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Bengaluru, Mar 4: Congress leader and MLA B K Sangamesh has been suspended from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for one week after he removed his shirt in protest during the session today. Sangamesh, who represents Bhadravathi constituency, will not be allowed to attend the Assembly till March 12. This happened when Congress MLAs were staging a protest in the well of the House against Speaker

Bengaluru emerged as the top performer in the Million+ category in final rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 and the Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020. Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore, Vadodara, Indore, and Greater Mumbai are the other cities that scored well in the list. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs released the final rankings of Ease of

Puttur, Mar 4: Two labourers lost their lives when a mound of mud fell on them while they were working in a chicken waste pit in Dakshina Kannada district today morning. The deceased have been identified as Ravi (24) and Babu (34), residents of Parkala Colony, Panaje village. The incident occurred near Arlapadavu in Puttur taluk of the coastal district of Karnataka. It is reported that the

Ayodhya, Mar 4: The Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra has purchased a 7,285 square feet land adjacent to the Ram Janmabhoomi premises, in accordance with its plan to expand the temple complex area to 107 acres from the present 70 acres, an official of the trust said on Thursday. The trust that is constructing a grand temple for Lord Ram in this holy town of Uttar Pradesh has paid Rs one crore for the

Antigua, Mar 4: Sri Lanka leg-spinner Akila Dananjaya experienced the precipitous highs and lows of Twenty20 cricket when he claimed a hat trick which included the wicket of West Indies star Chris Gayle for a first-ball duck, then was hit for six sixes in an over by Keiran Pollard in the first international in Antigua. The West Indies on Wednesday won the match by four wickets with 41 balls in

Washington, Mar 4: The White House warned that the US may consider a military response to the rocket attack on Wednesday that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are housed, raising concerns this could trigger a new round of escalating violence. A US contractor died after at least 10 rockets slammed into the base. And while no group claimed responsibility, it was

New Delhi, Mar 4: With petrol and diesel prices skyrocketing, the Centre is likely to cut excise duty by up to Rs 5 and exhort BJP-ruled states to match it by slashing local taxes on both transport fuels. The move may be announced ahead of Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. Elections in these states will begin from March 27. Excise duty on petrol was

New Delhi, Mar 4: The Government of India has agreed to provide relief from double taxation to Indians living abroad who had to stay in India beyond their tax exemption stay limit on account of disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. India’s Central Board of Direct taxes (CBDT) had received many representations requesting for relaxation in determination of residential status for the financial

The Saudi Arabia government has decided to make it mandatory for Hajj pilgrims to take anti-coronavirus vaccine. According to Saudi health ministry officials, taking COVID-19 vaccine has been made compulsory for those arriving in the country to perform the Hajj this year. People who don't comply to the rule will not be allowed to perform Hajj. "The Covid-19 vaccine is mandatory for those willing

New Delhi, Mar 3: The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday won four of the five wards in the bye-polls to Delhi Municipal Corporation. The Congress won the one remaining seat. Voting was held in two wards – Rohini-C and Shalimar Bagh (North) – in the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, and three wards – Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri and Chauhan Banger – in the East Delhi Municipal Corporation on February 28. The