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'Don't appreciate it': Rahul Gandhi slams Kamal Nath for sexist slur; Nath refuses to apologies

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that he "did not appreciate" the 'item' remark used by party senior leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath for state's Dalit woman Minister Imarti Devi.

Oct 20, 2020

'Phone hacked, asleep when obscene clip sent', says Goa Deputy CM on porn message controversy

Goa Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar came under the scanner after a message with pornographic content allegedly emanating from his mobile phone, landed on a Whatsapp group 'Villages of Goa' run by social activists, of which is a member.

Oct 20, 2020

PM Modi to address the nation at 6:00 PM: Here's what it could be about

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, October 20 tweeted that he will address the nation at 6 pm. PM Modi wrote, urging citizens to tune in. Here's what we know about the highly anticipated announcement. Scroll down for details.

Oct 20, 2020

Breaking: Massive fire breaks out at two shops in Dakshina Kannada's Vitla area; fire tenders rushed

Fire breaks out at two shops in Vitla area of Dakshina Kannada. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot

Oct 20, 2020

Sirens blare, houses shake: Massive 7.5 magnitude quake jolts Alaska; prompts tsunami fears | Watch

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck south of Alaska, triggering a tsunami warning for the area, the US Geological Survey said. The locals managed to record visuals of the quake.

Oct 20, 2020

Wear helmet or lose your driving license for three months | All you need to know

Now riding a two-wheeler without a helmet will now attract a three-month driving license suspension. The decision to come down heavily on errant riders was taken by the state transport department.

Oct 20, 2020

Coronavirus vaccine update: China's Sinovac vaccine is safe, Brazil institute says

São Paulo's Butantan Institute, one of Brazil's leading biomedical research centers, which is carrying out the Phase 3 tests, said the two-dose vaccine, called CoronaVac, proved to be safe in a trial so far involving 9,000 volunteers.

Oct 20, 2020

Set up helpline to address problems of LGBTQ community: NHRC to govt

In a bid to safeguard the LGBTQ+ community and ensure that the basic human rights of this community are not compromised due to the COVID-19 crisis, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued fresh guidelines in this regard.

Oct 20, 2020

Maharashtra COVID tally crosses 16 lakh; deaths and cases plummet

Maharashtra's Covid-19 tally crossed the 16 lakh mark even as deaths and new cases continued to plummet, health officials said here on Monday, The state witnessed 125 deaths on Monday -- around 25 per cent compared to the peak of 515 deaths reported on September 15 -- taking the state's death toll to 42,240.

Oct 20, 2020

Canada police hunt for Indian man wanted in call centre scams

Canadian police are yet to arrest a 22-year-old Indian man for his role in Indian call centre scams targeting Canada. The investigation has brought to light the involvement of international students on study visa here in these scams.

Oct 20, 2020

India at forefront of vaccine development: PM Modi

India is now at the forefront of vaccine development for Covid-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while virtually addressing the 'Grand Challenges' annual meeting.

Oct 20, 2020

Mother kills autistic son, self; she was battling severe depression [full story]

Depression and mental health problems are counted among some of the most vulnerable diseases worldwide today. According to the World Health Organsation, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression globally.

Oct 20, 2020

Kamala Harris 'Maa Durga' controversy: Our religion is not your meme, say furious Netizens

Meena Harris, the neice of Kamala Harris shared a controversial meme and then deleted following backlash. Kamala Harris doesn't even know Navaratri is a nine-day affair, the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee's tweet comes under the scanner.

Oct 20, 2020

Bengaluru bypolls: Fake voter ID controversy in RR Nagara

In the wake of alleged fake voter ID card scam in Rajarajeshwari Nagara (RR Nagara) Assembly constituency, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner N. Manjunatha Prasad on Monday asserted that the BBMP has decided to transfer all officials

Oct 20, 2020

Airtel blames 'clerical error' over user data sharing; tweaks privacy policies

Bharti Airtel in a statement said that a clerical error caused inadvertent sharing of vital customer information and, in fact, thanked the subscribers who flagged the issue.

Oct 19, 2020