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Bengaluru, Nov 24: Customs officials seized 2.5 kg gold from a passenger who landed from Dubai at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) on Wednesday. The suspect has been arrested. Sources said the gold was melted and concealed inside a wood cutting machine. The precious metal was melted so meticulously that even the scanner could not detect it. The flight landed at the KIA at 9 am from Dubai

Bangarpet, Nov 24: Several people sustained injuries and furniture were damaged after two groups of the Christian community clashed over a dispute pertaining to a site belonging to the church at Gangammanapalya in Kolar district. A verbal duel ensued between the two groups at the Apostolic Calvary Church on Sunday. Soon, the groups came to blows. Many people sustained injuries in the incident

Mangaluru, Nov 23: On a scorching Sunday of screeching tyres, dust streaks and revving bikes, new faces held the aces in MRF Mogrip FMSCI National Supercross Championship 2014 at Kulur on the outskirts of the city. Minister for Youth Services and Sports K Abhayachandra Jain inaugurated the event. Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader showcased seized attention by riding a bike

Kozhikode, Nov 23: Perod Abdurahiman Saqafi, the secretary of the All India Sunni Jam-Iyyathul Ulema, has strongly defended his abusive remarks against a four-and-a-half-year-old girl, who had been allegedly raped by two senior students last month. The police have registered a case against Mr Saqafi, who is one of the senior administrative board members of the Parakkadavu Darul Huda English Medium

Belagavi, Nov 23: Rubbishing charges of BJP leaders that Bengaluru was fast becoming the 'rape capital' of India, Karnataka Home Minister K J George today alleged that states ruled by that party had registered higher number of incidents and his state had taken stringent preventive measures. Speaking to reporters here, he reeled off statistics to claim that BJP-ruled states have registered higher

Agra, Nov 23: They came from Iran to Agra to see Taj Mahal, the monument of love. But, they had to go to a Hindu temple to offer Namaz! When the Muslims of Agra failed to arrange a place to offer prayers for the two Muslim women tourists, Hindus welcomed them to the Hanuman temple, cleaned the floor and allowed them to offer Namaz. The Iranian women after visiting Taj Mahal turned toward the

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23: Kerala's Catholic community was overjoyed and held special prayers as the Pope will elevate two Keralite religious leaders as saints at a special service in the Vatican Sunday. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, popularly known as Chavara Achen, and Sister Euphrasia, popularly known as Evuprasiamma, were in April this year cleared by the Pope for sainthood. Catholic churches

Bengaluru, Nov 23: The Karnataka zone of the Student Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has come up with various recommendations in order to upgrade Madrasa education system and promote Arabic language in the region. The survey report recently released by the SIO after conducting survey of 55 Madrasas from different parts of the state, recommends few action points for the community leaders

Mysuru, Nov 23: Hundreds of officers and personnel from various wings of the police force including armed police, dog squad, women's police and traffic police took part in a special parade on Saturday organized to mark the silver jubilee of its Commissionerate at the City Armed Reserve (CAR) Grounds in the city. The City Police Commissionerate was set up in 1989 in Mysuru. Speaking after taking a

Malpe, Nov 23: Hi-tech boats manufactured in Gujarat, which are highly beneficial for fishermen, have arrived at Malpe docks recently. Specially designed with high mileage and several advantages over local fishing boats, the boats will prove beneficial for the local fishermen in and around Malpe. With new advances in technology and engineering, these boats have additional advantages over the local