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Belagavi, Apr 3: Five farmers including four women were injured after lightning struck them at Tummarguddi village in Belagavi on Saturday. The victims were returning home when it started to rain. They had taken shelter under a tree when lightning struck them. Meanwhile, Haveri received light rains on Sunday evening.

Bengaluru, Apr 2: The Central Crime Branch officials on Saturday arrested a 36-year-old Nigerian national and seized 62 gm of cocaine worth Rs. 2 lakh. Bright Ighalo, residing in Sultanpalya, was collecting the consignment from his clients at R.T. Nagar, 1st Block, when he was nabbed. The police also recovered Rs. 12,500, a mobile phone and motorcycle from him. The police are verifying his travel...

New York, Apr 1: Popular micro-blogging website Twitter has changed its iconic default egg profile photo to a new neutral human silhouette after seven years as part of an initiative to combat harassment and encourage users to upload their own pictures. The change in strategy came after the famous Twitter egg photo became associated with negative behaviour and trolls to harass and bully others....

Apr 1: Phil Schiller is in India this week to mark the official opening of Apple's App Accelerator in Bengaluru, a venture that was announced by CEO Tim Cook during his visit to India last May. The centre in the Yelahanka area of Bengaluru has already hosted a few developers, and starting Friday, any registered Apple developer can apply via the accelerator's website, and benefit from the advice of...

Kasaragod, Apr 1: The day-long strike spearheaded by trade union bodies in protest against the steep hike in insurance premium crippled normal life in the district on Friday. Barring Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, all modes of public transport vehicles kept off the road. The pro-BJP Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) workers abstained from the protest. The strike on the last day...

Belagavi, Apr 1: An engineering student studying in a Belagavi-based college was on Friday arrested on the charge of raping and blackmailing a minor girl. The accused, identified as Shivakumar Rajendra Balekundri (21), is a resident of Mahalakshmi Nagar, Ganeshpur here.

Bengaluru, Mar 30: The officials of Narcotics Control Bureau Zonal Unit of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana on Tuesday arrested 40-year-old Raza Mohammad Mustafa at the Kempegowda International Airport and seized 11.8 kg of ephedrine worth Rs. 25 lakh from his possession. The drug was concealed in cavity made in various cardboards, used for decorative clothing tape. The accused was carrying...

New York, Mar 30: After much speculation over its built and specifications over past few months, South Korean giant Samsung on Wednesday launched its flagship device, Galaxy S8, that has a voice assistant. The device comes in two variants with different screen sizes -- the 5.8-inch Galaxy S8 and 6.2-inch Galaxy S8 Plus - and will be available from April 21. Registrations begin from March 30. The...

London, Mar 28: The key to a lasting marriage is a hot meal every night and 'looking in your purse' while shopping, say couple, believed to be Britain's longest-wed, ahead of their 77th anniversary. George Loftus, 100, and wife Phyllis, 94, have seen 16 prime ministers take office since they married. They met in the 1930s and married at a register office on August 10, 1940, when she was just 17...

Berlin, Mar 27: Thieves stole a gold coin with a face value of USD 1 million and weighing 100 kilograms (220 pounds) from Berlin's Bode Museum today. According to German media, the stolen coin is the "Big Maple Leaf", a commemorative piece issued by the Royal Canadian Mint in 2007. The coin, 53 cm (21 inches) across and three cm thick, features the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Bode Museum gave...