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Ahmadabad, Jul 30: Former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani, who was sentenced to 28 years in jail for murder during the 2002 riots, has been granted bail by the Gujarat High Court on health grounds. She was the most high-profile figure to be convicted in connection with the riots. Ms Kodnani, 60, is undergoing treatment at the Ahmedabad civil hospital for acute depression. The former minister for

Mangalore, Jul 30: An 18-year-old girl, perusing degree in a city based college lost her life after she was thrown off a moving motorbike and hit by a truck at Urwa Store in Mangalore on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Andrea Patrao, daughter of Alwyn Patrao, Vice-President of Mangalore Catholic Cooperative (MCC) Bank. She was a first year B. Com student at St Aloysius College

Beltangady, Jul 30: In an unexpected development, Karnataka High Court has issued an order to suspend a senior IPS officer and two other police officials in Dakshina Kananda in a civil case. Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr Sharanappa, Beltangady Circle inspector Lingappa Poojary are among the suspended cops. A high court judge on Wednesday directed the chief secretary of the state

Mangalore, Jul 30: The Ullal unit of Students Islamic organization of India (SIO) formed a human chain near Thokkottu junction on the outskirt of the city to register their protest against the inhumane genocide in Palestine. Dozens of activist took part in the peaceful protest after offering Eid prayers on Tuesday at Huda Masjid, Thokkottu. The peaceful agitators were holding placards endorsing

New Delhi, Jul 30: Another girl has been allegedly raped at a Bangalore school. And the accused this time is the son of a school staffer. The seven-year-old was sexually assaulted at a school in south Bangalore, police said on Wednesday. The incident comes weeks after a six-year-old was gangraped, allegedly by two gym instructors, at another school in the city. The latest incident was reported to

Dubai, Jul 30: UAE's National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has registered an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 on the Richter scale which hit South Iran, 300 kilometers from Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday morning. A mild tremor was felt in the different parts of the UAE, the NCMS added. Many people sent in messages about the tremor early morning. 'I woke up to a slight tremble. Did we just have

Dubai, Jul 30: Rasheed Pericheri was going to the nearest mosque to offer prayers one Ramadan evening when he came across a small blue purse lying on the pavement near the Arabian Furniture Showroom, Airport Road, Abu Dhabi. The 36-year-old Indian, felt it heavy, opened it and was surprised to see several credit cards, Dh500 notes and other documents. Pericheri then took it upon himself to make

Mangalore, Jul 30: A married woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her house in Panjimogaru in Mangalore on Wednesday morning. 32-year-old Annapoorna, wife of Pakiraiah, a resident of Koppala is the deceased. Her husband is absconding since the incident. Police are suspecting he might have killed and fled the scene. Kavoor police arrived at the spot and investigations are on.

Moodbidri, Jul 30: Series of rumours aimed at triggering tension on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr finally spilled out with arrests of few persons at Sacheripet near Moodbidri on July 29. Police also resorted to lathi charge to take the situation under control. Since a week there were rumours of assault, cattle theft, befriending with girls and so on. However, on the day of Eid, a gang of miscreants led

Bangalore, Jul 30: PDP Chairman Abdul Nasser Madani who was released on one-month bail on medical grounds after being jailed as an under-trial prisoner in Bangalore for the last four years has chosen facebook as a means to interact with his followers. His official facebook page started last week and got more than 37,000 likes within a week. The facebook page which was started on July 20 is