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New Delhi, Feb 4: Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee in a glittering ceremony in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The two joined the list of 41 eminent personalities, who have been conferred with the Bharat Ratna in recognition for their

Mangalore, Feb 4: A person hailing from Manjeshwar died as a result of being rammed by a Tata Motors' bus chassis in front of Valencia circle here on Tuesday. A resident of Manjeshwar in Kerala, Mohammed Kunhi is the deceased. It is said that Mohammed Kunhi, aged 55, was crossing the road in front of Valencia circle when the bus chassis rammed into him from behind. Having suffered grave bodily

Mangalore, Feb 4: Children from 27 rural government schools deliberated on various career opportunities ahead of them under the Imagine Inspire project. Series of career guidance, motivation talks and interactive sessions were organized by a Bangalore-based NGO The Imagine Trust in collaboration with the Department of Public Instructions and the Department of Women and Child Development. “The

Abu Dhabi, Feb 4: An alleged Indian Mujahideen operative was apprehended last week by authorities in Abu Dhabi and Indian agencies are working to establish his identity and seek his deportation, as reported in a section of the media. The suspect, believed to be Abdul Wahid Siddibapa, belongs to the coastal Karnataka town of Bhatkal and is also a distant relative of alleged IM founders Riyaz and

Mangalore, Feb 4: Two students of private medical college who were kidnapped by a gang who had forced them in to sexual act, have identified the accused during identity parade conducted at the District Jail recently. Since the procedure was done discreetly, it is not known how the ID parade was done at the jail premises. Sources said with this the police can proceed to file the charge sheet in the

Mangalore, Feb 4: In yet another gold haul, the officers of Customs at Mangalore International Airport seized 107 foil stripes of gold totally weighing 464.750 grams and valued at Rs.13,98,602. The contraband concealed in ladies stocking retail packs inside a suitcase from a passenger. The passenger Abdulla Haris Mukkunnoth Pallikunhi is a resident of Naseema Manzil, Bare in Kasaragod district

Mangalore, Feb 4: Local street vendors under the banner of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) staged a protest in front of the Mangalore city corporation office at Lalbagh on Monday, demanding an alternative arrangement for street vendors to peddle their goods. They urged the civic body to reserve for them a hawking place in the central business area in the city. Addressing the protestors

Dubai, Feb 4: Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF), on behalf of all Bearys and Kannadigas living in UAE will be felicitating State Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader during the grand 'BCF Sports Festival 2014' which will be held at Gulf Medical University Ground , Ajman on February 7. To commemorate 10th anniversary BCF will be conducting the sports festival with much more grandeur and

Bangalore, Feb 3: Differences of opinion are said to have cropped up between former chief minister B?S?Yeddyurappa and a section of BJP top brass over the candidature of G?S?Basavaraj from Tumkur parliamentary constituency and the re-induction of former union minister V?Dhananjay Kumar into the party fold. At a meeting to shortlist Lok Sabha candidates in Bangalore on Monday, Yeddyurappa is said

Bantwal, Feb 4: At least four members of a family including two men and two women were killed on spot and several others sustained injuries in a ghastly road mishap that took place on Panemangalore bridge near here on Monday late night. The victims were identified as Bhasker, his wife Prema, Jagadish and his wife Suprita. Bhasker and Jagadish were brothers and sons of Lakshman Poojary. All of them