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Madinah, Sep 18: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman, chairman of the Madinah Haj Committee, opened the Bunyan 7 Exhibition entitled "Partnership in Haj Operations" south of the Prophet's Mosque on Wednesday, to highlight the quality services available for pilgrims this year. President of Taiba University Adnan Al-Mazroue and other top officials were also present. The exhibition includes more

Bangalore, Sep 18: P Nagaraj, a close aide of Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, was on Wednesday elected unopposed as the new chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) for two years. He has replaced G Somashekara Reddy, brother of jailed former minister G Janardhana Reddy. After holding the post for two years, Nagaraj will make way for M P Ravindra, Congress MLA from Harapanahalli, for the

New Delhi, Sep 18: Expressing deep concern over the rising hate mongering unleashed by BJP MPs, Popular Front General Secretary OMA Salam has condemned their remarks and demanded immediate action against fanatic politicians like Yogi Adithya Nath and Sakshi Maharaj. Both the statements are intended to create communal divide before upcoming by- elections in Uttar Pradesh. This type of verbal

Udupi, Sep 17: The temple town became witness for the magnificent cultural extravaganza immersed in the gist of spiritualism on the occasion of'Krishna Leelothsava' also known as 'Vittla Pindi' in the midst of oceanic crowd in Udupi on Wednesday. The Vittal Pindi procession began at the entrance of the Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple at 3 p.m. Vidyavallabha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Kaniyur Math installed a

Mangalore, Sep 17: Mangalore Mayor Mahabala Marla said that the project to convert Mangalore Junction railway station into a world-class railway station through public-private partnership had been approved and Mangalore City Corporation (MCC) would provide all necessary support to the completion of the project. Detailing mediapersons on developmental projects in city corporation limits at a press

New Delhi, Sep 17: Following electoral reverses in Uttar Pradesh, where it lost eight of 11 seats in the assembly bypolls, the Bharatiya Janata party Wednesday distanced itself from the "love jihad" hate campaign. "As far as 'love jihad' is concerned, it may have been raised by a few local leaders but the BJP as a party has never endorsed it," said BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra when media persons

Virajpet, Sep 17: In a shocking incident, an unidentified gunman accompanied by two miscreants barged into a hotel in the heart of the town and opened fired on former Kodagu Zilla Panchayat president Iqbal Hasan, killing him on the spot. The incident took place at around 3:00 p.m. when Iqbal Hassan (46), a senior Congress activist was sipping coffee along with his friends. Eye witnesses said that

Bidar, Sep 17: Putting up a brave front after a setback in by-elections, BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday asked party workers not to feel depressed and said they would win upcoming Assembly polls in four states with a thumping majority and move ahead with its œCongress-free India  agenda. As the BJP smarted under the electoral blow losing 13 of the 23 Assembly seats it held, Mr. Shah said

Kundapur, Sep 17: Tension prevailed in some areas of Kundapur taluk on Wednesday after a group of miscreants owing allegiance to the Sangh Parivar ambushed a cattle-laden vehicle and tried to assault the cattle traders in the early hours at a remote village The incident took place at around 4:00 a.m. near Amasebail village of Kundapur taluk when six calves were being transported in an Omni car

Manipal, Sep 17: Based on reliable information, a team of police busted a prostitution racket operating out of a lodge at Eshwar Nagar here on Tuesday. Following the raid, eight men were arrested who were allegedly involved in the prostitution racket. The arrested have been identified as Sachin Kumar alias Santhosh (32), resident of Kunjal in Brahmavar, Jaffer Syed Khan (39) from Bhadravati in