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Ahmedabad, June 21: Around 800 differently-abled people from across the country attempted to set a Guinness World Record for 'Largest Silent Yoga Class' here on Thursday. Participants have been training for this occasion since May with yoga experts at the Shivanand Ashram. Speaking to media here, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said, "People all over the world celebrated the 4th International...

Kasaragod, Jun 21: Incessant rain lashed the district on Wednesday affecting public mobility. The district registered 86.85 mm rain in the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. on Wednesday, official sources here said. The water level in major rivers in the district has gone up considerably. A house was destroyed and two were damaged in the rain. The house of Maimoona, a resident of Chitthari in Hosdurg taluk...

Kolkata, Jun 18: A forest ranger found himself in a bind after a python briefly strangled him while he posed for pictures with the giant snake. Wildlife officer Sanjay Dutta was called in Sunday by frantic villagers in West Bengal after they saw the 40-kilogramme (88-pound) python swallowing a goat alive. Instead of placing it safely inside a bag, the ranger wrapped it around his neck and posed...

Uppala, Jun 15: Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were held at Ahle Sunnath Hanafi Jamiya Masjid at Uppala in Kasaragod district on Friday. The Imaam delivered the sermon and gave a a brief note on humanity and brotherhood. After Eid Namaz two College going students Mohammed Sahil Khan and Mohammed Khaif were felicitated for memorizing the holy Qur'an and leading the taraveeh prayers in the month of Ramadan...

United Nations, Jun 14: India is among almost 90 countries in the world without national policies in place that ensure new fathers get adequate paid time off with their newborn babies, according to a new UNICEF analysis. Almost two-thirds of the world's children under one-year-old – nearly 90 million – live in countries where their fathers are not entitled by law to a single day of paid paternity...

Kasaragod, Jun 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded stoppage for the bi-weekly Antyodaya Express connecting Mangaluru and Thiruvananthapuram in Kasaragod. The train with fully unreserved coaches started service on Saturday. BJP district president K. Sreekanth said the authorities should reconsider their decision not to provide stoppage for the night train in Kasaragod. The three night...

Washington, Jun 8: Google would not be developing artificial intelligence for use in weapons, its CEO Sundar Pichai has said, after facing a backlash over the technology giant's involvement in a Pentagon project. Google recently announced it would discontinue work with the Department of Defense on Project Maven, an artificial intelligence project that analyses imagery and could be used to enhance...

Vidisha, Jun 3: Professor Sanjeev Srivastava whose dancing video went viral on social media, has been appointed as the brand ambassador by Vidisha Municipal Corporation. Sanjeev Srivastava, 46, is an electronics professor who stormed the social media after his dancing videos from a wedding went viral. The 46-year-old professor said that he is a die-hard fan of actor Govinda. In the video...

Kasaragod, Jun 2: A 55-year-old man drowned after being swept away by tidal waves while he was fishing at Musodi beach near Manjeswaram on Friday. Abdulla, son of Usman and a resident of the locality, was swept away by the waves around 9.15 a.m., coastal police sources at Kumbla said. The body was handed over to relatives in the afternoon after carrying out post-mortem examination at the community...

Moodbidri: May 30: Al- Furqan Islamic English Medium School, Puthige, Moodbidri recorded 100% result in the CBSE 10th Board Examination 2017-18 for the consecutive fourth year. Out of 38 students, 5 bagged distinction, 20 passed with first class, 12 with second class and 1 student with third class. The distinction students are: Asiya Faria Salahuddin 95.2%, Ahmad Ajaz – 91%, Khatheeja Kabsa Farath...