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New Delhi, Feb 19: The Supreme Court Wednesday said that Muslims can adopt a child under the juvenile justice law as its enforcement could not be impeded by the Muslim personal law. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam said that the rules framed under juvenile justice law were an enabling provision which is applicable to all religions and communities and the same could not be

Bagalkot, Feb 19: Four people, including a woman and a teen-aged boy, were killed on the spot and two children injured when the car in which they were traveling collided with a lorry at Hungund, near here, today. Police said that the deceased were identified as Dr Vijaya Mahantesha Shekarappa Sanna Shettar (36), Anil Kumar Dundapa Sanikanavar (38), Jayashree Anilkumar Sanikanavara and Manoj

Bangalore, Feb 19: It was a day of joy for the relatives of Mariam Kousar as the three-year-old, who was a victim of alleged medical negligence at the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedic Hospital due to an overdose of anaesthesia, finally opened her eyes, three months after the incident. Kousar was shifted to a special ward from the ICU at the Malathi Manipal Hospital on Tuesday

Doha, Feb 19: Nearly 1,000 Indian expatriates working on construction projects in Qatar have died in last four years, according to officials of the Indian embassy in Doha. Among them, as many as 717 workers lost their lives since it was announced that the Gulf state will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Official figures confirmed by the Indian embassy in Doha reveal more than 500 Indian migrant

Chennai, Feb 19: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said it had decided to release all the seven convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, including the three prisoners whose death penalty was reduced to life term by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Apart from the trio who were on death row until 24 hours earlier — Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan — the benefit will go to Murugan's wife

Kasargod, Feb 19: A police officer here sustained serious injuries when a sand-laden mini-truck hit him at Pallikare, near Kanhangad, late on Monday night. M Rajesh, 42, Sub-Inspector attached to the Bekal police station, had signalled the vehicle to stop as part of a drive against sand-mining. The vehicle was plying towards Kallingal, near Pallikare, around 11.15 p.m. Mr Rajesh, who sustained

Bangalore, Feb 19: A speeding ambulance rushing in one-way carrying a patient mowed down a 26-year-old youth near Bharath Junction, on JC Road, in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Amjad, owner of a meat shop in Kumbarpet. He was married a couple of months ago, police said. At around 12:30 am, Amjad, a resident of Siddapura, along with his friend, Imran, 26, was on

Mangalore, Feb 19: The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has decided to contest 42 parliamentary seats across India including four prominent constituencies of Karnataka in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. According to Afsar Pasha, SDPI national general secretary, the 42 constituencies that the SDPI has selected to contest the Lok Sabha elections are: Karnataka:- 1. Mangalore, 2. Bangalore

Mangalore, Feb 18: Thousands of people erupted in chants of 'Hara Hara Modi Jai Jai Modi' when Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi entered Nehru Maidan in the heart of the city on Tuesday evening. Even though Gujarat chief minister was scheduled to address over one lakh Mangaloreans gathered at the Maidan at 3:30 p.m., he reached at around 4.40 p.m. Addressing the

New Delhi, Feb 18: The Lok Sabha reportedly passed the Telangana bill amid commotion on Tuesday afternoon. The House which reconvened at 3 pm began to vote on the bill that seeks to divide Andhra Pradesh and create Telangana. Fearing violence, the Speaker decided not to telecast the live proceedings. The bill was reportedly taken up clause by clause amid huge ruckus. A few opposition parties