Karnataka

Shivamogga, Dec 7: A special court in Shivamogga on Saturday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old girl, in a case which goes back to 2014. The convict, Bhaskara, was found guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012 and also fined Rs 30,000 by the special court judge KB Shivaprasad. The minor victim will also

Hassan, Dec 7: Nearly seven months after registration of a complaint, the cyberpolice in Hassan have arrested one of the miscreants who were uploading morphed photos of unsuspecting girls on websites and later blackmailing them. According to police, the accused, Prashanth Rajashekhar Maaya (24), was arrested on Thursday. He belongs to Kadevu village in Indi taluk, Vijayapura district. He is a car

Wayanad, Dec 7: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is touring his parliamentary constituency, took out some time off from his busy schedule to sip tea at a stall here on Friday. Accompanied by Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, Rahul was seen chatting with a group of people at the tea stall. Earlier on Friday, the former Congress president addressed a rally where he was helped by a student

Bagalkot, Dec 7: Former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday criticised Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa over his decision to not to celebrate Tipu Jayanti in the state and said that the BJP leader was acting against only one community. Addressing a gathering at Hosur village, Siddaramaiah said, "Chief Minister Yediyurappa has a hatred for Muslims. I don't know why he

Bengaluru, Dec 6: Karnataka BJP stalwart K S Eshwarappa, who is known for unhygienic communal remarks, this time, has raked up a spicy controversy through a sexist remark. Commenting on the reports of possibility of creation of additional Deputy CM berths after the bypoll results are out, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Mnister, today invoked the beauty queen Aishwarya Rai. "There is no

Bengaluru, Dec 6: Defending the killing of all four accused in the rape-and-murder of a 25-year-old Hyderabad veterinarian by the police on Friday, Bengaluru top cop Bhaskar Rao termed it as "correct and timely action" given the situation. Had the accused escaped from custody, the police would have been under tremendous pressure, the Bengaluru Police Commissioner said. "During the reconstruction

Bengaluru, Dec 6: A teenage girl has committed suicide after her relatives allegedly her over a trivial issue in Vivek Nagar here. The deceased has been identified as Revathi, 17, a resident of Rudranna Garden, who was a Class 10 student in a private school. The police have booked a case of abetment against seven people, including five women. A senior police officer said that around 11 am on

Bengaluru, Dec 6: A 45-year-old hotelier was stabbed to death allegedly by his wife and her lover in the midnight of December 2 in Tumakuru, around 70 km from here. Acting quickly, police arrested the accused, seized the weapon and the vehicle used by them to commit the crime. R Hanumegowda of Hombaiahnapalya in Tumakuru paid with his life for catching his wife H Vidya, 29 and her lover, G Satish

Dec 6: As Kerela gears up to host the second T20I of the three-match series between India and West Indies, Kerala Cricket Association's (KCA) official on Friday said that the preparations for the match have been going on since three months and the pitch would be a sporting wicket. "We have been preparing for this match for three months. We were concentrating on the pitch on which the match is

Kalaburagi, Dec 6: A 39-year-old woman from Hyderabad was charred to death when the car she was travelling in along with her husband and their two children suddenly caught fire in Bidar district on Thursday morning. Kalyan Uday Kumar Naidu was said to be suffering from a spinal-cord injury and she had been to Udagir in Maharashtra to seek help from an ayurvedic practitioner. The accident occurred