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Patna, Oct 18: Voting for the phase-1 of Bihar Assembly elections began at 7 am on Wednesday and the voter turnout has been recorded at 18.31 per cent till 11.30 am. As the day proceeds, the voter turnout has seen an increase from the mere 5 per cent recorded till 8 am. The districts that are witnessing higher voter turnout include Lakhisarai with 26.28 per cent and Nawada with 23.87 per cent till

Bangalore, Oct 28: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee on Tuesday formally lodged a complaint demanding the Election Commission to refer BJP candidate for the Assembly bypolls Muniratna's asset declaration to central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), to probe the steep rise in his assets. According to the

New Delhi, Oct 28: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s economic growth in the current financial year may be in the negative zone or near zero amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at the India Energy Forum of CERAWeek, Sitharaman, however, noted that signs of revival are visible now and India would be among the fastest growing nations in the next fiscal. She

Bangalore, Oct 28: New Covid cases declined to 3,691 and recoveries increased to 7,740 in a day across Karnataka. "With 3,691 fresh cases, the state's Covid tally stood at 8,09,638, including 71,330 active cases, while recoveries increased to 7,27,298 till date, with 7,740 discharged on Monday," said the state health bulletin on Tuesday. The state registered 44 deaths due to the infection in the

New Delhi, Oct 27: FreshToHome, an online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce, on Tuesday said it has raised $121 million (about Rs 890.8 crore) in funding led by Investment Corporation of Dubai, Investcorp, Ascent Capital, DFC, Allana Group and other investors. Iron Pillar, the lead investor from the previous series B round, also participated in this round (series C) with an investment of USD

Mangaluru, Oct 27: In a harrowing incident, a newly-wed couple were killed on the when their motorbike was knocked down by speeding lorry on Thokkottu over-bridge this evening. The deceased have been identified as bike rider Ryan Fernandes and pillion rider Priya Fernandes. It is learnt that they had recently got married. While the woman died on spot, her husband breathed her last at a private

Dubai, Oct 27: The versatile AB de Villiers has decided to skip the Big Bash League (BBL) this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the upcoming birth of his third child but is open to return in future due to "unfinished business" at Brisbane Heat. The two factors prompted the former South African skipper to pull out of the T20 league. The 36-year-old is currently playing in the Indian Premier

Bengaluru, Oct 27: Karnataka will go for its first elections on Wednesday for four legislative council seats amid the Covid-19 pandemic scare and the recent flood fury in several parts of the state. The retirement of the four members of the legislative council necessitated the election. The election should have taken place before June 30. However, in the wake of the pandemic, it was postponed for

Srinagar, Oct 27: The Centre has paved the way for people from outside Jammu and Kashmir to buy land in the union territory by amending several laws, over a year after the nullification of Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution. In a gazette notification, the Centre has omitted the phrase "permanent resident of the state" from Section 17 of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act that deals with

Bengaluru, Oct 27: Karnataka health minister Dr K Sudhakar on Tuesday expressed confidence that that a vaccine for COVID-19 would be available early in 2021 and said the government would ensure that it reaches every nook and corner of the state after its launch. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with AstraZeneca Managing Director Gagan Singh Bedi, he said the first phase of trials of the