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Hindus help rebuild mosque in Karnataka village

HUBLI: As the nation anxiously awaits one mosque verdict, villagers in Karnataka's Gadag district have made their judgment clear as far as their local mosque is concerned. The spirited folk of Purtageri, a village around 500km from Bangalore, dissolved religious lines to come together and rebuild a

Security forces take over CWG venues

The Delhi Police on Tuesday said security forces have fully taken over the Commonwealth Games venues and a fool-proof security blanket is in place."All venues have been handed over to the Delhi Police. We have a perfectly fool-proof security," Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal told reporters aft

India's top court clears way for Ayodhya dispute verdict

Supreme Court last week ordered the Allahabad High Court to delay its judgement on the long-standing ownership struggle over the site in the northern town of Ayodhya where Hindu activists destroyed a mosque in 1992New Delhi: An Indian high court will deliver its verdict on Thursday, September 30, on

Saleem chases Jama Masjid attackers, wins nation's praise

New Delhi, September 27: When Mohammad Saleem woke up in the morning on 19th September, he had no idea that in less than 4 hours, he will be at the center of entire nation's attention. He might be a rickshaw puller by profession but he did what entire security agencies together couldn't. On 19th Sep

Urdu poet Shaharyar to receive Jnanpith Award-2008

New Delhi: Noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Mohammed Khan, generally known,' Shahryar' has been selected for Jnanpith Award-2008 which is the highest literary award in India. This prestigious award will be given to him in the recognition of his contribution for Urdu language.The Award was instituted in 1961 a

Muslim clerics oppose further delay in Ayodhya verdict

Lucknow: Muslim religious leaders Sunday joined their Hindu counterparts in opposing any further postponement of the Allahabad High Court's verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi issue, noting both sides have reposed faith in the court's decision."Isn't the issue already pending for too long? Su

Maulana Ameeduzzamman Keranwi is no more

New Delhi: Renowned Islamic Scholar and General Secretary of All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (Salim Group), Maulana Ameeduzzaman Keranawi passed away on Friday morning. He was 72 and suffering from brain tumor. He took his last breath at his residence in Jamia Nagar.Maulana Keranwi was also Wor

Registration for CAT extended

Bengaluru, Sept. 24: The Indian Institutes of Management and Prometric have extended the registration period for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2010 to October 7. The sale of CAT vouchers will be open till October 4 while registrations will be open till October 7.The decision to extend the registra

New SIT to probe Ishrat case

The Gujarat High Court on Friday constituted a new three-member Special Investigation Team for a fresh probe into the alleged fake encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan in 2004. It will be headed by Joint Police Commissioner of Delhi Karnail Singh, and will have senior Gujarat cadre IPS officers Mohan J

Fresh grads see more jobs as recession ends

Bangalore -Engineering colleges in the city are getting better employment offers for their pass-outs this year indicating the job market skies that were so far overcast with clouds of recession are slowly clearing.While big IT firms are yet to line up to the campuses, the total number of offers fres

Chief Justice to head bench on Ayodhya hearing

New Delhi - A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia will on Tuesday decide the fate of the special leave petition seeking deferment of the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit.Besides the Chief Justice, the bench would include Justices Aftab Alam and K S Radhakrishn

Centre announces 8-point initiative for Kashmir

New Delhi - Announcing a eight-point Kashmir formula, the Centre today said a Group of Interlocutors led by an eminent persons will hold ''sustained dialogue'' with all sections of Jammu and Kashmir and also review deployment of security forces in the Valley, especially in Srinagar.Unveiling a packa

7 elephants die after train hits herd

KOLKATA - Seven elephants of a herd died after being hit by a goods train in the Banarhat area of Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday night.While four were killed on the spot, the rest died on Thursday. The dead include a sub-adult and two juvenile elephants, Divisional Forest Officer (Wild Life II) Su

Indian mosque verdict postponed

India's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a lower court in northern India to delay a verdict on whether Hindus or Muslims own land around a demolished mosque in northern India.The postponement of Friday's verdict to September 29 came after a man appealed to the Supreme Court for a stay on the judgme

Two-day holiday for schools, colleges

BANGALORE: The State Government on Wednesday declared a two-day holiday for all educational institutions in the State on September 24 and 25 in view of the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit on Friday.Addressing presspersons here, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurap

Sonia Gandhi Rejects Siddaramaiah's Resignation

Bangalore - Congress president Sonia Gandhi has rejected the resignation of Siddaramaiah as the leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Union Minister Gulam Nabi Azad said here on Wednesday. "Gandhi has asked Siddaramaiah to continue in the post," Azad, who is in-charge of Congress affairs in Ka

India set for visits by Obama, Sarkozy, Medvedev

New Delhi - It promises to be a diplomatic marathon for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna as he gears up to meet foreign minsters of the US, France and Russia this week to firm up the agenda for the visits by their leaders to India this year.Besides participating in the 65th session of the UN G

Ayodhya verdict: Muslim clerics appeal for calm

Lucknow - As the nation braced itself for upcoming judicial verdict on contentious Ayodhya title suits, Muslim clerics today appealed to all communities to exercise restraint irrespective of which way the judgement goes.Every religion preaches peace and harmony and these should be maintained at all