A country like India can never be devoid of swamijis and mutts almost at every nook and corner of the cities and villages. We even see some fake swamijis being exposed increasingly too. Known as godmen at some point of time, most of them are spending their days inside the jails for their crimes. Hindu dharma that had saints and social reformers like Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Narayana Guru etc is being humiliated to the core by fake swamijis.  

Two ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members have caught fire in the Kerch Strait separating Crimea from Russia, killing at least 11 persons, media reports said on Tuesday.

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumba on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

Kundapura: Shankar Poojary of Basrur who returned to India after serving seven months jail in Kuwait, reached his home on Monday morning. 

Udupi: Local cyber crime police arrested an accused on charges of posting insulting and demeaning article in Facebook on city municipal council member Girish Anchan.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of centenarian Dr Shivakumar Swamiji of the Siddaganga Mutt.

Washington: Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator, Monday officially launched her campaign for the US presidential election in 2020 to take on President Donald Trump, saying she was "honoured" to announce her bid on a day when Americans celebrated Martin Luther King Jr who sought inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi.

Kaup: A bike rider died on the spot in a road accident occurred in front of the Udyavara Halima Sabju hall on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Shivaram (39) of Gangolli Movadi.