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Vijayapura, Aug 8: In a shocking incident, a notorious criminal facing several charges, was shot at by an unknown assailant inside the district court premises in broad daylight in the city on Tuesday. According to the police, around 10.30 a.m. when Bagappa Harijan (40) came to the court for a hearing of his cases, the assailant shot five rounds at him. They said that Harijan, who was out on bail

Udupi, Aug 8: Two leopards that entered into villages in different parts of Udupi district were rescued by the personnel of the Forest Department on Tuesday. In the first incident, a leopard entered the bathroom of Jayalaxmi Hansraj Sanil, vice-president of Alevoor village, at Kemthur in the early hours on Tuesday. Since the dogs were barking a lot, her husband Hansraj got up and found the leopard

New Delhi, Aug 8: In a fresh turn of events, the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh today told the Supreme Court that a mosque could be built in a Muslim-dominated area at a reasonable distance from the disputed site in Ayodhya. The Board also told the apex court in an affidavit that the Babri Masjid site was its property and only it was entitled to hold negotiations for an amicable

New Delhi, Aug 8: Opposition Congress, supported by TMC and JD(U), today forced four adjournments of the proceedings in the Rajya Sabha over what it called as "biggest scam of this century" in the printing of two different kinds of 500 and 1000 rupee notes. Slogan-shouting Congress members trooped into the well even as Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the opposition party

Bengaluru, Aug 8: As many as 296 communal incidents took place across India in the first five months of this year with Uttar Pradesh topping the list. At least 44 people were killed and another 892 suffered injuries in these communal incidents. Among the 296 incidents reported this year till May, UP accounted for 60 of them while Karnataka registered 36. In UP, 16 people were killed and another

Srinagar, Aug 8: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has hinted at the BJP returning to power in 2019 general elections, saying the "myth" of opposition unity was just a "chimera". "The myth of opposition unity has been systematically shown for what it is- a chimera. It's each 1 (one) for themselves in 2019 & 5 (five) more years 2 (to) BJP," Omar wrote on Twitter. The National

Kochi, Aug 8: The Congress is facing an "existential crisis", senior party leader Jairam Ramesh today said and pitched for "a collective effort" by party leaders to "overcome" the challenges it faced from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Ramesh also said that business as usual approach will not work against Modi and Shah and advocated for a flexibility in approach to make

New Delhi, Aug 8: Talent was never a problem for S Sreesanth. But he was allegedly found to have been involved in spot-fixing in 2013 during the Indian Premier League and was immediately banned for life by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). But with the Kerala High Court on Monday revoking the ban, the pacer hopes to be a part of the Indian team which will play the 2019 World Cup in

Bengaluru: Aug 8: The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday gave its approval for implementation of a ‘cultural policy’ in the state which among others restricts ‘immoral policing’, decries ‘intolerance’ and promotes communal amity. Karnataka is perhaps the first in India to have such a comprehensive policy, aimed at promoting Kannada culture and language. The approval of the policy comes at a time when the

Ahmedabad, Aug 8: Giving some anxious moments to the ongress on the eve of Rajya Sabha election in Gujarat, NCP MLA Kandhal Jadeja today claimed the party high command has decided to support BJP candidate Balvantsinh Rajput. MP Supriya Sule, daughter of the party founder Sharad Pawar, however, said that NCP MLAs in Gujarat would back the Congress. The NCP has two MLAs in Gujarat -- Kandhal Jadeja