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Panchkula, Aug 25: At least 31 Dera Sacha Sauda followers were killed and more than 300 injured in an hour of violence after cops and paramilitary forces fired on angry mobs, shortly after the verdict convicting Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh of rape at 2.30pm on Friday. While 28 were killed in Panchkula, three Dera supporters were killed in Sirsa, the headquarters of the cult. Fifteen years

Bengaluru, Aug 25: Nandan Nilekani, who returned as the Chairman of Infosys after founders staged a dramatic coup, today sought to allay concerns of investors and employees, saying he will focus on finding a CEO, recasting the board and bringing in stability at the troubled technology icon. Nilekani, 62, one of Infosys' seven founders and also a former CEO, said he wants to put the company on "the

Mangaluru, Aug 25: BJP leader and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has sought the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the media reports about alleged destruction of evidence following the suicide of police officer M K Ganapathi. Ganapathi, who was serving as Deputy Superintendent of Police in the office of Inspector General of Police in Mangaluru had committed suicide at a lodge

Mangaluru, Aug 25: Home Care Physiotherapy, a health care company which will provide a complete home care and clinical health service was launched today at A.P.S Complex, Kankanady-Falnir Road in Mangaluru. It is one of its kind and first in the coastal city. U T Khader, Minister for food and civil supply and consumer affairs department, was the chief guest of the inaugural ceremony. Prof. Dr. L

New Delhi, Aug 25: The Supreme Court today said its verdict declaring right to privacy a fundamental right would have "some bearing" in matters related to the possession of beef in Maharashtra. The apex court made the observation while hearing a batch of appeals filed against the Bombay High Court's May 6, 2016 verdict decriminalising the possession of beef in case of animals slaughtered outside

New Delhi, Aug 25: Tax payers will have to link their PAN with Aadhaar by the stipulated deadline, which is this month-end, as the Supreme Court verdict on privacy has no bearing on the requirement, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey said today. The requirement for Aadhaar being quoted for availing government subsidies, welfare schemes and other benefits will also continue unhindered for now, he told

Bengaluru, Aug 25: BJP leaders B S Yeddyurappa and Jagadish Shettar are only namesake Lingayats, according to Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy. “Yeddyurappa and Shettar are under the stronghold of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). They are just namesake Lingayat leaders,” Rayareddy told reporters. “Yeddyurappa was a signatory to the demand for a separate Veerashaiva-Lingayat

Bengaluru, Aug 25: A Janata Dal (Secular) team lead by former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will be visiting Israel to study innovative agriculture model in the desert country. Kumaraswamy, who has announced that he will adopt the Israeli model of farming if his party comes to power after next year’s Assembly elections, will be travelling in Israel for a week, where he will hold

Hubballi, Aug 25: Close on the heels of suspected Blue Whale Challenge death of an IIT-Bengaluru student, a Kendriya Vidyalaya student injured herself while playing the game in Hubballi. On Thursday, a Class VI girl (Jijabai) told her school friends that she cut her finger as part of Blue Whale Challenge. Her friends, in turn, informed the same to teachers. A teacher confirmed that the girl

Udupi, Aug 25: The will purported to be left behind by Bhaskar Shetty, NRI businessman from Udupi, has suddenly surfaced, with the murder case entwined with huge assets belonging to Shetty taking yet another turn. Shetty was allegedly done to death by his wife Rajeshwari, son Navaneeth and priest Niranjan Bhat. The case hit headlines as the plot threw up turns and twists like a potboiler a year