Karnataka

New Delhi, Jan 30: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant interim bail to Abdul Nasser Ma'adani, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case, on medical grounds, but directed the Karnataka government to provide him with medical treatment in a hospital till he undergoes an eye surgery. A Bench of Justices H.L. Gokhale and Kurian Joseph, in a brief order, said: “This application is

Bangalore, Jan30: With eyes firmly set on the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Janata Dal (S) intends to play the kingmaker. At the Yuva Chethana Samavesha at the Palace Grounds on Wednesday, the party leaders made a fervent appeal to voters: “Give us 15 MPs and the party will give you Deve Gowda as the prime minister.” “The BJP's prime ministerial candidate has been asking for 272

Bangalore, Jan 30: The Lokayukta sleuths on Wednesday searched the houses of two government officials in Dakshina Kannada and confiscated properties worth over Rs 1 crore which is disproportionate to their known sources of income Searches were conducted in 23 places in Dakshina Kannada Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Hassan and Dharwad that included houses of Omprakash Hegde, first division assistant

Washington, Jan 30: Coalition politics would continue to dominate India's governance as no party is likely to get a clear majority in the 2014 general election, a senior US intelligence official said today. "Coalition politics will almost certainly dominate Indian governance. Since the 1984 national elections, no party has won a clear majority in the lower house of Parliament. "We judge that this

Mangalore, Jan 29: A 30-year-old man who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital allegedly committed suicide by jumping from window early on Wednesday. The deceased has been idendifed as Latheesh Poojary, a resident of of Madoor near Kotekar. On January 27, Mr Poojary was admitted to Wenlock hospital for consuming poison along with liquor. Not satisfied with treatment at Wenlock, the family

Manipal, Jan 29: As many as five students of T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI) have got international placements this year. In a press release issued here, Chowdari Prasad, Chairman (Admissions) and Dean (PR) at the institute said that Etihad Airways offered five international placements with the highest package of Rs. 47.09 lakh per annum. “The faith in the PGP (Post-Graduate Programme) of

New Delhi, Jan 29: Private airlines, including the no-frill ones, have been directed by the government to ensure that special privileges, like faster security clearances and lounge access, are given to MPs in line with what Air India has been providing so far. While the protocol to accord such services to MPs have been in existence for over three years now, aviation regulator DGCA, in a fresh

Mangalore, Jan 29: Mangalore based Corporation Bank has won the IBA Banking Technology Award 2012-13 for best use of mobility technology in banking. Indian Banks' Association gives this award to banks to encourage use of technological innovations for benefit of customers. Corporation Bank bagged the second runner up in public sector banks category. S R Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director of the

Mangalore, Jan 29: In yet another case of hate crime, two Muslim youths were thrashed allegedly by a group of miscreants for talking to a girl in Puttur on Tuesday. The victims have been identified as Azar (20), son of Abdurrahman and Sayyed (20), son of Hasan. Both are residents of Kanyana. They were reportedly talking to a girl. According to sources, some 20 men surrounded them and assaulted

Mangalore, Jan 29: It was a day of deep mourning as the remains of 32-year old Babitha Karkera, senior manager at Apple company in UAE were laid to rest at her hometown Mulky on Tuesday. She was killed in a five-vehicle pile-up on January 21 on the highway near Al Raha Beach in Abu Dhabi. The dead body was brought in a flight to Mangalore via Mumbai. Last rites were conducted by her husband Rohit