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Bengaluru, Aug 12: As many as 499 children have tested positive for covid-19 during the first ten days of August in Bengaluru, creating a worrisome situation for parents. According to a health bulletin, about 88 children between the age group of 0 to 9 years and 305 children between the age of 10 to 19 years have tested positive for the coronavirus. Among the 499 cases, 263 were reported in last

Kasaragod, Aug 11: Ending a nine-month-long escape from the law, the Fashion Gold Jewellery cheating case accused Pookoya Thangal has surrendered before the Magistrate court in Hosdurg near here on Wednesday. Thangal is the Managing Director of the group and religious leader of Kasaragod. Earlier, the crime branch police which is investigating the case had arrested the Indian Union Muslum League

Bengaluru, Aug 11: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said that he would meet Tourism Minister Anand Singh and address his concerns amid reports that latter would resign from the Cabinet. Speaking to reporters, Bommai said that the minister has not resigned from the Cabinet. "He is a friend of three decades. I am in touch with him regularly and have spoken to him yesterday and will talk to him

Mangaluru, Aug 11: Dozens of men belonging to Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal today attempted to lay siege to the house of B M Basha, son of former MLA B A Idinabba located at Mastikatte in Ullal on the outskirts of the city. The development comes days after a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided the house over alleged terror links of the one of the family members. NIA also has

Washington, Aug 11: Taleban tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday, now controlling 65 per cent of the country, as US President Joe Biden urged the nation's US-backed political leaders to fight for their homeland. Pul-e-Khumri, capital of the northern province of Baghlan, fell to the Taleban on Tuesday evening, according to residents who reported Afghan security forces

New Delhi, Aug 11: India on Wednesday reported an increase in daily coronavirus caseload and fatalities. As per the union health ministry data, India reported 38,353 Covid-19 cases and 479 deaths in the last 24 hours on Wednesday. On the other hand, India reported 28,204 new Covid cases and 373 deaths yesterday. India's active caseload has climbed to 3,86,351--the lowest in 140 days, the union

Belagavi, Aug 11: At a time when communal forces are bent on disturbing peace for political gains, a person in Karnataka’s Belagavi has sacrificed his own life to save a boy from another community. Sharif Khandaji, resident of Hukkeri, got washed away in river Krishna in bid to save a boy who had been drowning at Manjri village in Chikkodi taluk on Tuesday. 12-year-old Omkar had ventured into the

Kalaburagi, Aug 11: As many as five children were injured after they were bitten by a mad dog in Karnataka’s Kalaburgi on Monday and Tuesday. Four were injured on Monday evening, one was bitten on Tuesday, of whom two sustained grievous injuries and they were being treated at GIMS. They are now out of danger. The dog pounced on Rihan (3) and Nabila (6) when they were playing in front of their

New Delhi, Aug 10: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Tuesday "temporarily suspended" star grappler Vinesh Phogat for indiscipline during her forgettable Tokyo Olympics campaign and also issued notice to young Sonam Malik for misconduct. It has been learnt that Vinesh, who crashed out of the Tokyo Games in the quarterfinals after a crushing defeat by 'fall', has been given time till August

Bengaluru, Aug 10: Karnataka Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday landed in trouble yet again by using an abusive word, but minutes later he withdrew it. "... Why I am using this (abusive) word is that they (Congress leaders) do not have any idea of what to say and what not to say ... For telling the truth that the Congress did not make anybody chief minister during its rule, is it