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New Delhi, Aug 29: The Centre has applauded Karnataka for its initiative towards digitisation of land records and survey data, the state's Agriculture Minister BC Patil said on Friday. "This was very much appreciated by the central agricultural minister and said that this will be made to emulate by all state governments in future," Patil said in a statement. Patil is here in the national capital

It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people. The net worth of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos topped the once-unfathomable amount of $200 billion. Entrepreneur, inventor, provocateur Elon Musk added the title of centibillionaire when his fortune soared past $100 billion fueled by Tesla Inc.’s ceaseless rally. And by Friday, the world’s 500

Bengaluru, Aug 29: Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka Dr CN Aswathanarayana, who is also the minister for higher education met governor Vajubhai Wala and briefed him about the actions taken regarding implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, on Friday. According to an official release, Aswathanarayana said that Karnataka wanted to become the first state in the country to

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