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Riyadh, Mar 6: The death toll from a car crash at Al-Muzahimiyah in Riyadh province of Saudi Arabia has risen to 5 as one of the five survivors succumbed to her injuries in the hospital on Thursday. Nisha Thaj (26), who had sustained severe injuries in last Monday 's accident, breathed her last in the hospital official sources said. The accident occurred when the car in which nine members of a

Bangalore, Mar 6: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Thursday began its annual meeting here to chalk out plans for expanding its activities across India. Clarifying that the three-day meeting had no political agenda and was not connected to the general elections, RSS publicity head Manamohan Vaidya told reporters that the meeting would evaluate its programmes and performance in diverse social

Mangalore, Mar 6: Days after her appointment as the new president of Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy, Prof M Janaki Brahmavar from Udupi said that the academy and its members had to be pro-active to boost Tulu language, its culture and traditions and bring it to the fore. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference at the academy office here on Thursday, the Tulu litterateur said that she would

Mangalore, Mar 6: Ronald Sebastian Castelino, popularly known as Roy Castelino, officially took charge as the new president of Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, Government of Karnataka in the city on Thursday. On the occasion, Mr Castelino accepted the authority of the academy for the term of 2014-2017 along with the notification copy of the appointment from Mangalore South MLA J R Lobo, in the

Meerut, Mar 6: A group of Kashmiri students of a private university in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, have been booked for sedition after they cheered Pakistan during a cricket match. 67 students of the Swami Vivekanand Subharti University were suspended on Tuesday for celebrating Pakistan's victory over India in the Asia Cup match on Sunday. They now face arrest. "The case has been registered for being

New Delhi, Mar 6: Ahead of forthcoming general elections, a group of prominent lawyers, activists, intellectuals, social, religious and political leaders from across the country on Wednesday asked the political parties to clear their stand on the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. They warned that if the Congress-led UPA and other political parties do not commit to their demand of

Mangalore/Udupi, Mar 6: Three persons died in separate accidents in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts on Wednesday. In first accident, Vishwas Naik (17) and his classmate Kaushik, both residents of Gutthedhar village, studying in Second PUC of Subramanya Junior College, were headed towards their college to collect their hall tickets when a speeding pick-up coming from the opposite direction

New Delhi, Mar 6: Fourteen AAP members were arrested after Delhi Police registered an FIR in connection with the clashes outside the BJP national headquarters here between supporters of the two parties that left 28 people injured. According to police sources, an FIR has been lodged at Parliament Street Police Station on Wednesday night against AAP protesters including leaders Ashutosh and Shazia

Udupi, Mar 6: Members of the district unit of the Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV) staged a dharna in front of Clock Tower here on Wednesday demanding immediate action against those who repeatedly assaulted Muslim youths in the region. Addressing the protesters, G Rajashekhar, president of district unit of KKSV, said a person Haneef and his wife were assaulted at Trasi on February 23. In

Bangalore, Mar 6: Even after the Election Commission announcing the calendar of Lok Sabha polls, uncertainty continued in Karnataka BJP in finalizing its candidates for six pending constituencies. The saffron party has failed to finalize unanimously acceptable candidates for Udupi-Chikmagalur, Tumkur, Bidar, Hassan, Mandya and Uttara Kannada Lok Sabha constituencies so far. Meanwhile, at the party