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Puttur, Dec 15: A senior leader of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was killed in a ghastly road mishap at Polya near Kabaka under the limits Puttur Traffic Police Station in Dakshina Kannada district in the early hours of Tuesday, December 15. Venkataramana Holla (59) was the gram vikas pramukh (rural development chief) of the Mangaluru division of RSS. He was a resident of Agrabail near BC Road in

New Delhi, Dec 15: From vaccinating 100-200 people during each session per day, to monitoring them for 30 minutes for any adverse event, using Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network to track beneficiaries, the Central government has released a set of detailed guidelines for the mass vaccination drive, which will commence once the vaccines get emergency use approval form the drug regulator. The Health

London, Dec 14: With several countries including the US and the UK now approving the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine, cybercriminals have sensed an opportunity to lure people into buying fake remedies on the dark web, said a report from cybersecurity firm Check Point. Researchers at Check Point said they have found a stream of posts on the darknet from sources claiming to have a range of

New Delhi, Dec 14: Tata Group is seeking to board Air India again after nearly seven decades, with the salt-to-software conglomerate set to participate in the bidding process for the national carrier, sources said on Monday. The last date for submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) for Air India is Monday. At present, the Tata group is operating two airlines -- the full service carrier Visatara

Chennai, Dec 14: The State Bank of India (SBI) in Tamil Nadu is at it again in naming and shaming of students who have taken education loans. This time around, the Arakkonam branch of SBI has named and shamed the students who have taken education loans and the farmer borrowers. "It is shocking to see the Arakkonam branch of SBI displaying the photos of students who have taken education loans and

Kanpur, Dec 14: An Army colonel posted here was booked on Sunday for allegedly raping a friend’s wife at an officers mess, police said. The victim’s husband, a civilian, lodged an FIR against the Army officer at the Cantonment police station, Superintendent of Police (East) Raj Kumar Agarwal said. According to the complainant, his wife is of Russian descent and has been living in India for 10

Washington, Dec 14: Presidential electors are meeting across the United States on Monday to formally choose Joe Biden as the nation's next president. Monday is the day set by law for the meeting of the Electoral College. In reality, electors meet in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast their ballots. The results will be sent to Washington and tallied in a January 6 joint session of

Bengaluru, Dec 14: Taiwanese Wistron Corporation has reported an estimated loss amounting Rs 440 crore in violence which had erupted on December 12 at the company’s plant in Karnataka’s Kolar district, where it assembles iPhones. In its complaint to the police, Wistron Corporation said thousands of iPhones were stolen during the violence which had broken out after a large number of workers went on

Udupi, Dec 14: A Hindutva leader and self-proclaimed ‘gau rakshak’ has been arrested by the police in connection with cow theft and illegal transportation cases in Udupi district. The accused has been identified as Anil Prabhu (45), former Convener of Karkala unit of Bajrang Dal. He is a resident of Thellar, Karkala. Even though he used to identify himself as a ‘gau rakshak’, he is suspected to be

New Delhi, Dec 14: Indian Army chief General M M Naravane on Sunday met top Saudi generals and discussed issues of common interest and ways to enhance bilateral defence cooperation during his historic visit to the Gulf Kingdom. Gen Naravane, who arrived in Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his two-nation visit that included the United Arab Emirates, is the first-ever head of the Indian Army to