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BJP to stage dharna in all dists against Belagavi woman stripping incident

Belagavi, Dec 15: BJP will be holding state-wide protests and dharna in all district headquarters on Saturday against the shameful stripping incident in Belagavi, State BJP Chief B Y Vijayendra announced in Belagavi on Friday. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the ongoing State L

BJP takes serious note of 3 legislators attending Congress dinner, vows to seek explanation

Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Thursday termed as a "serious matter" three of his party legislators attending a dinner hosted by the Congress after its Legislature Party meeting here and said he would seek explanation from them. State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minis

Allahabad High Court allows survey of Mathura mosque

The court agreed to the appointment of an advocate commissioner to oversee the survey of the mosque, which the petitioners claim holds signs suggesting that it was a Hindu temple once. The court said the modalities of the survey will be discussed at the next hearing on December 18. The order o

15 Opposition MPs Suspended From Parliament For Disrupting House Proceedings

  New Delhi:  Fourteen Opposition MPs have been suspended from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha today for disrupting House proceedings, a day after a major security breach in parliament last afternoon. Of the 14 suspended MPs, nine are from the Congress, two from the CPM

Security breach in Parliament as two persons jump into Lok Sabha from public gallery

New Delhi: In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two persons on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs. The House was adjourned soon after

India votes in favour of UN resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

India voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the unconditional release of all hostages. The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, introduced by Egypt, at an E

Gaza: Israeli commanders among nine soldiers killed in Hamas ambush

Two senior Israeli commanders and seven other soldiers have been killed by Hamas in a complex ambush in the Gaza City suburb of Shejaiya, an area that has seen intense urban fighting in recent days. The latest Israeli combat deaths came amid fears of a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in Ga

Assembly discusses hookah bar menace, home minister Parameshwar assures action

Belagavi, (Karnataka) Dec 12 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Tuesday assured the Assembly that he will initiate legal action to regulate hookah bars in the state. BJP member C.K. Ramamurthy had raised the question and the issue was discussed widely in the session. Bengalu

Bengaluru-Mangaluru train services cancelled from December 14-22

Mangaluru, Dec 12: In a move to facilitate yard remodeling at Hassan Junction Railway Station, South Western Railway has announced the cancellation of numerous trains between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, along with other routes, from December 14 to December 22. As per a notification from the Pri

Netanyahu calls on Hamas militants to 'surrender now'

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, December 10, called for Hamas militants to lay down their arms, saying the Palestinian Islamist group's end was near, as the war in the Gaza Strip raged more than two months after it began. "The war is still ongoing but it is the

Scammers using fake QR codes to steal your information, warns US FTC

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS): As millions of Indians use QR codes for various financial transactions like paying for dinner at a restaurant, board a flight or pay for daily groceries, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned the public against scanning any QR code as scammers hide harmful l

IMD in predicts rain for two days in DK, Uttara Kannada , 10 other districts from Dec 11

Bengaluru, Dec 11: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain for Bengaluru and 12 other districts of Karnataka for two days starting from Monday. As per the prediction, coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK), Uttara Kannada, Udupi, southern districts of Bengaluru Urban

NIA raids uncover ISIS terror plot, arrests made in Bengaluru, New Delhi

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Dec 10: In a coordinated operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids across the country, resulting in the arrest of 15 suspects involved in an ISIS terror plot. The crackdown aimed to thwart planned terror acts at various locations. One of the arre

US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. Thirteen Security Council members voted in favour of a brief draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab Emirates on Fr

Ghee, pickles not allowed on India-UAE flights? Here is all you need to know about what to carry

Dubai: Have you come across a post on your social media feed warning you not to carry certain items if you are travelling from India to the UAE? In the past couple of months, media reports in India and social media posts have highlighted how certain items like ghee (clarified butter), pickles and oi

ISIS conspiracy case: NIA raids 44 locations in Karnataka, Maharashtra; 13 held

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested 13 people in Maharashtra's Pune in connection to an ISIS terror conspiracy case, ANI reported. The arrests came after the investigation raided 44 locations in Maharashtra and Karnataka in the case related to a conspiracy by the global ter

No proposal to remove Savarkar’s photo from assembly hall: U T Khader

Belagavi, Dec 7 (IANS): Amid rumours that the Congress government may remove the photo of BJP's iconic figure, Veer Savarkar, from the assembly hall in Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Belagavi, Karnataka assembly Speaker U.T. Khader clarified on Thursday that no such proposal is currently before him.

Mangaluru: Muslim traders debarred from doing business in Kudupu temple fair

Mangaluru, Dec 7 (IANS): The Muslims traders have been allegedly debarred from installing their business units at a temple fair in the city. The 'Shahsthi Mahotsava' is religious fair which is scheduled between December 14 and 19 at the premises of the Kudupu Sri Anantha Padmanabha t