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Bengaluru, Apr 30: Going into the last one day of socio-economic and educational survey, the enumerators, more so in Bengaluru, are left with a daunting task of carrying out survey in a staggering 12.97 lakh households. The State government has convened a meeting of various stakeholders on Thursday to decide on the next mode of action. Thursday is the last day of the census that commenced on April

New Delhi, Apr 30: Concept of marital rape cannot be applied in India as marriage is treated as a sacrament or sacred as per mindset of the Indian society, government said on Wednesday. "It is considered that the concept of marital rape, as understood internationally, cannot be suitably applied in the Indian context due to various factors, including level of education, illiteracy, poverty, myriad

New Delhi, Apr 29: : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the city government to respond to a plea seeking directions to remove all "unlicensed" loudspeakers from mosques and temples in the capital over rise in noise pollution levels. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw asked the government and the police commissioner to also inform whether permission was

New Delhi, Apr 29: The government has finally agreed to convene an all-party meeting to discuss its proposal to give NRIs the right to exercise their franchise by e-postal ballots or through proxy voting. Replying to a calling attention motion moved by leader of opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad, the law minister made it clear that the government was acting on the Election Commission report regarding

Mangaluru, Apr 29: Karnataka State Bus Owners Union and Kanara Bus Owners Association president K Rajavarma Ballal and Dakshina Kannada City Bus Owners Association general secretary V K Puthran jointly said that there would be no support in the coastal district for the nation-wide bandh called by various transport organisations on April 30 to protest against the Road Transport and Safety Bill 2014

Dubai, Apr 29: A hero’s welcome awaited the six UAE trekkers that arrived in Dubai late Tuesday night, after being incognito since the deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday. Family members were counting on the six boys to reach Kathmandu later on Tuesday on a bus and board a flight bound for Dubai late Tuesday evening. Speaking with Emirates 24|7 earlier, Chandrasen Gandhi

Puttur, Apr 29: In a tragic incident, a student was electrocuted to death and two others were injured while installing buntings, for a religious programme, at Kadaba junction on the outskirts of Puttur on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Naseer (19), son of Ibrahim, resident of Mandekolu in Sullia taluk. Mohammed Ali (19), resident of Belthangady and Mohammed Asif (18)

New Delhi, Apr 29: Smart City is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project aimed at recasting the urban landscape of the country by making cities more livable and inclusive besides driving the economic growth. Each selected city under the ambitious scheme would get central assistance of Rs 100 crore per year for five years. Union Cabinet today gave its nod to NDA government's flagship 100 smart

Mangaluru, Apr 29: Congress leader and Karnataka Amateur Athletics Association (KAAA) president Dr G Parameshwara said that around 200 certified officials from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had arrived in Mangaluru to review and evaluate the stadium and preparations for the 19th Federation Cup – Senior Athletics Championship 2015 scheduled to kick-off at Mangala Stadium here on Thursday

New Delhi. Apr 29: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today made a strong pitch for anti-conversion law and said that for communal harmony all the political parties should take a decision to pass the Bill in Parliament which would put a brake on the practice of conversion in any religion. In a detailed hour-long reply to the discussion on demand for grants under his Ministry in the Lok Sabha, Mr Singh