Karnataka

Portland, May 28: A man fatally stabbed two passengers aboard a Portland commuter train after they tried to stop him from harassing two young women who appeared to be Muslim, police said on Saturday. Police identified the assailant, who was arrested soon after the Friday afternoon attack, as Jeremy Joseph Christian of Portland, a 35-year-old convicted felon. He was racist A senior researcher with

Thiruvanathapuram, May 28: Amid rage against the Centre’s new restrictions on the sale of cattle for slaughter emerges in Kerala, public slaughtering of a cow organised as part of an Indian Youth Congress protest in Kannur, has triggered strong condemnation from the BJP. The incident happened on Saturday, as the state witnessed protests and beef festivals organised by various groups against

Bangkok, May 28: Dr Arathi Krishna, deputy chairperson of NRI Forum Karnataka, has been conferred with the ‘Mahatma Gandhi Samman-2016’ at a global Indian conclave held at Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. The global Indian conclave on international economic development was organized by the NRI Welfare Society of India from May 26 to 28. The aim of the Society behind the conclave was to highlight

New Delhi, May 28: Disappointed over high GST rate on ayurvedic products that provide "care and cure to common man at affordable price", Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved has asked the government as to how can people feel and live 'Achchhe Din' without the right to good health. In a similar vein, industry body AMAM also said that while the government is aggressively promoting ayurveda globally

Mangaluru, May 28: Holding “goons” of Muslim community responsible for the recent violence at Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, RSS veteran Prabhakar Bhat accused the police of implicating “innocent” Hindu youths in false communal cases. Addressing media persons in the city on Sunday, Mr Bhat, who is infamous for communally provocative speeches, advised the politicians, media and people not to give

New Delhi, May 28: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) today announced the results for Class XII after uncertainty prevailed for over a week leaving students anxious. With 99.6% of marks Noida's Amity International School student, Raksha Gopal became topper. The All-India pass percentage (82%) is one percent lower to last year (83%). The students can check the results on the board's

Malappuram, May 28: All Muslim organizations in Kerala have decided to follow green protocol for Iftar meets being organized as part of breaking Ramadan fast. The organizations have issued guidelines regarding this to all mohalla committees as per the decision taken at a government-level meeting held at Thiruvananthapuram last week. The believers across the state have been directed through Friday

Bengaluru, May 28: Police have rescued a young film promoter from his abductors, and arrested five persons, including two Kannnada moviemakers. Paramesh Gurusiddaiah (37) was kidnapped on May 24 from Basaveshwaranagar. Gurusiddaiah, the victim's father, approached police on May 26 when he got a call from the abductors who demanded Rs 8 lakh. "My son worked as a promoter for the movie Eradu Kanasu

Bengaluru, May 28: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has found that the three Pakistanis arrested last week along with an Indian for illegally staying in the city purchased Aadhaar cards for just Rs 300 from a middleman in Banashankari, south Bengaluru. Kirhon Ghulam Ali, 26, Khasif Shamshuddin, 30 and Samira Abdul Rehman, 25, natives of Karachi, and Muhammad Shihab, an Indian from Kerala, are now in

Bengaluru, May 28: State BJP president B S Yeddyurappa has said age will not come in the way of his becoming the chief minister. In an interaction with journalists in Bengaluru on Saturday, the former chief minister said he was now 74 and would enter his 75th year by the time a new government was formed in Karnataka. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah have already