Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:57:50
The 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD) convention began in Bengaluru on Saturday.
The three-day event kick started with the Youth PBD, the theme of which is 'Role of Diaspora Youth in the Transformation of India'.
Vice President of Suriname Michael Ashwin Adhin will deliver a keynote address in the inaugural session.
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:54:06
Chief Minister Siddaramiah on Thursday expressed displeasure over the release of 'insufficient' funds by the Centre towards drought relief in the state.
He was speaking to reporters at Mangaluru International Airport during his brief visit to the city on Thursday to take part in the wedding celebrations of NRI businessman B R Shetty's son.
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:48:11
The Muslim community from Maharashtra's Aurangabad district yesterday took out a 'Muslim Arakashan Muk Morcha' to press for their demands, including a grant of 15 percent reservation to the Muslim community under the Ragnath Mishra Commission, Sacchar Committee and Mehmood-Ur-Rehman committee reports.
According to the organisers, more than two lakh participants from various Muslim organization
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:45:46
Meghalaya MLA Julius K Dorphang, accused of raping a minor girl, was arrested in Guwahati yesterday.
The absconding Independent legislator, who was wanted in a sex racket involving a 14-year-old girl, will be today produced at 11 a.m before the Shillong district and session court.
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:34:44
Indian citizens who are not resident of India will be able to exchange old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes at RBI offices till June 30, the External Affairs Ministry announced today.
The Ministry said the provision to exchange the notes would be subject to the regulations of the notification -- Foreign Exchange Management (Export and Import of Currency) Regulations, 2015 which put the limit of bringi
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:32:07
At least five persons have been shot dead and eight others injured when a gunman opened fire at US' Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, the latest mass shooting incident to rock the country.
The 26-year-old suspect, identified as Esteban Santiago, was taken into custody. His motive was not immediately known.
A Iraq war veteran, Santiago was discharged from the Alaska
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:29:41
In another shocker from Bengaluru, a woman was allegedly assaulted near her home early today, even as the IT city was coming to terms with the horrific incidents of mass molestation on New Years Eve that triggered public outrage.
In a CCTV footage captured from a home, the woman was seen heading towards a bus stop near her residence on a deserted road and was being followed by a man who, after
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:24:18
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced the squad for Twenty20 and one day internationals (ODIs) against England that start on January 15, and named Test skipper Virat Kohli as captain for all the formats.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who quit the captaincy, has been named as the specialist wicket-keeper-batsman, and Hero of the 2011 World Cup all-rounder Yuvraj Singh is m
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Sat, 07 Jan 2017 12:19:48
Australia clinched a series clean sweep with an emphatic 220-run win over Pakistan in the third Test in Sydney on Saturday.
The tourists were all out shortly before tea on the final day for 244 chasing 465 runs with paceman Josh Hazlewood and spinner Steve O'Keefe both snaring three wickets.
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