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Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (Indonesia), Tjahjo Kumolo

Should India take cues from Indonesia and lay off unproductive civil servants during the work-from-home period?

The Indonesian government is contemplating reducing the number of unproductive civil servants during the work-from-home period, on the grounds that productive workers are overloaded with more work forced upon them, which their lazy colleagues fail to deliver.

Jun 22, 2020

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Life Care fired staffer who revealed nursing home nightmare. Details inside

A nursing home owned by Life Care Centers of America Inc has fired one nurse and banned another from the premises after investigation of detailing horrific conditions, a staff exodus and a botched management response to the facility's deadly COVID-19 outbreak.

Jun 22, 2020

BS Yediyurappa meeting on COVID-19 rise in cases on 22nd June 2020

Carry phones or face legal action: Karnataka Minister R Ashoka assures stricter measures in containment zones

Karnataka's Revenue Minister said after the meeting on the COVID-19 spike with the CM that those in containment zones must always carry their phones, else should be ready to face legal action.

Jun 22, 2020

Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane

Army Chief to visit Leh, Kashmir to take stock of ground situation

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will visit Leh and Kashmir to take stock of the ground situation this week.

Jun 22, 2020

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Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 jolts NE, damages buildings in Mizoram

The IMD official said that the tremor hit eastern Mizoram's Champhai area, adjoining Myanmar, and several parts of the mountainous state at 4.10 a.m. on Monday morning.

Jun 22, 2020

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LJP president Chirag Paswan demands probe into Sushant's death, writes to Maha CM

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) national president Chirag Paswan has demanded a fair probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who committed suicide on June 14 at his Bandra residence in Mumbai.

Jun 22, 2020

Bandi Sanjay Kumar

Telangana BJP chief Bandi Sanjay arrested for protest against TRS govt's handling of Covid

Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the chief of BJP's Telangana unit and other leaders were arrested by the Hyderabad police on Monday after they tried to lay siege to the directorate of health to protest.

Jun 22, 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput's 12-year-old fan ends life

Upset over the demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, a 12-year-old boy, allegedly ended his life in the same manner that the Bollywood actor did a week ago by hanging himself in his house.

Jun 22, 2020

BJP Congress

Biennial polls to 7 Karnataka Council seats: All 7 nominees in fray 'unanimously elected'

The election is necessitated as the term of seven MLCs- Naseer Ahmed, Jayamma, M C Venugopal, N S Bose Raju, H M Revanna (all Congress), T A Sharavana (JD(S)) and independent D U Mallikarjuna- will expire on June 30.

Jun 22, 2020

Safoora Zargar

Safoora Zargar bail plea: Delhi HC adjourns hearing, to take place Tuesday

The Delhi High Court adjourned the hearing on the bail application moved in Safoora Zargar's case till tomorrow June 23 after a request was sought by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and ASG Aman Lekhi.

Jun 22, 2020

Shankersinh Vaghela‏

Former Gujarat CM Shankersinh Vaghela resigns from post of National General Secretary of NCP

A few days back, the NCP removed Shankersinh Vaghela from the post of state president.

Jun 22, 2020

BS Yediyurappa

Certain wards in Bengaluru go back under lockdown as Covid-19 cases surge | Full list here

As Bengaluru records a huge spike in Covid-positive cases, CM Yediyurappa announced that certain wards in the city will be back under lockdown — KR Market, Siddapura, VV Puram and Kalassipalya.

Jun 22, 2020

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Parish priest found dead inside well in church compound in Kerala

Body of a popular Catholic priest of a Kottayam church, who went missing since Sunday, was recovered from the church well on Monday morning, June 22.

Jun 22, 2020

Karnataka High Court

PIL filed against ban on online classes from Lower KG to Grade 5; Karnataka HC seeks govt response

The Karnataka High Court has sought the government's response to a PIL challenging the ban on online classes for students from Lower KG to Grade 5. The ban continues till June 26.

Jun 22, 2020

Amitabh Gupta

Amitabh Gupta back to work as he steps out for the needy people amidst Coronavirus pandemic

Amid the coronavirus crisis, many customers complained of getting betrayed and being looted. After knowing about it, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal ordered to look into the case

Jun 22, 2020

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