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A case of monkeypox was confirmed in Kerala on Thursday, July 14, 2022 making it the first such case to be reported in the country. Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the infection was diagnosed in a person who returned from the UAE three days ago. The infected person had come into contact with another confirmed case in the UAE. The case was confirmed after the person’s samples were tested

New Delhi, July 14: After going through the Lok Sabha secretariat's new booklet listing unparliamentary words, opposition lawmakers are wondering how to criticize Prime Minister Modi led government in the parliament. 'vishwasghat', 'samvedanheen', 'foolish', 'behri sarkar', 'Jumlajeevi', 'covid spreader' and 'Snoopgate' have joined everyday expressions like 'ashamed', 'abused, 'betrayed', 'corrupt

Colombo, July 13: Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister's office on Wednesday after the president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down in the face of an economic crisis. In a televised statement Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had instructed the military and police to do "what is necessary to

Ahmadabad, July 13: The Gujarat Police have arrested former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt through a transfer warrant in a case of alleged conspiring to implicate innocent people in the 2002 Gujarat genocide, an official said. A transfer warrant is procured by a probe agency before taking into custody an accused, who is in prison in another FIR or case. The warrant is then sent to the prison officer

Udupi, Jul 13: The High Court of Karnataka has quashed a man's petition seeking permanent alimony from his working wife. "The husband with a capacity to earn does not have any right to ask for permanent alimony from his wife," the court underlined in its order. A division bench headed by Justices Alok Aradhe and J. M. Khazi passed the order on Tuesday while taking up the petition of a resident of

Jeddah, July 13: US President Joe Biden will sign an agreement with Israel this week pledging that both countries will use “all elements of national power” to ensure that Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon, Israeli officials said on Tuesday. The declaration of a joint stance against Iran’s nuclear program and regional aggression will be the centerpiece of Biden’s visit to Israel this week, after

Mangaluru, July 12: Over two days after their speeding car fell into a rivulet after crashing into a bridge Manjeshwar-Subramanya state highway, the dead bodies of two occupants of the ill-fated vehicle were found this morning. The mishap occurred amidst heavy rains at 12:10 am on July 10 at Baitadka near Kaniyoor of Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. The CCTV footage from a nearby mosque

Colombo, July 12: Basil Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former finance minister and younger brother of embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, was turned back at Colombo airport on Tuesday as he attempted to leave the country through the VIP terminal, an immigration officer said, amid mounting anger against the powerful family for mishandling the worst economic crisis. Basil Rajapaksa, 71, tried to leave

SpiceJet Ltd., already under scrutiny from regulators in the country, faced another technical issue after a flight to Dubai, according to people familiar with the matter. The plane, an eight-year-old Boeing Co. 737 next generation jet, had flown from India to Dubai on Monday and after landing was discovered to have a technical issue with its nose wheel, according to the people, who asked not to be

New Delhi, July 12: The rupee on Tuesday opened at a historic low, down 13 paise to 79.58 against US dollar in early trade as strong American currency overseas and losses in domestic equities weighed on investor sentiments. Besides, persistent foreign fund outflows and elevated crude oil prices kept the pressure on the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee