Karnataka

Udupi, Jun 27: The police, who had arrested two main accused in Manipal gang-rape case earlier in the day, has managed to arrest third main accused. Anand, the third accused in kidnap and rape of a medical student in Manipal, was arrested by Udupi police Thursday evening at Badagabettu, Parkala, a suburb of Udupi city. Ironically, Anand too attempted to commit suicide when the police zoomed in on

Bangalore, Jun 27: Maintaining that there was no "political compulsion" behind Karnataka government's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today defended the step, saying it would not affect retailers. Siddaramaiah, whose government's decision comes within six weeks after the Congress regained power in the May Assembly polls in Karnataka, said the Centre had

Manipal, Jun 27: The Manipal gang-rape case has taken a drastic turn with the main accused himself calling up the police and not just confessing the crime but also informing the police that he was going to end his life out of the fear of being nabbed by the cops. Informing the same, Inspector General (Western Range) Prathap Reddy said that on Thursday morning at about 10 am a person had called him

Jeddah, Jun 27: When Saudi Arabia had announced a three-month grace period for the foreign workers affected by Nitaqat policy in the Kingdom to regularize their situation, thousands of Indian expatriates in the oil-rich country had breathed a sigh of relief. However, strong restrictions imposed by the Saudi authorities for expatriate workers to avail the benefit of amnesty, have proved to be a

Bangalore, Jun 27: The move to bring back former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa into BJP is gathering pace with a section of the party strongly pushing for it on the ground that it would boost their prospects in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Several BJP leaders, led by former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, today met state unit president Prahalad Joshi to discuss the homecoming of Yeddyurappa

Jeddah, Jun 27: After holding a discussion with diplomats at Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh regarding 'Nitaqat' issue on Wednesday, Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader visited Indian Consulate General in Jeddah to take stock of the situation of Indian expatriates affected by strict implementation of new labour policy in the Arab kingdom. When Mr Khader asked

Manipal, Jun 27: Police on Thursday arrested two persons, allegedly involved in kidnap and gang-rape of a medical student in Manipal last week. Udupi district police sources identified the arrested as Yogish, an auto-rickshaw driver and his friend Hariprasad. Yogish said to be a history-sheeter. Both the arrested are residents of Udupi. Another accused, Anand, is still at large. "We arrested

Bantwal, Jun 27: An Ambassador car was severely damaged when a stout branch of a tree came crashing down on it in Bastipadpu near Bantwal on Wednesday morning. Luckily, the driver of the Ambassador Sulaiman, who was in the car when the mishap occurred, survived with minor cuts and scratches. There were no other passengers in the car. Resident of Bantwal town, Sulaiman had been travelling in the

Riyadh, Jun 27: This July 8 (Shaban 29) will be the date for seeking Umrah visas, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Osama Nugali, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that all Saudi diplomatic missions across the world will continue issuing Umrah visas until the “end of Shaban”. According to the statistics released by the Ministry of Haj, the

Bangalore, Jun 27: The government might have enforced a ban on manufacture, storage and sale of gutka and other tobacco and nicotine products, with a good intention of protecting public health. But, a visit to paan shops reveal a trend that defeats the whole purpose and, reduces the legislation to paper. Manufacturers have found an ingenious way to supply their clientele tobacco and paan masala