Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:56:55
A section of students of a Government First Grade College in Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district have been attending classes wearing saffron shawls in protest against four guest lecturers wearing hijab (headscarf).
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Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:13:07
Six workers were charred to death after a major fire broke out at a unit of a small scale industry in Attapur area here today, police said. At around 5 AM a police team noticed flames erupting from the unit. They soon alerted Fire department officials as the blaze spread rapidly, a senior police officer said.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:07:54
A German woman was allegedly assaulted and robbed of Rs 2,500 at Chamundi Hills near Mysuru, police said today.
"A German national was assaulted and robbed of Rs 2,500 on Chamundi Hills last evening," police Inspector B S Prakash told PTI.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2017 11:05:47
A Private Member's Bill, which seeks to declare Pakistan a country sponsoring terrorism, will be opposed by the government in Parliament.
'The Declaration of Countries as Sponsor of Terrorism Bill, 2016', moved by Independent member Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Rajya Sabha, "seeks to call out states like Pakistan that continue to associate, promote, patronise and sponsor terrorism against our nation
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Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:22:51
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to divide the nation on the basis of caste, creed and race, with the sole intention to remain in power.
"From the time the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election was announced, the Prime Minister is trying to divide the society on the basis of their race, caste, creed and colour." Lalu said.
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Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:20:10
IADMK leader Sasikala, serving a jail term after her conviction in a disproportionate assets case, will have to serve 13 more months in prison if she fails to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore imposed by the Supreme Court.
"Sasikala Natarajan will have to pay Rs 10 crore and if she fails to pay the punitive amount imposed by the Supreme Court, she will have to serve 13 more months in the jail," Prisons
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Tue, 21 Feb 2017 19:17:30
Hamanpreet Kaur hit a six and ran briskly for two runs during the last two balls to steal a tense one-wicket win for India over South Africa in the final of the Women's Cricket World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.
Kaur scored a run-a-ball 41 in India's 245-9 in 50 overs in reply to South Africa's 244 all out in the final over.
India were the pre-tournament favourite, followed by South Africa, in
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Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:18:42
The bodies of 74 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe washed up on a beach west of the Libyan capital, the Red Crescent said today.
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