Karnataka

Mysuru, May 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has slammed former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and BJP leaders for disrespecting Dalits by refusing to eat the food prepared in a Dalit’s house in Chitradurga. They had ordered idlis and vadas from a hotel instead. “Why couldn’t BJP leaders, who profess commitment to the welfare of the Dalits, eat the pulao prepared for them in the Dalit’s house?” he

Udupi, May 21: The Youth Congress will work with the objective of winning all the five Assembly constituencies in the district in the Assembly elections next year, said Vishwas Amin, newly elected president of the Udupi District Youth Congress. Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, Mr. Amin said that to achieve this objective, the party organisation will be strengthened from grass roots. Once

Riyadh, May 20: The costumes of Melania Trump, the first lady of USA and Ivanka Trump, the first daughter of USA, during their visit to Saudi Arabia are drawing attention on social media. Both did not wear headscarves when the accompanied President Donald Trump to the oil rich country. But they refrained from exposing themselves too much and covered their bodies almost fully. The first lady, who

New Delhi, May 20: Former Aligarh Muslim University scholar Gulzar Ahmed Wani was today acquitted by a Barabanki court of the charge of orchestrating a blast in Sabarmati Express in 2000. According to the counsel for the accused, the court freed Wani and co-accused Mobin as there was no evidence for the allegations made against them. "The court of Additional Sessions Judge M A Khan acquitted both

Riyadh, May 20: President Donald Trump opened his first trip abroad since taking office, touching down Saturday in Saudi Arabia for a visit aimed at building stronger partnerships to combat terrorism in the region and moving past the controversies engulfing his young administration. Trump flew to Riyadh overnight on Air Force One and was greeted by an elaborate welcoming ceremony at Riyadh's

New Delhi, May 20: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has praised the 22-year-old girl who chopped off her serial rapist's penis in Thiruvananthapuram. "It was a courageous step, no doubt about it," an media report quoted said Vijayan. When asked about what steps the government would take against the accused, he is said to have responded with a laugh: "What more action you need?" The 22-year

Managluru, May 20: Taking a dig at the harbingers of jingoism, Dr Purushothama Bilimale, head of JNU’s Kannada Studies Chair, said that one cannot become a nationalist by hating another nation. He was delivering a lecture on ‘Challenges of Democracy’ at a programme organized by the Muslim Lekhakara Sangha (MLS), a city-based Kannada literary association of Muslims, to honour its annual award

Raichur, May 20: Five persons were killed when a car collided with a truck in Raichur district on late Friday night. The incident happened at Dadhesaguru of Sindhanuru taluk in Raichur district. The victims included three children. All the victims -- Hussain Sab (33), wife Malana (32), Sabeera (14), Gulabi Shah (5), Hussain Pasha (3) -- belonged to the same family and were residents of Gangavathi.

Malur, May 20: A 17-year-old girl, who secured high marks in the Plus Two examination (pre-university) in Kerala amidst harsh living conditions, was found hanging in her house on Wednesday. Rafseena (17) of Lakshamveedu colony at Nittarambu in Malur is the deceased student. Rafseena, who was a student at Sivapuram Higher Secondary school, had secured 1180 marks out of 1200 in biology group. She

Thiruvananthapuram, May 20: A 23-year-old girl cut a man's penis off while resisting his attempt to rape her, in Thiruvananthapuram late on Friday night. The culprit, identified as Hari aka Gangeshananda Theerthapada (54), claims to be a spiritual healer. He is admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram and his condition is stable after a surgery, sources in the