Mysore : A 102-year-old woman, Gowthamma, has filed her nomination papers for the Grama Panchayat poll from Doddalathuru village. Gowthamma has one son and three daughters. Speaking to media Gowthamma’s grandson Ravikumar said, the elected representatives from the village have not done anything for the welfare of the people. Since, Doddalathuru is facing the first […]
New Delhi: The death toll from swine flu this year has soared to 585 with 100 more casualties reported across the country in three days since 12 February, prompting the Centre to order additional stocks of medicines and diagnostic kits. hile the total number of swine flu deaths had stood at 485 till 12 February, […]
London based Mangalorean Sushanth Shetty is attempting to set a new world record for the fastest overland journey from the United Kingdom to India, making the 5600-mile journey on a Suzuki Hayabusa. Shetty, an Indian native who moved to the U.K. when he was 22, plans to travel through Europe, entering Asia through Turkey, crossing […]
Mumbai : With ‘porn’ being one of the most searched keywords on Google in India, it comes as no surprise that Indian men love porn. But what about the fairer sex? Do women watch porn? The team of ‘Fame Fashion’ went around Mumbai to know what the aam junta thinks about women watching porn. From […]
Bangalore : Lord Hanuman has managed to get an Aadhaar card made, but there are no takers for it. The unique identification card with registration number 2094705195411 bearing a picture of the popular Hindu god, mentions him as the son of ‘Pawan’ besides giving a mobile number and thumbprint. A postman from Dantaramgarh here was […]
Mumbai: Amidst the glittering decoration and rows of fairy lights, Mumbai gets ready to chant ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ and mark the start of the annual Ganesh festival that begins Friday. Over the next few days, nearly 10 million people will pour on to Mumbai’s roads for ‘darshan’, including lakhs of domestic and foreign tourists arriving […]
Mangalore : Most people know that Lord Ganesh is known by as many as 108 names. But very few may know that the elephant headed god has taken eight different avatars or incarnations from time to time. The eight incarnations of the lord as mentioned in religious scripture, Mudgala Pura, depicts different characteristics of the […]
Mumbai : Dubai hopes to attract more tourists after regulatory changes to the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) visa system which are expected to have a transformative effect on the city’s cruise and medical tourism sectors. “This positive announcement of the new visa system will have an encouraging impact on the attractiveness of Dubai as a […]
Mangalore : The History of Mangalore dates back to the Mythological times and is accounted to as part of Parashurama Shristi. Mangalore has been ruled by a number of rulers like the Kadambas and Vira Harihararaya II. It was later conquered by the Portuguese, who lost it to Hyder Ali. Until India’s independence Mangalore remained […]
