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India may get a Covid-19 vaccine as early as March since several manufacturers are working on it, according to Dr Suresh Jadhav, executive director of Serum Institute of India. The institute is working with Oxford University and AstraZeneca to develop a Covid-19 vaccine in India. Dr Jadhav said that provided regulators approve the vaccine candidates, India is moving fast towards having a vaccine

Bengaluru, Oct 17: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday that he would always be looked upon as a Congressman, and not a caste leader. Speaking to reporters here, Shivakumar said that he is a Vokkaliga because he is an agriculturist and was born to Vokkaliga parents. “No doubt I am proud of my caste Vokkaliga. But that doesn’t mean that I would indulge in

Mangaluru, Oct 16: A 45-year-old government school teacher who was battling for life due to coronavirus, died at a private hospital on Friday morning. Padmakshi N was admitted to a hospital on September 29. She and her husband Shasikanth Y, a teacher at DJ Higher Primary Aided School, were part of the Vidyagama programme. The couple tested positive for Covid-19 last month. Shasikanth recovered but

New Delhi, Oct 16: With LJP's abrasive comments on JD (U) raising suspicion within Bihar NDA and apprehension of damage due to vote division, BJP has decided to showcase its unity with Nitish Kumar, who might be attending the odd dozen rallies that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart from October 23 in the state. Indications are that the despite Chirag Paswan's "Modi se Bair Nahin, Nitish

Mangaluru, Oct 16: The Kudroli Dasara or Mangaluru Dasara -2020 will be inaugurated by Dr Arathi Krishna, former deputy chairperson of Karnataka NRI forum on October 17 at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatheshwara temple in the coastal city. This year’s Mangaluru Dasara will be celebrated under the slogan 'Namma Dasara - Namma Surakshe' (Our Dasara Our Safety). Former minister Janardhana Poojary, the man

New Delhi, Oct 16: Alleging that the two previous "secular" governments of Karnataka ignored a report on encroachment of Waqf Board properties, BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday demanded that the properties should be used for the welfare of poor Muslims. Chandrasekhar, while briefing media at the BJP headquarters here, said that a report of Karnataka Waqf Board was submitted eight years ago

Dinesh Karthik has handed over the Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy to Eoin Morgan midway through IPL 2020. Karthik said the decision would help him focus on his batting more. Knight Riders are currently fourth on the points table, with four wins in seven matches. "We are fortunate to have leaders such as DK who has always put the team first, "Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore said in a statement. "It

The Bharatiya Janata Party has become the party of corporate companies, with 82.3% or Rs 2,319.48 crore of the Rs 2,818.05 crore corporate donations given to national parties in seven years between 2012-13 and 2018-19 reaching the BJP. Despite being India’s oldest political party, Congress received only Rs 376.02 crore during these seven years while other national parties -- NCP (Rs 69.81 crore)

Bengaluru, Oct 16: The City Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru has served notice to actor Vivek Oberoi's wife Priyanka Alva Oberoi over links with brother Adithya Alva in connection with the Sandalwood drug case, the concerned officials said on Friday. The CCB had raided actor Vivek Oberoi's Mumbai residence in search of his relative Aditya Alva in connection with the case on Thursday. Aditya Alva, son

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Despite the Union government giving its nod to screen movies in theatres, only a handful of hall owners have come forward to open theatres from Friday. Speaking to news agency, a theatre owner on condition of anonymity said that many theatre owners are sceptical to screen movies on the first day. “Most of us are adopting the wait and watch policy in Karnataka, as we want to read