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Islamabad, Aug 8: A BSF jawan, who was swept away into Pakistan by strong currents of Chenab river and picked up by Pakistan Rangers, today said he was treated "better" than his expectation and was looking forward to meeting his family. Satyasheel Yadav told reporters in Pakistan before he was to be handed over to BSF authorities that his boat accidentally strayed into Pakistan after it went out

Mangalore, Aug 8: A driver had a miraculous escape when he lost control over his car and hit a barrier at Kallapu near Netravati Bridge on Friday morning. The Hyundai Verna car coming from Kasargod side to Mangalore was damaged completely after it hit on the barrier. Rash and negligent driving is said to be the reason for the mishap. Eyewitnesses said that he would have fallen into the river had

Bangalore, Aug 8: The State government's decision to reject the final list announced by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) for the 362 posts of gazetted probationers of the 2011 batch, came as a rude shock to many candidates who were on a hunger strike at the Freedom Park since past 20 days seeking appointment orders. As they learnt that the State Cabinet had rejected the list, some of

New Delhi, Aug 8: Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh is in a "very critical" condition and in coma at Army Research and Referral hospital where he was admitted early on Friday after a fall at his residence that left him with a head injury. "At present the condition is very critical. He is on life support systems and under constant monitoring by a team of neurosurgeons and critical care providers," a

Singapore, Aug 8: An Indian couple in Singapore has invented a first-of-its-kind robot to make chappatis which raked in about 5 million Singapore dollars in pre-sale orders from the US. Rishi Israni and his wife Pranoti, took six years to develop the robot, Rotimatic, which can produce about one baked chapati per minute. Rotimatic is the first kitchen device to use robotic technology and awaits US

Jeddah, Aug 8: A Yemeni was beheaded Thursday for sexually assaulting and murdering two Asian housemaids in separate incidents in Yanbu. Awdah Salem was also found guilty of pouring acid onto the body of one of the victims and hiding the remains of both women at different locations. The culprit confessed that he had persuaded one of the two maids to run away with him one night during Ramadan for a

Abu Dhabi, Aug 8: The Indian envoy to the UAE has warned his countrymen against bringing prohibited medicines to the UAE. “This point cannot be reiterated enough. Indians who travel to the UAE should carefully check the do's and don'ts we have listed on the embassy's website while carrying medicines,” T.P. Seetharam, Indian ambassador said. “We keep talking about the issue time and again. But

New Delhi, Aug 8: With just three weeks to go before the Haj pilgrimage commences on August 27, the Supreme Court has pulled up the government for unilaterally disqualifying private tour operators without the court's knowledge and in disregard of its Haj Policy framed in 2013. A Bench led by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the government's decision to disqualify private tour operators (PTOs) who ferry

Lucknow, Aug 8: “Hindu mahilaon ka apmaan, nahi sahenge, nahi sahenge, (We will not tolerate the humiliation of Hindu women)”a handful of well-dressed city dwellers who descended on Sarawa village, 60 km east of Delhi, shouted outside the tumbledown house of a 20-year old girl who was allegedly raped and forcibly converted to Islam. Rakhi Tyagi, who led the women, said she was the Uttar Pradesh

Mangalore, Aug 8: Muhammad Imad, a two-year-old boy who was attacked by stray dogs at Mohiuddin Nagar in Kudroli on Thursday, is recuperating in a hospital in Attavar here. Doctors at the Attavar hospital said that the condition of the child was stable. The child was in the operation theatre where his wounds were cleaned. Immunoglobulin was being injected to help the boy develop resistance to