Karnataka

Bangalore, Jan 22: Senior BJP leader D V Sadananada Gowda on Tuesday hit back at former deputy chief minister R Ashoka for his “outsider” comment, saying, as a former chief minister, he was eligible to contest from anywhere in the State. “I must say that the person who called me an outsider was only a deputy chief minister, while I was the chief minister. So, a former chief minister automatically

Bangalore, Jan 22: Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon issued a statement on Tuesday ruling out foul play and gave a clean chit to his step father and Union Minister Shashi Tharoor. Stating that Sunanda was too strong to commit suicide, the note added that her death was an "unfortunate mix of stress, tension and wrong medication." It further stated: "Her death was peaceful, she passed in her sleep."

Mangalore, Jan 22: Fifteen death-row prisoners including Praveen Kumar Puttur whose mercy petitions were rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, received commutation to life imprisonment with the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruling that inordinate delays ranging from seven to 11 years in the disposal of their pleas, as well as psychiatric conditions developed during incarceration, are grounds for

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan 22: With the peak travel season coming to an end, Indian carriers, including Air India, triggered a fare war on Tuesday, offering a limited period of low-priced tickets across several sectors within the country. SpiceJet is offering 50 per cent off on base fares on tickets booked on select flights at least 30 days prior to travel (which can be purchased till January 23)

New Delhi, Jan 22: Software firm SplashData has released the 2013 edition of its annual "Worst Passwords" list, and for the first time, "password" has been displaced from the top spot. The dubious distinction now goes to "123456", which had been in second place for the past two years. After a year of high-profile security breaches, including a massive leak of Adobe user account details, it is

Mangalore, Jan 22: Custom officials at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) seized five silver paint coated gold wires weighing 406.108 grams from a passenger. The accused is Abdul Basheer Puthiyavalappu Moideen Kutty, from Puthiyavalappu in Thekkilferry post office in Kasargod district The contraband valued at Rs 12.14 lakh was concealed in the beading of a strolly suitcase that Abdul brought

Mangalore, Jan 21: In a Bajarang Dal style attack, a group of Beary youths brutally assaulted a Hindu youth for being with a Muslim woman at K C Road near Kinya on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. 25-year-old Hitharaj, a resident of Mogaveerapatna in Ullal sustained severe injuries. According to sources three days ago, Hitharaj dialled a wrong number and got response from a female voice. The

Uppinangady, Jan 21: “Education is treating human with humanity. As a saying fear of god is the beginning of knowledge, education does the work of catering knowledge,” said well-known physician of Mangalore Dr. Abdul Majeed. He was delivering his presidential address at the annual day celebration of Aysha Girls High school and PU College, Athur. In past, man without education was compared to

Bangalore, Jan 21: AAP member Captain G R Gopinath, pioneer of low-cost airline in the country, today said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his cabinet should govern from their offices and only his party workers must protest. "AAP as a political party can and must protest. Not the Chief Minister. He and his cabinet must govern from their office as there's a danger of being looked upon as a

Mangalore, Jan 21: Eminent paediatrician Dr A Shivaram Rai has been unanimously elected as the Dakshina Kannada president of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) for 2014 at the Association's Annual General Body Meeting held recently at Hotel Gold Finch, Mangalore. He will assume charge on January 23 at a function to be held at Eden Club, Mangalore. Dr. Ashvij Shriyan has been elected as the