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Mangaluru, Feb 21: Thousands of devotees are expected to participate 'Amritasangama 2017' to be held on February 23 at Amrita Vidyalayam Grounds near Sulthan Bathery, Boloor, Mangaluru, wherein hugging saint Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi will hug and bless them. Jeevaraj Sorake, honorary president of Mangaluru Mata Amritanandamayi Math said that the Amritasangama programme will commence at 4pm and

Days after a noted Malayalam actress' abduction hit the headlines, a Tamil actress has spoken out about being propositioned by an executive at a TV channel. Varalaxmi Sarathkumar posted an extensive message on her social media account on Monday, 20 February, in which she described the incident. She captioned her post, "Needs to be said." She said that she had been in a meeting with the executive

Bengaluru, Feb 21: In yet another shocker, a 20-year-old hearing-impaired girl died allegedly after calls for an ambulance to rush her to hospital elicited no response. Later, her father, a jasmine vendor, ferried her body home on his moped. T Ratnamma, a resident of Veerapura near Madhugiri, about 150 km from Bengaluru, had complained of severe fever and cold last Saturday morning. With Rs 150 in

New Delhi, Feb 21: Animal rights group PETA today said it will move the Supreme Court challenging the legislation passed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka state assemblies allowing Jallikattu and Kambala respectively. However, the body has not yet decided on whether it will challenge the state assembly legislations separately or together. "We will challenge the legislations in the Supreme Court. We will

New Delhi, Feb 21: Global wealth migration is accelerating as around 82,000 ultra rich people shifted overseas in 2016, compared to 64,000 in 2015 and Australia is the top country for millionaire inflows, says a report. Millionaires or High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) refer to individuals with net assets of USD 1 million or more. According to New World Wealth's latest report on global wealth and

Bengaluru, Feb 21: A 52-year-old woman was killed and few others injured when a state transport bus caught fire near Nelamangala on the city outskirts early today, police said. One among those injured is critical, while others have sustained minor injuries and are being treated at the hospital, they said. The incident occurred when the bus was proceeding from Chikkamagaluru to the city with about

Dubai, Feb 21: A 63-year-old woman in Dubai has given birth to a healthy baby girl at Thumbay Hospital on February 19, 2017 at 7.15 am, making her a third time-mum after a year-long IVF treatment. Last year, the Sri-lankan lady and her Indian husband decided to start a family, but they knew they'd have to deal with a few bumps in the road. To overcome the risks associated with late pregnancies

Mangaluru, Feb 21: Congress leader and Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo has attempted to convince the party leaders and Muslim groups in the coastal city that he had not intended to hurt any community in his recent Shivaji jayanti speech, which sparked a communal controversy. Speaking on the occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti in the city on February 19, Mr Lobo had quoted a controversial couplet

Kochi, Feb 21: The search operations to nab the two accused involved in the abduction and harassment of noted South Indian actress Bhavana continued for the fourth day today, with police taking into custody one person from Palakkad. Efforts are underway to nab the alleged mastermind Pulsar Suni and another accused V P Vigeesh. Manikandan has been taken into custody from Palakkad, about 144 km from

Mangaluru, Feb 21: The Mangaluru police have managed to trace two missing girls from the city in Kodagu district and arrested a man on charge of abducting them. The two 17-year-old girls, pursuing second PU through a tutorial institute in the city, were missing since February 11. A missing complaint was also registered at Mangaluru East (Kadri) police station on the same day. However, after coming