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Mangaluru/Bengaluru, Nov 5: Mangaluru, Nov 5: Moderate to heavy rains lashed most parts of coastal Karnataka today with northeast monsoon turning vigorous over the state. Dakshina Kannada and Udupi received heavy rains for couple of hours in the afternoon. IMD Bengaluru data showed that the city recorded 55.8 mm of rainfall as on Friday (November 5) 8.30 a.m., Kempegowda International Airport 7.5

Bengaluru, Nov 5: Putting an end to speculations on the status of night curfew across Karnataka since the expiry of previous order on October 25, the state government on Friday formally withdrew the order with immediate effect. Besides, the government also permitted horse racing activities to resume. In a fresh order issued by Chief secretary P Ravi Kumar, the night curfew that was clamped all

Bengaluru, Nov 5: Dozens of people, mostly children, have suffered eye injuries during the ongoing Deepavali celebrations across Karnataka. In Bengaluru alone, around ten people have suffered eye from firecrackers. Three of these cases were reported on Thursday. One case each has been referred to the government-run Minto Ophthalmic Hospital, and the private facilities of Narayana Nethralaya and Dr

New Delhi, Nov 5: The morning after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog and breathed in the most dangerously polluted air of the year so far, after revellers, as usual, defied a fireworks ban. New Delhi has the worst air quality of all world capitals, but even by its sorry standards Friday's reading was extra bad, as people paid the

Bengaluru, Nov 4: Diesel price in Karnataka will see a reduction of Rs 19.47 a litre, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s office said Thursday. Similarly, the price of petrol will drop by Rs 13.30. However, petrol will still cost Rs 100.63. “Diesel prices reduced from Rs 104.50 to Rs 85.03, a reduction of Rs 19.47. Petrol prices reduced from Rs 113.93 to Rs 100.63, a reduction of Rs 13.30,” the

Mangaluru, Nov 4: In a bizarre development, a Bajrang Dal leader from Udupi district has allegedly abducted the wife of a Bajrang Dal activist. A case has been registered at Moodbidri police station against Sandeep Acharya, haling from Udupi’s Karkala taluk in this regard. The complainant is Harish, a resident of Hadiyangady near Shirlalu. According to Harish, his wife was abducted by Sandeep when

New Delhi, Nov 4: A day after the Centre slashed the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 10 per litre, respectively, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the BJP has to be defeated completely if the fuel prices have to be brought down by Rs 50. Slamming the Centre, Raut, whose party shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra, told reporters that one really needs to be

Bengaluru, Nov 4: As his government completes hundred days in office, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said he is satisfied with the decisions taken so far in taking the administration in the right direction, and the work is on towards inclusive economic progress. He also ruled out any discussions regarding expanding the cabinet immediately. "I'm satisfied with the decisions

New Delhi, Nov 4: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday said people "will not get any real relief" from the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel announced by the Centre and that petroleum prices will be raised again after assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. He said that reduction in excise duty on petrol, diesel was inadequate. The RJD leader reached Delhi on

Washington, Nov 4: China is expanding its nuclear arsenal much more quickly than anticipated, narrowing the gap with the United States, the Pentagon said in a report published Wednesday. China could have 700 deliverable nuclear warheads by 2027, and could top 1,000 by 2030 -- an arsenal two-and-a-half times the size of what the Pentagon predicted only a year ago, according to the report. The