Karnataka

New Delhi, Oct 22: Instant messaging platform Nimbuzz has joined hands with Internet service provider Spectranet to launch a low cost Internet-powered international calling platform with rates as low as one paise per second. Spectranet's 'hello ip' service, which is powered by Nimbuzz, will allow the chat platform's users make affordable international calls from across India to all over the world

Puttur, Oct 22: NaMo Bharath, an organization which was founded for propagating Narendra Modi as future Prime Minister of India will felicitate the molesters who attacked a bunch of boys and girls at'Morning Mist' homestay at Padil on July 28, 2012. Addressing the media persons at Puttur, Dr Prasad Bhandary, President of the NaMoBharath said that a public function will be organized in Puttur in

Mangalore, Oct 22: The police personnel dedicate their lives to protect citizens of our nation, so their service should always be remembered and respected, said IGP (western range) Prathap Reddy. Speaking on Martyrs' Day organised by the district police department here on Monday, he said it was known that police personnel face severe pressure while performing their duties, at such times they

Bangalore, Oct 22: The All-India Democratic Women's Association took out a rally here on Monday seeking a CBI investigation into the October 2012 rape and murder of a minor girl in Ujire town near Dharmasthala. A large number of women, many from Ujire, attempted to march to the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's residence. But the police stopped them near the Freedom Park. It resulted in some tense

New Delhi, Oct 22: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Karnataka government to shift Abdul Nasser Ma'adani, an accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts case, to Dr Agarwal Eye Hospital in Bangalore for urgent treatment. A bench of Justices H L Gokhale and J Chelameswar also allowed Ma'adani's wife to remain by his side when he undergoes eye surgeries. Advocates Prashant Bhushan and Haris

Bangalore, Oct 22: The country's technology hub Bangalore will become the single largest IT cluster in the world by 2020, a top Karnataka government official said. "Bangalore, you believe it or not- is going to become the single largest IT cluster on the planet by 2020. We will have 20 lakh IT professionals in one location- namely Bangalore and 60 lakh indirect employment because of that, and Rs

Mangalore, Oct 22: The Samastha Kerala Sunni Students Federation (SKSSF) has condemned the recent violence in Ullal, and said that devotees offering the Friday prayers should not have been assaulted. Two persons were allegedly stabbed following the clash over holding of Juma (prayer offered on Friday) at the Mohiuddin Juma Masjid. The move to hold prayers had the backing of the SKSSF. Two police

Mangalore, Oct 22: Outgoing Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada Abhishek Goyal was given a warm farewell by the DK District Police and Western Range Police, Mangalore here on Monday. In his farewell speech, Mr Goyal said that his 2-year stint as Superintendent of Dakshina Kannada was'one of the most satisfying and enriching experience' in his career in the police force. Dakshina Kannada is

Udupi, Oct 22: An accidental fire gutted a truck carrying 300 LPG gas cylinders at Balebarighati on Hosangadi-Shimoga stretch on Monday. All most all the cylinders have been exploded. However, no casualties have been reported. According to the sources in Amasebailu police station, the truck carrying nearly 300 cylinders from MRPL to Deekshith gas agency in Rannibennur was burst in the Ghat and the

Mangalore, Oct 22: Iqlas Ahmed, an Associate Professor in Fisheries College in the city was killed in a road accident near Jeppinamogaru arch on National Highway 66 on Monday evening. 55-year-old Iqlas Ahmed was going on his motorcycle to his house in Someshwar Uchil, riding behind a lorry going towards Thokkottu. As the driver of the lorry applied brakes, Mr. Ahmed lost control over his vehicle