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Mangalore, Dec 24: Sri Kshethra Kolya Ramananda Swamiji coming down heavily on a section of Hindus who have been considering long nurtured beliefs of Hindus as blind beliefs, said that such disasters have happened due to lack of culture in a section of Hindus. “Such Hindus must be given text of Ramayana, Mahabharatha and Bhagavadgeetha,” he said addressing the 'Dharmadesha' programme organized by

Shimoga, Dec 23: As part of ongoing efforts to bring former chief minister and KJP leader B S Yeddyurappa back to Bharatiya Janata Party fold, a team of BJP Central leaders, headed by party president Rajnath Singh, held a confidential meeting with him at the residence of an RSS leader in Sorab town on Monday. According to reliable sources, they had come to Sorab to take part in a programme

Bangalore, Dec 24: The son of a ruling Congress MLA and his close relative were on Monday arrested by CBI in connection with an alleged iron ore export scam. Vivek Hebbar, son of Shivaram Hebbar and Managing Director of a logistics company, and Prakash Hegde were picked up from Hospet for questioning their alleged role in the illegal export of iron ore from Belekeri port from January 2009 to May

Davangere, Dec 24: As many as 10 persons of a marriage party died and over 50 were injured when a goods vehicle by which they were travelling overturned between Karadikallu and Suggahalli villages, near Nyamathi in Honnali taluk, about 80 km from here, on Monday. Over 20 injured have been admitted to the Chigateri hospital here, while the others were taken to Shimoga. Of the 28 people admitted

Dubai, Dec 24: Sharjah Police has arrested an Indian national for concealing eight 24-carat gold bars inside his body in an attempt to evade import duty in India. QUM was caught at Sharjah International Airport. Each gold bar weighed 10 grammes. Customs officers at the Sharjah airport nabbed the suspect while he was trying to exit the country. The traveller put his life at risk by concealing the

Dubai, Dec 24: An American man detained for months in the United Arab Emirates and seven co-defendants, including two Indians, were fined and sentenced to jail Monday after being convicted in connection to a satirical video about youth culture in Dubai. The case, which has drawn the attention of international human rights advocates, centers around a mockumentary uploaded to the Internet. The video

Bangalore, Dec 23: The central government cleared Karnataka's proposals to set up two more National Investment & Manufacturing Zones (NIMZ) in the northern region of the state, union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said Monday. "We have approved two more NIMZs for Karnataka at Bidar and Gulbarga to attract investments and create jobs in the manufacturing sector," Sharma told reporters

New Delhi, Dec 23: Arvind Kejriwal, set to be the youngest chief minister of Delhi, will face immediate challenge of fulfilling three key promises he made during the poll campaign -- passage of Delhi Jan Lokpal Bill, cutting power tariff by 50 per cent and supplying 700 litres of free water to each household across the city. The 45-year-old Magsaysay award winner will be facing enormous public

Mangalore, Dec 23: Bishop of Mangalore Diocese Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza stressed on the need to extend a helping hand to the underprivileged sections of the society in accordance with the call given by Pope Francis that a church must be poor and for the poor. Delivering his Christmas message at a press meet at Bishop's House here on Monday, he conveyed his Christmas wishes and blessings to people

Jeddah, Dec 23: Amidst the ongoing efforts to bring home back stranded Mangaloreans from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, another similar case has come to light wherein over a dozen Indian expatriates hired to work in a leading transport company are facing starvation after their employer refused to pay them wages for over six months. As many as 13 Indian nationals hailing from various districts of Uttar