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Mangaluru, Aug 7: Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, began operating new daily service between Mangaluru and Sharjah from Sunday. The addition of this new service will bolster Jet Airways' offering to the Gulf market, further strengthening the airline's growing network and significantly enhance connectivity for guests. A formal inaugural function of the new flight was held at the

New Delhi, Aug 7: At least four women were raped and modesty of nine outraged every day on an average between 2012 and 2015 in the national capital, according to data compiled by the Delhi Police regarding crimes against women. In these four years, the number of rape cases increased threefold. While altogether 706 cases of rape were registered in 2012, it shot up more than three times to 2199 in

Washington, Aug 7: In a case of alleged discrimination in the US, a young Muslim woman was fired from her job at a dental clinic for wearing a hijab as her employer wanted to keep a "neutral environment" in office. Najaf Khan, who was hired as a dental assistant at Fair Oaks Dental Care in Fairfax County, Virginia, said she was fired from the new job because she wore a Muslim head scarf to work.

Dubai, Aug 7: Capacity restriction imposed after the crash-landing of Emirates EK521 has been lifted and the airport is back to normal, the Dubai Airports confirmed on Saturday. According to Dubai International Airport authorities, even larger air crafts returned to its regular scheduled activity sooner than anticipated. "We continue to work with our airline partners and stakeholders in order to

Jeddah, Aug 7: The problems of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia have been “resolved,” the Kingdom's ambassador to India said, maintaining that the plight of Indians, who had gone without food for three days, was “an isolated case.” Speaking to an Indian newspaper, Ambassador Saud Al-Sati said all workers affected would be fed, have papers arranged and flown back to India, if required, at the expense

Mangaluru, Aug 7: Around 180 passengers on-board a UAE-bound Air India Express flight had spent almost five hours in the air after it returned back to Mangaluru International Airport on the day the Thiruvananthapuram-Dubai flight crash landed at Dubai, official sources said. The IX 813 flight failed to get a landing slot at the Sharjah Airport and hence it had to return, revealed Nagesh Shetty

Chhapra/Patna, Aug 7: Communal violence broke out in parts of Saran district of Bihar on Friday after a video showing desecration of deities of a community went viral on WhatsApp and other social media. The situation remained tense on Saturday, forcing the administration to take out a flag march in the district. Till Friday night, violence was limited only to the Maker block. But on Saturday

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Writer Channaveera Kanavi has been selected by the state government to inaugurate the 11-day Dasara festivities in Mysuru on October 1. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spoke to Kanavi over phone on Saturday and requested him to do the honours. Kanavi has given his consent. “The chief minister himself had called me. He requested me to inaugurate Dasara. I have agreed to do so. I

Bengaluru, Aug 7: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Saturday demolished 32 properties encroaching on Raja Kaluves in and around the city. The helpless owners told the officials that their buildings were approved by the state government. The demolished properties are among the 1,923 identified by the Bangalore Urban District administration as encroaching on Raja Kaluves. The Palike

Mangaluru, Aug 6: Two young women have been arrested by the police in Managluru on charge of multiple counts of theft and recovered gold jewellery and cash worth Rs 4.09 lakh from them. The arrested have been identified as Selvi (24) wife of Aiyappan and Arayi (22) daughter of Muthu, both residents of Mettupalyam in Tamil Nadu. According to police, the two were adept at diverting attention of