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Bengaluru: A departmental inquiry has been initiated against a driver of the state-owned transport corporation for offering Namaz after parking the bus with passengers inside, a senior official said on Wednesday. A video of the driver, identified as A K Mulla, performing Namaz during duty hours has gone viral. Also Read Kerala man lynched in Karnataka over ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan The footage was reportedly captured by a passenger. According to a senior official from the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC), the 58-year-old Mulla, was seen offering prayers two days ago. KSRTC driver Shafiulla Nadaf stopped a government bus mid-route from Hubballi to Haveri to offer Namaz on the roadside with passengers still inside🤡🤲🏻 This happened on the evening of April 29. Is this public transport or his private property @KSRTC_Journeys ? Imagine the… pic.twitter.com/4lx3qFvfCE — Akshay Akki ಅಕ್ಷಯ್🇮🇳 (@FollowAkshay1) April 30, 2025 “We don’t know w...

Mangaluru: A Muslim Keralite was lynched by a mob of over 25 people for allegedly chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ during a local cricket match in Karnataka’s Mangaluru city. Police have denied any such claims and arrested 15 individuals so far. Deceased has been identified as Ashraf from Pulpalli village in Sultan Bathery Taluk of Wayanad district in Kerala, police said in a statement. On April 27, witnesses say he was reportedly chanting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ during a local cricket match. This angered a certain section of the crowd, and an argument between them soon turned violent. Over 25 people surrounded the Muslim young man and allegedly assaulted him with sticks, resulting in multiple injuries that led to internal bleeding and shock. He was declared dead at the hospital. Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara confirmed the incident. “An incident of mob lynching has been reported involving an unidentified individual. I was informed that there are reports he was shouting ‘Pakistan...

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah landed in fresh controversy after he was seen almost slapping an additional superintendent of police (ASP) during a public event in Belagavi. A widely circulated video shows Siddaramaiah, appearing visibly angry, summoning ASP Narayan Bharamani onto the stage and raising his hand in frustration. #WATCH | Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah angrily calls a Police officer on stage during Congress' protest rally in Belagavi and gestures raising his hand at him. During the CM's address here, a few women, who are reportedly BJP activists, indulged in sloganeering… pic.twitter.com/qtC6hL9UYT — ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2025 The confrontation reportedly arose from disruptions near the venue where the chief minister was scheduled to address the public. Bharatiya Janta Party women workers were protesting close to the site, and ASP Narayan Bharamani had been tasked with managing security around the stage. The women who were among the crow...

Another incident of language row has been reported from Karnataka, where a ticket examiner (TTE) allegedly assaulted a Muslim passenger after the latter requested the former to speak in Kannada. The incident occurred on April 24 on the Mysuru-Hubballi Hampi Express. Mahmad Basha Attar, a resident of Bhagyanagar in Koppal district, was travelling from Mysuru to Koppal on Thursday in the S-3 coach. A disturbing incident of traveling ticket examiner assaulting a passenger on a train in Bengaluruon Thursday, April 24 has surfaced online. The incident occurred on on the train number 16591 Mysuru-Hubballi Hampi Express when the passenger was traveling from Bengaluru to Koppal.… pic.twitter.com/HNEyN9Z3AV — The Siasat Daily (@TheSiasatDaily) April 27, 2025 When the ticket examiner came to check his ticket, Basha requested that he speak in Kannada, for which the latter stated he did not know the language. “I started recording the conversation. Suddenly, the TTE slapped me and thr...

Bengaluru: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, April 26, flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not attending the all-party meeting on the Pahalgam terror attack and claimed that the government had admitted to security lapses in the meeting held in Delhi. With regard to the suspension of the 1960 Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, he asked the government where it would store the water and maintained that these issues would be raised later and not now. Also Read Indus Waters Treaty Explained: How does the suspension affect Pakistan? Kharge said leaders from all political parties were present, including him and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, at the all-party meeting. “The first question I raised in the meeting was that when the government convenes a meeting, the prime minister should be present. Since he was not present, we said it was not right,” he told reporters here. The Congress president said the prime minister’s attitude towards ...

Hyderabad: An IndiGo flight travelling from Varanasi to Bengaluru made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad. Shortly after takeoff, a passenger aboard the flight became seriously ill. The cabin crew promptly informed the pilot about the passenger’s condition. In response, the pilot diverted the aircraft to Shamshabad Airport for an emergency landing. Also Read Kuwait NRI, 4 others booked for human trafficking at Hyderabad airport Airport staff were pre-alerted about the situation and had an ambulance ready on standby. As soon as the plane landed, the passenger was rushed to Apollo Hospital at the airport. Despite swift medical attention, the passenger reportedly passed away en route to the hospital. The exact cause of the passenger’s illness and full details about the individual are yet to be confirmed. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Teleg...

Bengaluru: Bodies of two tourists from Karnataka who were shot dead by the terrorists in the Pahalgam terror attack were brought to the Kempegowda International Airport here on Thursday. Manjunath Rao and Bharath Bushan were among the 26 people killed in front of their families after confirming their religious identity in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday. Most of those killed by terrorists were tourists. Union Minister V Somanna, along with Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, accompanied the mortal remains of the tourists. Also Read J&K mosques slam Pahalgam attack as cowardice; Kashmir holds vigils While Rao’s body was taken to his hometown, Shivamogga, Bushan will be cremated in Bengaluru. Speaking to reporters, BJP MP Surya said that India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is going to retaliate to this terror attack. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Tel...