Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 29: Taking a dig at BJP leaders, who were "expecting" the Congress-JDS coalition government to fall, JDS leader DC Thamanna has drawn an analogy between them and the 'street dogs' while refuting BJP lawmaker Umesh Katti's claim that the dispensation would collapse soon. Katti had recently claimed that 15 disgruntled MLAs of the ruling coalition were in touch with him and that the

Kannur, Dec 29: In a touching reunion, 93-year-old EK Narayanan Nambiar, who was imprisoned for participating in the 1946 violent peasant struggle in Kavumbayi village of Kerala, met his first wife after 72 years, leaving them both speechless and teary-eyed. As the two sat quietly and wiped away tears, Sarada, now 89, said she did not harbour any anger against anyone. "I am not angry with anyone,"

Mangaluru, Dec 29: Around four and a half years after a 19-year-old boy was brutally murdered in broad daylight, a local court has sentenced a 23-year-old man to life imprisonment. The convict is Ashrith alias Ashu, son of former corporator Kamalaksha Bajilakeri. The first additional district and sessions court also directed him to deposit a fine of Rs 1 lakh, of which Rs 90,000 will be handed

Newsroom, Dec 29: A pro-Sangh Parivar journalist, who had earned the wrath of Muslim community in Karnataka by making derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad, has tendered an apology publicly. Ajit Hanumakkanavar, a Kannada journalist, who appears on Suvarna News Kannada TV channel, during a debate, had unwarrantedly hurled offensive remarks against whom Muslims believe the God’s final

Mysuru, Dec 29: A teenage schoolboy lost his life after he suffered grievous injuries during a kabaddi match here yesterday. Akash, a Class 10 student from Sharada School, was playing with classmates at the time of the incident. According to police, Akash, 16, son of Ramesh and Shobha and a resident of Janatanagar, was running back after a ride and hit the wall that’s less than 2ft from the

Bengaluru, Dec 29: A youth from Belagavi has arrested in Bengaluru by police for allegedly forging PM Narendra Modi’s signature in a letter sent to the Karnataka HC registry recommending that he be given a typist’s job. Vidhana Soudha police said Sanjay Kumar Uded, 30, working with a private firm, was arrested after high court deputy registrar Rajeshwari filed a complaint. Police said Sanjay

Newsroom, Dec 28: Senior IPS officer Dr K Madhukar Shetty, who was admitted at a private hospital in Hyderabad after being diagnosed with swine flu, died on Friday evening. 47-year-old Shetty, who was under treatment at Continental Hospitals for over a week, breathed his last at around 8.15pm today. Son of prominent journalist late Vaddarse Raghurama Shetty, Madhukar Shetty, a 1999-batch IPS

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a blistering attack on the JDS-Congress coalition government in Karnataka, alleging it was interested only in "development-free corruption". He also said the agricultural loan waiver announced by the H D Kumaraswamy government was the "most cruel joke" on farmers. "People want corruption-free government, but Karnataka government wants

Noida (UP), Dec 28: In spite of severe water scarcity in the region, the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Nodia today filled park with water in an attempt to prevent namaz by Muslim employees of nearby companies. The development comes amidst the raging controversy following a ban on offering 'namaz' in the park. According to sources, a few Muslim employees, who reached the Park in Sector 58 in Noida

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Five final-year MBBS students of the ESI Medical College, Rajajinagar have been arrested by the police on charge of ragging a first-year Dalit student. The arrested are Karan Sharma of Rajasthan, Gautham of Madhya Pradesh, Rahul Jha of New Delhi, Shubhav of Uttar Pradesh and Indrajit of Uttarakhand. The incident took place around 10pm on December 24 at the college hostel. The