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A view of the Supreme Court of India, at New Delhi.   | Photo Credit: Rajeev Bhatt A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao released a Ranchi-based coal businessman, booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, on bail. Extortion money paid to a terrorist organisation to protect one’s business is not terror funding, the Supreme Court has said in a judgment. A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao released a Ranchi-based coal businessman, booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, on bail. Sudesh Kedia was charged with funding of terror. But Mr. Kedia s...

Wild elephant captured in Kodagu, released in Bandipur Mysuru, Updated: Mysuru, Updated: Share Article AAA Video grab shows the wild tusker being hoisted into a truck before being shifted to Bandipur.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A wild tusker which was repeatedly raiding agricultural fields in Ammathi and surrounding areas in Kodagu was trapped in an operation conducted by the Forest Department on Saturday. The tusker, aged about 32 years, was sighted in the Ammathi-Hoskote region a few days and there were complaints of the elephant going berserk which created panic among the lo...

Prathima Devi, veteran actor, passes away Updated: Updated: Share Article Prathima Devi   Prathima Devi, veteran actor and one of the early pioneers of Kannada cinema, passed away owing to age-related ailments in the city on Tuesday. She was 88. She is survived by three children, including noted film-makers S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu and Vijayalakshmi Singh. Ms. Prathima Devi, hailing from Udupi, joined professional theatre at the age of 11 and made her debut in films with Krishnaleela in 1947. The film was produced by Mahatma Pictures, owned by film businessman and freedom fighter D. Shan...

Babu Jagjivan Ram’s services to weaker sections recalled Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA Deputy Commissioner V.V. Jyothsna and members of Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayantotsav Samiti after garlanding the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 114th birth anniversary in Kalaburagi on Monday.   Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner V.V. Jyothsna recalled the services rendered by the former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of weaker sections who fought for a casteless society Babu Jagjivan Ram on his 114th birth anniversary on Monday. Garlanding the statue of Dr. Jagjivan Ram at the public garden, Ms. Jyo...