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Existing Covid vaccines enough, no need to tweak for Omicron: Fauci

Existing vaccines and booster shots against Covid are sufficient to prevent Omicron infections, said top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci, as he advised against changing the vaccines to fight the new, highly contagious strain of the virus at this time.

Dec 17, 2021

Cong MLA's shocking remark, apology: But rape is no laughing matter, It's high time people get it

Revolting rape jokes or comments followed by outrage and apology are, unfortunately, nothing new in India. Several leaders cutting across party lines and affiliations have made the disgusting rape comments before

Dec 17, 2021

Australia back to square one, Queensland first to reimpose Covid curbs

In the wake of a fresh Covid-19 outbreak after its borders were reopened, the Australian state of Queensland will reimposed restrictions starting from Saturday onwards, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Friday.

Dec 17, 2021

"Lie down and enjoy it": K'taka Cong MLA's outrageous rape remark sparks ire; apologises later [details]

Progressive thinkers and women activists have criticised the casual approach of the leaders in the session on a sensitive matter like "rape".

Dec 17, 2021

"Major cities turned into slums": SC raises alarm over encroachments in major cities

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern at continuing encroachments on government land and the slum problems in all big cities, and called for strict action by authorities.

Dec 17, 2021

K'taka House passes censure motion against burning of Kannada flag in Kolhapur

Members of the Karnataka legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a censure motion against the burning of Kannada flag in Kolhapur in Maharashtra. Members of the Karnataka legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a censure motion against the burning of Kannada flag in Kolhapur in Maharashtra.

Dec 17, 2021

India logs 12,516 new Covid cases, 501 deaths

India reports 7,447 new Covid cases, 391 deaths in 24 hrs;

The current active caseload is 86,415 in India. 70,46,805 vaccine doses have been administered in the last 24 hours.

Dec 17, 2021

8-yr-old girl death case: 19 taken into custody by K'taka police

Mentally ill man bites flesh off girl's cheek; Child rushed to hospital, to undergo plastic surgery

A mentally unsound man from Khajua Jageer village attacked a 2-year-old girl by biting the flesh off her cheek. The victim was rushed to the hospital by her father where she would be undergoing plastic surgery.

Dec 17, 2021

Tight security in Mangaluru as PFI plans massive protests today

Condemning the police brutality on protestors and activists, PFI has planned for a protest on Friday. Karnataka Police has upscaled the security to prevent untoward incidents.

Dec 17, 2021

5 more arriving travellers at Bengaluru airport test positive for Covid's Omicron variant

As many as five Covid-19 positive patients who had landed in the Kempe Gowda International Airport in Bengaluru have tested positive for the Omicron variant of the coronavirus following the genome sequencing test, officials said.

Dec 17, 2021

Terrorism 2020: US State Dept nails Pakistan as terror sponsor in its report

In yet another scathing indictment of terror haven and toxic state Pakistan, the US State Department has released its country reports on 'Terrorism 2020', in which it slammed Pakistan, saying it has made limited progress to counter-terrorism.

Dec 17, 2021

Pushpa: Allu Arjun apologises to irate journalists in Bengaluru for delay

Team 'Pushpa' arrived late for a press meet in Bengaluru. The journalist slammed them for not valuing time, Allu Arjun apologises saying it was not intentional.

Dec 17, 2021

Fun Day at school turns deadly for kids in Australia; Five die in jumping castle tragedy

Children aged 10-12, enjoying a fun day at school, jumping in an inflatable castle, lost their lives after falling from a 32-feet height in Devonport, Tasmania.

Dec 17, 2021

Who is Rakesh Balwal; IPS officer who cracked Pulwama case is Srinagar's new SSP [details]

Rakesh Balwal, IPS, was part of the NIA team that presented the 13,800 page chargesheet to the court on the Pulwama terror attack and everything in between, which led to multiple arrests.

Dec 16, 2021

LG Manoj Sinha chairing meeting of the Administrative Council

Big initiative to enhance health infrastructure in J&K; two medi-cities approved for Jammu and Kashmir [details]

J&K woos private investment to lessen the burden on the overburdened public health sector in UT. Already J&K has received investment proposals of over Rs 3000 crore in the healthcare and medical education sectors.

Dec 16, 2021

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Existing Covid vaccines enough, no need to tweak for Omicron: Fauci

Cong MLA's shocking remark, apology: But rape is no laughing matter, It's high time people get it

Australia back to square one, Queensland first to reimpose Covid curbs

"Lie down and enjoy it": K'taka Cong MLA's outrageous rape remark sparks ire; apologises later [details]

"Major cities turned into slums": SC raises alarm over encroachments in major cities

K'taka House passes censure motion against burning of Kannada flag in Kolhapur

India reports 7,447 new Covid cases, 391 deaths in 24 hrs;

Mentally ill man bites flesh off girl's cheek; Child rushed to hospital, to undergo plastic surgery

Tight security in Mangaluru as PFI plans massive protests today

5 more arriving travellers at Bengaluru airport test positive for Covid's Omicron variant

Terrorism 2020: US State Dept nails Pakistan as terror sponsor in its report

Pushpa: Allu Arjun apologises to irate journalists in Bengaluru for delay

Fun Day at school turns deadly for kids in Australia; Five die in jumping castle tragedy

Who is Rakesh Balwal; IPS officer who cracked Pulwama case is Srinagar's new SSP [details]

Big initiative to enhance health infrastructure in J&K; two medi-cities approved for Jammu and Kashmir [details]

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]