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Kollam, Jul 18 In what can be called a height of superstition, a self-styled “Muslim” exorcist tortured a young woman to death in Karunagappally in Kerala's Kollam district while trying to exorcise the jinn (spirit) that he said had got into her body. The incident took place last weekend and the exorcist, Sirajuddin, a native of Adikkattukulangara in Alappuzha district, has been absconding since

Beltangady, Jul 18: Four persons arrested in moral policing case in which a Muslim boy and his fiancée being assaulted by a gang of Sangh Parivar activists were remanded in judicial custody on Thursday. Gopal (32), a resident of T B Cross in Laila in Beltangady, Ajith Kumar (23), a resident of Mani in Bantwal, Suresh Salian (22) from Koosabettu-Valpady in Moodbidri, and Lingappa Naik (37), a

Gaza, Jul 18: Israeli tanks entered Gaza on Thursday night after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a ground invasion, a major escalation in a ten-day offensive that has already killed more than 250 Palestinians. Witnesses in Gaza reported heavy bombing from jets, warships and artillery stationed along the border, with much of the firing was directed at northern Gaza. Electricity was cut

Bangalore, Jul 18: A medical examination confirmed on Thursday that the six-year-old girl student of Vibgyor High, a school in Marathalli, was sexually abused. Even as the police detained two persons, Bangalore witnessed an outrage with parents accusing the management of hushing up the matter. Though the girl was sexually abused on July 2 by two employees of the school inside a dark room where she

Bangalore, July 17: A 17-year-old seminary student was allegedly raped in Bangalore's north-east suburb Wednesday by three unidentified men, a police official late Thursday. "According to a complaint filed by the victim Thursday, the incident happened Wednesday afternoon when the three accused had barged into the Sisters of Holy Nativity premises at Hennur and forcibly entered her room. After

Kuala Lumpur/Kiev, Jul 18: All 295 people on board a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 were killed on Thursday after it was shot down by “terrorists” over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. The plane was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew members. Nearly four months ago, another Malaysia Airlines plane, MH370, disappeared under mysterious

Mangalore, Jul 17: Members of the district units of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Student Federation of India (SFI) held a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office on Thursday, demanding an end to the genocide of innocent civilians in Gaza Strip by Israeli missiles and urging Modi government to intervene in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Addressing the protestors, state

Mumbai, Jul 17: Coming down heavily on Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria, the state Chief Information Commissioner has raised doubts about whether he was trying to hide some information on the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks by withholding and providing misleading information about the call logs of wireless conversations between the police control room and slain IPS officer Ashok Kamte's van on

Mangalore, Jul 17: City-based advocate A C Jayaraj and his fellow associates have been accused of handing over counterfeit documents to a bank in a case of forgery. A case has been filed against the advocate for submitting counterfeit documents to the Kankanady branch of a bank for collecting insurance money. The counterfeit documents were allegedly prepared using forged signatures and seals of

Dubai, Jul 17: The six-member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) generate over 150 million tonnes of municipal waste every year, standing out among the world's top generators of food waste, according to a new report. The GCC countries comprising Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are expected to generate more waste during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, says