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Dubai, Mar 5:The 10-month-old Gulf Air passenger, Rishi Priya Binoy, who died mid-air during a flight from Kochi to Manama, Bahrain, was buried in her hometown, Ampalloor Trichur, on Wednesday morning, leaving the family members and the expatriate community in deep sorrow. The baby’s body was repatriated in a Gulf Air flight form Abu Dhabi via Manama to Kochi at around 3.30am on Wednesday and the

Mumbai, Mar 5: Muslims will not get the five percent reservations in Maharashtra government jobs as announced by the erstwhile Congress-NCP government just before Assembly polls last year, it was officially announced in Mumbai on Wednesday. The State Government has not re-promulgated the lapsed ordinance providing for reservation for Muslims in government and aided educational institutions in the

Udupi, Mar 5: A case has been registered against a miscreant for hurting the sentiments of Indians by threatening to burn the Constitution of India during a panel discussion on a local television channel. The accused has been identified as Elloor Subrahmanya Rao, a Sangh Parivar activist. He made the controversial statement during a panel discussion on a local television channel on Monday on the

New Delhi, Mar 5: Despite several success stories, Indian women continue to be bogged down by the dual problems of violence and denial of access to resources, remaining largely deprived of the coveted status of "equality", activists say. Some of these activists feel that women in the country remain "second-grade" citizens who have made little progress despite constitutional guarantees of equality

Mangaluru, Mar 5: One of the accused arrested by police in connection with a communal clash occurred last week at K C Road junction on the outskirts of the city, has been admitted to District Wenlock Hospital after being allegedly subjected to police brutality. The person alleged to be assaulted has been identified as Aslam (40), a resident of K C Nagar. Several people including three policemen

Udupi, Mar 5: The Udupi district police should take immediate precautionary measures in the light of the Hindu Samajotsav being organized in the city on March 9, said Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike. A release issued by the Udupi district unit of KKSV, stated that there was a possibility of peace and order getting disturbed in the district due to the Samajotsav being organized in the pretext of

Mangaluru, Mar 5: As many as 38 youth including teenagers have been acquitted by a local court here the official discharge of duty and rioting. A total of 48 activists of Students Federation of India, including 10 minors, were booked on November 1, 2012, for a black flag demonstration. The demonstration was held in protest against Karnataka’s then BJP government’s move to shut down Kannada-medium

Kasaragod, Mar 5: A class 10 student was killed when the motorbike he was riding collided with a car at Edaneer, near Cherkala, some 10 km from here, on Wednesday, the police said. The accident occurred around noon. The motorbike which Muhammed Shafi, a student of Chattanchal higher secondary school, was riding was involved in a collision with the car, headed for Cherkala. The critically injured

Shivamogga, Mar 5: A “bomb-like” object found in an open space near a school here on Wednesday could just be an ice-cream ball, police have said, dismissing rumours that it contained explosives. The object became the centre of attention after some people alerted the police to a plastic ball partly tied with a Sellotape lying near Vikasa School in Vinobanagar around 10.30 am. A bomb detection and

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Wednesday’s pre-budget meeting of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with various communities almost turned into a show of strength. With back-to-back pre-budget meetings with various castes and communities, Siddaramaiah began his day by having a meeting with dalit organisations and leaders. He later scheduled meetings with backward classes organisations and later minority community