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Bengaluru, Mar 13: The alleged sex-for-job scandal involving former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi took a new turn on Saturday afternoon after one of his confidants filed a complaint with the Sadashivanagar police alleging that the sensational clip provided by activist Dinesh Kallahalli, which was also uploaded on social media, was fake and defamatory. The complaint does not mention any name but it

Colombo, Mar 13: Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. Minister for Public Security Sarath Weerasekera told a news conference on Saturday that he had signed a paper on Friday for cabinet approval to ban the burqa on “national security” grounds. A “burqa” is an outer garment that

Mangaluru, Mar 13: Officers of Customs at Mangaluru International Airport today seized 737 grams (net) gold after intercepting an international passenger. Mammini Khalid (45) hailing from Koppa in Kerala, had disembarked the Air India flight from Dubai early in the morning. Acting on a tip off, the officers subjected him to complete body search. He had tried to smuggle gold by concealing it in his

Dubai: The UAE passport ranks first in the Arab world with Kuwait second and Qatar third, according to Nomad Capitalist, the global consulting firm. Internationally, the UAE passport ranks 38th, Kuwait 97th and Qatar 98th. Oman ranked fourth in the Arab world (103rd), and Bahrain fifth (105th). Kuwaiti passport holders can enter 96 countries without a visa or obtain visa online. Nomad Capitalist

Israeli forces have attacked Palestinian worshipers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds, detaining five people. According to Palestinian sources, the Israeli forces attacked the Muslim worshipers and fired stun grenades at them after Friday prayers, forcing the Palestinians to leave the al-Aqsa Mosque through al-Asbat Gate. The Israeli troops had also

After it emerged that three international travellers, carrying the South African (SA) variant of the coronavirus travelled from airport to their hometowns in Karnataka, allowing wider social contact all the way, authorities are considering stricter protocols. While one patient travelled in a KSRTC bus from Bengaluru to Shivamogga on February 21, leaving a trail of primary contacts who are yet to

Bengaluru, Mar 13: In the wake of the emergence of new Covid-19 clusters and fear of a second wave, Karnataka has capped the number of people who can congregate in public places and celebrations. A circular to this effect was issued by the Additional Chief Secretary, Health, Jawaid Akhtar on Friday. Previously, social and cultural events like marriages, birthday celebrations, death ceremonies

Mangaluru, Mar 12: With the results of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main, February 2021) out, it is celebration time at Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL) - Mangalore’s top training institute as their student Rakshitha is the topper in Mangalore with 99.86 percentile in the prestigious JEE Main, February 2021 examination. This is the first time a girl student has topped JEE Main exam not only

Politician-writer M Veerappa Moily, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam are among 20 writers who will be bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020. The national academy of letters announced the names on Friday during the opening day of its annual 'Festival of Letters' event. While Subramaniam won the award for her poetry collection "When God is a Traveller" in English, Moily was named for his epic

Bengaluru, Mar 12: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday appointed Mohammed Ghouse Shukure Kamal as an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court, an official statement said. According to the Ministry of Law and Justice statement, Kamal has practiced for more than 23 years in the Karnataka High Court and subordinate courts at Bengaluru in civil, criminal, constitutional, labour, arbitration