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Chennai, Aug 28: Congress MP and businessman H. Vasanthakumar died of COVID-19 at a private hospital in Chennai on Friday evening. He was 70. He was working president of TNCC and represents the Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha constituency. He was earlier an MLA who was elected from Nanguneri Assembly constituency. He started his career as a salesman and went on to found Vasanth & Co, a home appliances

Dubai, Aug 28: An India International part of the Chennai Super Kings' franchise' has been tested positive for coronavirus, as per reports. The player, a fast bowler who recently played for India, is among 12 other members of the support staff to have tested positive for Covid-19. The MS Dhoni-led team had landed in Dubai on August 21 and after the mandatory six-day quarantine period had started

Bengaluru, Aug 28: Former Karnataka minister and JDS leader H D Revanna has tested positive for coronavirus and admitted to a hospital here, party sources said on Friday. Praying for his recovery, Health Minister B Sriramulu in a tweet said, "H D Revanna has tested positive for coronavirus. I pray that he recovers and gets back to serve people." According to JD(S) sources, four policemen in his

Mangaluru, Aug 28: Coastal district of Dakshina Kannada recorded highest single-day spike of 448 covid-19 cases in past 24 hours, according to the district health bulletin. Among the new cases, 273 are from Mangaluru taluk, 103 from Bantwal, 27 from Puttur, 18 from Belthangady, 17 from Sullia, and 10 from other districts. Out of the 448 cases, 149 persons are suffering from an influenza-like

Mangaluru, Aug 28: A city-based lawyer, who had suffered severe injuries in a road accident which occurred near KSRTC bus stand here two days ago breathed his last at private hospital today. B M Dugappa, who was a native of Sullia, resided in Akashbavana in the city. While heading to his office located near Besant Educational Institution at 4:30 p.m. on August 26, the scooter which he was riding

Mangaluru, Aug 28: BJP leader and Sullia MLA S Angara today tested positive for covid-19. He was medically examined as he experienced a headache after he arrived from Bengaluru. As he was tested positive, he is under home quarantine. Meanwhile, his car driver also is said to be infected with the virus.

Aug 28: Chinese internet-technology company ByteDance on Thursday said it is moving fast to address issues related to its video-sharing platform TikTok's ban in India and the US, amidst reports of its CEO Kevin Mayer resigning due to "changes in the political environment". Mayer has resigned in just four months of becoming the chief executive officer of the Chinese video-sharing application. He

New York, Aug 28: India is on course to have an "approved" vaccine within the first quarter of the calendar year 2021 and Pune based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is well placed to deliver the first vaccine, according to a report out Thursday from Bernstein Research, a top Wall Street research and brokerage firm. "Globally, there are four

New Delhi, Aug 28: In a clear message to those who recently wrote a dissent letter challenging her leadership, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Thursday formed a five-member panel in Rajya Sabha including her confidants and elevating two young MPs to senior positions in Lok Sabha. Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal and Jairam Ramesh will be part of the Rajya Sabha Committee, which will also include Leader

Bengaluru, Aug 27: Cash-starved Karnataka on Thursday urged the Central government to increase GST on luxury goods to make up for the revenue shortfall caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday. "State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who represents Karnataka in the GST Council and participated in its 41st meeting through video conferencing on Thursday, told Union Finance