Karnataka

Washington, Aug 26: India-born Satya Nadella, currently heading Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise group, is listed among likely successors to the information technology giant's CEO Steve Ballmer, who is set to retire within a year. As executive vice president, Nadella "runs a group that continues to churn out growth and profits", noted Seattle Times in a story on the start of a guessing game among

Mangalore, Aug 26: Scholarships were handed over to as many as 600 students of coastal Karnataka hailing from poor economic background with good academic record at 'BCF Educational Scholarship Meet 2013' organised by UAE-based Beary's Cultural Forum (BCF) at Yenepoya University auditorium, Deralakatte, on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. Approximately Rs 25 lakhs was distributed among the

Birur, Aug 25: The JDS, in its next week Legislature Party meeting, has decided to formally accept the resignation of H D Kumaraswamy as the party chief in Karnataka in the backdrop of its loss in recent by-elections to two Lok Sabha seats in the state. "The resignation of Kumaraswamy will be formally accepted in the JDS Legislature Party meeting convened on August 29. The meeting will also decide

Bajpe, Aug 25: A nonresident Indian who went on to marry another woman without divorcing his first wife had to lose his face as his first wife and family created pandemonium, thereby stopping the impending marriage from taking place. Abdussamad, the man in question had married Fathima Neha and following compatibility issues, the two had a strained relation. However, Abdussamad, without going in

Mangalore, Aug 25: A six-year old girl in Boliyaru under Konaje police limits was allegedly sexually exploited by a Madrasa teacher for over a month. Konaje police have arrested 37-year-old Abdul Khader Yamani who was working as teacher in the madrasa run by Boliyar Jumma Masjid. It is said that the accused also threatened her of dire consequences if she revealed the truth to anybody, including

Mangalore, Aug 25: Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Bajarang Dal staged a protest against arrest of their leaders Praveen Togadia and Ashok Singhal in Ayodhya on Sunday. Addressing the protesters VHP leader Jagadish Shenava said that Samajavadi government in Uttar Pradesh arrested their leaders at the behest of Central government just to appease the minority community. He said a massive rally

Yangon, Aug 25: Fresh sectarian violence broke out in northwestern Myanmar late Saturday when Buddhist mobs burned down dozens of homes and shops following rumors that a young woman had been sexually assaulted by a Muslim man. Myanmar's radical monk Wirathu, whose anti-Muslim rhetoric has placed him at the center of rising communal violence, said on his Facebook page that hundreds of people took

Puttur, Aug 25: A local court on Saturday sentenced a 45-year-old NRI man to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of his wife. According to prosecution, the accused NRI Sulaiman killed his wife Ayisha (30) pushing her in a rivulet in Pulittadi in Uppinangady two years ago. 5th Additional District Sessions Magistrate T J Shivashankare Gowda pronounced the quantum of punishment on Saturday. Son

Bantwal, Aug 25: Sleuths of District Crime Investigation Bureau arrested four persons from Salathur, Bantwal taluk in connection with the theft of four bikes on Friday evening. The arrested were identified as Abdul Basheer (21), Mansoor alias Manchu (21), both residents of Radhukatte, Kodungai in Vitla Padnur village, K Ibrahim alias Ansu (22), resident of Maira in Kepu village and Muhammad Nasir

Mangalore, Aug 25: A NGO activist was reportedly assaulted in a city bus by a youth, on Saturday morning for stopping the ruckus that he was creating in the bus. Pushpa is the NGO workers who was assaulted by Amar, a youth from her neighbourhood. She was plying from Katipalla to State Bank when the incident occurred. Suddenly Amar, started assaulting a student in the bus and when the bus reached