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Mangaluru, Apr 21: The sleuths of Cyber Economics & Narcotic Crimes police have arrested a student from Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, for allegedly issuing a life threat to a male student of a college for harassing hijab-clad Muslim girls at the Government First Grade college in the city. The arrested has been identified as Mohammed Ajmal, 20, a student who has taken up a

Hubballi, Apr 21: A cleric was arrested on Thursday in connection with the violence reported in the city recently over an alleged social media post hurting the sentiments of a community. Waseem Pathan was picked up from Mumbai, where he was hiding, on Wednesday night and brought here this morning, police sources said. Video footage purportedly showed Pathan standing on a police officer's jeep and

Bengaluru, Apr 19: Students wearing hijab will not be allowed to write the crucial annual II PUC examination in Karnataka, state Minister for Education B C Nagesh said on Tuesday. "All students must follow rules on uniform, hijab cladding students won't be allowed," he added. After successfully conducting SSLC (class 10) exams amid hijab controversy, the Karnataka government is all set to hold

Bengaluru, Apr 19: Chief Minister B S Basavaraj Bommai hinted that the government would recover losses suffered due to violence in Hubballi from those who allegedly indulged in it, on the lines of the DJ Halli case. Referring to DJ Halli and KJ Halli incident, during a press conference on Tuesday, he said that the government has already formed a recovery commission to recover losses suffered due

Kabul, Apr 19: Three explosions ripped through a boys' school in a Shia-dominated neighborhood of Kabul Tuesday, killing at least 20 students. The death toll is likely to mount, according to Afghan security officials, as cited by media outlets. Local reports and eyewitnesses said a suicide bomber targeted a school in west Kabul’s Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia neighborhood. The blast occurred

Rae Bareli, Apr 19: Seven persons were arrested after a video—that showed a Class 10 Dalit student being assaulted and made to lick the feet of his peers—went viral on social media. A 2 min 30-second video viral on social media shows the boy sitting on the ground with his hands on his ears – a sign of punishment. The accused can be sitting on motorcycles, some of them laughing as the victim shakes

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said arrests have been made and an investigation is on in connection with the violence in Hubbali over a social media post. Action will be taken against those guilty in accordance with law, he told reporters here. "Arrests have been made and investigation is on. All those behind it, also leaders behind it, will face the

Hubballi, Apr 18: More than 100 persons have been detained in connection with the large-scale violence following a provocative social media post targeting Muslims in the city and the accused are likely to be produced in a court on Monday. The situation continues to be tense and tight security arrangements are in place, with prohibitory orders in effect till April 20. Chief Minister Basavaraj

New Delhi, Apr 18: India logged 2,183 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,30,44,280, while the active cases declined to 11,542, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,965 with 214 fresh fatalities, including 213 from Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. Monday's numbers logged a 90 per cent jump in

Mangaluru, Apr 18: Five youth were killed after they reportedly inhaled toxic gas at a fish processing centre in Mangaluru Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) on city’s outskirts last night. The dead youth were identified as Samirulla Islam, Ummar Farooq, Nizamuddin Saaz, Mirajulla Islam, Sarafat Ali from West Bengal. While first three of them were declared dead on arrival at the private hospital last