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New Delhi, Jun 2: Despite a strong demand for Rahul Gandhi to head the party in the Parliament, the Congress on Monday declared that former railways minister Mallikarjun Kharge would be the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha. Confirming the reports, senior Congres leader Janardan Dwivedi said, "Mallikarjun Kharge will be the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha." The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) had

Mangalore, Jun 2: Huda Information and Guidance Centre, Hassan has taken an initiative to provide scholarship to poor and deserving students who managed to get good marks. The scholarship can be procured by students aiming to pursue B.A in journalism or diploma in journalism, M.A in journalism and LLB five year course. Interested students who fulfill the required criteria should apply with full

The Internet and online social networks this time killed one of the leading celebrities of India. The news about the popular rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh 's death in an accident spread like wild fire on Monday. The pictures of him lying dead on a hospital bed also went viral on the web, which deeply saddened the Lungi Dance singer 's legion of fans. While the news continues to spread like wildfire

Manipal, Jun 2: Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader has said that all medical establishments and private clinics will display their official licences at the entrance as done in bars and other liquor joints. He said that the government is set to amend the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment Act, 2007, which will make it mandatory for all private clinics/hospitals to display licences

Bangalore, Jun 2: Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, who is in cloud nine as his Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kolkata Knight Riders has won the title for the second time, once again recalled his childhood life in the port city of Mangalore. Responding to the questions of the media persons the King Khan revealed his close-connection with coastal Karnataka. In reply to a question regarding

Gulbarga, Jun 2: At least 15 people, including three children, were killed and a dozen injured when a van and a bus collided head-on and fell in a ditch in Gulbarga, police said. The accident took place in Aland, 40 km from here and 700 km from Bangalore. The collision occurred around 5 a.m. on a highway when a pick-up van and a state-run route bus collided head-on at high speed and fell in a

Beltangady, Jun 2: A middle aged person died on spot and four others sustained critical injuries in a ghastly road mish occurred at Ujire in the wee hours of Monday. The deceased has been identified as Jayaram (45), a resident of GKV Layout, Bangalore. Jayaram was driving the car. Co-passengers Jagadish (30), Veera Shetty (30), Nagesh (30) and Shashidhara (20) sustained injuries. The tragedy

Mumbai, May 2: Having rescued two women and arrested a pimp from a posh building in Versova, officials of the Social Service (SS) Branch of the Mumbai Police were shocked to find that the property that they had raided with success was owned by none other than former city police commissioner and incumbent BJP MP Dr Satypal Singh. The SS Branch has handed the case to Versova police station for

Mangalore, Jun 2: While Customs officials have their hawk eyes on gold smugglers arriving at Mangalore International Airport, the real threat, as emerged recently, lurks within the airport walls. The possibility of airport staff involving in transporting the yellow metal smuggled into the airport to outside its premises where smugglers would be waiting, have put the the department of revenue

Kasargod, Jun 2: A three-member family, comprising a nine-year old boy who is stated to be an endosulfan victim and his parents, were found hanging in a private hospital at Kanhangad on Sunday. The family hailing from Mundekkandam near Cheruvathoor, which had reached the hospital on Friday, were found hanging around 7 a.m. The boy, Karthik, was found hanging from a window and his parents Thampan