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Vienna, Nov 3: Three people have died after multiple gunmen opened fire across central Vienna on Monday, and at least one attacker remained on the run after what Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described as a "repulsive terrorist attack". Interior Minister Karl Nehammer warned people to stay away from the centre of the city, as officials said border checks were being reinforced and that children would

Mangaluru, Nov 2: Expressing shock over RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat’s controversial remarks against Ullal, former minister and Congress leader U T Khader has called the coastal town a symbol of communal harmony and patriotism. Earlier today, Mr Bhat had expressed concern over presence of Muslim majority areas in India and called Ullal a Pakistan. “Pakistan and Bangladesh came into existence

Mangaluru, Nov 2: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka has stirred a fresh controversy by comparing coastal Karnataka’s historic town of Ullal with Pakistan. Addressing a gathering at a programme organised by a Hindutva outfit at Kinya on the outskirts of the city today, Mr Kalladka expressed concern over rise in Muslim population and decrease of Hindu population in the

Puttur, Nov 2: A boy lost his life and two others suffered injuries after a speeding car hit them today near Darbe bypass in Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district. It is learnt that two children and a woman were waking on the left-hand side of the road when the Kerala-registered Maruti Swift car knocked them down. All three pedestrians were immediately rushed to the hospital. However, the 9-year-old

Dhaka, Nov 2: The houses of several Hindu families have reportedly been vandalised and burned by some miscreants in Bangladesh's Comilla district over rumours about an alleged Facebook post slandering Islam, according to a media report on Monday. The households were vandalised and later set on fire on Sunday after a Bangladeshi man, who lives in France, defended President Emmanuel Macron’s

Mangaluru, Nov 2: Congress councillors Chitra Chandrakanth and Ayyub Manchila were today elected president and vice-president of the Ullal City Municipal Council respectively. Apart from the winning duo, SDPI councillor Zareena Banu and BJP councillor Reshma Jagadeesh had filed nomination papers for the post of the president. Rameez Kody and Jabbar of the JD(S) had filed nominations for the post

Bengaluru, Nov 2: Anti-Terrorist Cell has sent a notice to former Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayor and Congress leader Sampath Raj, asking him to appear before Assistant Joint Commissioner BR Venugopal, according to news agency. Raj, a former corporator of the DJ Halli ward, has been charged with instigating a mob to burn the house of MLA R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy in Kaval

Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, lost as much as $5 billion from his net worth as Reliance Industries Ltd’s shares tumbled to the lowest price in more than three months following a drop in quarterly profit. The stock of India’s most-valuable company fell as much as 6.8% in Mumbai on Monday as of 12:21 pm, slipping the most since May 12 and touching the lowest since July 20. The benchmark S&P BSE

Bengaluru, Nov 2: Manipal Hospitals on Monday announced its intent to acquire 100 per cent stake in Columbia Asia Hospitals Private Limited (Columbia Asia). Manipal Hospitals said the acquisition offers it a "remarkable geographical and cultural fit" and provides a larger national footprint. Together, the combined entity will have 27 hospitals across 15 cities with 7,200-plus beds, and a pool of 4

New York, Nov 2: Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has listed Idli with a “really good Sambar” and “any kind of Tikka” as her favourite Indian dishes. Born to a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, Harris, 55, is the first Indian-origin and first Black woman to be picked by a major American political party for the top post. Harris, responding to a question on what her favourite