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Mangalore, Aug 4: B B Shetty, Former Chairman and Managing Director of Vijaya Bank died on August 2 after a brief illness. He was 77. B B Shetty was appointed as the Chairman and Managing of Vijaya Bank on July 1, 1992 for the period up to January 31, 1996. He had joined Vijaya Bank in December 1975 as Manager at Administrative Office. He was elevated to the post of General Manager in October 1984...

Jul 19: announced its new Galaxy Tab 3 range in London and now it seems the company is ready to bring these tablets to our shores. Earlier this morning, the South Korean company tweeted a teaser image of the tablet ahead of the launch event at Delhi tomorrow. Though it announced the 7, 8 and 10.1-inch variants in the Galaxy Tab 3 range, the Samsung India e-store listings show that we might only be...

Singapore, Jul 16: Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday. Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the...

Mumbai, Jul 8: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) today launched its sports car Jaguar F TYPE priced up to Rs 1.61 crore (ex-showroom Mumbai), while it mulls over assembling more models in India. The Jaguar F TYPE will be available in two variants. The F Type V8S powered by a 5 litre petrol engine will be priced at Rs 1.61 crore (ex-showroom Mumbai), while the F TYPE S with a V6 3-litre...

This girl's science project really puts your baking soda volcano to shame A 15-year-old girl in Canada has invented a flashlight that only needs the warmth of the hand to turn on. Ann Makosinski, a high school junior in Victoria, British Columbia, was trying to think of a way of harvesting untapped energy when she was inspired to make the flashlight. She realized that the warmth generated by the...

Mangalore, Jun 22: Abdul Rashed, 48, a scrap dealer from Kudroli, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Thannirbhavi beach on Friday evening. His relatives suspect he was murdered. His co-brother Shiraj said Rasheed had injury marks on his head and legs. The police have registered a case of unnatural death and are awaiting the autopsy report.

Melbourne, Jun 20: An 11-year-old boy in New Zealand has become a father after conceiving a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend. The woman coerced the boy, from Auckland, into repeated sexual encounters over a period of time before becoming pregnant, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported. The woman gave the boy beer to drink and then later took part in a sexual encounter with...

New Delhi, Jun 18: Jet Airways and European carriers Air France and Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) have entered into a code share agreement to provide seamless connectivity to passengers for destinations in India and Europe. As per the agreement, Air France (AF) and KLM can place their own codes (AF) and (KL) on Jet Airways domestic flights for providing connectivity to three major Indian cities...

Jun 13: Facebook Inc, the world's No. 1 social network, is adopting the "hashtag," one of the most recognizable features of its younger rival Twitter, in a move to position its Web service as an important complement to television, sporting events and breaking news. Facebook said on Wednesday that it will begin to roll out the feature on its social network, making it easier for users and...

New Delhi, Jun 1: Ace woman mountaineer Premlata Agrawal has become the first Indian woman mountaineer to scale the seven continental peaks after climbing Alaska's McKinley Peak. With this, she became the first Indian woman mountaineer to step on the highest peak of North America. She was felicitated for this momentous achievement on her return to India, here in the capital today. On each of the...