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Bengaluru, Aug 25: Thousands of citizens and corporates contributed Rs 306 crore to the Karnataka Chief Minister's Relief Fund for treating Covid-hit patients across the southern state, an official said on Tuesday. "The state government's appeal for liberal contributions to the relief fund received an overwhelming response from citizens and corporates across the state despite corona virus

New Delhi, Aug 25: Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg on Tuesday said it is deeply unfair for Indian students to sit for national exams amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. She said millions have been affected due to floods in states like Bihar, Gujarat and Assam and called for the postponement of NEET 2020 and JEE Main 2020 entrance exams. "It's deeply unfair that students of India are

Moscow, Aug 25: The Centre said on Tuesday that India and Russia are in communication regarding the Sputnik V vaccine. While some initial information has been shared, detailed information is being awaited by India. Sputnik V, an adenovirus vector-based vaccine, was developed by the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology along with Russian Direct Investment Fund

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The Adani Group has reportedly roped in Flughafen München GmbH, which operates Germany’s Munich Airport, to operate and maintain three airports in Mangaluru, Ahmedabad and Lucknow. The Adani Group last month put out tenders for O&M (operations and maintenance) contracts for these airports. The conglomerate reached out to several airport majors including Changi, which operates

Mangaluru, Aug 25: With the Karnataka government lifting travel restrictions for people from outside the state, Dakshina Kannada (DK) district administration has opened all its borders for passengers from Kerala. Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner K V Rajendra said the rules prescribed in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic have been revised and passengers entering Karnataka from other states

Bengaluru, Aug 25: "If we have hurt her (Sonia Gandhi's) feelings, we are sorry for it," M Veerappa Moily, one of the 23 senior Congress leaders who sought urgent organizational reforms, said on Tuesday, asserting they never questioned her leadership. At the same time, the former union minister defended being a signatory to the letter addressed to the interim Congress president, as he stressed the

Chennai, Aug 25: Former Karnataka IPS officer K Annamalai on Tuesday joined the BJP in the presence of the party's national general secretary P Muralidhar Rao who is also in charge of party affairs in Tamil Nadu, state president L Murugan and others in New Delhi. "I will try my best as a loyal soldier of this party to dedicate my time and energy to further the party’s cause in Tamil Nadu and

Tel Aviv, Aug 25: A group of Israeli teenagers volunteering at an archaeological dig have unearthed hundreds of gold coins that were stashed away in a clay vessel for more than a millennium. The 425 24-carat pure gold coins date back to the 9th-century Abbasid caliphate period and would have been a significant amount of money at the time, said Robert Kool, a coin expert at the Israel Antiquities

Bengaluru, Aug 25: DK Shivakumar, the president of Congress’ Karnataka unit president, tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Tuesday. Shivakumar has been admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru. The senior Congress leader has been touring the state extensively to assess damages due to floods and to strengthen the party’s district units.

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The state government today appointed IAS officer Akshy Sridhar as the new commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation with immediate effect. The post was lying vacant after the transfer of Ajith Kumar Hegde Shanady earlier this month. Sridhar was serving as assistant commissionser in Bidar Sub-division prior to his new posting. He had also served as an assistant secretary in the