Karnataka

Mangaluru, Aug 24: The city police arrested a Kashmiri man and his driver for posing as director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) here. The man, who hails from Gandrabal district of Jammu and Kashmir and identified as Shoukath Ahmad lone, claimed himself to be Basith Shah, director of WHO. His driver has been identified as Baljindar from Punjab. "On 17th August, we received information that

Kochi, Aug 24: A man suspected to have links with terror outfits was taken into custody by police from the premises of a court here on Saturday, sources said. Malayalam News Channels aired video of the man being whisked away by police from the district court premisese. Police did not answer queries by the media. However, his lawyer told a channel that the man from Kodungallur in Thrissur district

Bengaluru, Aug 24: The Opposition Congress today demanded the BJP Government in Karnataka to announce adequate relief package to those who were displaced in the recent floods and rains, including Rs 10 lakh compensation towards each of the collapsed house. In a joint press conference here former Ministers M B Patil, Satish Jarakiholi and two Congress MLAs Ganesh Hukkeri and Ananda Nyamagouda, who

Newsroom, Aug 24: In spite being one of the most prominent leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Arun Jaitley was hesitant face elections and always preferred backdoor entry into Indian parliament. He decided to contest polls for the first time in 2014 general elections when Modi wave had swept India. However, he lost to Congress candidate Amarinder Singh in Punjab’s Amritsar Lob Sabha

Bengaluru, Aug 24: The newly inducted 17 Ministers in Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's Cabinet in Karnataka may have to wait for a couple of days more for allocation of their Portfolios due to demise of former Union Minister and Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who died in a New Delhi hospital on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Yediyurappa had announced about possibility of announcing portfolios by

Abu Dhabi, Aug 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was honoured with the 'Order of Zayed', the UAE's highest civilian award, on Saturday as a mark of appreciation for his efforts to boost bilateral ties between the two nations. The award has earlier been bestowed on several world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Queen Elizabeth II and Chinese President Xi Jinping. "The award in

Mumbai, Aug 24: Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that people who do not believe in the ideology of Veer Savarkar should be "beaten" in public. "People who do not believe in Veer Savarkar should be beaten in public because they won't realise the struggle and importance of Veer Savarkar in India's independence. Even Rahul Gandhi has insulted Veer Savarkar in the past," he said at

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 24: Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to expelled nun Sister Lucy Kalappura and asked her to withdraw a police complaint against a local superior. The congregation has also asked the nun to issue an apology to her senior. Sister Lucy had complained to the police that she was locked up in the convent's room by the senior nun

Madikeri, Aug 24: As rainfall under the influence of South West Monsoon has receded in the Kodagu district, all Relief Centers, barring four in Virajpet Taluk, have been closed. The four Centres have housed 187 people of 37 families. Virajpet Taluk was one of the worst affected in the district this year. With death toll in the recent rain and flood havoc has gone up to 14 so far with one more

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Hinting that union government will implement the Sangh Parivar’s resolutions one by one, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santhosh said that after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, now the focus will be to build the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Giving a lecture on the abrogation of Article 370 organised by ‘Jana Mana’ organisation here on Friday, he