the party High Command is yet to take a decision on much delayed Karnataka Cabinet expansion, Congress MLAs, belonging to Muslim community are demanding more representation. Speaking to news agency, former Minister and Congress MLA Tanvir Sait said that “we have seven members who have got elected in the 2018 May Assembly elections and but only two members in the Cabinet”

Dubai, Dec 17: A 13-year-old Indian boy in Dubai, who developed his first mobile application four years ago, also owns a software development company, a media report said on Sunday. Aadithyan Rajesh, a Malayali, was only nine years old when he developed his first mobile application as a hobby to beat boredom. He has also been designing logos and websites for clients. The tech wizard, who started

Bengaluru, Dec 17: A 57-year-old man succumbed to injuries after he cut his genitals at his residence in Soladevanahalli on Saturday morning. He was under the influence of alcohol. Nanjappa, a labourer and a resident of Tirumalapura, Soladevanahalli in north Bengaluru, was an alcohol addict, according to his son. The man consumed alcohol after waking up on Saturday morning. When his son returned

Mangaluru, Dec 17: In a tragic incident, two schoolgirls died after accidentally falling into a water tank at Koltige in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district. The victims have been identified as Prajna, 12, and Sanjana, 9. They were cousins. Both were students of Perlampady Government School. After school, the two girls arrived home and later started playing. As they were not to be found until

Chennai, Dec 17: Charging Prime Minister Narendra Modi with possessing “traits of a sadist”, DMK president M K Stalin on Sunday vowed to overthrow the BJP Government and proposed his Congress counterpart Rahul Gandhi for prime ministership in the 2019 general elections due in May. Stalin made the proposal with top Opposition leaders like N Chandrababu Naidu and Pinnarayi Vijayan by his side at the

Bengaluru, Dec 17: An Israeli company has launched its smart irrigation technology in Karnataka’s Belagavi recently. NetBeat is an irrigation and fertigation management system that integrates monitoring, analysis and automation into a single mobile platform, enabling farmers to maximise productivity anytime, anywhere, Randhir Chauhan, managing director of Netafim India, told presspersons

At 47, this photographer from Mangaluru was probably one of the rare invitee who was invited to cover one of the most talked about wedding of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal. In a span of 15-days starting from December 1st, photographer Vivek Sequeira and his team of five photographers claim to have captured over 1.2 lakh photographs ranging from house-warming, pre-wedding ceremonies, array of

Hubballi, Dec 17: At least four people were killed and three injured on Sunday in an explosion at a distillery belonging to former BJP minister Murugesh Nirani in Karnataka's Bagalkot district, police said. The incident occurred around noon at the distillery of Nirani Group of Industries in Kulali village of Mudhol area -- 510km northwest of the state capital. The explosion appeared to be at the

Mangaluru, Dec 16: Various organisations and individuals observed Vijay Diwas to commemorate India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 at the War Memorial in Kadri in Mangaluru on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner S. Sasikanth Senthil said one has to get inspiration from wars and sacrifices. Amidst several forces working to divide Indians, they have to united fight against such