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Washington, Sept 24: US bombers and fighter escorts flew off the coast of North Korea Saturday in a show of force against its nuclear weapons program, escalating already sky-high tensions. The hermit state's foreign minister meanwhile derided Donald Trump as "mentally deranged" at the United Nations, while the US president fired back on Twitter with fresh threats. The latest exchange of bellicose

Parkal, Sept 24: Prominent Dalit writer and intellectual Kancha Ilaiah today filed a police complaint stating that four persons attacked his vehicle in the town and tried to kill him. The alleged attack on Mr Ilaiah sparked tension between members of Arya Vysya caste and Dalits who came face to face. However, the police averted any escalation in tension by dispersing the groups. A police official

United Nations, Sept 24: Taking a dig at Pakistan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today asked its leaders to introspect as to why India is recognised as a global IT superpower while Pakistan is infamous as the "pre- eminent export factory for terror". In her address to the 72nd UN General Assembly session, Swaraj accused Pakistan of waging a war against India and said a country that has

Mangaluru/Udupi Sep 23: The District Congress Committees in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Saturday launched ‘Mane Manege Congress’ campaign on the directions of the KPCC and AICC. The campaign aims to strengthen the party at the grassroots level in the run-up to the 2018 Assembly elections. Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai inaugurated the district level campaign at Kadri

Mohali, Sept 23: Senior journalist K J Singh and his nonagenarian mother were found dead at their residence here, police said today. “There were injury marks on their necks,” Mohali Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Alam Vijay Singh said. Singh was in his sixties while his mother Gurcharan Kaur was 92 years old. Police said they were investigating the matter. Senior police officials have

Jaipur, Sept 23: Police today arrested a 70-year-old self-styled Hindu godman, accused of raping a law student, from a private hospital in Alwar in Rajasthan. Police said Swami Kaushlendra Prapannachari Falahari Maharaj had got admitted to the hospital after the 21-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district filed a rape complaint against him earlier this month. Aravali police station SHO

Varanasi, Sept 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lashed out at his political rivals, saying for BJP, politics was not for the sake of votes as it considered the country's development as the top-most priority. Addressing a public meeting after inaugurating a 'Pashu Arogya Mela' (cattle health fair) here on the second day of his two-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi, he also

Mangaluru, Sept 23: Israr Pasha, a college student from this coastal city, has clinched two gold and one silver medals at the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship recently held in South Africa. The-18-year old boy secured gold in classic benchpress and equipped powerlifting, and won silver at the classic powerlifting sport. In a short span of three years, the international champion has reached

New Delhi, Sept 23: Thirty minutes of exercise five days a week can significantly reduce your risk of dying early and of developing heart disease, even if a sports club or gym is not an option, according to a new study published in the Lancet journal. One in 12 deaths can be prevented globally and one in 20 cases of cardiovascular disease could be prevented if everyone did physical activity --

Washington, Sept 23: An escalating war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un ratcheted up a notch on Friday as the US president dubbed North Korea's leader a "madman," a day after the reclusive regime hinted it may explode a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean. Hours earlier, in a rare personal attack, Kim took aim at Trump, branding him "mentally deranged" and a "dotard", and warning he