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Bengaluru doctor infected with Omicron is doing fine; 5 more under observation

The Bengaluru based anesthesiologist doctor, one among the first two persons to be detected with the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron' in the country is doing fine now.

Dec 4, 2021

AP former CM Rosaiah passes away; Condolences pour in

Former CM of undivided Andhra Pradesh Konijeti Rosaiah passed away on Saturday morning

Dec 4, 2021

Biden signs short-term funding bill to avoid govt shutdown

The US President Joe Biden has signed a short-term funding bill that will keep the federal government running through February 18, 2022, avoiding a looming partial shutdown.

Dec 4, 2021

COVID-infected pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi add worries to J&K authorities; screening enhanced [details]

137 pilgrims from different parts of the country tested COVID positive during the last three days at Katra-the base camp of the cave shrine amid threat of Omicron.

Dec 3, 2021

India has no plans to ban NSO Group - maker of controversial Pegasus spyware [details]

The Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology of India, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has responded to RS members' questions saying "there is no proposal for banning any group named NSO Group."

Dec 3, 2021

UFO news: Former fighter pilot says government reluctant to study credible sightings

The aviation expert believes that UFO sightings are not being investigated properly

Dec 3, 2021

Steps taken for speedy test results at K'taka airports amid Omicron scare: costs capped at ₹500 [details]

Karnataka has detected the country's first Omicron variant cases. Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar has assured the state that preparations are being made for rapid tests at the K'taka airport.

Dec 3, 2021

J&K govt cracks down on illegal adoption of COVID orphans; orders audit of all orphanages [details]

Home Department is directed to increase surveillance and inspect the orphanages, all Ashrams, working of NGOs to avoid reoccurrence of such incidents.

Dec 3, 2021

Hole above North Pole: NASA to investigate strange anomaly in earth's atmosphere [details]

As a part of the CREX-2 mission, NASA is planning to fire a rocket into the sky from Norway

Dec 3, 2021

Sri Lankan lynched, burnt alive in PAK's Sialkot; Islamist mob celebrate horrific incident [details]

The incident took place on Wazirabad Road in Sialkot, where the workers of private factories attacked the export manager of a factory and burnt his body over allegations of blasphemy.

Dec 3, 2021

Minister's SUV not stopped at Assembly gate, open to probe: Bihar Home Dept

The DGP released a statement saying if the minister was not satisfied with the assurance, they will investigate the matter further with CCTV footages.

Dec 3, 2021

K'taka Cong chief protests shifting of "IRSO" prog to Gujarat; typo on placards goes viral [details]

DK Shivakumar and NSUI took to the streets holding placards and shouting slogans as they protested against the decision to move ISRO program to Gujarat. But there was just one minor problem.

Dec 3, 2021

Who is R Hari Kumar; India's new Navy chief admiral has a message for all [details]

At the annual Navy Day 2021, Admiral R Hari Kumar spoke on the importance of the word ship and how it is used in different walks of life.

Dec 3, 2021

Omicron Cure: GlaxoSmithKline says early data shows its Covid antibody drug effective against new variant

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has claimed that early laboratory tests show that its antibody drug against Covid-19 is effective against the new super mutant Omicron variant.

Dec 3, 2021

Tumkur Nursing college students returning from Kerala test Covid positive, authorities on alert

Covid outbreaks in various districts of Karnataka, especially among the nursing students who returned from Kerala, have turned to be a big cause of concern for the Karnataka Health Department.

Dec 3, 2021