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Protests are being organized and threats to stall the proceedings of next Lok Sabha session are being dished out to oppose the Home Minister Sushil Kukar Shinde's statement about the Hindu terrorism, its links with BJP and RSS. (23 Jan 2013). There are two major components of this statement. One is the use of the prefix Hindu for terrorism, and two about RSS-BJP links with terror training camps...

Mumbai, Jan 28: A group of scholars who are also members of the powerful All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has invited controversial author Salman Rushdie to debate on Islam and the Prophet' s life. This is a significant change of position from the general Muslim view which has opposed Rushdie's visit to India ever since his controversial novel The Satanic Verses created a storm in the...

Mangalore, Jan 25: Emerging Tulu talent Roopesh T Shetty’s innovative album of songs ‘Moke-Onchooru Joake,’ will be released at Town Hall in the city on Sunday. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, Mr Shetty, said that the album is the result of six months of toil and was shot at different locations in four coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasargod. The album...

New Delhi, Jan 22: Fearful that the splitting of Andhra Pradesh could create a cascading effect on other states, the UPA-II government is considering the creation of a Telangana Territorial Administration on the lines of Gorkhaland. Informed sources pointed out that if that was the case, the Centre had to further amend Article 371 (D), which has already provided a special status for 10 backward...

London, Jan 21: Researchers, for the first time, have designed a vibrating steering wheel that tells drivers where to steer when undipped headlights and other visual impediments leave them temporarily blinded. Eelke Folmer and Burkay Sucu from the University of Reno in Nevada, developed the steering wheel to help cut the accident toll caused by glare, especially in winters, when motorists are most...

Mysore, Jan 18: A tiger has attacked and injured a freelance wildlife photographer G S Ravishankar in Mysore on Thursday. Ravishankar is out of danger and he is being treated at Krishna Rajendra hospital in Mysore. Ravishankar along with other photojournalists visited the Heggadadevana Kote following an operation to catch the tiger which has strayed into human habitat. The big cat pounced on 40...

San Francisco, Jan 17: Personal computer makers, trying to beat back a tablet mania that's eating into their sales, are making what may be a last-ditch attempt to sway customers by mimicking the competition. Many of the laptops to be unveiled around the world in coming months will be hybrids or "convertibles" - morphing easily between portable tablets and full-powered laptops with a keyboard...

Bangalore, Jan 16: Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday inaugurated a unique "Women's Empowerment Centre" in Bangalore. The centre, opened at Malleshwaram, in heart of the city, is being operated by the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), a pioneer in distance education. It is expected to enroll over 25,000 women for a variety of courses being offered at the Centre. Speaking on the...

Dhule: A week after violence broke out in Dhule – the North Maharashtra city some 350 kms from Mumbai, the victims are without any relief and aid from the government, and are living under constant fear and anguish with the trauma of about two hours of horror still haunting most of them. The two hours of horror unleashed on them in broad daylight by the aggressive police whom the victims found not...

Mangalore, Jan 13: Vaishnavi Ballal, Class IX student from Sharada Vidyalaya and Shazma Sharief from St Ann's High School won 'Spell Bee - India Spells 2013' Season 5. While Vaishnavi, a class IX student emerged the champion in the city finale of Radio Mirchi and HDFC Life's 'Spell Bee - India Spells 2013' Season 5, Shazma finished the first runner-up with both earning the right to represent this...