Karnataka

Belagavi, May 8: Another politician in Belagavi district is facing the heat for allegedly uploading a porngraphic file to a WhatsApp group. Former MLA and Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) leader Manohar Kinekar is said to have posted an 11-second porn video on WhatsApp group Nava Kranti Yuvak Mandal Desur on Saturday. Kinekar tried to steer clear of the controversy by stating that political

Bhopal, May 8: A twenty-five year old youth was smashed and dragged for over 100 meters before being crushed under an SUV in Bhopal. The incident occurred early Sunday morning in the MP Nagar area. The youth identified as Salman Khan died in a private hospital late Sunday evening. Police have registered a murder case and arrested two persons identified as Shiva Patil and his brother-in-law Raja

Mangaluru, May 8: “Being a good youth is the biggest asset of the country. The ultimate aim of education is to train us to overcome difficulties in life and this should be reflected in your personality,” said U T Khadar, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies. He was addressing youth volunteers during the valedictory ceremony of National Integration Camp for Youth (NICY) at Yenepoya University on

Mangaluru, May 8: The makers of upcoming Tulu movie, 'Pettkammi' is on the lookout for a new talent to sing one of the songs from the movie. On May 14, the teaser of song, "Popunda Popunda" recorded in the voice of music director Richard, will be unveiled at MJC Ground Manipal during Darpan 2017 event. Post the song's release, the aspiring male singers aged 18 and above are required to visit the

Thiruvananthapuram, May 8: In a shocking incident, a girl appearing for NEET exam at a centre in Kannur was allegedly told by an invigilator to remove her top innerwear, in the name of adhering to the CBSE dress code. The mother of the 19-year-old candidate who appeared for the examination yesterday at a centre at Pariyaram in Kannur, claimed her daughter was asked to remove her top inner wear

Mangaluru, May 8: Protesting against the delay in the distribution of scholarships for the students belonging to the minority communities, the activists of the Campus Front of India, Dakshina Kannada District unit, organised a ‘Minority Office March’ on Monday from A.B Shetty Circle to the Moulana Azad Minority Bhavan in the city. The Scholarships are provided by the Union Government to minority

Siddapur, May 8: Vishwa Hindu Parishat national joint secretary Surendra Kumar Jain has said that the ancestors of all Indian Muslims were Hindus and that they were forced to convert to Islam by rulers like Tipu Sulthan. He was delivering a keynote address during Hindu Samajotsava organised by Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Bajrang Dal at Hutatma Devapanda Kuttappa stage at Ashok Singhal Stadium in

Vijayapura, May 8: Claiming that many BJP and JD(S) leaders were interested in joining the Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, however, said that the party would admit them only after “proper scrutiny”. Addressing presspersons before attending the wedding of Congress MLA Raju Algur’s daughter here on Sunday, he said that the Congress was in no haste to admit BJP leaders willing to join the

Lucknow, May 8: A women IPS officer has accused the a BJP MLA in Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s hometown Gorakhpur of misbehaving with her. The police claimed that the MLA was angry because she had removed some people, protesting against a liquor shop, whom he had told to stay put till he arrived. The MLA however accused the police officer of high-handedness and rejected her accusations as

Bengaluru, May 8: From the next academic year, PU students need not purchase textbooks as they can download it from the website of the Department of Pre-University Education. This is being done in an attempt to control the price of textbooks and tackle lobbying by printers. The department will upload a soft copy of the textbooks. “All textbooks of the arts, science and commerce streams will be