Mangalore : A foreign lady of Turkish origin, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol created a scene late night on May 23, Wednesday in a  KSRTC Volvo bus in which she was travelling towards Bangalore from Mangalore. It is learnt, the lady named Monaco Rora first picked up a quarrel with the driver [...]

New Delhi: Petrol prices have been increased steeply by Rs 7.50 a litre from midnight. The increase was on the cards with the rupee continuing its free fall against the US dollar. The rupee fell to a record life low of 56 per dollar on Wednesday. State-owned oil companies have decided to raise petrol price [...]

Mangalore: That women are highly unsafe on Mangalore roads, particularly during night time has been once again proved by an incident that took place at Lower Bendore in Mangalore on May 22, Tuesday. It has been reported that an unidentified man tried to snatch the hand bag of a woman who was on way to [...]

TOKYO :The world’s tallest tower and Japan’s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Skytree, opened to the public on Tuesday. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the observation decks of the 634-meter (2,080-foot) tower to mark its opening. Some reportedly waited in line more than a week to get the coveted [...]

Hyderabad : At least 25 persons were killed and 74 others injured when Bangalore-bound Hampi Express collided with a stationary goods train at Penukonda railway station in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Tuesday. The train (no. 16591), which left Hubli at 6 pm on Monday, was to reach Bangalore at [...]

Bangalore: In a horrific incident reported from Bangalore, a man reportedly smothered his three kids born to his second wife, to death at Bangalore on May 21, Monday. The murders took just two days before the wedding of his eldest daughter from his second wife, slated to be held on May 23 at Tirupur. The [...]

Bangalore:  Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa will not participate in the national executive meet of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scheduled to be held in Mumbai on May 24 and 25.   “There is political indecisiveness in the state BJP. I have decided not to participate in the BJP executive meeting. There is need [...]

Uttar Pradesh:  16 people have died and almost two dozen seriously injured after a private bus collided with a stationary truck in UP’s Baharaich district late last night. The bus was carrying pilgrims to Ajmer Sharief from Sultanpur. Eyewitness say the bus caught fire immediately after it rammed into the truck making it impossible for [...]

Hyderabad: Karnataka High Court Judge Govindarajulu died and three of his family members sustained injuries in a road mishap reported from Ananthapura district in Andhra Pradesh on May 19, Saturday. The accident took place when the car in which   Govindarajulu, his wife and two other family members were travelling overturned after the driver lost control [...]

Mulki : A second time failure in the SSLC examination drove a student from near Mulki to the extreme step of ending his life on May 18, Friday. The deceased has been identified as Vishwas Poojari (16). It is learnt, Vishwas, a student of KPSK High School of Panjinadka after failing in four subjects last [...]