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New Delhi, Aug 12: The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Shubha Shankaranarayan (32), who was found guilty of murdering her fiancé B V Girish, a software engineer, in 2003 along with three others, to kill her fiancé B V Girish in Bangalore in 2003. Shubha, who is a law graduate, was sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court in 2010 after being held guilty in the murder case. The

Bangalore, Aug 11: Senior JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy today alleged that the Chief Minister had tried to influence the Karnataka Public Service Commission recruitment process, a charge dismissed by Siddaramaiah who called him a "big liar." "In this issue, Chief Minister himself (is) involved by misusing his office. He called (telephoned) one (KPSC) member 72 times to select some candidates. When

New Delhi, Aug 11: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani Monday said her statement on the degree from Yale University in the United States was "misconstrued". "Unfortunate that statement of my participation in a leadership programme and certificate thereafter was misconstrued," Irani said in a tweet. Speaking at the India Today Woman Summit 2014, Saturday, Irani said: "In that

Mangalore, Aug 11: As many as ten fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized at 65 nautical miles away from the shore on Sunday night. Fishermen in another fishing boat rushed and rescued Kenyu (32), Stalin (30), Salayaraj (43), Sajeev (30), Raju (35), Antony (30), Andon (30), Sheenu (40), Bavu (31) and Leenus (35) from the sinking boat. These fishermen had ventured into sea for fishing in

Mangalore, Aug 11: A man who was on the run for 13-long-years after allegedly killing his business partner was finally nabbed by the personnel of the district crime intelligence bureau (DCIB). 50-year-old Kodymbady Vishwanath Shetty is the arrested. He was arrested on the charges of killing Sootrabettu Vishwanath Rai and destroying the evidence by dumping the body near Honnavar before disappearing

Dubai, Aug 11: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is free from the Ebola virus, the health ministry has said, adding that the nation is prepared to deal with the cases from abroad. Amin Al Amiri, assistant undersecretary of the Ministry for Public Health Policies, said the ministry is in contact with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other authorities on preventive measures, Gulf News reported

New Delhi, Aug 11: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the bail period of Abdul Nasser Ma'adani by two weeks on medical grounds. Ma'adani, in the plea, sought an extension of the bail period to continue with his treatment. He submitted that he has been admitted to Soukya International Holistic Health Centre since July 14, but his fluctuating blood sugar levels and many other complications

Gurgaon, Aug 11: Around two dozen Muslim families, operating small enterprises such as barbers shops and tailoring and scrap units were thrashed and forced to flee Basai village in Gurgaon earlier this week. Confirming the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Sangeeta Rani said that five persons, including prime accused Amit, have been arrested. A case has been registered under Sections

Mangalore, Aug 11: Dormitory of hostel constructed by Jamiyyatul Falah was inaugurated on Sunday. The Non Resident Co-operation Council (NRCC) Ameer Muhammad Farooq inaugurated Dormitory hostel on the top of the existing JF Hostel building and appreciated the work of Dakshina Kannada District committee. Highlighting the efforts of JF, President Saduddin M Salihi said that Jamiyyatul Falah took

Panaji, Aug 11: The HIV/AIDS disease has a presence in every ward and village in Goa, Health Minister Laxmikant Parsenkar told theGoa legislative assembly Monday. Parsenkar, speaking during Question Hour, also said that the 23 suspected HIV-infected students, whose admission to a South Goa school had created controversy, were in fact not infected with the disease. "In Goa, there is no village nor