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Shivamogga, Dec 8: A minor girl taking care of her mother at McGann Hospital, a Covid care centre here, was sexually assaulted allegedly by four youths near Shivamogga late Saturday evening. One of the accused is a contract worker at the hospital. Police arrested two suspects within hours of the incident which exposed the lack of security at the biggest government hospital in Malnad districts

Imphal, Dec 8: On the day of the Bharat Bandh call by farmers, BJP's Manipur unit has said that the new agriculture laws are a game changer and they will benefit small and marginal farmers. In a series of tweets, Manipur BJP said that the new laws on agriculture reforms are beneficial for the farmers and it will give them access to modern technology as well. Sharing a photo on Twitter in which

New Delhi, Dec 8: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi has claimed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been put under house arrest on Tuesday, a day after he visited the farmers protesting at the Singhu border. "BJP's Delhi Police has put CM Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest ever since he visited farmers at Singhu Border yesterday. No one has been permitted to leave or enter his

Washington, Dec 8: US President-elect Joe Biden has selected retired Army general Lloyd Austin to run the Pentagon as Secretary of Defence, according to media reports. If confirmed by the Senate, the 67-year-old career military officer would be the first African-American to lead the Department of Defence. The office of the President-elect did not confirm the news, but said Biden will announce

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Taking strong exceptions to the ruling BJP’s plan to table a bill on cow slaughter ban in the on-going legislature session, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D. K. Shivakumar on Monday demanded the BJP to come out with a firm policy on banning cow slaughter across the country. Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar said that BJP rakes up the issue of cow slaughter only in

Bengaluru, Dec 8: Malavika Hegde, spouse of late CCD founder VG Siddhartha, appointed firm’s CEO Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL) on Monday mentioned Malavika Hegde, the spouse of its late founder VG Siddhartha, has been appointed as the corporate’s Chief Executive Officer. CDEL runs a sequence of Cafe Coffee Day eating places in India. “Malavika Hegde, Director of the company, has been appointed

New Delhi, Dec 8: Paramilitary forces have issued detailed instructions for their troops regarding Bharat Bandh and asked them not to remove body protectors and to exercise maximum restraint while dealing with the situation. According to a document, sent by CRPF to all officers handling law and order situation in various states, paramedic staff and doctors are accompanying troops for any medical

Ahmedabad, Dec 8: Protesters blocked three highways in rural Gujarat by placing burning tyres on roads on Tuesday morning as part of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre's agri laws, affecting vehicular traffic for some time. A highway connecting Ahmedabad to Viramgam was blocked near Sanand by protesters from the Congress party who placed burning

Pune, Dec 8: Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday sat on a day-long hunger strike to support agitating farmers who have called Bharat Bandh demanding repeal of the Centre's agri laws. Hazare also said the agitation should spread across the country so that the government comes under pressure to act in the interests of cultivators. In a recorded message, Hazare appreciated farmers' protests at the

New Delhi, Dec 8: India reported 26,567 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 97,03,770, according to a data by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. The total new active coronavirus cases 3,83,866 after 39,045 fresh recoveries in the last 24 hours. The overall recoveries reached 91,78,946. With 385 new deaths, the cumulative toll mounted to 1,40,958