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Bengaluru, July 1: Karnataka Congress supremo DK Shivakumar today said his party will draw up a list of people who have died during the Covid-19 pandemic even as he claimed that the government’s death figure is understated. According to Shivakumar, more than three lakh people have died this year alone due to the pandemic as against the government’s death toll of 35,000. “Death audit is compulsory

Bengaluru, July 1: Karnataka on Thursday reported 200 new Delta variant Covid-19 cases, taking the total cases of the variant in the state to 518. Till June 30, there were 318 Delta variant cases in Karnataka. The Kappa variant of the virus went from 112 cases to 145, an increase of 33 infections. Karnataka on Thursday reported 3,203 new cases of Covid-19 and 94 deaths, pushing the infection count

The World Health Organization has said the Delta variant of Covid-19 is now present in nearly 100 countries as per conservative estimates, and warned that in the coming months the highly transmissible strain will become the dominant variant of the coronavirus globally. In its Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, the WHO said as of June 29, 2021, "96 countries have reported cases of the Delta

Madkikeri, July 1: Two children that were playing in a swing fashioned out of a saree, died of suffocation after the saree got knotted and choked them. The tragic incident took place at Unjigana Halli, Ganagur near Somwarpet in Kodagu district on Wednesday June 30. The victims are Munishka (14) and her brother Poornesh (12), children of Raju and Jayanthi couple. According to the Siraguppa police

Israel continues to carry out a wave of arrests of Palestinians, including children, in an effort to crush Palestinian resistance and political opposition to the occupation. In May 2021, at least 3,100 Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem, and 1948 occupied territories were arrested during random and organised Israeli arrest campaigns, reported the Palestinian prisoners’ association Addameer

Bengaluru, June 30: The Congress high command has reportedly intervened to end the confusions over the post of the Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress Committee (KPYCC) president. If sources are to be believed incumbent president Raksha Ramaiah is likely to be replaced. Raksha became the KPYCC president in February in a controversial election in which his rival Mohammed Haris Nalapad came first, but

Ayodhya, June 30: Swamijis in Ayodhya appear to be sharply divided on allegations of corruption in land purchases against the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Khestra Trust, which is overseeing the construction of the Ram Temple. While a section of the seers, mostly those owing allegiance to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has extended support to the Trust, another section of seers has demanded a thorough

New Delhi, June 30: The government has extended suspension of scheduled international flights till July 31, 2021. "This the restriction will not apply to international all-cargo operations flights that have been approved by DGCA," the aviation regulator said in a notification. However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on case to case

Dubai, June 30: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yair Lapid, who is in the UAE on his first official visit to the country. Sheikh Abdullah held an official reception ceremony to Yair Lapid upon his arrival to the Ministry's headquarters in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of ministers and

Bengaluru, June 29: Amid reports that the Health and Education departments were not on the same page over holding class 10 board exams, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said the decision was arrived at after thorough discussions and was not unilateral. Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on Monday had announced that SSLC board exams will be held on July 19