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Shivamogga, Feb 21: A pall of gloom has prevailed in the house of Vishwanath Shetty (32) at Alkola locality in the city. He was killed by armed men during the communal violence that erupted here on Thursday following a rally taken out by the Popular Front of India. When Minister of State for Primary and Secondary Education Kimmane Ratnakar, who is also district in-charge Minister, and Shivamogga

Chicago, Feb 21: India's high air pollution, ranked by the World Health Organisation among the worst in the world, is adversely impacting the lifespans of its citizens, reducing most Indian lives by over three years, a new study has said. Over half of India's population – 660 million people – live in areas where fine particulate matter pollution is above India's standards for what is considered

Mangaluru, Feb 21: Rejecting the allegations made by Sangh Parivar and pro-Sangh Parivar media that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised during a rally in Shivamogga as a ‘pack of lies’, the Popular Front of India has demanded a thorough probe into the violence that caused widespread damages. In a press statement issued here, the PFI held Sangh Parivar fully responsible for the communal violence that

Dubai, Feb 21: A massive fire broke out in one of the tallest towers here today morning, media reports said. The fire broke out in the Torch tower on the northeastern end of the densely populated Marina district. The fire began at the 50th floor of the 79-floor tower, the Gulf News daily reported. The tower is one of the tallest residential building in the world. The tower reaches 336.1 m (1105 ft

Shivamogga, Feb 21: Tension continued to prevail in parts of Shivamogga as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) forcefully imposed a bandh on Saturday in the district in the wake of communal clashes which claimed the life of a youth and caused widespread damages. Police have arrested around 60 people in connection with the violent communal clashes and murder of a 32-year-old man in Shivamogga in the

Bengaluru, Feb 21: Train passengers, who become victims of robbery, theft or harassment, need not wait to reach the nearest railway station to lodge a complaint. For the first time in the country, the State government has introduced a WhatsApp facility for such passengers. Until recently, victims had to dial 100 (police control room) or wait for the train to reach the next station to file a

Nanjangud (Mysuru), Feb 21: In a bid to appease dalits and silence his detractors, especially after the growing demand for a dalit chief minister, Siddaramaiah on Friday said, “I am also a dalit.” The chief minister’s trusted men in the Cabinet, PWD?Minister Dr?H?C?Mahadevappa and Social Welfare Minister Anjaneya, also showered praises on him. Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation

Mangaluru, Feb 20: Lashing against the BJP-led union government for its anti-people policy of allowing multinational companies to conduct their fishing activities in Indian waters, various units of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have demanded that the policy should be withdrawn by the union government. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, AAP Dakshina Kannada unit team-leader Alexander D'Souza

Abu Dhabi, Feb 20: Ten people have died and eight have been injured in a fire in Mussaffah on Friday morning. The blaze swept through a two-storey commercial building that contained seven shops and a car repair workshop on the ground floor, while the first floor was warehouse space turned into illegal accommodation for workers, police said. The first floor is where the fire started. The dead came

New Delhi, Feb 20: It's out with the flashy suit, in with religious tolerance for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking to soften his image after an electoral pounding in New Delhi and grumblings in his party about his top-down leadership style. Abruptly ending a string of national and regional election victories, Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was thrashed in the capital this month, a