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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

Udupi, Nov 16: A 23-year-old man was arrested by the police on charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl from his neighbour in Udupi. The accused is Sukesh Shetty, resident of Kukkikatte area in Udupi. He works as a bank attender at a private bank in Kaup. It is learnt that Sukesh had befriended his 16-year-old neighbour. He then sexually assaulted her. After coming to know about the incident

Haveri, Nov 16: A 21-year old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping and murdering his mother in Shiggavi of Haveri district in Karnataka. The accused, identified as Shivappa of Vanahalli, has confessed to the crime, police said. According to the police, the victim got into sexual relationships with her son Shivappa and a few other men after her husband’s death a year ago. Shivappa was

Bengaluru, Nov 16: The state’s Covid-19 numbers have continued to slip for the last 14 days in a row. Bengaluru’s tally of 840 fresh cases on Sunday suggests that the city’s Covid curve is seeing a dip towards the pre-surge era of July, when only triple-digit new numbers were being reported daily. On Sunday, the state reported 1,565 new cases, out of which Bengaluru’s total comprised 54%

Singapore, Nov 15: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations, including China, on Sunday signed the world's biggest trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), sans India with hopes that it will help recover from the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The RCEP was signed after eight years of negotiations at the conclusion of annual summit of Southeast Asian leaders and their regional