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Bengaluru: People shield themselves using umbrellas during rains in Bengaluru on July 20, 2020.

Bengaluru rains: Citizens share waterlogging woes, BBMP carries out inspections

Waterlogging is not new to Bengaluru as a city, the BBMP has begun inspecting storm water drains. However, citizens have been complaining about the waterlogging in the city and the lack of action in the past 5 years.

Sep 14, 2020

ByteDance drops TikTok's US sale, to partner with Oracle

ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday to pursue a partnership with Oracle Corp that it hopes will spare it a US ban while appeasing China's government, people familiar with the matter

Sep 14, 2020

'Hope Parliament sends message that nation stands with soldiers': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the bravery of soldiers guarding the borders while adding that the nation stands behind jawans.The 18-day session is being held amid unprecedented precautionary measures against Covid-19 due to a continuing spike in cases.

Sep 14, 2020

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid arrested in northeast Delhi riots case

Delhi Police arrested former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with northeast Delhi riots that broke out in February this year.

Sep 14, 2020

J&K Coronavirus update: 1,686 test COVID positive, tally breaches 54,000

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 1,686 new Covid-19 cases, taking the Union Territory's tally to 54,096, health officials said.

Sep 14, 2020

China is hiding truth about coronavirus widespread; major hint uncovered

China is either preparing for a second wave of coronavirus or still hasn't gotten the virus under control, under-reporting the number of actual COVID-19 cases in the country.

Sep 14, 2020

Yogi Adityanath oversees prep for Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan

Draconian law in UP; magistrate's order, warrant not mandatory for arrest

UPSSF will not require warrants to conduct searches and even arrest, provided it was "sure about the crime."

Sep 14, 2020

Karnataka NEET 2020: Amid COVID, 1.19 lakh students appear for exams

Defying COVID-19 fears, as many as 1,19,587 students wrote their National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) on Sunday in 298 examination centres across Karnataka.

Sep 14, 2020

Rescuers search for survivors at the site of landslide in Timure, Rasuwa, Nepal, July 26, 2018. At least 4 people were killed and many others missing after landslides struck the small town on Wednesday midnight. (Xinhua/IANS) Release Date & Time: 2018-07-

9 killed, 22 missing in Nepal landslides

At least nine people were killed and 22 reported missing in two separate landslides in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district on Sunday, a senior official said.

Sep 14, 2020

NEET 2020: 50,000 students appear for exams in Telangana

About 50,000 students appeared for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical courses held on Sunday at 112 centres in Telangana amid special arrangements in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sep 14, 2020

Caught on cam: Thief loots Srinagar shrine's donation box; JK Police seeks your help

A burglar fled with cash after breaking into the revered shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) in Khanyar area of Srinagar during the wee hours of Sunday, September 13.

Sep 13, 2020

Parliament monsoon session begins tomorrow: GDP, India-China standoff, COVID to take centre stage

As the monsoon session is all set to begin, the government might issue a statement tomorrow on the India-China standoff in the parliament.

Sep 13, 2020

Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan

COVID vaccine likely by early 2021; for old, high-risk first: Harsh Vardhan

The coronavirus vaccine might be ready by the first quarter of 2021, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday.

Sep 13, 2020

Terrorist 'rescued' from banned outfit by security forces in J&K's Awantipora

Police and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora have "rescued" a terrorist who had joined proscribed outfit Al Badr, the police said on Sunday.

Sep 13, 2020