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Bengaluru, Oct 10: Karnataka government has decided to drop several programmes aimed at the welfare of Muslims by slashing the funds for minority welfare schemes by 44% (Rs 468 crore) in the financial year 2020-21. Some of the schemes that covered Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs also have been dropped. Minority Welfare Minister Shrimant Patil has announced that no allocation will be made for following

Bengaluru, Oct 8: Aboard a Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight, a pregnant woman passenger delivered a baby boy on Wednesday. The IndiGo crew successfully managed to assist the woman in her delivery when the baby boy was prematurely born. In a statement to news agency, IndiGo said, “We confirm that a baby boy was delivered prematurely on flight 6E 122 from Delhi to Bengaluru. There are no further

Hisar, Oct 8: Some unidentified assailants allegedly burnt a businessman to death after looting ₹ 11 lakh cash from him in Haryana's Hisar district, police said on Wednesday. The man was 35. The incident took place in the Hansi area on Tuesday night, they said. Ram Mehar, a resident of Data village on Bhatla-Data road in Hansi, was going home in his car when the robbers intercepted him, police

Salt Lake City, Oct 8: US Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic challenger Kamala Harris clashed early and often over the Trump administration's handling of the coronavirus pandemic during their debate on Wednesday, as the White House struggled to contain an outbreak that has infected US President Donald Trump and dozens of others. The policy-heavy debate stood in stark contrast to last week's

New Delhi, Oct 7: The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Wednesday announced a list of 24 "self-styled, unrecognised institutions" in the country, terming them as "fake" with the maximum of them operating from Uttar Pradesh followed by Delhi. "Students and public are informed that currently 24 self-styled, unrecognised institutions are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act, which have

Mangaluru, Oct 7: Commissioner of Ullal City Municipal Council Rayappa has issued public notification regarding guidelines to be compulsorily followed by the citizens for domestic waste disposal within Ullal municipality limits. The guidelines are to be strictly followed by all households, owners of shops and establishments, commercial and residential buildings, hotels and restaurants, vegetable

CFAL students Ujwal, Koustubh, Rihan, Dheeraj, Rishan and many others have done the city proud by securing excellent ranks in the general category at the JEE Advanced Examination, the result of which was declared by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on Monday. A total of 27 CFAL students have secured excellent ranks in the said Exam. The AIR ranks of the students in general category

Bengaluru, Oct 7: The government of Karnataka today decided to slash fine amount for not wearing a face mask in public to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 in urban areas and Rs 100 from Rs 500 in rural areas. The decision to slash the fine amount for not wearing face masks was taken “in the backdrop of public opposition and experts’ opinions,” said chief minister B S Yediyurappa said in a statement. The new

His hands caked with paint and dust, Aakash looks right at home working at an auto repair shop -- except that he is a minor, one of millions forced into the Indian labour market. More than one crore Indian children between five and 14 toil in farms and factories, or clean restaurant tables and shine shoes, a situation exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. AFP this week accompanied Bachpan

Mathura, Oct 7: An FIR has been registered against four persons including a journalist and student leaders belonging to Campus Front of India in Mathura on Wednesday. The registered FIR states that pamphlets, six smartphones and a laptop had been recovered from the possession of Ateeq-ur-Rehman, Siddiqui Kappan, Masood Ahmed and Alam. Mr Kappan is Delhi-based journalist working for several