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Riyadh, Jan 23: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, one of the richest men in the history of the world, was carried in a simple white shroud to an unmarked grave on Friday in a Riyadh cemetery where many of his commoner subjects rest, in keeping with ascetic traditions. It was an Islamic-style burial without any innovation in the religion. There was no official mourning period in Saudi Arabia and flags

Mumbai, Jan 23: Since last year, there have been a series of controversies pertaining to attempts by pro-terrorism Hindu outfits, which were involved in reconversion campaigns and communal violence. Now, in order to glam up the issue, a Hindu outfit has targeted Bollywood Khans, who are married to Hindu women. The Hindu Mahasabha has dared Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and Saif Ali Khan to convert to

Bengaluru, Jan 23: A special CBI court on Friday granted bail to former Karnataka Minister Anand Singh in illegal mining case. He is expected to be released from the jail Saturday after completing all due procedures. One of the close associates of mining baron Janardhana Reddy, Anand Singh was arrested in 2013 in connection with alleged illegal export of iron ore from Belikeri Port in Karnataka

Mangaluru, Jan 23: Over a thousand demonstrators took part in the massive demonstration organised by the Dakshina Kannada unit of Popular Front of India in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Friday, urging justice and harmony in view of the communalism, violence and hate-crimes made by Sangh Parivar groups in the coastal district. Presiding over the protest meet named as

Bengaluru, Jan 23: Former minister Gali Janardhana Reddy was released from Parappana Agrahara prison on Friday two days after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court. He spent more than three years in prison for allegedly carrying out large scale illegal mining in and around Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. He is headed to Parijatha apartments near Chalukya circle, said sources. Reddy's family and

Patna, Jan 23: Police have confirmed that the bomb blast at Ara civil court premises which killed at least two persons and left 17 others injured on Friday was aimed to free the mastermind of a six year old bomb attack during his court appearance. However, the local police and media have refrained from linking today’s bomb blast and 2009 bomb blast occurred in the same court premises to any

Belthangady, Jan 22: Bajrang Dal regional convener Sharan Pumpwell has alleged that certain Muslim groups were trying to portray that they were assaulted by right-wing activists after the activists themselves were subjected to stone-pelting and assaulted while they were “peacefully” returning from the Hindu Hrudaya Sangama programme that was held last week in Puttur. Speaking at a press conference

Davos, Jan 23: With an estimated wealth of nearly 14 billion dollars, India-born Hinduja brothers have now emerged as the only British names on the list of world's top 80 billionaires dominated by Americans. Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja emerged as the 66th richest in the world, as part of an Oxfam study released here at the World Economic Forum (WEF). The figures, based on the definitive rich

Bengaluru, Jan 23: In a survey conducted by a Bengaluru-based NGO, high school and college students across 11 cities prefer military rule over a democracy and a staggering 65 percent don't approve of boys and girls from different religions mingling. Children's Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA), conducted the survey with over 10,00 participants and half of them even felt that migrant workers

Puttur, Jan 23: A complaint has been lodged against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat and organisers of the Hindu Hrudaya Sangama programme held in Puttur recently for making communally-provocative speeches at the programme. In his complaint lodged at Puttur town police station, Popular Front of India district committee member Ashraf has stated that strict legal action should be taken against