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Udupi, Mar 31: Karkala police have nabbed two accused, who were involved in illegal cattle trafficking here at Kucchuru village, in Hebri, during the wee hours on Friday. Karkala ASP Rishikesh Sonavane said that the police nabbed the culprits when they were transporting the cattle illegally at Hebri. There were five accused, of whom three are absconding. Of the three, two belong to Moodbidri and...

Sagar, Mar 29: As many as 30 students of Sanjay Polytechnic College on Ikkeri Road in Sagar city suffered injuries after a swarm of honeybees attacked them on campus on Wednesday. The students have suffered multiple bee stings on head, neck, and face. Some of them have complained of vomiting and body ache. They were treated as out-patients at the government hospital in Sagar city and their health...

London/New York, Mar 28: Food giants Nestle , Kraft Heinz and Unilever are expected to bid for GlaxoSmithKline`s Horlicks health nutrition business, which could fetch more than $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. GSK has started a strategic review of Horlicks - a malt-based drink brand popular in India – and some of its smaller products, after buying Novartis out of their...

Puttur, Mar 26: A 55-year-old woman died of injuries after the autorickshaw she was travelling in along with her family members was hit by the private bus near Puttur on Saturday afternoon. Complainant K. Babu Gowda, his wife Susheela, a relative Kamala, his brother Mohan Gowda and his wife Leelavathi were travelling in the autorickshaw near Aryapu. The private bus allegedly being driven in a rash...

Mangaluru, Mar 25: The Ullal police on Friday night seized a containerised fish-transporting truck in which sand was allegedly being transported to Kerala. A communiqué here said police inspector K.R. Gopikrishna and team seized the truck acting on a tip-off at Hoigehithlu near Talapady on the Karnataka-Kerala border. Plastic craters were placed at the end of the loaded sand to give an impression...

New York, Mar 24: Verified Facebook pages of Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceXand electric carmaker Tesla Inc disappeared on Friday, minutes after the Silicon Valley billionaire promised on Twitter to take down the pages when challenged by users. "Delete SpaceX page on Facebook if you're the man?" a user tweeted to Tesla Chief Executive Musk. His response: "I didn't realize there was one. Will do...

If there can be events and days dedicated to pies, chocolates, and cheese, why can't we celebrate the lip-smacking samosa? A National Samosa Week has been launched in England's Leicester city to create an awareness about South Asian food and culture. Organised by the Leicester Curry Awards, the event - which is set to take place from April 9 to 13 - has been launched with the aim to encourage...

San Francisco, Mar 21: Brian Acton, a co-founder of WhatsApp, which Facebook bought in 2014, on Tuesday (March 20) urged people to delete their accounts on the giant social network, USA Today reported. "It's time," tweeted Acton, who quit Facebook earlier this year to start a foundation. He added the hashtag #DeleteFacebook. WhatsApp declined to comment. According to The Verge, it was unclear...

Second spell of rain in four days brings respite from heat The district got a respite from the sweltering heat with a second spell of summer rain on Monday. The rain, accompanied by lightning, brought down the sultry day temperature and came as a relief to water-scarcity regions. Areca nut farmers The rain was moderate in the coastal belt and heavy in the eastern hilly hamlets. The second spell of...

London, Mar 18: How far would you go to portray a positive image on social media? A study suggests that many people are prepared to pay to "filter out" unfavourable information about themselves. Participants took part in a cooperative situation with an anonymous person, earning real money during the experiment. They could be "good" and cooperate a lot, which was costly, or be less cooperative...