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Bengaluru, Nov 12: Karnataka reported 2116 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of infections to 855912 in the state on Thursday. According to official sources, as many as 21 persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24-hour, taking the total number of persons died due to the pandemic to 11474. The sources said that in the last 24-hour as many as 3368 COVID-19 patients were discharged

New Delhi, Nov 12: Stand-up comic Kunal Kamra faces contempt charges over a series of tweets criticizing the Supreme Court for granting TV anchor Arnab Goswami interim bail. Attorney General KK Venugopal has granted his consent to a law student and two lawyers who want to sue Kunal Kamra for criminal contempt. "It is time that people understand attacking the Supreme Court unjustifiably and

Dharamshala, Nov 12: Bollywood actor Asif Basra was found dead in a private complex in the northern hilly city of Dharamshala on Thursday, the police said. The officials further said the actor was found hanging in the complex when the police reached the spot. "Film actor Asif Basra found dead in a private complex in Dharamshala. He was found hanging," Kangra, Superintendent of Police, Vimukt

Just eight months after they swung into action to avert a crippling depression and credit crunch, central banks are in the uncomfortable position of relying on governments to power fragile economic rebounds. The decisions their counterparts make will affect not just the growth outlook for the next few quarters but could shape central banks’ policy options, and even their credibility, for years to

India’s economy probably shrank for a second straight quarter, according to a team of economists including Michael Patra, the central bank’s deputy governor in charge of monetary policy, pushing the country into an unprecedented recession. Gross domestic product contracted 8.6% in the quarter ended September, the Reserve Bank of India showed in its first ever published ‘nowcast,’ which is an

Riyadh, Nov 12: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, urged the world on Thursday to take "a decisive stance" to address efforts by Iran to develop nuclear and ballistic missile programs, in an annual address to the top government advisory body. "The Kingdom stresses the dangers of Iran's regional project, its interference in other countries, its

Abu Dhabi, Nov 12: Fitch Ratings Inc, the US credit rating agency, has rated the federal government of the UAE at -AA with a stable outlook. The move reflects the creditworthiness of the federal government entities and their vibrant resilience to draw plans necessary for sustainable growth while maintaining the highest performance standards for credit control backed by a large group of factors of

Manila, Nov 12: Torrential rains from Typhoon Vamco lashed provinces in the Philippines' main Luzon island on Thursday, killing at least one person and paralysing parts of the capital Manila as some residents awaited rescue by boat due to rising flood waters. Vamco, the 21st cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, battered a nation still reeling from Goni, the world's most powerful typhoon this

Mysuru, Nov 12: High-heeled sandals worn by the engaged girl seem to be the main reason behind the tragic death of a young couple who went to Mudukuthore for a pre-wedding photo shoot two days ago, the Mysuru police said. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Superintendent of police, C.B. Rishyant said that he was mulling over writing a letter to the irrigation department to make it "wearing life

Bengaluru, Nov 11: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest all the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wards in the next elections. Interacting with the media, after visiting the Aam Aadmi Clinic in Shantinagar here on Wednesday, he said that Aam Aadmi Party volunteers have started this free clinic even though they are not in power