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Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 9: BJP veteran L.K. Advani on Tuesday said he was not sure whether his party on its own will get a clear majority in the Lok Sabha polls but exuded confidence that NDA will emerge victorious and form the next government. “If the BJP will get a clear majority or not, this I will not be able to say. But we are sure it will be the highest-ever we have got and the next

Bangalore, Apr 9: With just a week left for polling day, two election watchdogs have come up with some eye-opening facts about candidates in the fray. The analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Karnataka Election Watch (KEW) shows that parties, including the state's major ones, continue to field candidates with serious criminal records. The assets declared by candidates are

Mangalore, Apr 9: Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas and Tehsin Akhtar alias Monu, alleged Indian Mujahideen operatives who were arrested by Delhi police were brought to Mangalore as part of the investigation. A team of Delhi Police officials brought by a special flight and were taken to Attavar and Ullal, said police sources. They were taken back in the evening. The two accused had been taken to Munnar a

Bangalore, Apr 9: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday justified calling the BJP 's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, a “mass murderer”, a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) served him a notice on a complaint filed by the saffron party for violating the model code of conduct. In the three-page reply, Siddaramaiah justified the Kannada adjective, Narahanthaka ' or mass

Mangalore, Apr 8: Indian Coast Guard ship Rajdoot apprehended high seas tuna long liner Colombo Marine ' for illegal poaching on the high seas in Indian EEZ at Chereapani reef, 188 nautical miles from New Mangalore. The operation was accomplished on Monday evening after four hours of hot pursuit in coordination with Coast Guard surveillance aircraft Dornier 776 with assistance of fishing boat St

Mangalore, Apr 8: Aam Aadmi Party Dakshina Kannada reported that the car belonging to Dr Mohammad Manseeb, an AAP volunteer was seized by the police at Talapadi Junction on April 8, because it had 60 Caps, 50 pamphlets and an unused donation book in it. His parents were returning home from Hosangadi, Manjeshwar. Party volunteers had to go pick them up and take them home since the police would not

Mangalore, Apr 8: CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat said that the manifestos of the BJP and Congress at the Centre were the same on fundamental issues, and the government in power and the main parliamentary opposition party had formed an unholy alliance which was a tragedy in Indian politics. Addressing the gathering at a public meeting organised by district unit of CPI(M) at Town Hall in

Mangalore, Apr 8: “Bridging the gap between industry and academia is vital in today 's world. Engineering Institutions should give prime importance to make the students Industry-ready ' which in turn will make the students employable” said Mr. Anil Hegde, Structural Consultant, Vimal-Anil Consultancy. Mr. Hegde was the chief guest and was delivering the inaugural address at “CONTINUUM-2014”, a

Dubai, Apr 8: Three expatriate Indians have been accused of forcing an Indian woman into the flesh trade on the pretext of giving her a job as a maid in the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) capital Abu Dhabi, media reported Monday. A criminal court in Abu Dhabi heard the case Sunday of the three Indian men accused of picking up the Indian woman from Abu Dhabi International Airport and luring her into

Mangalore, Apr 8: After putting up with days of scorching heat, the city of Mangalore got a brief respite on Tuesday with cloudy weather prevailing in most parts, some even receiving light showers. The change in weather has brought some cheer to the residents who have been braving intense heat for the past couple of days. "A cool weather would hopefully bring some respite to the people as water