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Karnataka: By-polls announced for Sira, RR Nagar in November

The Election Commission has now announced the dates for the by-elections in Sira and RR Nagar in Karnataka for November 3rd.

Sep 29, 2020

Sting operation on Karnataka Chief Minister's family: Congress demands probe

A local TV channel recently aired a sting operation on the family which has led it into trouble. The opposition in Karnataka is now calling for an investigation into the matter.

Sep 29, 2020

Kangana Ranaut on Saahil Choudhary arrest: No one can question world's most incompetent CM

Kangana Ranaut has raised voice against the arrest of YouTuber Saahil Choudhary arrest and asked whether no one can question world's most incompetent Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his team.

Sep 29, 2020

Congo fever scare: District admin issues alert in Maharashtra's Palgarh

The Palghar administration on Tuesday asked authorities to remain alert against a possible spread of the Congo fever in the Maharashtra district. The Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), commonly known as the Congo fever, spreads in humans through ticks.

Sep 29, 2020

In a major milestone, HAL rolls out 300th Advanced Light Helicopter

In a major achievement, 300th Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv) rolled out from HAL hangar on Tuesday, September 29.

Sep 29, 2020

Meet the Himachal pilot who took PM Modi paragliding 27-yrs-ago, wants to meet him again

Budhi Prakash had accompanied Prime Minister Modi on his maiden trip to the skies as a paragliding pilot in 1997. He feels he might not get another chance to meet the Prime Minister.

Sep 29, 2020

Exorcist kills 3-year-old to 'ward off evil' in Karnataka's Chitradurga; arrested

A godman in Karnataka's Chitradurga killed a three-year-old girl in a bid to ward off 'evil'. The godman and his brother were arrested for beating the girl to death.

Sep 29, 2020

Three more Indian cities get NIA branches; list of cities where NIA operates from

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sanctioned three additional branches of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to be located at Imphal, Chennai and Ranchi.

Sep 29, 2020

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa plays down Tejasvi Surya's 'Bengaluru a terror hub' remark

Tejasvi Surya recently spoke about Bengaluru and called it a 'terror hub'. The Karnataka chief minister has now reacted and has said that perhaps the young politician's comment was misinterpreted.

Sep 29, 2020

Tongue cut, strangled: Dalit woman, who was gang-raped by 4 in UP's Hathras, dies

The 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was raped by four men in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, died on Tuesday morning. She was shifted to AIIMS, Delhi, a day earlier after her condition showed no signs of improvement.

Sep 29, 2020

Trump brags about extraordinary assets, says he paid millions; netizens baffled

The self-styled mogul has gotten away with a minuscule tax burden by reporting himself to the Internal Revenue Service as a major loser for the better part of two decades.

Sep 29, 2020

PAK cleric sexually abused 13-year-old boy, locked him up for 3 days; FIR lodged

There are many unregistered religious schools in Pakistan, typically started by some local cleric in a poor neighbourhood, attracting students with a promise of a meal and free lodging, but without any central body of clerics to govern them.

Sep 29, 2020

Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 unveiled: What it means for Atmanirbhar Bharat

In future government-to-government agreements, such as the Rafale agreement signed in 2016, the Defence Ministry has done away with offsets and also allowed the armed forces to procure military equipment on lease.

Sep 28, 2020

PD Vaghela, IAS officer who helped in GST rollout, appointed as TRAI's new chairman

PD Vaghela replaces the current TRAI chief RS Sharma, who held the high post for five years.

Sep 28, 2020

Mukhtar Ansari to be brought from Punjab jail to UP

The Uttar Pradeh police will now be bringing jailed don Mukhtar Ansari from a Punjab jail to Uttar Pradesh on October 21st for interrogation.

Sep 28, 2020