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Dubai, Sept 30: An Indian expat who had suffered a stroke five months ago and since been bedridden in a hospital, was flown home earlier this week. Ramachandran Kottakkunnu, 60, left for India in a wheelchair - in a condition far from the life he had lived in the UAE. He had been a UAE resident for over 30 years and used to run a successful business until he lost it all, said Praveen Kumar, the

Twenty-eight years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid by thousands of 'karsevaks' at Ayodhya, a CBI special court on Wednesday acquitted all the thirty-two accused persons. The Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. The list of 32 accused in the case included senior BJP leaders such as Uma Bharti, LK Advani, and Murli Manohar Joshi, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister

Mangaluru, Sept 30: A fire broke out at a bank in the busy Hampankatta area in the city this morning but there was no report of any injury. The incident was reported at the city’s main branch of Bank of Baroda at around 5 am. It is learnt that the fire was caused due to a short circuit and it resulted in huge losses. Five air-conditioners, a computer and other equipment were burnt down in the fire

New Delhi, Sept 29: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday tested positive for Covid-19 and is in home quarantine. The 71-year-old Vice President underwent a routine Covid-19 test in the morning and test results showed he had contracted the virus. "He is however, asymptomatic and in good health. He has been advised home quarantine," the Vice President's office said. His wife, Usha Naidu, has

Lucknow, Sept 29: A girl from a scheduled caste, who was brutally assaulted after being gang-raped by four youths in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, a few days ago, died at a hospital in Delhi on Tuesday. According to the police sources, all the four accused, who hailed from the native village of the victim, have been arrested. The victim had suffered serious injuries on her neck, face, back and

New Delhi, Sept 29: Bypolls to one Lok Sabha and 56 assembly seats will be held on November 3 and 7, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. The votes will be counted on November 10. While bypolls to 54 assembly seats will take place on November 3, by-elections for one Lok Sabha seat in Bihar and two assembly seats in Manipur will be held on November 7, the Commission said. Before announcing the

Bengaluru, Sept 29: Legislative Council elections to four Graduate Constituency seats in Karnataka will be held on October 28. This is the first election that will be held in Karnataka after Covid-19 lockdown. As per the announcement of Election Commission of India, the polls are to be held for following Graduate Constituencies: South East, Karnataka West, North East and Bengaluru's Teachers

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept 29: With the test positivity rate reaching 12.59 per cent and Kerala witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday requested the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to declare a health emergency in the state. As per the official release, IMA said that the COVID-19 protocol should be strictly followed and people should follow social

Sharjah, Sept 29: Four Emirati motorists nearly drowned in a wadi in Sharjah when their vehicles were swept away in a flood on Monday afternoon, according to reports. They managed to quickly escape their cars as the water started getting in. The men were in their SUVs when a downpour triggered a flood that sent their cars floating down Wadi Shees in Khor Fakkan, according to a report by the Arabic

Bengaluru, Sept 29: In what can be termed as a direct assault on media freedom, the authorities have forced a private channel in Karnataka go off air by seizing all the computers and other equipment from its office and blocking its social media accounts, after it aired news about the involvement of members of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s family in acts of corruption. After obtaining court