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Mangalore, Jan 25: In an attempt to raise awareness on the importance of voting in elections, several students from various colleges in the city organised a human chain to mark the National Voters Day on Saturday at Nehru Maidan. In a formal function held at Town Hall, D K Principal District and Sessions Judge B V Prakash said that the voters were powerful than the politicians. Prof Narayana

Dubai, Jan 25: An Indian has been arrested at Sharjah International Airport for attempting to smuggle gold, moulded into the form of luggage handles, to India. The suspect was nabbed by customs officers at the airport while heading to India, according to an official spokesperson from Sharjah Police. He was arrested after failing to declare the gold to the airport authorities and inspectors at the

New Delhi, Jan 25: Narendra Modi could be poised to become India's next prime minister with two opinion polls released on Friday predicting that the NDA will get at least 210 seats and the BJP itself would cross the 180 mark and perhaps even 210 in the coming Lok Sabha elections. In contrast, the UPA and the Congress appear to be facing a rout with both polls giving the ruling alliance less than

Bangalore, Jan 25: Former chief minister B?S?Yeddyurappa stayed away from the Legislative Assembly session even on Friday, giving rise to speculation that he is sulking at the lukewarm response he has been receiving in the BJP ever since his re-entry. Yeddyurappa and three other KJP legislators had joined the BJP at the party's office in Bangalore on January 9. Yeddyurappa attended a couple of

Mangalore, Jan 24: A solo painting expo, 'Kokila - Rediscovering India' by an Indo-Canadian artist Kokila (Nee Suthan Karkera), who got appreciation for her works in Canada, Italy and Middle East, was inaugurated at Prasad Art Gallery in the city on January 24. Dr MV Shetty Memorial Trust trustee Hima Urmila Shetty was the guest at the inaugural of the art expo. Paintings will be open for public

New Delhi, Jan 25: To check growing incidents of acquiring Permanent Account Number (PAN) cards under false identities, the Finance Ministry has tightened rules for obtaining the 10-digit alphanumeric identity proof. The process will undergo a change with effect from February 3 under which an applicant will have to produce original documents of proof of identity, address and date of birth for

Mangalore, Jan 25: Even though there is clear consensus about threats of communalism, terrorism and corruption among the followers of all religions and political parties in this country, such menaces entre the society using their metamorphosis skills, said Abdussalam Puthige, editor-in-chief of Vartha Bharathi Kannada daily. He was delivering the presidential address at an interaction programme

Bangalore, Jan 25: Bangalore has become the first city in India to have free wifi hotspots. The project, launched at the iconic MG Road in central Bangalore, allows a person to browse upto three hours a day and download upto 50 MB of data. Five different locations including MG road in the city now have free wifi and the IT department of Karnataka wants to spread it to 10 more locations by next

Bangalore, Jan 24: Mocking Congress MP Mani Shankar Aiyar's tea vendor taunt at BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, the party today distributed tea to public free of cost to register their protest against the controversial remark. "We have distributed about one thousand cups oftea for free, protesting against Mani Shankar Aiyar's statement; ...general public are expressing their

Muzaffarnagar, Jan 24: A five-month-old baby girl has succumbed to pneumonia in a relief camp at Malakpur village in Shamli district here. Superintendent of Government Health Centre of Kairana, Charan Singh said a team has been sent for inquiry into the death of the child. According to camp organiser Maulana Aslem, Shabnam contracted pneumonia due to the cold conditions sweeping the region and