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Bengaluru, Jul 20: Prisoners undergoing life sentence will now be released on the grounds of good conduct with the Karnataka government today approving new guidelines in this regard. The guidelines have been given approval in the light of the Supreme Court directions. The new guidelines will cover all convicts, both male and female, serving life sentence and covered by the provisions of section

Chikkamagaluru, Jul 20: The CID officials on Wednesday arrested Abhiram, a close aide of Khandya Praveen, VHP Shivamogga division convener, in connection with the kidnapping case in Chikkamagaluru that also cost the life of Chikkamagaluru Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Kallappa Handibag. “The arrested is a student and son a retired CSF soldier's son from Bengaluru. The CID police had

New Delhi, Jul 20: Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that nine people have been arrested and four police official have been suspended in connection with the attacks on Dalits in Una in Gujarat. "Atrocity against Dalits is a social evil. We must take it up as a challenge. I urge all parties to come together to fight this," Rajnath Singh said while making a statement on the Una

New Delhi, Jul 20: Over 6,500 Indians are at present languishing in jails in 75 countries with maximum of 1,896 being lodged in Saudi Arabia. Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha, said a total of 6,567 Indian citizens are in foreign jails and 354 of them are awaitingrepatriation after having completed their sentence. He said India has signed bilateral

New Delhi, Jul 20: A woman activist of AAP allegedly committed suicide in Narela area of outer Delhi today with her family members claiming that she had gone into depression after her alleged molester, a party colleague, was released on bail. Police said the woman consumed poisonous substance at her home in Narela in the afternoon and died during treatment at LNJP Hospital. The woman had filed a

Mangaluru, Jul 20: II Additional District and Sessions Judge Sarvodaya Shettigar on Tuesday granted bail to Shailesh alias Shailu (40), who is among the seven persons arrested in connection with the murder of RTI activist Vinayak Baliga. Shailesh is a Sangh Parivar sympathiser. He had worked as the driver of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel for several years. A special team of Mangaluru

Ayodhya, Jul 20: The oldest litigant in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri mosque dispute, Mohammad Hashim Ansari died here today due to heart-related ailments. Ansari, 95, took his last breath at his residence in the wee hours, according to his son Iqbal. Ansari had been associated with the Babri mosque dispute case since December 1949. In 1961, he along with six others became main plaintiff in the

Sakleshpur (Hassan district), Jul 20: A youth was hacked to death on Monday night at Nidigere village in Sakleshpur taluk for informing police about illegal sand mining in Hemavathi waters. Police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder and registered cases against 15 people, including former zilla panchayat member D C Sannaswamy. The victim, identified as Ajay Sakbal (27), a

Rajkot/Ahmedabad, July 20: Dalit protests in Gujarat spread to several parts of the state, including Ahmedabad, on Tuesday unleashing violence in which a head constable was killed in stone pelting. State transport buses were attacked while three more members of the community allegedly attempted suicide. Dalits are protesting against the brutal assault on fellow community members on July 11 for

Riyadh, Jul 20: The number of foreigners working in Saudi Arabia, who converted to Islam over the past year, stood at 46,000 males and females, at the rate of 164 per day. Males accounted for 65 percent of the total. Riyadh had the highest number of new Muslims 25,642 (56 percent). The Eastern Province with 8,424 new Muslims came second, followed by Makkah with 7,495 converts. Hail had 892 new