Assorted

Udupi, Mar 2: Three eminent personalities from the region were conferred with IFKCA awards, instituted by the Udupi branch of International Federation of Karnataka Christian Associations, for the year 2012 here on Thursday.Advocate Shirtady William Pinto received the ‘IFKCA Samaj Ratna Award’, R.L. Dias, president of Udupi Railway Yatri Sangha, and Sunil John D’Souza, president of Divine...

Phablets are the latest trend in the smartphone industry - thanks to Samsung which started the once-upon-a-time 'niche' category. After the success of the original Galaxy Note, many Indian manufacturers followed suit offering decent specs with larger screen sizes. In case you're unaware, phablets are smartphone-tablet hybrids with screen sizes of 5-inches and above. This new category has created a...

To, Hon'ble Justice Markandey Katju, Chairman, Press Council of India, New Delhi Sir, Sub: Hyderabad Bomb blasts - Issue direction to the Media houses to stop Media Investigation and Trial – To stop terrorizing Muslim community and hatred among people – Reg. With the reference to the subject cited above in the evening of 21st February 2013 an unfortunate incident of bomb blast took place in...

Mysore, February 26: The annual general body meeting of Karnataka State Sunni Students Federation (SSF) State Committee was held at Al Noor School, Mysore. New executive members were elected for the next two years on the occasion. A Y Abdul Hafiz Sa'adi Madikeri was elected as the President. K M Aboobakar Siddiq was chosen General Secretary. K H Ismail Sa'adi, M E Umar Saqafi Kodagu and Abdul...

Narendra Modi is being projected by a large section of Indians as the modern Moses, the one who will lead the beleaguered and despondent Indian people into a land of milk and honey, the man who is best suited to be the next Indian Prime Minister. And it is not just the Bharatiya Janata Party and RSS who are saying this at the Kumbh Mela. A large section of the Indian so-called 'educated' class...

Mangalore, Feb 15: Tulu video album ‘Moke onchuru joke’ was released at Town Hall in recently. Speaking after releasing the album, Tulu Film Director Vijay Kumar Kodial said that theater and movies have been playing a vital role in the growth of Tulu language. Actor Aravid Bolar said that people of Tulunadu, who love their culture, should appreciate the effort of upcoming talent. World should know...

New Delhi based Journalist Vinod K. Jose meets Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru inside the high security Tihar Jail in New Delhi in February, 2006. Read excerpts from this 7-year-old rare interview with Afzal published in Kashmir Newz. A rusted table, and behind it stood a well built man in uniform holding a spoon in his hand. Visitors, all of them looked habituated, queued up to open their...

London, Feb 7: Scientists may have found the major reason why 1 in every 4 babies born in India (of the 2.6crore births in India annually ) are of low weight (below 2.5kg). A worldwide study announced on Wednesday has shown that pregnant mothers exposed to air pollution emitted by vehicles are significantly more likely to have smaller babies. The study, the largest of its kind, analysed data from...

New Delhi, Feb 5: The Durga Vahini or Durga brigade appeared in the early 1990s at the height of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement: its objective was to band together Hindu nationalism's female “youth.” This organisation, like the Bajrang Dal, too, stresses defence — especially self-defence — of young Hindu women, including training in the use of firearms. It also continues the tradition started by the...

Mangalore, Jan 31: The inauguration of Kunil Ilm Academy School’s administrative building will be held on February 1 near Natekal, Deralakatte. Addresing media persons at a press meet on Wednesday in Mangalore, Vikram Datta, Executive Officer of the Institution, said that the inauguration programme of the building built on a land of 3.26 acres, will be held at 8:30 am. Classes from Playschool to...