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Mangalore, Jan 19: The first phase of pulse polio drive in Mangalore commenced on Sunday. As many as 921 pulse polio booths have been set up in Dakshina Kannada district to administer polio drops to children below five years of age. Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim administered pulse polio at Wenlock Hospital in the city. The National Pulse Polio Programme, 2014, whose aim is eradication of polio

Johannesburg, Jan 19: Singing legend S P Balasubrahmanyam fell ill shortly after receiving the inaugural Lifetime Achievement award at a function here last night. Balasubrahmanyam, 67, who was last heard in 'Chennai Express', sang a line each in 15 languages receiving the award at the International Indian Film Festival of South Africa (IIFFSA). Although the nature of his illness was not disclosed

New Delhi, Jan 19: Cyber security sleuths have detected a "black" private information stealing virus in the Indian online banking transactions space and have alerted consumers who swipe debit or credit cards at shopping counters to make payments. The "severely" spreading virus of the Trojan family has been detected conducting its clandestine operations at the Point of Sale (POS) counters placed at

New Delhi, Jan 19: Air India is doling out free air tickets to its 24,000 employees, even as it expects to incur a loss of Rs 3,900 crore this financial year and has a debt burden of Rs 35,000 crore. While its top officers like functional directors and joint managing directors are entitled to get 24 free tickets each year, deputy general managers and above get 20 passages under a scheme called

Mangalore, Jan 19: The formal inauguration of the auditions for 'Bale Thelipaale Season 2' Tulu comedy competition was held on Sunday noon at Shasthavu Sri Bhoothanatheshwara Temple, Badaga Yedapadavu, Mijar, on the outskirts of the city. First audition will commence subsequently on the same day and on 20th January at 10:30 a.m., to continue thereafter on every Sunday and Monday respectively. His

Mangalore, Jan 19: The medical cell of Highland Islamic Forum (HIF), Mangalore organised 'A Day with Orphans' - a free medical camp for orphaned and poor children from Dakshina Kannada district at Highland Educational and Cultural Centre in the city on Sunday. Over a hundred children, including girls, from Bantwal taluk and other parts of the district participated in the medical camp, where they

New Delhi, Jan 19: About 1.4 million Indian workers got regularized, 250 Indians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia without valid documents while nearly 140,000 workers have returned due to the kingdom's 'Nitaqat' labour policy, Overseas Indian Affairs Secretary Prem Narain has said. "Some 250 people are still there. They are stuck because of casesrelated to incomplete documents," Narain said in an

Mangalore, Jan 19: Timely action by police prevented a possible attack on a pub located at Kankanady here on Saturday. The members of Bajarang Dal planned to carry out attack on 'Hi Bar Lounge and Grill' alleging that services of Hindu girls were in dance at the pub. It was said that a few Hindu girls were participating in a DJ party hosted by a Muslim youth from Kannur. A Bajarangdal activist

Mangalore, Jan 19: As per the latest directive issued by the district administration, advanced medical care will soon be made available free of cost for Endosulfan victims in speciality hospitals and medical colleges in Dakshina Kannada. In a meeting convened by the district administration to discuss related to Endosulfan-affected families on Saturday, Deputy Commissioner A B Ibrahim said that

New Delhi, Jan 19: Emotions were high as Sunanda Pushkar, wife of junior HRD Minister Shashi Tharoor, was given a tearful adieu on Saturday, as both families cried on one another's shoulder just before her mortal remains were consigned to flames. Pushkar's only son Shiv - from her second marriage - hugged her body one last time before it was cremated at 5:21 pm at the Lodhi Estate crematorium in