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Muscat, Sept 14: As many as 141 passengers were evacuated from an Air India Express plane at Muscat airport on Wednesday following a smoke warning, according to an airline source. The incident happened while the Kochi-bound Boeing 737-800 aircraft was taxiing and after the warning, the passengers were evacuated as a precautionary measure, the source said. According to reports, 14 passengers

Panjim, Sept 14: Eight Congress MLAs in Goa joined the BJP on Wednesday, according to reliable reports. "We have joined BJP to strengthen the hands of PM Modi and CM Pramod Sawant... 'Congress chhodo, BJP ko jodo'," said former Congress MLA Michael Lobo. Those who joined the BJP include Digambar Kamat, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik, Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira and

The Karnataka government has stepped up vigilance on the movement of people from neighbouring Kerala in the communally-sensitive border district of Kodagu as a preventive measure to check criminal activities. The move comes after the alleged killers of BJP Yuva Morcha worker Praveen Kumar Nettare reportedly escaped and took shelter in Kerala. The murder took place in Dakshina Kannada district

Kabul, Sept 13: Around 50 million people globally were living in "modern slavery" in 2021, according to a report by the UN, which said that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increased risk of forced marriages in countries like India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Egypt. ‘The Global Estimates Of Modern Slavery’, a report published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), International

Kolkata, Sept 13: Violence broke out in different parts of Kolkata adjacent Howrah district, especially at the Santragachi area, following clashes between police and BJP supporters over the latter's march to the West Bengal secretariat against corruption issues on Tuesday. Tension gripped the area as the second arm of the marching BJP supporters, led by the state BJP president in West Bengal and

Shivamogga, Sept 13: A youth and his father lost their lives after the former slipped while boarding a moving train and the latter tried to rescue him in Karnataka’s Shivamogga. The deceased have been identified as Mohan Prasad (70), a resident of Bengaluru, and his son Amarnath (30), who was staying in Bhadravati due to work. It is learnt that Mohan Prasad had visited his son’s place and the duo

Sharjah, Sept 13: A 57-year-old Indian expat in the UAE had a miraculous escape after he suffered a massive heart attack while driving, fell unconscious and crashed his car at a roundabout. Fortunately for Jacob John Nediambath, the crash happened near a hospital. Dr Mohammed Shabbir P., head of Emergency Medicine at NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah, said: "We came to know from a few Good Samaritans

Bengaluru, Sept 13: In a first for the state, the Karnataka government has announced reservation for 'male third gender' in recruitment to the state armed forces. State Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Tuesday said the process to recruit constables to fill 3,484 posts in the Karnataka Armed Forces has started. "For the first time in the state, 79 posts have been reserved for the 'male third gender

Lucknow, Sept 13: The order of the Varanasi court allowing a petition from some Hindu women for year-long worship on the premises of Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque should be challenged in the High Court, felt Asaduddin Owaisi, the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen. "I was hoping that the court will nip these issues in the bud. Now it appears that more such litigations will be coming and

Kalaburgi, Sept 13: Police officials of Brhampur station have lodged a complaint against three people for playing loud DJ music with violent song in front of a masjid during the Ganesh immersion procession on Saturday. Circle Inspector Sachin Chalawadi said that the organisers had played a song that would hurt the religious sentiments of a particular community. They claimed that the organisers did