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Kochi, Aug 24: Thomas Mar Athanasios, Metropolitan of the Chengannur diocese of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church, died after he fell from a moving train here on Friday morning. Mar Athanasios, 80, was on his way back to Ernakulam from Baroda. Reports said he was standing near the door to alight at the Ernakulam Junction railway station when it slammed shut, throwing him to the track near Pullepady

Islamabad, Aug 24: Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said Pakistan stands ready to provide any humanitarian assistance to flood-ravaged Kerala as he sent best wishes to those affected by the devastating deluge. Incessant rains have claimed over 230 lives in Kerala since August 8. At least 10.10 lakh people are still lodged in camps. Khan, who took the oath as Pakistan's Prime

Mangaluru, Aug 23: Janata Dal-Secular chief general secretary and MLC B M Farookh has said that incidents of communal attacks and immoral policing are preventing several companies from opening their units in Mangaluru. Addressing a press meet here on Thursday, the business tycoon-cum-politician said that many corporate firms were scared of opening their units in Mangaluru fearing attacks on their

Aug 23: The BJP today accused Rahul Gandhi of belittling and insulting India in his address at an event in Germany, alleging that the Congress president tried to justify terrorism and "lied through his teeth" to attack the Narendra Modi government. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra sought the Congress chief's apology on his comments on a range of issues, claiming that he presented India in a bad light

Srinagar, Aug 23: Satya Pal Malik was sworn in as the 13th governor of Jammu and Kashmir today, ending the five-decade-long practice of retired bureaucrats being appointed to the post. Mr Malik was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Gita Mittal at the Raj Bhawan in Srinagar. State Chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam read the warrant of appointment issued

Jujwa, Aug 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he dreams of every family owning a house by 2022 when the nation will celebrate 75 years of independence, and asserted that no bribes have to be paid to avail benefits of the Centre's housing scheme. He said there is no place for the system of paying 'commission' in his government. In an apparent jibe at former (Congress) prime minister Rajiv

Jujwa, Aug 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he dreams of every family owning a house by 2022 when the nation will celebrate 75 years of independence, and asserted that no bribes have to be paid to avail benefits of the Centre's housing scheme. He said there is no place for the system of paying 'commission' in his government. In an apparent jibe at former (Congress) prime minister Rajiv

New Delhi, Aug 23: The BJP and the Congress on Wednesday said the charisma of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is vanishing after AAP leaders Ashish Khetan and Ashutosh quit the party in a span of a week. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said the Aam Aadmi Party may "vanish" before the next Delhi assembly election. "Arvind Kejriwal is a one-time wonder whose charisma is fast losing its sheen among

Nearly four million users had their personal data misused by a third-party app called 'myPersonality', Facebook revealed on Thursday. In a blog post, Ime Archibong, Vice President of Product Partnerships at Facebook, said the company has banned the app that was mostly active prior to 2012. "We banned 'myPersonality' for failing to agree to our request to audit and because it's clear that they

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 23: With flood waters receding from most of the places, the Kerala government has taken up the massive task of cleaning houses and public places filled with slush left behind by the massive deluge that claimed 231 lives, besides causing large-scale destruction. The government has set up a control room here to coordinate the cleaning process across the state and the civic