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Mangaluru, Sept 7: The city police successfully prevented the BJP Yuva Morcha’s illegal motorbike rally in the city on Thursday by briefly detaining scores of Hindutva agitators including prominent BJP leaders after they violated a ban imposed the cops. In order to prevent untoward incidents such as stone pelting, the Mangaluru city police had denied permission to hold proposed motorbike rally

Mangaluru, Sept 7: The city police successfully prevented the BJP Yuva Morcha’s illegal motorbike rally in the city on Thursday by briefly detaining scores of Hindutva agitators including prominent BJP leaders after they violated a ban imposed the cops. In order to prevent untoward incidents such as stone pelting, the Mangaluru city police had denied permission to hold proposed motorbike rally

Mangaluru, Sep 7: Even as millions of Kannadigas are in shock over the killing of journalist and anti-Hindutva activist Gauri Lankesh, hundreds of saffron activists from across Karnataka have gathered in this coastal city for a political cause. Even though the police had granted permission to hold protest meet at Nehru Maidan as part of BJP’s Mangaluru Chalo only for three hours (between 11 a.m

New Delhi, Sept 7: The Centre will issue the final rules for "no fly list" (NFL) on Friday. Once implemented, one will need to give number of any of the following IDs — Aadhaar, driving licence, passport or Pan number — while booking a domestic ticket. Election Commission voter ID card might also be acceptable but a final call on this is yet to be taken. For international travel, passport number

New Delhi, Sept 7: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi expressed shock and distress on Wednesday over the killing of Kannada journalist activist Gauri Lankesh, saying anybody who speaks against the ideology of the BJP-RSS is “pressured, beaten, attacked and even killed”. “Known for her fearless and independent views, Gauri Lankesh had extraordinary grit and

New Delhi, Sep 7: The use of mobile phones while driving claimed the lives of 2,138 people in 2016 and Uttar Pradesh has topped the list with most number of people breaking laws. Uttar Pradesh is followed by Haryana. Maharashtra reported 172 deaths due to use of mobile phones while driving while Delhi reported only two. According to a report released by transport ministry, faulty speed-breakers

Islamabad, Sept 7: As international pressure escalated on Pakistan to act against terror groups following a BRICS declaration, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted that outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) are operating from their soil. "Friends (China) should not be tested (every time), particularly in the changed scenario. Instead, we should impose some

Bengaluru, Sept 6: Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead by three unidentified assailants outside her residence last night, was laid to rest in Chamrajpet in Bengaluru this afternoon. The mortal remains of the slain scribe were lowered to the grave amid chants of "Amar rahe Gauri Lankesh (Long live Gauri Lankesh). Lankesh, who was the editor of popular Kannada tabloid "Gauri Lankesh

New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the killing of senior Kannada journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. Commenting on the killing of Gauri Lankesh, the Congress leader said, “It is a philosophy...anybody who speaks against the ideology of BJP and RSS, is pressurised, beaten, attacked and even killed.” “People say that the PM is

Bengaluru, Sept 6: Amnesty International India on Wednesday stated that the brutal killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh has raised alarms about the state of freedom of expression in India. "Gauri Lankesh was never afraid of speaking the truth. Her assassination must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice," said Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International