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Ranil Wickremesinghe elected President of Sri Lanka, protesters to hit streets again

The election of Wickeremesinghe will force the protesters back to the streets.

Jul 20, 2022

Mumbai: Cops nab 4 con men for luring BJP MLA with Rs 100 cr 'cabinet berth'

In a bizarre instance, the Mumbai Police have arrested four persons for allegedly offering a Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from Pune a "cabinet berth" for Rs 100 crore, officials said here.

Jul 20, 2022

Apple agrees to pay $50 mn to settle flawed 'butterfly' keyboards lawsuit [details]

Apple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle the lawsuit over flawed "butterfly" keyboards in MacBooks in the US.

Jul 20, 2022

Covid Surge: India reports 40 deaths, 20,557 Covid cases over previous day's 15,528 count in 24 hrs

India reports 40 deaths, 20,557 Covid cases over previous day's 15,528 count in 24 hours indicating the gradual surge

Jul 20, 2022

Sri Lanka presidential poll: Voting begins to elect new President

A week after people's elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid massive public protests and protesters storming his house and office, the 225-member Sri Lankan Parliament is voting to elect a new President.

Jul 20, 2022

Karnataka all set for grand "'nada habba" celebrations this year

The Karnataka government has decided to celebrate the signature festival of the state, Dasara, also called as 'nada habba' (festival of the land) in the historical town Mysuru on a grand scale this year.

Jul 20, 2022

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway NH-44 closed for traffic due to landslides, shooting stones

The Jammu-Srinagar National highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslides and shooting stones, officials said on Wednesday.

Jul 20, 2022

Health Alert: Dengue cases double in a month in Bengaluru

The sudden spike in the number of dengue cases within a month in Bengaluru has become a cause of concern for the Health Department, officials said on Tuesday.

Jul 20, 2022

Face masks are back in J&K; spike in COVID cases prompts precaution [details]

Authorities make face masks mandatory in Srinagar, Ganderbal, and Baramulla districts with immediate effect.

Jul 19, 2022

Manipur landslide: Toll rises to 56, 5 still missing; search may end on Wed [details]

The around three-week-long search operation, launched after the catastrophic landslide at a railway construction site in Manipur's Noney district on June 29-30, which left dead more than 56 people, mostly Territorial Army soldiers, is likely to be called off on Wednesday, a minister said on Tuesday.

Jul 19, 2022

Haryana DSP murder case; one held in connection to brutal killing in Nuh [details]

One of the accused in the murder of Haryana Police Deputy Superintendent of Police Surender Singh, who was killed when a dumper he signalled to stop in Nuh district ran him over on Tuesday, has been arrested, police said.

Jul 19, 2022

Karnataka aims at 100% placements in Super30 Institutions in next 3 years; aims to plug talent shortage

The initiative will expose students to various facilities that they can make use of, and it will be ensured that relevant knowledge is given to them to make sure they are employable.

Jul 19, 2022

Shiv Sena 'completely finished' in a month as 12 MPs also join Shinde camp [details]

Exactly a month after a rebellion among 40 Shiv Sena MLAs on June 20, 12 party MPs on Tuesday switched over to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's group, dealing another massive blow to embattled party President Uddhav Thackeray.

Jul 19, 2022

IndiGo's bus confiscated for tax dues day after top CPI-M leader banned [details]

Twenty four hours after IndiGo Airlines imposed a three-week travel ban on top CPI-M leader and Left Convenor E.P. Jayarajan, their official bus was impounded by the Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) for non payment of road tax.

Jul 19, 2022

Putin arrives in Iran to forge 'fearsome' new anti-West alliance [details]

Vladimir Putin has arrived in Iran to forge a fearsome new alliance, with both sanction-hit countries united by their hatred for the West, media reports said.

Jul 19, 2022