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Bengaluru, Aug 27: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to direct Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa to revoke the Land Reforms (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. Taking to Twitter, Siddaramaiah posted the letters stating, "My letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him, in the interest of farmers, to direct Karnataka CM B.S

Mexico City, Aug 27: The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Mexico, has risen by 626 to 62,076 within the past 24 hours, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said. He also said on late Wednesday that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases had increased by 5,267 to 573,888 within the same period of time. A day earlier, the Latin American nation

Washington, Aug 27: Seeking re-election, US Vice President Mike Pence has launched a frontal attack against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying he has been a "cheerleader" for communist China and would be nothing more than a "Trojan horse" for a radical left. Pence, 61, formally accepted the Republican Party's vice-presidential nomination on the third night of the National

Christchurch, Aug 27: The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge imposed the maximum available sentence on 29-year-old Australian gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the first time the sentence has been imposed in New Zealand. Judge Cameron Mander said Tarrant's crimes were so

Bengaluru, Aug 27: A fully equipped COVID-19 hospital has been developed as a result of four months of hard work and without any financial burden on the government, according to Karnataka Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Broadway Road Charaka Hospital by Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa at Shivajinagar on Wednesday. The Minister said that

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said India and Japan are natural partners and urged Japan to strengthen their partnership in the state. "Addressed the Indo-Japan Business Forum virtual event today. Urged Japan, which has a significant presence in Karnataka to strengthen their partnership in the state. Our government has taken strong measures to build a

Pune, Aug 26: The second phase trial of COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University, which would be manufactured by Serum Institute of India, began here with the vaccine candidate administered to two volunteers at Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College. Dr Sanjay Lalwani, Medical Director of Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical Hospital and Research Centre, said that five volunteers were tested for RT-PCR

Bengaluru, Aug 26: Veteran politician and BJP MLC A H Vishwanath today openly praised legendary Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan as “the son of this soil”. “Tipu Sultan is not confined to any party, caste or religion. He is the son of this soil. We shouldn’t reduce him to any one caste or religion,” Vishwanath told reporters when asked about the issue of whether or not school children should study the

New Delhi, Aug 26: IT major Accenture is all set to fire 5% of its workforce globally, which means that around 10,000 employees in India will lose their jobs due to the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Accenture is likely to ask several thousands of employees to go after the conclusion of the appraisal cycle that is underway. The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports that

Bengaluru, Aug 26: The Karnataka government is ready to restart interstate bus services to four states and Puducherry and is awaiting their nod, a minister said. "From our end, we are all set to restart bus operations to these states, Telangana, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. We are also ready to restart services to Puducherry, but not Maharashtra," said Transport Minister Laxman Savadi. He said, the