Karnataka

Mangaluru, May 23: The Ullal Police on Monday arrested two persons, said to be workers at the Navayuga Udupi Tollway Pvt. Ltd., Talapady, on the charge of attempt to murder. The police gave the names of the accused as Deekshith (28) and Kaushik (21), who now have been sent to judicial custody by a jurisdictional court. According to the police, Ansar (28), a resident of Narlapadilu, Talapady, filed

New Delhi, May 23: Self-styled godman Chandraswami, who was one of the most powerful and controversial “spiritual” gurus of Indian political bigwigs and business magnates in 1990s, is no more. All the efforts of the veteran doctors at the Apollo Hospital to rescue the 66-year-old guru proved futile as he breathed his last on Tuesday afternoon. “Spiritual leader Jagadacharya Chandraswami ji, 66

New Delhi, May 23: The Uttar Pradesh government has been directed by a Barabanki court to compensate former AMU scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani, who was acquitted of terror charges after 16 years of incarceration in the 2000 Sabarmati Express blast case. The court directed the Yogi Adityanath-led government to pay compensation to Wani in terms of the average income in accordance with his educational

Mangaluru, May 23: The Tourism Department, along with Mantra Surf Club and Kanara Surfing and Water Promotion Council, will organise a three-day Karnataka Surfing Festival, Indian Open Surfing-2017 from May 26 to 28 at Sasihithlu Beach in Mangaluru taluk. After tasting success in the debut fest in 2016, the state is hosting the event for the second time. According to Tourism department officials

Bengaluru, May 23: Several leaders and activists of Campus Front of India courted arrest during a protest on Tuesday morning in the city against the decision of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to ban headscarves inside the medical entrance examination hall. Mohammed Tafseer, the Karnataka state president of CFI is also among those detained. The protesters, who had gathered in

New Delhi, May 23: A 27-year-old property dealer has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly getting the entire family of Bahujan Samaj Party leader, who was his business partner, killed to take over the latter's properties worth Rs 2 crore, police said on Monday. The accused took help of three other men to orchestrate the killings of his partner, his wife and four children last month and got their

Dubai, May 23: A Dubai-based Indian billionaire will donate a total of USD 130,790 a year to fund the return tickets of expatriates prisoners who have been released from jails in the UAE. Firoz Merchant, founder and chairman of Pure Gold Jewellers, has just signed a memorandum of understanding with the UAE's Faraj Fund, a charity initiative that seeks to promote the welfare of inmates in the

Kochi, May 23: A Kerala-based right wing outfit has threatened to stall the release of an upcoming movie based on Jnanpith Award winner M.T. Vasudevan Nair's acclaimed novel 'Randamoozham' (The Second Turn). The upcoming movie that faces the ire of right-wing outfit Hindu Aikya Vedi is being dubbed as India's biggest ever motion picture to be made on a budget of Rs 1,000 crore. Hindu Aikya Vedi

Mangaluru, May 23: Veteran medical scientist, cardiologist, educationist and author B M Hegde was admitted to Kasturba Medical College Hospital at Ambedkar Circle here on Monday, with illness. According to hospital sources, Dr Hegde suffered a stroke and left hemiparesis. “He is in the Intensive Care Unit and his condition is stable,” said Dr Anand Venugopal, Medical Superintendent and unit head

Haveri, May 23: Three children were struck dead by lightning, while another was seriously injured, at Aladageri village of Hirekerur taluk on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Alfaz Khan Ahmed Khan Pathan, Afreed Khan Imam Sab Pathan and Abdul Khader Geelani Abdul Ghani Kod, all aged 14 and residents of Ranebennur. The condition of another boy, Shameer Khan Pathan, is stated to be