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Kolkata, Mar 21: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday made a big announcement while releasing the West Bengal poll manifesto. Shah said that Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be implemented in the state in the first Cabinet. He also said that refugees staying there for 70 years will be given citizenship, and also each refugee family will be provided Rs 10,000 per year for five years.

Mangaluru, Mar 21: Karnataka Minister for Medium and Heavy Industries Jagadish Shettar has said that there were plans to open airports in Byndoor and Karwar UDAN Scheme of the Central Government and that the land acquisition process for the same would begin soon. Speaking after inaugurating the Karnataka Coastline Business Conclave organised by FICCI at TMA Pai Convention Hall today, he pointed

Bengaluru, Mar 21: Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar on Sunday warned saying that the second wave of Coronavirus has begun in the State and sought people's cooperation to contain the pandemic. Speaking to newsmen here on Sunday, he said "We are at the beginning of the second wave of Coronavirus. Let us join hands to curb its spread, next three months are crucial, as the cases have

Rampur, Mar 21: In a shocking incident, a man tried to stitch the private part of his wife with copper wire as he suspected that she had an illicit relationship with another person. The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur district, about 325 kilometres from here, on Saturday. The wife, who was bleeding profusely, was admitted to the hospital, where her condition was stated to be stable

Mangaluru, Mar 21: CFAL students yet again deliver stellar performance! 8 CFAL students have qualified the KVPY Aptitude test and now advance to the final round of Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) examination. In the SX stream, their students Rakshitha has secured All India Rank 100 followed by Pannaga (AIR 400), Mohitha (AIR 614), Arthik (AIR 614), Hayyan (AIR 724), Sishir (AIR 924) and

New Delhi, Mar 21: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has told Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Morocco that further supplies of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine will be delayed due to surging demand at home and as it works through a capacity expansion, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The news comes as India, the world's biggest vaccine maker, is being criticised domestically

Mangaluru, Mar 21: Tourism Minister C P Yogeeshwara was urged by the stakeholders in the tourism sector in the region to create a tourist-friendly atmosphere in the coastal district of Dakshina Kannada and promote tourism-related activities. Police do not allow tourists to visit beaches after dusk. The minister responded by declaring that tourism-friendly policing will get priority. Entrepreneur

Mumbai, Mar 20: Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, who was recently transferred from the top post, has alleged that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had asked suspended Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze to collect Rs 100 crore for him every month. Param Bir Singh has made these allegations in a letter written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. In his letter

Bengaluru reported over 1,000 new Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day on Saturday. As Karnataka battles a new wave of infections, the city reported 1,186 cases, while the state witnessed 1,798 new Covid-19 cases. Details to follow

Mumbai, Mar 20: Maharashtra on Saturday witnessed an exponential jump in Covid-19 cases with the state reporting over 27,000 cases in a single day. This is the biggest spike Maharashtra has ever reported in 24 hours. On Saturday, Maharashtra recorded 27,126 new cases and 92 deaths taking the progressive total to 24,49,147 and 53,300, respectively. The active cases in the state now stand at 1,91