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Delhi Airport's Terminal 2 to resume operations from October

The Delhi Airport's Terminal 2 will now resume operations from October first. So far DIAL has only been operating flights from Terminal 3.

Sep 28, 2020

Kerala Youtuber assault row: Minister KK Shailaja supports Bhagyalakshmi against Vijay Nair

Since a video of dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi showed her assaulting a Youtuber Vijay P Nair, there has been much debate on her actions. Health Minister KK Shailaja however, has supported the artist's reaction to the Youtuber's derogatory video.

Sep 28, 2020

Beating wife not a crime, says suspended IPS officer from Madhya Pradesh

Additional Director General (ADG) Purushottam Sharma, IPS has been suspended by the Home Ministry of Madhya Pradesh Government on Monday, September 28. The DG rank officer was caught on camera brutally physically assaulting his wife.

Sep 28, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a news conference inside the James S. Brady Briefing Room at the White House September 27, 2020 in Washington, U.S. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Trump's firms paid $145,400 tax in India in 2017, just $750 in US: Report

A report has now said that Donald Trump has only paid taxes upto $750 in 2016 and 2017. The American President has erased nearly all of his federal tax bills.

Sep 28, 2020

Karnataka senior Congress MLA H K Patil tests COVID positive

Senior Congress MLA in Karnataka H K Patil said he tested positive for coronavirus."I have been tested positive for #Covid19. I am asymptomatic but quarantined myself for 10 days," Patil, a former minister and Congress in-charge of Maharashtra.

Sep 28, 2020

Bill Gates predicts end of coronavirus and it is not near

Anthony Fauci had previously revealed that the coronavirus outbreak is a perfect storm with no end in near sight

Sep 28, 2020

Ban & banish anti-farmer mind set, this is your litmus test: Congress to CM Yediyurappa

Amid a day-long Karnataka Bandh called by several farmers, Dalits and pro-Kannada organisations against the passage of agriculture-related Bills in Parliament, Congress's Randeep Singh Surjewala asked the Karnataka CM to 'ban' & 'banish' the anti farmer-labourer mindset.

Sep 28, 2020

Karnataka Farmers up in arms; list of major protests in state [areas to avoid]

The farmers' organisations have gone ahead with the protests against the contentious Farm bills across the state. Protestors were seen in different parts of Bengaluru and the state

Sep 28, 2020

Farm bills protest: Tractor set on fire, slogans raised at India Gate in Delhi

A tractor has been set on fire at India Gate in the capital city of Delhi to mark protest against the three farm bills that were passed by the parliament on September 20 amid vehement protests by the Opposition.

Sep 28, 2020

Karnataka Bandh: What Will Remain Closed and What Will be Open in Bengaluru Today

As Karnataka is going for the one day state-wide strike called by the farmers and other unions against the controversial farmers' bills, Bengaluru citizens are in for some hard times on Monday, 28 September.

Sep 28, 2020

Karnataka coronavirus update: 9,543 new cases spike Covid tally to 5.75-lakh

With 9,543 new cases across the state, Karnataka's Covid tally shot up to 5,75,566, including 1,04,724 active cases so far.

Sep 28, 2020

Andhra COVID recoveries cross 6 lakh mark

Covid-19 recoveries in Andhra Pradesh have crossed the 6 lakh mark to reach 6,05,090 with 7,796 more recoveries on Sunday.

Sep 28, 2020

NASA to send $23mn advanced toilet to space station

NASA is all set to launch this week a $23 million advanced bathroom to the International Space Station (ISS) to test out before using a similar system on future Moon and Mars missions.

Sep 28, 2020

PM Modi's pharmadiplomacy: India's COVID vaccines to 'help all humanity'

Presenting India as a global power for universal good, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched his 'pharmadiplomacy', promising the world on Saturday that the nation's vaccine manufacturing capability will "help all humanity" in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 27, 2020

Desi sweets-shops must print 'Best before date' on boxes from October 1

While buying sweets, you must now check the 'Best before date' as it has been made compulsory for the sweetmakers to mention it on the product. The new norm will be in force from October 1, 2020.

Sep 27, 2020