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New Delhi, Jul 23: The catering supervisor of the IRCTC-managed canteen at New Maharashtra Sadan, who was force-fed by a Shiv Sena MP in a fit of rage, has claimed chapatis were forced into his mouth even though they knew he was observing Ramadan fast. In a complaint to the Maharashtra Resident Commissioner, Arshad Zubair, who was at the receiving end of the Shiv Sena MPs' anger, said chapatis

New Delhi, July 23: "Is prime minister a God that he should give us darshan" once in a while, Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge remarked sending the members into peals of laughter on Wednesday. The poser by Kharge was in response to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's dig at him over his remarks on Tuesday that Narendra Modi should show his face in Parliament at least

Riyadh, Jul 23: The Council of Ministers has approved legislation that would allow Saudi women to vote and stand as candidates in upcoming municipal council elections. Women were not allowed to participate in the 2011 elections but Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques had ordered shortly before the polls that they should be allowed to do so from the 2015 elections onwards. The law allows councils to

Udupi, Jul 23: Two brothers drowned in a mishap when they had set out to sea with another brother to go fishing off the shore at Haradi near Brahmavar in Udupi district on Wednesday. The deceased ones are identified as Suresh (32) and his brother Jayakara (30). The third brother Avinash was rescued by local fishermen and survived in the mishap. As usual, the three brothers set out at the

Udupi, Jul 23: To ensure that the government schemes for sexual minorities reached the beneficiaries in the district, Udupi zilla panchayat officials were directed to make available schemes such as provision of housing sites, grants for construction of houses and below poverty line (BPL) cards. At a grievance meeting of sexual minority community held on Tuesday, CEO of zilla panchayat M

Mangalore, Jul 23: A preparation meet for the impending Badria alumni get-together-2014 was recently held in the city wherein more than a dozen old students of the Badria Educational Institutes shared their views and opinions on how to uplift their ailing alma mater. The attendees unanimously urged city based entrepreneur and Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Mohammed Ameen to lead

Kundapur, Jul 23: The bandh jointly called by various like-minded organisations demanding speedy probe in the mysterious death of 17-year-old student Rathna Kottari from Byndoor was largely successful in the taluk of Kundapur on Wednesday. The bandh saw good response in the entire taluk including the interior areas of Kundapur. All shops in the taluk remained closed in view of the bandh, including

Washington, Jul 23: The FBI encouraged and sometimes even paid Muslims to commit terrorist acts during numerous sting operations after the 9/11 attacks, a human rights group said in a report published Monday. "Far from protecting Americans, including American Muslims, from the threat of terrorism, the policies documented in this report have diverted law enforcement from pursuing real threats,"

Mangalore, Jul 23: Konkani Kutam Bahrain will confer the 13th Konkani Kutam Award -2014 to Cyril G Sequeira, popularly known as CGS Taccode', for his immense contribution to the cause of Konkani language and literature. A voluntary forum for promoting Konkani language and culture, Konkani Kutam Bahrain will present the award to the recipient at a ceremony held on Saturday at St Sebastian Platinum

Bangalore, Jul 23: Police have arrested the chairman of school in Bangalore, where a 6-year-old girl was allegedly raped earlier this month by the school's skating instructor. Rustom Kerrawala, the chairman of Vibgyor High, has been taken into custody today for further investigation of his knowledge of the rape in his institution. Though the accused, Mustafa, has been arrested, activists and