Mangaluru: Renowned Kudmi Konkani folk artiste M Gopal Gowda died here on Wednesday due to a cardiac arrest, sources said.

Mangaluru: Former IAS Officer and DC of Dakshina Kannada District Sasikanth Senthil, who resigned from IAS earlier last month, on Wednesday added that the country was going through testing times as people were being asked every now and then to prove their nationalism.

Kolar: In a tragic incident two children playing near a lake fell into the waters and died of drowning on Wednesday here at Kailanuru village.

Vijayapur: In an attempt to escape police vehicle checking, an auto driver rammed his auto into a government bus killing four people on the spot on Wednesday afternoon here at Kollar village in Vijayapur District.

New York: Observing that Mahatma Gandhi envisioned Indian nationalism as one that was never narrow or exclusive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday proposed what he called the 'Einstein Challenge' to ensure Gandhi's ideals are remembered by future generations.

Bengaluru: Amid growing criticism against the delay in release of central funds for flood relief, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said it would be released in a couple of days as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of the situation.

Mumbai: In today's era of blinding-fast technology when news spreads across the world in seconds, it is hard to imagine that even well-connected journalists in faraway Indian towns found out about Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, a global newsbreak, more than an hour later.

New Delhi: The microblogging and social networking service Twitter, in which the noted celebrities and leaders used to tweet their messages is facing global outage.