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29 cabinet ministers to take oath in K'taka today, BSY's son not in list

Karnataka's new cabinet members under CM Basavarj Bommai will take oath today

Aug 4, 2021

India reports 12K jump in Covid infections, logs 42,625 cases in 24 hrs

India reported 42,625 new cases across the nation in 24 hours, compared to 30,548 fresh cases reported on Tuesday.

Aug 4, 2021

J&K admn's health scheme is saving lives - free of cost; surgeon recalls fulfilling year [details]

The J&K administration launched the Sehat scheme under Ayushman Bharat to extend free treatment and cashless health insurance to over one crore people in the UT, which has already benefitted millions.

Aug 4, 2021

Shooting event puts Pentagon on full lockdown; many hurt [details]

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency sent out an alert following the "shooting event," instructing all personnel to remain in the building, Xinhua news agency reported.

Aug 4, 2021

Karnataka dissolves all key appointments made in Yediyurappa's tenure [details inside]

The notification came days after Bommai picked 2000-batch IAS officer V. Ponnuraj as his Secretary, replacing S. Selvakumar who was Yediyurappa's choice.

Aug 4, 2021

PAK violated ceasefire agreement six times after pact; highest in 2020 [details]

Till June this year, a total of 664 ceasefire violations were done by Pakistan. In the last four-and-a-half years, the year 2020 has seen the highest ceasefire violations.

Aug 4, 2021

UNSC condemns escalating violence in Afghanistan; refutes restoration of Islamic Emirate [full statement]

The members of the Security Council condemned the deliberate attacks against civilians and said they do not support the restoration of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.

Aug 4, 2021

No private parties in police stations; K'taka top cop orders after viral video [details]

Karnataka DG & IGP Praveen Sood has issued strict guidelines, refraining police officers from hosting private parties in police stations.

Aug 3, 2021

German man, 84, convicted for owning WW-II tank; fined €250,000, ordered to sell it in two years [Details]

According to the ruling, the 84-year-old man must either donate or sell his tanker and anti-aircraft cannon to a collector or a museum within the next two years; he also received a suspended sentence.

Aug 3, 2021

J&K police focus on dreaded terrorists after killing Pulwama mastermind; release list of 10 most wanted [details]

Ninety terrorists, the majority of them belong to Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed this year so far in Kashmir Valley.

Aug 3, 2021

Afghan Defense Minister's home attacked; gunmen stormed inside, family evacuated [details]

According to reports, at least four car bombs exploded near Afghan Defense minister's house.

Aug 3, 2021

J&K conflict is lucrative, run like family business; Kashmiris left to suffer [details]

The only things that are missing in this Pakistani orchestrated theatre are Kashmiris themselves. Their role has been reduced to mere objects, in whose name the mercenaries would live a life full of 'activism fun'.

Aug 3, 2021

Lethal variant of Covid could kill one in three patients, SAGE warns

Dr Philippa Whitford made it clear that stricter border controls should be implemented to prevent the uncontrolled spread of new Covid variants

Aug 3, 2021

DCW issues notice after 5 youths post obscene remarks against women, demands their arrest [Details]

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has taken cognizance of obscene remarks made on the social media allegedly by five youths against women belonging to another community. The women rights body has issued a notice to the Delhi Police Cyber Cell and demanded immediate arrest of the accused persons.

Aug 3, 2021

Now Commerce topper Valmiki boy of J&K can dream to become CA [details]

Before August 5, 2019, youth of the Valmiki community were entitled only to the job of sanitary workers in J&K; Abrogation of Art 35-A has changed the destiny of coming generations of this 'depressed' community.

Aug 3, 2021