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New Delhi, Feb 25: Opposition today raised a hue and cry over a Union minister's call for a debate on the words 'secular and socialist' in the preamble of the Constitution but government ruled out any proposal to remove these words. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Jyotiraditya Scindia also sought to raise the controversial remarks about Mother Teresa by RSS Mohan Bhagwat but was dissallowed by

Udupi, Feb 24: Some ignorant people are criticizing Bhagavad Gita without understanding it, said Vishwesha Tirtha Swami, the chief pontiff of Pejawar Mutt. In a release the veteran seer-cum-activist lamented that some had even stated that the Gita should be burnt. “The Chatur Varnashrama system mentioned by Krishna in the Gita was in no way connected to the present Varna system based on caste

New Delhi, Feb 24: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday criticised RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his comments on Mother Teresa, saying she was a "noble soul" and should be spared. "I worked wid Mother Teresa for a few months at Nirmal Hriday ashram in Kolkata. She was a noble soul. Pl spare her," Kejriwal tweeted. Addressing a function in Bharatpur in Rajasthan Monday, Bhagwat said Mother

Mangaluru, Feb 24: With the coastal city of Mangaluru gearing up to host the National Federation Cup athletics meet from May 1 to May 4, Mangala Stadium is likely to get a facelift and upgradation of facilities to prepare it for the national-level meet. After a long gap of 27 years, Mangaluru has received the honour of hosting a national-level athletics event and is looking at upgradation of

New Delhi, Feb 24: An Air India flight to Hyderabad from Delhi, with a Union Minister and Supreme Court judge onboard, was held up for 45 minutes here after a senior Congress leader from Telangana did not turn up for boarding at the scheduled time as she was allegedly busy shopping. "Last Friday, former Union Minister, and Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury was travelling to Hyderabad on Air

Udupi, Feb 24: A 29-year-old man was arrested by the police on the charge of cheating and sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman belonging to a Scheduled Caste at Nitte coming under the Karkala Rural Police Station limits on Monday. Vilas Nayak, Deputy Superintendent of Police, said that the man, Mohammed Asif, was married and had three children. He had developed friendship with the woman

Bengaluru, Feb 24: An action forum of dalit organisations demanding that State Congress president G Parameshwara be made the chief minister, on Monday, decided to launch a State-wide agitation from February 24 in order to mount pressure on the Congress high command. Speaking to reporters, N Murthy of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti (DSS) said the forum has decided to stage protest in all districts. It

Mysuru, Feb 24: Mysuru’s erstwhile royal family Monday adopted 22-year-old Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs as the heir to the legendary Wodeyar dynasty. “The adoption ceremony took place at the auspicious time (1.15-1.50 p.m.) in the decked-up Amba Vilas Palace amid chanting of Vedic hymns and prayers,” a member of the erstwhile royal family said here, about 150 km from Bengaluru. Pramoda Devi, widow of

Mangaluru, Feb 23: The newly-concretised stretch of road from Ambedkar Circle to Bunts Hostel Circle was inaugurated by Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Ramanath Rai on Monday and declared it open for public use. Speaking to reporters after the inauguration, he said that being one of the main roads in the city, the concretisation was completed well in advance in order to reduce the

Mangaluru, Feb 23: If everything goes as planned, the city's Kadri Park is set to get a facelift in a year's time, in order to make it a tourist destination. In a bid to boost tourism in the city, the state government has approved a sum of Rs 4.97 crore for the upgradation of Kadri Park planned at a total cost of Rs 9 crore, according to Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo. Addressing a press meet at