Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28: Twenty one-year-old Arya Rajendran has been elected as the next Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation on Monday, making her the youngest candidate to occupy such a post in the country.

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday clarified that there is no change in the State government's decision to reopen schools from January 1 as announced already.

New Delhi, Dec 28: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has voiced anguish over the "shrinking space" for debate and dissent in the country where people are jailed without trial through arbitrarily imposed charge of sedition.

Chennai, Dec 28: Music maestro AR Rahman’s mother Kareema Begum passed away in Chennai. According to reports, she was suffering from age related ailments and had passed away at her home in the city on Monday.

New Delhi, Dec 28: Former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday bagged the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade for his gesture of calling back England batsman Ian Bell after a bizarre run out in the Nottingham Test in 2011.

New Delhi, Dec 28: India skipper Virat Kohli has been named the ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade and the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Decade while Australia batsman Steve Smith bagged the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Decade award. Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade.

Washington, Dec 28: US President Donald Trump has signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020 into law, thus, stalling China from installing their own Dalai Lama.

Mumbai, Dec 28: Late actor Irrfan Khan's last film titled 'The Song of The Scorpions' is set to be released in 2021.

Bengaluru, Dec 27: Karnataka Home Secretary D. Roopa on Sunday sought an inquiry into the role of Additional Commissioner of Police Hemant Nimbalkar in the tender process for the Nirbhaya safe city project.

Bengaluru, Dec 28: Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar said on Monday that as many as 26 UK returnees are tested positive and undergoing treatment in various hospitals in the city.

Speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said those who are admitted are recovering from covid infection.

He appealed to the passengers arriving from the UK to undergo a test .

Regarding reopening of the schools and new year celebration guidelines will be discussed in the cabinet meeting he added.