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Kasargod, Feb 13: Yet another Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) loyalist was arrested in connection with the recent violence witnessed at nearby Bovikkanam, where a car of a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activist was set on fire and a jewellery outlet run by him was vandalised. A police team led by Adhur sub-inspector A. Santhosh Kumar arrested Salman Harris, 27, a resident of nearby...

New Delhi, Feb 11: A Delhi resident has approached the National Green Tribunal to be allowed to drive his 20-year-old Rolls Royce car. Cars older than 15 years are banned on the city's streets, among the world's most polluted, in efforts to improve air quality. The owner, who claimed to have been driving the vehicle on the roads only on exceptional occasions, has submitted that his classic model...

Kasargod, Feb 11: East Eleri Panchayat vice president James Panthamackal was arrested for manhandling a senior police official as the policeman team tried resisting moves to dig a bore well at Narkilakkad, near the hilly pocket of Chittarikkal, some 50 km east of Kanhangad. The incident occurred around 11.30 p.m. on Thursday after a truck laden with digging equipment started its works without...

New Delhi, Feb 10: Stage has been set for single NEET-like examination for entrance to engineering colleges from the academic year 2018-19, with the HRD ministry asking the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to spell out suitable norms for holding such an exercise. The AICTE, which oversees aspects related to technical education in the country, had discussed at a recent meeting a...

Feb 11: The iconic brand Ambassador, which used to be a symbol of the high and mighty in power corridors, has changed hands, with Hindustan Motors selling it to European auto major Peugeot for Rs 80 crore. The C K Birla group firm has inked an agreement with Peugeot SA to this effect. As things stand, the manufacturing of Ambassador car has been discontinued. "Hindustan Motors has executed an...

Shirdi (Maha), Feb 10: A 72-year-old Italian woman, who claims to be a staunch devotee of Saibaba, has donated a gold crown worth about Rs 28 lakh to the famous temple here. Selini Doloras alias Sai Durga yesterday donated the gold crown, weighing around 855 gms and studded with gems, to the temple, Shri Saibaba Sansthan trustee Sachin Tambe said. The woman is a staunch follower of Saibaba for...

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Yemmekere Cricket Club (YCC) will be organising 10th Year YCC Trophy 2017, over-arm Cricket Tournament on 11th & 12th February 2017 at Yemmekere Ground. Entry Fee: Rs. 3,500/- 1st Prize: YCC Trophy and Rs. 35,000/- 2nd Prize: YCC Trophy and Rs. 25,000/- On the occasion of the decennial celebration, YCC would be contributing to the less fortunate section of the society, stated a...

Detroit/San Francisco, Feb 9: Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it will shut down production at its California assembly plant for a week this month to prepare for production of its high-volume Model 3 sedan, moving the company closer to meeting its target to start production in July. Tesla said the "brief, planned" pause would allow the company to add capacity to the existing paint shop to prepare it...

Feb 8: A group of Facebook shareholders are seeking to remove company"s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg from the board of directors, claiming that an independent chairperson would be able to “oversee the executives of the company, improve corporate governance and set a more accountable, pro-shareholder agenda” better, according to a report by VentureBeat. Members of consumer watchdog SumOfUs put...

Washington, Feb 7: Anyone can become an Internet troll under the right circumstances, suggests a new study which discards the common assumption that people who troll are different from the rest of us. Internet trolls, by definition, are disruptive, combative and often unpleasant with their offensive or provocative online posts designed to disturb and upset. Researchers from Stanford University and...