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Kasargod, Jan 12: Two youths were found dead under mysterious circumstances near the railway track at Kanwatheertha locality in Manjeswaram on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Ajith Kumar (19), and Anil (25), a native of Mulky town in Mangalore taluk. According to sources the two were close friends and both were residing in two rented quarters at nearby Kunjathur locality. They were

New Delhi, Jan 12: New customs rules under which Indian flyers will no longer be required to fill immigration forms when they return from abroad, among other changes, will now be applicable at international airports in the country from March 1. According to the new rules, under Customs Baggage Declaration Regulations, 2013, an Indian citizen would need to fill up the immigration form only when he

Lucknow, Jan 12: The latest insensitive remark on deaths in relief camps of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli comes from state sports minister Narad Rai who said on Saturday that death occurs everywhere, even in palaces. "Death of children, adults or elderly is inevitable. It isn't necessary that only those living in camps are dying. People die in palaces too. It isn't that children in our homes don't die

Hubli, Jan 12: Bharat Kranti Sena chief Pranavananda Swami tried to commit suicide by pouring kerosene on himself, during a protest staged in front of the mini Vidhana Soudha on Saturday, opposing televangelist Benny Hinn's programme scheduled to be held in Bangalore from January 15. Pranavananda Swami had launched a hunger strike in the morning. In the evening, he suddenly pulled a kerosene can

Panaji, Jan 11: Actress-turned BJP-leader Smriti Irani has said that former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has been taken back into the saffron party to strengthen it ahead of the Lok Sabha election. Irani is in Goa to oversee preparations for the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally Sunday. "Whatever needs to be done to strengthen the party will be

Tel Aviv, Jan 11: Zionist leader and former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died Saturday after a significant deterioration in his medical condition over the past two weeks. Sharon, who was 85, was comatose for past eight years. On January 4, 2006, Ariel "Arik” Sharon was at the height of his political power: His newly founded Kadima party had just beat the rival parties to a pulp in pre

Mangalore, Jan 11: “I have nothing to do with politics, when in comes to the question of safety of women,” said Congress leader Tejaswini Ramesh. Speaking at the round table conference 'Safe women – Healthy society' organised by the Mangalore unit of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the students wing of BJP at SDM Law College, Mangalore on Saturday, she exhorted that politicians cutting across

Bangalore, Jan 11: Rahul Gandhi today said Congress works more but is not good at marketing, unlike opposition parties. "Our opposition markets better, works less. We work more but aren't good at marketing," he said during a brainstorming session at the National Congress' Consultation for the National Youth and Students' Manifesto here. Congress was the only party that could take every Indian

Bangalore, Jan 11: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday disposed of a petition against the visit of controversial evangelist Benny Hinn with a direction to the Bangalore Police Commissioner to ensure law and order on the occasion. Benny Hinn is scheduled to visit Bangalore from January 15 to 19 and Sri Rama Sene had filed a public interest litigation urging the court to restrain Hinn from his

Subrahmanya, Jan 11: Two students were killed in an accident at Kulkanda near Kukke Subrahmanya in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday morning. The deceased have been identified as Raghavendra (21), a resident of Mardhala near Kadaba and Deekshith (21), a resident of Panja in Sullia. Both were the students of Sri Kukke Subrahmanya Degree College. The accident occurred when a tempo-traveler