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New York, Aug 28: The world population will reach 9.9 billion in 2050, increasing by 33 per cent from an estimated 7.4 billion now, the latest report from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has predicted. If the assumptions underlying 2050 projections by the PRB's World Population Data Sheet are applied to subsequent years, the world population would hit the 10 billion mark in 2053, with set to

Mangaluru, Aug 28: Four cattle were killed and few more injured when a truck in which they were being transported illegally met with an accident near Kalladka in Bantwal taluk early on Sunday morning. According to sources, the truck fell on its side while the driver was negotiating a curve at Amtur-Karingana Cross. Over speed is said to be the reason for the mishap. The driver fled the scene

Jabalpur, Aug 28: Thirty terrified passengers on a SpiceJet coach at Jabalpur airport on Saturday reportedly jumped off their bus as an Air India aircraft came too close and they feared getting hit by the same. Luckily for them, the AI subsidiary alliance air's plane wing passed very close to the stationary bus without hitting it. The aviation regulator has issued a warning to Air India as the ATR

Mangaluru, Aug 28: The protest by Campus Front of India (CFI) and parents of some of the students, has forced the Srinivas College of Pharmacy, located at Valacchil on the outskirts of the city, to relook into its recent decision to disallow Muslim girls to wear headscarf inside the classroom. Dozens of Muslim students of the college on Saturday had boycotted the classes and joined the protest

Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 28: Passengers of the Mangaluru-bound Malabar Express escaped unhurt today when 12 bogies of the train derailed amid heavy rains at Karukutty, about 45 km from Kochi, disrupting rail traffic in Kerala. A possible major collision was also averted as the Chennai-Trivandrum train coming towards Ernakulam was stopped around 300 metres away from the accident spot following

Mangaluru, Aug 28: As many as eight miscreants have been arrested by the police for trying to disrupt peace in the city during the visit of actor-turned-politician Ramya earlier this week. The arrested have been identified as Subhash Padil, Sandeep Pumpwell, Prashanth, Sujith, Bharat, Hemachandra, Ranjith and Pradeep, all local residents and activists of BJP-backed Hindutva groups. Mangaluru East

Kasargod, Aug 28: The police have arrested a young footballer in connection with the robbery of whopping Rs 5.26 crore suspected hawala money and continued manhunt for nine more suspects. Mrudul, aged 23 years, a resident of Kannur Taliparamba, Kerala, is the arrested. He is a squad member of a reputed football club at Ernakulam, and runs a canteen in Bengaluru. The incident that occurred recently

Bengaluru, Aug 28: The Karnataka government effected the transfer of nine IAS officers on Saturday, including appointment of Darpan Jain as Chief Executive Officer of Centre for e-Governance and Ex-officio Additional Secretary to government. Mr. Jain will also hold concurrent charge of the post of Commissioner of Directorate of Urban Land Transport, relieving V. Manjula of the responsibility. C

Kasargod, Aug 28: In an apparent retaliatory attack, a Congress worker, the second accused in the case related to the murder of CPI(M) activist M.B. Balakrishnan, was attacked allegedly by Left workers at Uduma here. K.V. Shyammohan, 26, a resident of Bara locality received multiple stab wounds in the attack. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mangaluru, the police officers said

Washington, Aug 27: Consuming traditional diets of countries such as India, Japan and Nigeria - which have lower meat content than the Western diet - may significantly reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found. Globally, about 42 million people now have dementia, with Alzheimer's disease as the most common type of dementia. Rates of Alzheimer's disease are rising worldwide. The