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Karnataka II PU marks cards riddled with errors: Students

Several students who completed II pre-university course last academic year were in for a shock when they received their marks cards last week as they are riddled with spelling mistakes. The principal of a city-based college said of the 307 students who appeared for the exam from his college, at l

Dar Al Farooq mosque in US hit by explosion during prayers

Washington: A mosque in the US state of Minnesota was bombed as people gathered for prayers, the police said. Dozens of people were inside the Dar Al Farooq mosque in Bloomington on Saturday when the blast went off. No injuries were reported in the early-morning blast. However, the building su

Venkaiah Naidu elected India’s 13th Vice President

New Delhi [India]: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) nominee and former union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu has been elected as the 13th Vice President of India with 516 votes. Whereas, Opposition nominee Gopalkrishna Gandhi has secured 244 votes. 760 votes were valid while 11 were invalid. 381 votes

For The First Time, BJP Largest Party In Rajya Sabha, Congress Now No. 2

Sampathiya Uikey, the new lawmaker from Madhya Pradesh, has made history for the BJP by ending the Congress' 65-year run as the Rajya Sabha's biggest party. The BJP now has 58 members, the Congress has 57, though the BJP-led government is still short of a majority in the 245-seat Upper House of Parl

Electronic NOCs for driving licenses in Dubai

In a bid to phase out existing paper-based transactions, the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has set up an online system enabling employers to issue NOCs to employees seeking to obtain driver licenses. "Developing this online system caters to the needs of business organisations for a st

Pak govt website hacked; I-day greetings, Indian national anthem posted

New Delhi: Unidentified hackers on Thursday posted Indian national anthem and Independence Day greetings on a Pakistani government website. The incident comes almost four months after a Pro-Pakistan group hacked the official websites of four prominent Indian institutes—Indian Institute of Technol

Germany will become Islamic State-Angela Merkel

Berlin: Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said, Germans have failed to grasp how Muslim immigration has changed their country and there will be a time when it will have more mosques than churches. “Our country is going to carry on changing, and integration is also a task for the society taking u

Sohrabuddin Sheikh Encounter: Gujarat ex-top cop IG Vanzara, IPS officer Dinesh MN discharged

MUMBAI: Citing lack of evidence, the special CBI court here on Tuesday discharged former IPS officer from Gujarat D G Vanzara and Rajasthan cadre IPS officer Dinesh MN in the case of alleged fake encounters of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and Tulsiram Prajapati. Special CBI Judge Sunilkumar J Sharma discha

Akhlaq Case: Bail granted to 14 out of 18 accused in crime

NOIDA: One of the 18 persons accused of lynching Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri two years ago was granted bail by Allahabad high court on Monday. This is the 14th bail in the case. On the night of September 28, 2015, a mob attacked Mohammad Akhlaq and his son Danish at Bisada village in Dadri over susp

Delhi court discharge three accused from 2010 Jama Masjid blast case due to lack of evidence

Bhatkallys News Service/ I. Zaorez Shabab NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday discharged three co-accused in the 2010 Jama Masjid blast case for lack of evidence against them. Additional Sessions Judge Sidharth Sharma discharged Syed Ismail Affaque, Abdus Saboor and Riyaz Ahmad Sayeedi, who were

Suneel Kumar takes over as Commissioner of Bengaluru Police

In a sudden development, Commissioner of Bengaluru Police Praveen Sood has been transferred on Monday. T. Suneel Kumar, who was Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) and Managing Director of Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation, will instead take the mantle as the head of the city polic

Vladimir Putin says 755 US diplomats must leave Russia

Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said 755 US diplomats must leave Russia and warned ties with Washington could be gridlocked for a long time, in a move today that followed tough new American sanctions. The Russian foreign ministry had earlier demanded Washington cut its diplomatic presence in Rus

Decision on Ahmed Siddibapa charges on August 1

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court earlier this month reserved its order on framing of charges in four terror cases against alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Ahmed Siddibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal and others. Additional sessions judge Sidharth Sharma said he would deliver the order on the 2010 Jama Masji

India to see launch of 2 moon missions in early 2018

NEW DELHI: The country will witness the launch of two lunar missions from Indian soil early next year: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch its Chandrayaan-2 mission, an advanced version of its previous 2018 mission with the objective of deeper lunar surface probe, and another missi

Bhatkal: Police department hosts public meeting to improve public relations of the department

Bhatkallys News Service/ Rizwan Gangavali Bhatkal 30 July 2017: Bhatkal Police department today organized an meeting with the locals of the town in an attempt to improvise the public relations of the police department. The event which was organized at urban bank hall was attended by the Superinte

Air India Crew Members Detained In Saudi Arabia Over Permit

The crew members of the Air India flight from Mumbai to Jeddah flight were detained in Saudi Arabia for three hours due to a permit issue on June 26. The incident took place on June 26 when the crew members of the national carrier landed in Jeddah. The crew members of the Air India flight 931

Court declares Zakir Naik ‘proclaimed offender’, NIA initiates process to attach his property

Mumbai: Islamic televangelist, Zakir Naik has been declared a ‘proclaimed offender’ by a special court, the NIA said here on Friday. Following the court order last week, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has initiated the process to attach his assets under the law. According to NIA, the

Faridabad court granted bail to ‘an accused’ of Junaid Khan’s lynching

New Delhi: A Faridabad Court has granted bail to one of the accused, in connection with the mob lynching of 15-year-old Junaid Khan on a Mathura bound train. Haryana railway police had arrested Chander Parkash a month ago. “One of the accused, Chander Parkash has been granted bail. He is not the