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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 22: A CBI court here on Tuesday found a catholic priest and a nun guilty in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Sister Abhaya, whose body was found in the well of a convent in Kottayam in 1992. The verdict in this regard was pronounced by CBI special court judge J Sanal Kumar. The quantum of sentence will be pronounced on Wednesday. The court said the murder charges

MangaIuru, Dec 22: K M Shareef, former chairman of Popular Front of India, passed away today at a private hospital in the city following a few weeks of illness. He was 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the sad demise of K.M.Shareef Saheb, NEC Member of Popular Front. KM Shareef saheb was also former Chairman of Popular Front. His demise is a great loss to the community and the

New Delhi/Washington, Dec 22: US President Donald Trump has presented America's highest military decoration, The Legion of Merit, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership and vision under which India's emergence as a global power has accelerated and for elevating strategic partnership of the two countries. Official sources said, The Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, bestowed on

Bengaluru, Dec 22: Fears of another round of lockdown loom across the world after UK reported new variant of coronavirus. Meanwhile, Karnatak Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Monday tried to allay fears saying the virus could be more contagious but not virulent. "Initial studies in the United Kingdom suggest that the corona virus may be more contagious than the present one but not more virulent,"

Hyderabad, Dec 22: A 43-year-old man from Hyderabad was fired upon and injured in Chicago in the United States, his family members said on Monday. Mohammed Mujeebuddin suffered bullet injuries in the early hours of Monday and has been admitted to a hospital in a very critical condition, his wife said in a letter to Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao. Mr Mujeebuddin's wife, children and his mother

New Delhi, Dec 21: BJP MP Saumitra Khan has said he will send a divorce notice to his wife Sujata Mondal Khan who switched over to the TMC from the saffron camp on Monday, claiming that she did not get her due recognition even after taking several risks to getting her husband elected from Bishnupur during 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Shortly after, incensed by his wife's action, Khan said he would be

Mangaluru, Dec 21: In the first phase of covid-19 vaccination drive in Dakshina Kannada, around 40,000 medical and paramedical staff are expected to receive the first shot. Though the government is yet to decide on the supply of vaccine vials, the department of health and family welfare in the district, has made all the necessary preparations to vaccinate doctors, nurses and other paramedical

Srinagar, Dec 21: Stating that democracy has finally won in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of 70 years, BJP leader and former union minister, Shahnawaz Hussain, Monday said that the recently concluded DDC polls in the union territory (UT) will go with the golden words in the country’s history. “It was for the first time in the history of elections that there was not a single law and order incident

New Delhi, Dec 21: Clarifying the reason behind the suspension of the Kisan Ekta Morcha page, social media giant Facebook on Monday said its automated systems found an increased activity on the page and flagged it as "spam". A company spokesperson pointed out that the page was restored within 3 hours. Facebook had on Sunday temporarily blocked the page of Kisan Ekta Morcha for allegedly "going

Mumbai, Dec 21: The Shiv Sena on Monday alleged that the mass contact initiative to collect funds from the public for the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya is akin to "canvassing" for the 2024 general elections in the name of Lord Ram. The BJP, however, dismissed the charge, saying it is not a political issue for the party, and accused the Shiv Sena of laying roadblocks earlier in the 'bhoomi