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In a major rejig, Karnataka shuffles 13 IPS officers

Seemanth Kumar Singh, a 1996 batch Karnataka cadre IPS officer, currently in the role of Inspector General of Police (IGP), Administration has been transferred as IGP, Central Range, Bengaluru.

Jun 27, 2020

Work on Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda's 108-feet statue at airport takes-off

The Rs 80-crore statute will be built in a year for unveiling in 2021.

Jun 27, 2020

After Hindustan Unilever, L'Oreal to drop words such as 'whitening' from skin products

Unilever and L'Oreal are two big players in the global market for skin whitening creams used in many Asian, African and Caribbean countries where fair skin is often considered desirable.

Jun 27, 2020

DMK MLA Arasu tests positive for coronavirus

The DMK President M.K. Stalin in a tweet on Saturday wished Arasu a quick recovery so that he can carry on with his public work.

Jun 27, 2020

Carlyle buys 20 percent stake in Piramal Pharma businesses

The capital increase aims to accelerate Piramal Pharma's organic and inorganic growth plans, according to the statement.

Jun 27, 2020

Coronavirus cases in India cross 500,000 as big cities reel from surge

India has the world's fourth-biggest outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19, below only the United States, Brazil and Russia in confirmed infections, according to a Reuters tally.

Jun 27, 2020

Swarms of locusts enter Gurgaon, netizens share frightening videos of 'attack'. Watch

Huge swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts were seen covering the sky near the Cyber Hub area of Gurgaon.

Jun 27, 2020

Modi is silent, govt has no plan to defeat coronavirus: Rahul Gandhi's latest attack on PM

Rahul Gandhi's comments came as India detected a spike of more than 18,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and total cases crossing the 5 lakh mark.

Jun 27, 2020

Ladakh face-off: China's attempts to alter status quo will have 'ripples, repercussions', warns India

The current India-China border dispute along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh can only be resolved if Beijing realises that trying to "change the status quo by resorting to force or coercion, is not the right way forward."

Jun 27, 2020

Sensex ends 329 points higher to reclaim 35k, IT stocks surge

The rise in global equity markets supported the investors' sentiment in India.

Jun 27, 2020

Las Vegas casino uses Hindu, Jain deities to offer 'high-class debauchery'; apologises later

In an extremely offensive act by a reputed Las Vegas casino, Mandalay Bay, Hindu and Jain deities were disrespected by allowing club-goers to pose indecently in front of the sacred statues.

Jun 27, 2020

Petrol, diesel prices increased to over 100 rupee per litre in PAK

Imran Khan-led Pakistan government announced on Friday that it has hiked the prices of all petroleum fuels overnight, causing chaos in the country amidst coronavirus pandemic.

Jun 26, 2020

Tuticorin: Netizens demand #JusticeForJeyarajAndFenix following custodial death of father-son duo

After the gruesome details of the death of father-son pair in police custody in Tuticorin emerged on social media, netizens are demanding justice for the victims.

Jun 26, 2020

WHO-led coalition needs $31.3 billion to fight coronavirus

It said $3.4 billion had been contributed to date, leaving a funding gap of $27.9 billion, of which $13.7 billion was "urgently needed".

Jun 26, 2020

Monsoon covers all India earlier than usual, brightens crop prospects

The monsoon has covered the entire country nearly two weeks earlier than usual, brightening prospects for healthy summer-sown crops and promising higher incomes in the countryside where most Indians live.

Jun 26, 2020