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New Delhi, Feb 18: With Supreme Court commuting the death sentence of three convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was "absolutely unjustified". The National Conference leader said that the central government had not consulted his party before taking the decision to hang Guru. "They never asked us

Mumbai, Feb 18: India's gold demand remained buoyant in 2013 and rose by 13 per cent to 975 tonnes compared to 2012, despite government putting in several restrictions to curb imports, according to a World Gold Council report. Gold demand in the country was 864 tonnes during 2012, according to data given in WGC 'Gold Demand Trends 2013' report. "India's gold demand was up 13 per cent in 2013

Mangalore, Feb 18: The customs officials at Mangalore International Airport seized gold totally weighing 789.950 grams worth valued at Rs.24, 09,347 in two separate cases. In the first case, the officers seized one gold sheet and one gold rod weighing 351.350 grams and valued at Rs.10, 71,617. It was concealed in a cream wafer tin and a marker pen in a carton box from the possession of a passenger

New Delhi, Feb 18: Ahead of general elections, the Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court requesting lifting of stay on implementation of 4.5% subquota for Muslims, to be carved out from the 27% OBC quota, for admissions to central educational institutions and jobs. Solicitor general Mohan Parasaran mentioned the application for interim relief, which was refused on June 13, 2012. The Centre has

Bangalore, Feb 18: The CBI court on Monday allowed former minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy to get treatment for back pain at a private hospital in the City. Reddy, an accused in the mining scam, is lodged in the Central Prison at Parappana Agrahara. Judge R M Nayak allowed Reddy to be hospitalised till February 24. According to Reddy's advocate C H Hanumantharaya, the former minister

Puttur, Feb 18: The intermittent group clashes between two Sunni students' groups spilt over to Puttur with both organisations accusing members of the other of assaulting them at a masjid in Kedila village, Puttur taluk. Three of the injured have been identified as Sahul Hameed (29), Shimshar (18) and Shabeed (18). They are undergoing treatment at a private hospital at Puttur. The incident was

Udupi, Feb 18: To mark its eighth anniversary, the members of Popular Front of India organized a a public meeting and took out a procession titled 'Unity march' from the Old Taluk Office to the Royal Garden grounds in Udupi on Monday. Speaking after inaugurating the event, K M Sharif, president of national unit of Popular Front of India (PFI), said that there should be equitable distribution of

Mangalore, Feb 18: In what could have been a major catastrophe, a lorry carrying highly inflammable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders rammed into an electric pole and turned turtle on the road near Panemangalore on the outskirts of the city on Monday late-night. The driver of the lorry which was carrying around 450 domestic cylinders has miraculously escaped in the incident with minor

Mangalore, Feb 17: Close to 1.5 lakh people are expected to take part in BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's programme to be held at Nehru Maidan and all necessary arrangements including beefed up security measures were in place for the big event on Tuesday, said BJP district president Pratap Simha Nayak. Speaking to mediapersons on the eve of Modi's visit to the city, he said that the

Mangalore, Feb 17: The quality of a translation depends upon the quality of the translator, whose knowledge about source and target languages greatly influences on the work, said Rev. Fr Denzil Lobo SJ, the Rector of St Aloysius Institutions. Presiding over the inaugural function of a day-long seminar on 'Translation: A Transcreation' organized by the postgraduate department of English of St