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Belagavi, Aug 11: At a time when communal forces are bent on disturbing peace for political gains, a person in Karnataka’s Belagavi has sacrificed his own life to save a boy from another community. Sharif Khandaji, resident of Hukkeri, got washed away in river Krishna in bid to save a boy who had been drowning at Manjri village in Chikkodi taluk on Tuesday. 12-year-old Omkar had ventured into the

Kalaburagi, Aug 11: As many as five children were injured after they were bitten by a mad dog in Karnataka’s Kalaburgi on Monday and Tuesday. Four were injured on Monday evening, one was bitten on Tuesday, of whom two sustained grievous injuries and they were being treated at GIMS. They are now out of danger. The dog pounced on Rihan (3) and Nabila (6) when they were playing in front of their

New Delhi, Aug 10: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday "temporarily suspended" star grappler Vinesh Phogat for indiscipline during her forgettable Tokyo Olympics campaign and also issued notice to young Sonam Malik for misconduct. It has been learnt that Vinesh, who crashed out of the Tokyo Games in the quarterfinals after a crushing defeat by 'fall', has been given time till August

Bengaluru, Aug 10: Karnataka Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday landed in trouble yet again by using an abusive word, but minutes later he withdrew it. "... Why I am using this (abusive) word is that they (Congress leaders) do not have any idea of what to say and what not to say ... For telling the truth that the Congress did not make anybody chief minister during its rule, is it

Bengaluru, Aug 10: The Basavaraj Bommai administration on Tuesday banned the practice of giving gifts and memorabilia during government events. As an alternative, Kannada books can be given. Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar issued a circular on this following an order by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. During the day, Bommai refused to accept a bouquet at a review meeting with senior police officers

New Delhi, Aug 10: With the Afghan government locked in a violent clash with the Taliban, there has been a surge in human rights violations recently. Numerous civilian deaths as well as the destruction of mosques and incidents involving the assault of women have dominated news headline, with several nations urging citizens to leave the country. On Tuesday, the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's

Mangaluru, Aug 10: A woman from Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada has reportedly lost Rs 5.61 a cyber fraudster who had allegedly fooled her by assuring of a temporary job through SMS. The victim, Poornima R, wife of Ravishankar D K, has lodged a complaint with city cybercrime police station in the city in this regard. According to the complainant, she received a stranger’s call from mobile number

Bengaluru, Aug 10: As all efforts to assuage the disgruntled leaders upset over the cabinet portfolio allocation seems to be failing, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is preparing to visit New Delhi to find a solution to quell the dissidence in the party. Bommai has already announced that he would be making a Delhi trip over the issue of Mekedatu in the coming week. The party insiders

Malayalam actress Saranya Sasi breathed her last on August 9 at a private hospital in Trivandrum, Kerala. She was diagnosed with a brain tumour 10 years ago and underwent 11 major surgeries. A few weeks ago, she was admitted to a hospital after she contracted Covid-19. Though she recovered from the novel coronavirus, she had other health-related problems. Saranya Sasi was a popular actress in the

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra was on Monday non-committal on action against Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa for his 'inflammatory' remarks at BJP party workers meeting in Shivamogga. On Sunday, Eshwarappa stoked a controversy claiming that there were instructions to "hit back" if a BJP worker is touched and "take two for one". "Eshwarappa is a