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Kollam, Dec 14: The Madras High Court directed the concerned authorities to inform all airport authorities not to harass Sarah Thomas, an NRI from Dubai, detained by immigration officials here in a case of mistaken identity, lodged in prison and later handed over to Kerala Police. The Division Bench, comprising Justices S Tamilvanan and T Mathivanan, gave the direction when a Habeas Corpus

Kochi, Dec 14: Three gold loan companies in Kerala have more precious metal in their vaults than the gold reserves of some of the richest nations. Muthoot Finance, Manappuram Financeand Muthoot Fincorp jointly hold nearly 200 tonnes of gold jewellery, which is higher than the gold reserves of Singapore, Sweden or Australia. India accounts for approximately 30% of the global demand for gold, a true

Mangaluru, Dec 14: Nineteen Indian workers were allegedly duped in Saudi Arabia by two Mangaluru based recruiting agents according to a complaint filed at Pandeshwar police station in the city. Social activist Chand Pasha from Karim Nagar in Andhra Pradesh filed the complaint accusing two persons-Khader and Hassan Anwar Saadi, residents of Alake in Mangaluru- of duping 19 workers from Andhra

Doha, Dec 14: A 32-year-old Indian died of heart attack while playing cricket at a school ground here on his wedding anniversary. Pramod Therayil, a native of Veliyankode in Malappuram district, Kerala, was working as an electrician in a contracting firm in Madinat Khalifa North at Qatar's capital, one of his friends was quoted as saying by Gulf Times today. While playing the sport yesterday

Mangaluru, Dec 14: Alleging that the police department had showed discrimination against the minorities in the recent Ulaibettu clash and unrest, the district unit of Popular Front of India has urged for the state government's intervention in this regard. Speaking to mediapersons at a press conference here, PFI district A M Ataullah alleged that the police had failed to control the communal

Kumbla, Dec 14: Three shops, housed in a two-storey roof-tiled building at Kumbla town near here, suffered extensive damage in a fire that broke out in the early hours on Saturday. A vegetable outlet, an ice-cream shop, and a warehouse stocked with medicines belonging to Abdul Kareem, Shafi and K P Moideen Kutti respectively gutted in the fire. The loss is estimated at Rs 37 lakhs. The raging fire

Kasargod, Dec 14: A court in Kanhangad on Saturday declared Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Praveen Togadia, who is evading arrest for several months in connection with the delivering highly venomous speech, as an a proclaimed absconder. The case was registered against him for making a'hate speech' in the town in 2011. Hosdurg Judicial First Class Magistrate Court (1) judge Rajeev Vachal made

Abu Dhabi, Dec 13: Calling the youth force the future of India and United Arab Emirates, Rajya Sabha MP Mani Shankar Aiyar said that quality education and advanced technical knowledge was the need of the hour. Delivering key note address at the 43rd UAE national day celebrations of Indian Islamic Centre at the IIC Main Hall, Abu Dhabi recently, Mr Aiyar said that he had worked towards

Mangaluru, Dec 13: Minister for Health and Family Welfare UT Khader said that a single-window system would be introduced within a month to provide housing facilities, monthly rations, nutritious food and healthcare facilities for BPL families affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) to reduce discrimination towards such families. Mr Khader interacted with HIV infected persons and affected

Los Angeles, Dec 13: Double Oscar winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman is once again in the race for an Academy Award. Among the 114 scores in contention for a nomination in the Original Score category for the 87th Oscars, the Mozart of Madras stands a chance with three mentions. His work for "Million Dollar Arm", "The Hundred-Foot Journey" and Indian film "Kochadaiiyaan" are part of the long list