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The Cochin Customs has seized 1.5 kg of gold, valued at Rs. 47.35 lakh, from two passengers at the Cochin International Airport on Saturday. The gold was seized in two separate cases, said a press release from the Customs here. In the first case, 20 gold bars weighting 756 grams were seized from a passenger, a native of Kozhikode, who arrived from Jeddah by Air India flight AI-964. In the second...

New Delhi, Jan 29: President Ram Nath Kovind today exuded confidence that the law to ban instant triple talaq will soon become a law and Muslim women can live a life free of fear and with dignity. "Muslim women's honour was a victim of political upmanship. Now the country has the opportunity to free them from this situation," he said. "After framing the law for Triple Talaq, Muslim sisters and...

Kasaragod, Jan 25: Expressing concern at the delay in the arrest of those involved in the murder of three elderly women in the district, the CPI(M) has called for prompt police action to solve the cases. “It is imperative for the police to act in utmost vigil to resolve the crimes to dispel public apprehension and anxiety aired from various quarters and the law enforcing machinery is bound to...

Chamarajanagar, Jan 21: Former MLA and son of former governor B Rachaiah, A R Krishnamurthy, announced his decision to quit the BJP, here, on Saturday. Addressing a media conference, he said the party leaders in the district, have been neglecting him. "Even when there were rumours that I would join the Congress, neither the district in-charge secretaries nor the district BJP president contacted me...

Kanhangad, Jan 19: A man who was summoned by the Hosdurg police here in connection with strangulating a 65-year-old housewife and robbing her of 9.5 sovereigns of gold ornaments was found dead hanging here on Thursday. Kunhikkannan, 55, of Velaswaram who was running an eatery close to the residence of the woman, K. Janaki, was found dead on his residential premises, Kanhangad sub-inspector A...

The WhatsApp Business standalone app was announced by Facebook on Wednesday in an effort to make business communication with customers more streamlined for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) on the popular messaging platform. A part of its WhatsApp for Business initiative that was first officially announced back in September last year and tested with businesses like BookMyShow and MakeMyTrip in...

Kandhamal, Jan 14: Much like Bihar's 'mountain man' Dasrath Manjhi, Odisha's Jalandhar Nayak has become an inspiring name in the Kandhamal district for moving mountains single-handedly to construct an 8 km long road. Nayak worked for eight hours every day for two years to construct the road which connected his village Gumsahi with the main road in Phulbani town of Odisha's Kandhamal district...

Kausalya and her husband of eight months were shown no mercy when they were attacked by a group of men armed with knives and sickles in a crowded market in the Udumalpet town in Tamil Nadu last year for daring to marry out of caste. Kausalya, now 20, was left bloodied and dazed by the attack captured on security cameras and viewed throughout India but her husband, Sankar, 22, died from his...

Mangaluru: Students of Barakah International School displayed skill and talent in the 1st Roll Inter School Skating competition 2018 which was held on 6th and 7th January 2018 in the sports discipline of Roller Skating, which got underway at Francis Doris Skate City, Ashok Nagar, Mangaluru. BIS students raked laurels at the event which was organized by Hi – Flyers Club, Mangaluru and Francis Doris...

Mangaluru, Jan 11: City based businessman and a former trustee of Sri Venkatramana Temple, Car Street Surathkal Balachandra Kamath passed away this afternoon following terminal illness. He was aged 57 years. He passed away at 1:00 p.m. at KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle, where he had been undergoing palliative care. For over two decades he had been harbouring a benign tumour of the optic nerve...