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Bengaluru, Aug 21: Slamming former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, state BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel termed him a "fake champion" of Dalits and backward classes. "Siddaramaiah, the so-called champion of the backward classes and Dalits, is so insensitive he never bothered to visit the residence of those who were killed and console their family members in coastal Karnataka," Kateel said

Geneva, Aug 21: The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 263,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,500 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) data revealed on late Thursday. The WHO said that the total number of new cases in the world amounted to 263,601, while the increment in fatalities to 6,554. Overall, the number of COVID-19

Bengaluru, Aug 20: D K Shivakumar, president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee has warned the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant against being biased in the inquiry into the August 11 violence. “You are getting influenced by BJP ministers. They’re influencing you to go in a certain direction and fix the Congress. Mr Police Commissioner, we won’t allow this,” Shivakumar said

New Delhi, Aug 20: The Kerala government did not qualify in Thiruvananthapuram airport's bidding process that was carried out in a transparent manner, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday. The Kerala government has opposed the Union Cabinet's approval on Wednesday to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises through public private partnership (PPP) for a

Bengaluru, Aug 20: Karnataka government has invoked the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against 61 people in the August 11 Bengaluru violence case. The violence had erupted after police allegedly delayed to arrested Naveen, kin of a politician, who had been constantly posting derogatory posts on Facebook. Three people were killed in police firing on the occasion and another protester

New Delhi, Aug 20: At least 27 per cent students do not have access to smartphones or laptops to attend online classes, while 28 per cent students and parents believe intermittent or lack of electricity is one of the major concerns hindering teaching-learning, according to a survey by the NCERT. The survey with over 34,000 participants, including students, parents, teachers and school principals

New Delhi: A week after lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan was held guilty of contempt for his two tweets on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, Mr Bhushan today told the top court that he is "pained" that he has been "grossly misunderstood". The top court gave the 63-year-old lawyer two-three days "to reconsider" his statement as Justice Arun Mishra said: "There is no person on

Ayodhya, Aug 20: The construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has "begun" and the engineers are now testing the soil at the site, Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra tweeted in the morning on Thursday. The shrine will be built by adhering to the country's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities. Notably,

Mangaluru, Aug 20: A man was arrested by the police for allegedly making a hoax bomb call to the Mangaluru International Airport, the police informed. The arrested has been identified as Vasanth, a 33-year-old man from Muradi in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. "On August 19, around 1 pm, former Airport Director M Vasudeva received a call from an unknown person informing him that there was a bomb

New Delhi, Aug 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 76th birth anniversary. "On his birth anniversary, tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji," PM Modi tweeted. Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984. He served as the Prime Minister of India till