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Jerusalem, Aug 25: Wastewater containing coronaviruses, such as the one behind the Covid-19 pandemic, may be a potential threat, according to a new review of studies that calls for additional filtration steps in sewage treatment plants to successfully remove viruses. The research, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, by an international collaboration of 35 researchers, assessed recent

Bengaluru, Aug 25: A police sub-inspector and another person, who claims to be a journalist, were arrested for allegedly robbing a man of Rs 26.5 lakh, police said on Monday. SI Jeevan Kumar Thomas (31) and Gnanaprakash Anthonappa (44), who claims to be a reporter with a Kannada newspaper, had allegedly robbed a person named Shiva Kumaraswamy on August 19, police said. They said the incident

Mumbai, Aug 24: More than 50 to 70 persons are feared trapped as a five-storey building caved in at Mahad in the Raigad district, on Monday. The crash site is located some 170 kilometres away from Mumbai. So far, a dozen persons have been rescued. The residential building, situated in Kajalpura area of the town had around 45 to 50 flats with nearly 100 residents. It suddenly came crashing down at

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Inter-State travellers coming to Karnataka now do not have to undergo the 14-day home quarantine that was earlier mandatory in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides this, there will no longer be medical check-up at the State borders, bus stations, railway stations and airports. In a circular issued on Monday, Additional Chief Secretary Jawaid Akhtar has also relaxed other

New Delhi, Aug 24: Hours after a political drama unfolded in the Congress Working Committee meeting to discuss the issue of the party leadership, the party sources said that Sonia Gandhi would continue to remain the interim chief and the new chief would be elected within six months. Earlier today, the party leaders including Kapil Sibal denied Rahul Gandhi's remark on 'colluding with BJP'. The CWC

Udupi, Aug 24: Family members of a patient who died due to COVID-19 staged a protest at a hospital in Kundapura, Udupi after they allegedly received the wrong body. Ravi, the patient's brother said, "My brother's body was given to a family from Kundapura and an unidentified body was given to us." A 60-year-old resident of Kundapur was hospitalised due to illness following which he tested positive

Bengaluru, Aug 24: Karnataka would become the first state in the country to implement the new National Education Policy, Deputy Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said on Monday. "The state government is making all preparations to bring in administrative reforms and amendments to the laws which are essential to implement the national education policy. The state would become the first state in

New Delhi, Aug 24: Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan refused to offer an apology to the Supreme Court on Monday for his two tweets against the judiciary saying what he expressed represented his bona fide belief which he continued to hold. An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience and of an institution, Bhushan said in his supplementary statement filed in the suo motu (on

New Delhi, Aug 24: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy demanded that the Central government should take action against AYUSH Ministry Secretary Rajesh Kotecha alleging that the latter, during a virtual event hosted by the ministry, said that non-Hindi speaking participants could leave. The Janata Dal (S) leader asked how many people, who spoke different languages, including Kannadigas

New Delhi, Aug 24: Ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting on Monday, the party was deeply divided on the leadership issue with a section demanding a "full-time" chief and another backing Gandhis at the helm, amid indications that interim president Sonia Gandhi might offer to quit. After around 20 leaders wrote to the party chief seeking collective leadership and a revamp of major