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New Delhi, Sep 7: With the Centre focusing more on developing alternative fuel economy, India will soon stop importing petroleum products, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday. "We are going to develop this country where our import of petroleum will be zero. We are promoting alternative fuel like ethanol, methanol, bio-CNG...this will boost the rural and agriculture centre and create huge...

New Delhi, Sep 6: Going by the current trend, India will be half a century late in achieving its global education commitments and the country needs fundamental changes in the education system if it wants to meet the 2030 sustainable development goals, a UNESCO report has said. UNESCO's new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report says that based on current trends universal primary education in...

Mangaluru, Sep 5: Prasanna Technologies celebrated International Literacy Day 2016 in a meaningful way by spending time with chidren from government schools here on September 3. UNESCO is celebrating International Literacy Day which falls on September 8 under the banner “Reading the Past, Writing the Future”. This year marks 50th anniversary of International Literacy Day. Prasanna Technologies...

Udupi, Sep 4: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt has condemned the recent posts against a Hindu goddess on a social media platform. In a press release issued here on Saturday, the seer said that such incidents affected the feelings of people and could lead to breach of peace in the society. “Whether the deed had been done by Hindus or others, all people should condemn it. The...

Vatican City, Aug 31: When Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa on Sunday, he'll be honoring a nun who won admirers around the world and a Nobel Peace Prize for her joy-filled dedication to the "poorest of the poor." He'll also be recognising holiness in a woman who felt so abandoned by God that she was unable to pray and was convinced, despite her ever-present smile, that she was experiencing the...

Mangaluru, Aug 31: Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel attached to Karwar Railway Station on Sunday seized liquor from Goa worth Rs. 10,040 being illegally transported on a train at Karwar. A release from the Konkan Railway Corporation here said that the RPF was in the process of conducting a special checking, particularly in view of the smuggling of cheap liquor to Karnataka. When they were...

Bengaluru, Aug 30: The High Court of Karnataka on Monday granted bail to the former Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palikie (BBMP) councillor, Gangabyraiah, who was arrested in connection with a case related to the leakage of II PU chemistry question paper this year. Justice B. Sreenivase Gowda allowed the bail petition while asking the petitioner to cooperate with the Criminal Investigation...

Kasargod, Aug 30: Unidentified persons stole offerings from six hundies (cash boxes) installed at the Udineeshwara temple at Peradala falling under the Badiadukka police station limits. The miscreants entered the temple by removing the rooftop tiles after the temple was closed around 9 p.m. on Sunday, the police said. The burglary came to light after the temple priest reached the shrine around 5...

New Delhi, Aug 29: An Indonesian man who claims to be an incredible 145 years old may be the oldest person in the world ever. According to the documents recognised by Indonesian officials, Mbah Gotho from Sragen in central Java was born on December 31, 1870. If the documents are true, that would make him much older than the verified oldest person in the world ever - a title that currently belongs...

Haveri, Aug 27: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council K?S?Eshwarappa has said that one of the objectives of Sangolli Rayanna Brigade is to ensure that B?S Yeddyurappa becomes the next chief minister of Karnataka. Speaking at a meeting to review preparations for the launch of the brigade in Haveri on Friday, Eshwarappa said that strengthening the BJP and educational, social and...