India

engaluru: Sanitation staff busy cleaning and disinfecting Bangalore City railway station during the extended nationwide lockdown imposed to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, on May 11, 2020.

Bengaluru lockdown update: No more Sunday lockdown or night curfew

From now on Bengaluru will not have any more Sunday lockdowns or night curfew, due to their ineffectiveness in managing COVID-19 the government believes. As the city unlocks, citizens get nervous.

Aug 1, 2020

Facebook rolls out official music videos on its platform in India

The social network said that users in India will be able to watch music videos from labels like T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films on its platform.

Aug 1, 2020

Forget Wuhan lab, Chinese virologist says coronavirus originated from PLA Lab

The virologist assured that studies on human to human transmission of coronavirus clearly indicates that the pathogen had originated in the military laboratory.

Aug 1, 2020

Karnataka woman, who mortgaged mangalsutra to buy TV for her kids classes, gets help from HD Kumaraswamy

COVID-19 education has become a crisis for rural India. Evidence of this is coming in from Gadag, Karnataka where a mother sold her mangalsutra to buy a TV so her kids could continue their education.

Aug 1, 2020

Kamal Pant takes charge as new Bengaluru City Police Commissioner

Kamal Pant takes up the baton as Bengaluru City Police Commissioner as Bhaskar Rao ends his one-year-tenure as the top cop.

Aug 1, 2020

Eid al-Adha celebrations in pictures: Muslims celebrate Eid amid Covid pandemic

The world has woken up to prayers on the morning of Eid al-Adha, here are some glimpses of how the celebrations went of in the Muslim community amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aug 1, 2020

First picture of Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic's baby boy is out and we are literally speechless

The picture was shared on social media by doting dad Hardik Pandya along with the caption, "The blessing from God."

Aug 1, 2020

BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra appointed as Karnataka BJP vice-president

BJP's state unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel appointed Vijayendra as one of the 10 vice-presidents along with four general secretaries, 10 secretaries, two treasurers and seven heads of organisations.

Aug 1, 2020

Why are there no cycling tracks in Punjab, netizens ask after cyclist dies in Patiala

Twitter questioned the ruling government in the state and also its predecessor for not giving a thought to cycling tracks in Punjab districts.

Aug 1, 2020

Eid al-Adha Mubarak: PM Modi wishes for inclusive society, extends greetings

On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, PM Modi has sent out Eid greetings that is being celebrated across the world and in India on Saturday, August 1.

Aug 1, 2020

Amazon aims to hire 'many more' people in India

Amazon is planning to get more sellers on board as the company focuses on digitising a lot of micro, small and medium-sized businesses in India and hiring many more people, a top company executive has said.

Aug 1, 2020

Spurious liquor tragedy toll reaches 21, Punjab CM orders probe

Even as at least 21 persons died due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor in Amritsar, Batala and Tarn Taran districts of Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered a magisterial inquiry led by the Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner into the matter.

Aug 1, 2020