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Peshawar, July 25: Anju, the Indian mother of two children who travelled to a remote village in Pakistan, married her Facebook friend on Tuesday after converting to Islam and now has a new name Fatima. The 34-year-old Indian woman was staying at her 29-year-old Pakistani friend Nasrullah's home in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They became friends on Facebook in 2019. They tied the

Mangaluru, July 25: As torrential rains continue to batter many parts of Karnataka hampering normal life, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said he and his Cabinet colleagues will be touring different parts of the state in teams to assess the situation. The Chief Minister has convened a meeting of Deputy Commissioners of all districts and Zilla Panchayat CEOs on Wednesday evening via video

Mangaluru, July 25: A 27-year-old man hailing from Kerala was arrested by the sleuths of Mangaluru North police station when he was attempting to sell gold ornaments which he had allegedly robbed by killing his own grandparents. The accused has been identified as Ahmed Akmal, son of Abdul Razak, a native of Thrissur district in Kerala. The owner of a shop at Car Street, where Akmal tried to sell

Mangaluru, July 25: KAS officer (senior scale) Mohammad Naeem Momin took charge as the 17th Registrar (Administration) of Mangalore University on Tuesday morning. Hailing from Bagalkote district, Mohammad Naeem Momin has served as Assistant Commissioner in Bidar and Hassan districts. He also has the experience of serving as Under Secretary to the State Government in Vidhana Soudha. Dr. Kishore

Bengaluru, July 25: Claiming that BJP and JD(S) are holding discussions to unitedly fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday asserted that whether they join hands or not, the Congress will certainly win 15-20 seats in the state. There are 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. There has been some speculation about the possibility of JD(S) joining the NDA ahead of

Bengaluru, July 25: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D K Shivakumar on Tuesday ruled out any disgruntlement within the ruling Congress, amid reports that as many 30 legislators have expressed concern over non-implementation of development works in their constituencies, and said there are no such complaints. Both of them said, the legislature party meeting has been called, most

New Delhi, July 25: The microphone of Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was switched off in the Rajya Sabha amid the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Parliament, compelling parties of the I.N.D.I.A to walk out in protest, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Derek O'Brien alleged on Tuesday. "The microphone of the Leader of Opposition was switched off. Every I.N.D.I.A party walked out in protest," he

Bengaluru, July 25: The Janata Dal (Secular) would fight the Lok Sabha elections independently, the party supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, said on Tuesday, ruling out the possibility of an electoral tie-up with the NDA. Gowda's son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said last week his party would work together with the BJP against the Congress government on various issues

Shillong, July 25: At least 18 people, including two BJP Mahila Morcha functionaries, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the attack on chief minister's office in Tura town in western Meghalaya, which left five policemen injured, a senior officer said on Tuesday. Police have also launched a manhunt for two Trinamool Congress leaders for allegedly instigating a mob to attack the building

New Delhi, July 25: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing on a batch of pleas against a ban imposed on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia asked the lawyer who sought the listing of the matter to approach the court once the hearing on the issue of Article 370 of the Constitution is over. The lawyer told the bench that