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Bangalore, Jan 2: A New Year reveller was killed and three other motorcyclists were injured when he ploughed his two-wheeler into two motorcycles as his wheeling stunt turned fatal near Town Hall in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. Saleem, 24, a cab driver from Valmiki Nagar, Mysore Road, was riding home on his friend's scooter after seeing in the New Year on M G Road when the accident

Hassan, Jan 1: Six people including a one-and-half-year-old boy, a woman and four men, were killed on the spot and five injured in a serial accident on the bypass road near the Baragur handpost in the taluk on Wednesday evening. Four of the six killed including the infant were residents of Gangulli in Udupi district. They have been identified as Louis Pradeep Fernandes (30), his son Joshua (2)

New Delhi, Jan 2: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will face a crucial vote of confidence today in the Delhi Assembly which he may sail through with the backing of the Congress MLAs, notwithstanding reports of uncertainty surrounding the minority government. The Delhi Assembly completed the formality of oath taking by the members including the Chief Minister and other ministers with senior Congress

Mangalore, Jan 2: BJP state general secretary C T Ravi questioned the functioning of the police department in connection with the Deralakatte kidnap and forced sex case and demanded that the accused be booked under Goonda Act and charges of rape. Addressing mediapersons at a press conference here on Wednesday, he said that despite the gravity of the heinous crime, the accused have not been charged

New Delhi, Jan 2: For the third time in a month, oil marketing companies on Wednesday increased by Rs 220 per cylinder the price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) cylinder, which a customer buys after the nine subsidised refills. After the steepest hike effected from the first day of the New Year, a 14.2-kg non-subsidised cooking gas cylinder now costs Rs 1,267 in Bangalore and Rs 1,241 in Delhi

Bangalore, Jan 1: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Wednesday expanded his cabinet, inducting party legislators D.K. Shivakumar and R. Roshan Baig. For over seven months, the chief minister resisted pressure from them to be made ministers as they face corruption charges. While Shivakumar faces charges of illegal mining, Baig is accused of land grabbing. Shivakumar and Baig were administered the oath of

Mangalore, Jan 1: Members of the local unit of Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) held a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Wednesday, demanding unconditional withdrawal of the Goonda Act on an activist belonging to Tumkur district unit of their organisation. Addressing the protestors, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Jagadish Shenava said that for the appeasement of the

Mangalore, Jan 1: Several auto-rickshaw drivers took part in a demonstration held in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office here on Wednesday, against the alleged assault on an auto-rickshaw driver in Mulki by local MLA Abhaychandra Jain. Addressing the demonstrators, Arun Kumar of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Autorickshaw Drivers' Wing said that auto-rickshaw drivers were subjected to all kinds

Mangalore, Jan 1: Senior Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary has alleged the BJP Leaders of creating confusion in the minds of the areca growers by making confusing statements over the proposed ban on areca. Addressing the reporters on Wednesday, Mr Poojary said that only a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed seeking ban on areca, which does not mean that the Court will decide in

Queenstown, Jan 1: New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson cracked the fastest century in one-day international history, reaching three figures in just 36 deliveries against the West Indies on Wednesday. The previous record was held by Shahid Afridi, who took 37 balls to reach his ton playing for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in 1996. Anderson, who finished the New Zealand innings unbeaten on 131, hit