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Kuwait, Nov 17: The Social Service Department of Indian Muslim Association-Kuwait conducted a Zoom Webinar on “Opportunities & Options for returning Non-Resident Indians”, which addressed on the need of hour especially for NRIs. The program covered the basic requirements of a specific segment of society under the current situation developed due to covid-19. Mr Abdullah Hassan, the program speaker

Washington, Nov 17: Former US President Barack Obama has said that modern-day India can be counted as a success story in many respects, despite bitter feuds within political parties, various armed separatist movements, and corruption scandals. The 44th US president, in his latest book, says the transition to a more market-based economy in the 1990s unleashed the extraordinary entrepreneurial

Back home after years in a Pakistani jail on espionage charges, 70-year-old Shamsuddin could not hold back his tears. "On reaching home, after embracing his family members, he cried a lot in immense happiness and said he made a big mistake by going to Pakistan," said Circle Officer (Seesamau) Tirpurari Pandey. Shamsuddin reached his home in the city's Kanghi-Mohal here on Sunday morning, where his

Bengaluru, Nov 16: Karnataka reported 1,157 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. According to the state Health Department, the total count of cases in the state has gone up to 8,62,804. With 12 more persons losing their lives due to the pandemic, the death toll has increased to 11,541. A total of 2,188 persons have been discharged in the last 24 hours and the total number of active cases stands at 26,103

Patna, Nov 16: Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar chief minister for a fourth straight term on Monday at a ceremony in Patna in presence of Union Home minister Amit Shah and BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda even as RJD decided to boycott the event. Replacing Sushil Modi, who had been Kumar’s deputy for 15 years, BJP leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi took oath as the Deputy Chief Ministers of

Mangaluru, Nov 16: After heavy rains in the capital city on November 15, the weather forecast predicted by the meteorological department states that many districts of the state are going to receive heavy rains from November 16 to 18. The heavy rains are due to the surface storm that has occurred in the Bay of Bengal. Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Kodagu, Bengaluru, Bengaluru rural, Kolar

New Delhi, Nov 16: India's trend of registering daily Covid-19 recoveries outpacing the daily infections continued for the 44th day as 43,851 patients recuperated in a span of 24 hours as against 30,548 newly detected cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. This translates to a net reduction of 13,303 in the active Covid-19 caseload which now stands at 4,65,478 and accounts for 5.26 per

A man of “uncommon wisdom and decency,” is how former US President Barack Obama described former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the first of his two-part memoir, A Promised Land. Obama describes his relationship with the former PM, Mahatma Gandhi’s life and his interest in India, in the book. He adds that he had developed a “warm and productive” relationship with Congress leader after

New Delhi, Nov 16: Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and sought response on a plea seeking the release of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, who was arrested on his way to Hathras to meet the family of the Dalit rape victim, whose death triggered protests across the country. Supreme Court was hearing a plea filed by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists

Mangaluru, Nov 16: A businessman was hospitalised with severe injuries after he was attacked with swords at Kandavara under the limits of Bajpe police station on the outskirts of the city last night. Abdul Azeez (58), a resident of Kandavar Kaikamba, is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Mangaluru. He operates Welnz Textiles venture in the city. He is also a member of