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Belagavi, Nov 15: A notorious henchman of a BJP MLA has been caught on camera, assaulting and brutally thrashing two young men with hockey sticks after stripping them to the skin. The barbaric incident which reportedly took place on November 2, came to light only when the hair-raising video footages, reached a few media persons this week. TV news channels on Friday showed visuals where Suresh

Mangaluru, Nov 14: He's a young cricketer from the port city of Mangaluru. Splendid performances in the 2013-14 domestic season was closely followed by centuries in both innings for South Zone in the Duleep Trophy final match against Central Zone, at Ferozeshah Kotla, in Delhi. His performances were closely monitored by the national selectors who rewarded the 22-year old opener with a place in the

Mangaluru, Nov 14: The three-day Kannada literary and cultural extravaganza, Alva's Nudi Siri-2014, inaugurated by well-known Kannada writer Na D'Souza amidst colourful settings gave an inkling of what was in store over the next three days for literature and culture enthusiasts in Moodbidri on Friday. A procession took place with Kannada books being carried in a palanquin, followed by vibrant folk

Abu Dhabi, Nov 14: Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei, a heritage adviser to the Crown Prince and former chairman of Abu Dhabi Media, died along with two other members of the Al Mazrouei family in a car crash on Thursday afternoon. Abu Dhabi Police confirmed the deaths outside Zayed City cemetery on Thursday afternoon but have not issued any details, as investigations are continuing. Mr Al Mazrouei, a

Bantwal, Nov 14: A team of Vittal police have arrested an accused in several cases who had been absconding, in Kerala and produced him before the court on Thursday. The arrested is Abdul Khader alias Karate Khader (25), resident of Kanyana Shettibettu in Bantwal taluk. The accused Abdul Khader was wanted by the Vittal police as an accused in a murder attempt case on P Satish Shetty by attacking

Mangaluru, Nov 14: A team of police raided a slaughterhouse at Chembugudde near Thokkottu on the outskirts of the city in the wee hours of Friday. More than a dozen cattle and a huge quantity of beef have been seized by sleuths of Ullal police during the raid carried out on a tip off by Sangh Parivar. The alleged illegal slaughterhouse functioned adjacent to a house belonging to a certain M C Bava

Manipal, Nov 14: In a shocking incident, a mentally challenged girl child was abandoned by its “poor” parents at a private hospital here. The three-and-half-year-old girl child was found in Kasturba Hospital here on Wednesday evening, the Manipal police said. The parents of the child had abandoned the baby on a bed in the Paediatric Ward of Kasturba Hospital with a milk-bottle and a note, they

Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 13: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that the world community must reject any linkage between religion and terrorism while formulating a "genuinely international" partnership in the fight against all forms of terror acts. In his intervention at the East Asia Summit, the prime minister also said that it should be ensured that cyber and space remain a source of

Kasargod, Nov 14: The driver of a mini-truck was killed and five others were injured when the vehicle collided with another truck at Chengala, near here, in the wee hours on Thursday. C. Shijo, 35, hailing from Alacode in Kannur district succumbed to injuries even though he was rushed to a nearby hospital, the police said. The injured persons were identified as P.V. Madhu, Sabu Jose, both hailing

Bengaluru, Nov 14: A ban on the sale of smokeless tobacco in Karnataka is imminent, said Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader. Addressing reporters here on Thursday, he said that the State Health department had proposed to the government to impose the ban in the interest of public health. “Chewing tobacco is one of the main reasons for mouth cancer in the country. India has the highest