New Delhi: Eight ex-Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatar court in October - for charges not yet known - will face commuted punishments, the Indian government said this afternoon. Details about the reduced terms - most likely heavy jail time - are unclear since the judgement has not yet bee

Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday said that Hindu and Hindutva were different. Addressing the 139th Congress Foundation Day at Bharat Jodo auditorium in Bengaluru, the CM said, “Don’t we worship Ram? Haven’t we built Ram Mandirs in our villages?

Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed the petition seeking prohibition on New Year celebration in Bengaluru in the wake of the spike in the Covid-19 and JN.1 variant cases. The PIL was submitted by senior advocate N.P. Amrutesh. The Division Bench headed by Justice R. Nataraj and K.V.

Gaza Health Ministry says at least 20 people killed and many more injured in a deadly Israeli army attack near El Amal City Hospital in Khan Younis. The ministry says 195 people were killed and 325 injured in the past 24 hours. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed Sigrid Kaag as Gaz

Hubballi, Dec 27 (IANS): Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT, and BT, Priyank Kharge, stated on Wednesday that the nation is not being run according to the Bhagavad Gita, Quran, and Bible and stirred a controversy. Speaking in Hubballi, Kharge emphasised: "The country is being run as per th

Mangaluru, Dec 26: In a significant development, the semi high-speed Vande Bharat Express train conducted its trial run, reaching the Central railway station in the city on Monday evening.  The flag-off ceremony was conducted in the presence of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel,

Bengaluru, Dec 25: The BJP high command has announced Kota Srinivas Poojary's nomination as the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, marking a significant move six months after the party's electoral defeat. The appointment received approval on Monday, December 25. Kota Sriniva

HYDERABAD: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday demanded an order from the Congress government of Karnataka to withdraw the ban on hijab. "They (Congress) have been functioning (in Karnataka) for the past seven months...They simply have to release an order allowing people to wear whatever th

Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS): Hijab politics in Karnataka, which threatened to divide the student community on communal lines and law and order situation in the state during the BJP rule last year has come to the forefront yet again. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's announcement that

Mohammed Muzaffer, a student from Bhatkal and son of Afzal Mohtesham, was recently recognized by The Bharat Scouts and Guides, Karnataka, at the Alvas Virasat 2023 fest held at Alvas Campus in Moodbidri. Muzaffer, a former student of Ali Public School, Bhatkal, achieved academic excellence in

New Delhi: A drone strike caused an explosion and fire on a merchant ship in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, but no casualties have been reported. The crew includes 20 Indians, and an Indian Coast Guard vessel is moving towards the merchant vessel, MV Chem Pluto, which is 217 nautical miles off the Por

Mysuru, Dec 22 (IANS): In a move that spark of major controversy, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that he has asked to lift the ban on hijab for students and pre-university college students in the state as clothing is a matter of individual choice. "PM Modi's &#

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state government will withdraw the order banning hijab in schools and colleges in the state. He stated, "the choice of clothes is one's own prerogative". The Chief Minister said he has directed officials to withdraw

Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS): State Health Department authorities are contemplating enforcing guidelines for school children in Karnataka in the wake of a spurt in the number of Covid cases. The department is closely monitoring the situation in schools and is contemplating implementing guideline

Bengaluru, Dec 21 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will convene a high-level meeting here over the reported spike in Covid-19 cases in the state. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, and senior officers will also attend the meeting to discuss

Dec 21 (Reuters) - Social media platform X and X Pro suffered outages globally early Thursday, according to Downdetector.com. Users on X, formerly known as Twitter, were unable to view posts on the social media site with a message that said "Welcome to X!" Users encountered loading i

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS): The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that those above 18 years and wanting Aadhaar made for the first time will now be subjected to physical verification, with the consent of the state government, a UIDAI official said. "There will

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday suspended two more Opposition MPs for the remainder of the Winter Session of Parliament for misconduct. Both members -- Thomas Chazhikadan and AM Ariff -- hail from Kerala. While Chazhikadan is from Kerala Congress (M), Ariff belongs to the CPM. Both were suspended for