Bengaluru, Aug 25: C.M. Ibrahim of the Congress has been elected unopposed in the byelection to the Karnataka Legislative Council. As Opposition parties did not field candidates, Mr. Ibrahim was elected unopposed, said Assembly in-charge secretary, S. Murthy. The byelection was necessitated following the death of Vimala Gowda, BJP MLC. The newly elected member’s tenure will end in June 2018. Mr...
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London, Aug 23: The Guinness world record for the largest samosa has been smashed by a 153 kg gigantic version of the popular Indian tea-time snack prepared at a mosque here. The enormous snack was made by a 12-member team of Muslim Aid volunteers at the East London Mosque yesterday. After Guinness World Records officials approved their feat, the team distributed the gigantic samosa, that took...
New Delhi, Aug 21: German luxury carmaker Mercedes- Benz today launched AMG GT R in India with prices starting at Rs 2.23 crore (ex-showroom). The company also introduced AMG GT Roadster at a starting price of Rs 2.19 crore. "Bringing the fastest cars from the fastest family in the world is proof of the increasing importance of India as a market and its potential for performance sports cars,"...
London, Aug 20: A 12-year-old Indian-origin boy, believed to be having an IQ higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, has been crowned as the UK's 'Child Genius' in a popular television quiz competition. Rahul Doshi, who a few days a back became an overnight sensation after answering all questions correctly in some of the earlier rounds, won the Channel 4 show 'Child Genius' by beating his...
Jaipur, Aug 20: A family court in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district has granted a divorce plea filed by a woman on the premise that there was no separate room for the couple and no toilet in the house, holding that it amounted to "cruelty" to her. While passing the judgement yesterday, family court judge Rajendra Kumar Sharma said that toilet at home was necessary for the family and going to defecate...
Madrid, Aug 18: Soon after the Barcelona attack that left 13 people dead, Facebook and Google activated their safety check features to let users in the vicinity inform their friends that they were safe and get nearby support. Facebook created a page, titled "The attack in Barcelona, Spain" which users used to "check in as safe", The Telegraph reported on Thursday. Recently launched SOS alert...
Kasaragod, Aug 18: The police here seized nearly 22 kg of ganja valued at Rs. 5 lakh and arrested its 30-year-old carrier, Abubacker Siddique, from Kunjathur, near Manjeswar, on Thursday. Initially, the police team led by Kumbla Circle Inspector V.V. Manoj had seized 250 grams of ganja from Abubacker, who resides near Hosabettu beach. Detailed interrogation of the youth led the police team to 10...
Mangaluru: S.M. Geleyara Balaga, Bondel, Mangaluru, celebrated the 71st Independence Day in a unique way in the presence of a Border Security Force (BSF) official. M. Sanjeeva Kulal, a resident of Maryhill in the city, who has been serving as an Inspector with the BSF, was the chief guest on the occasion. He unfurled the tricolour. Prajwal, Ashwin, Sanathkumar, Harish and others were among others...
Washington, Aug 16: Scientists have developed a smartphone app to help middle-aged and older adults self- manage their mental illness and other chronic conditions. The app takes patients through 10 sessions over a period of about three months, covering topics such as stress vulnerability and illness, medication adherence and strategies, and substance and medication abuse. Physicians can remotely...
Udupi, Aug 13: A 22-year-old man committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train at Indrali here. According to the Manipal police, the victim has been identified as Prateek Kumar, who worked in a hotel. Prateek Kumar had left the hotel at 6.30 p.m. on Friday, but had not reached his house. As a result, his family began searching for him. At 2.30 a.m. on Saturday, they managed to locate...