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East Bengaluru residents in a fix after water tanker operators call for strike till March 20

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) said it will provide water if the residents arrange for the water tankers for transportation.

Mar 16, 2020

Make in India: Defence PSUs to struggle over lack of orders & under-utilisation of production facilities

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited which has experience in manufacturing aircraft including Russian-origin Sukhoi-30MKI fighters, Tejas jets, and Dhruv advanced light helicopters has no new orders beyond 2021-22.

Mar 16, 2020

'A person who is J&K's Governor usually drinks wine, plays golf': Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik

Speaking at an event in Uttar Pradesh, Malik, who is a former Jammu and Kashmir Governor, said that he tried to bring a change in the education system of Bihar during his tenure.

Mar 16, 2020

FM Sitharaman to move The Appropriation Bill 2020 in Lok Sabha today; Here's List of Business

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to move The Appropriation Bill 2020 that includes the tabling of reports by various standing committees and statements by ministers.

Mar 16, 2020

India battles coronavirus: Girl tests positive in Karnataka's Kalaburagi; Covid-19 cases climb to 110 in India

The girl who tested positive for Covid-19 is a relative of the 76-year-old man who was the country's first victim of the deadly disease on March 10. She is under treatment in the district hospital and her health condition is stable.

Mar 16, 2020

Isis issues travel advisory to terrorists; warns them to avoid coronavirus-hit Europe

The Islamic State has asked terrorists to avoid travelling to Europe and follow guidelines to avoid the spread of coronavirus in their latest travel advisory.

Mar 15, 2020

Baseer Ahmad Khan appointed fourth advisor to Lt Governor of J&K

Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan, IAS officer has been appointed as advisor to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu.

Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus: Prepare but don't panic, says PM Modi, offers $10 mn emergency fund for SAARC

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative, all the SAARC countries held a video conference on Sunday evening, March 15 to draw a joint roadmap to fight the coronavirus pandemic in the region.

Mar 15, 2020

Here's why Indo-Tibetan Border Police is setting up new posts across China border

ITBP was created to guard the 3,488 km-long LAC with China that runs along with the new union territory of Ladakh and states of Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh.

Mar 15, 2020

Iran President Hassan Rouhani writes to PM Modi, says US sanctions hampering fight against Coronavirus

Iran has sought $5 billion in emergency funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to combat the coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 15, 2020

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's trial in three corruption cases delayed by over two months

In light of developments regarding the spread of the coronavirus, and taking into account the latest guidelines given and the declaration of a state of emergency in the courts, the Jerusalem District Court has decided to cancel the scheduled hearing.

Mar 15, 2020

Andhra local body polls postponed for six weeks as Covid-19 cases mount to 107 in India

The elections to rural local bodies and urban local bodies were scheduled to be held on March 21 and March 23 respectively. Polling for Panchayats was scheduled to be held in two phases on March 27 and 29.

Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus: Bengaluru Police raids 210 shops black-marketing masks, sanitisers

Over 200 medical shops were raided in the city for allegedly selling masks and hand sanitisers at exorbitant prices, cashing in on soaring demand due to Coronavirus outbreak.

Mar 15, 2020

Anantnag encounter: 4 terrorists killed in gunfight with security forces in South Kashmir's Watrigam

One of the deceased has been identified as Tariq Ahmed, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander from Anantnag, while the other three were said to be affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Mar 15, 2020

Panic at Kochi airport after UK man tested positive for Covid-19 boards Dubai-bound flight; 270 passengers deplanned

With 22 confirmed coronavirus cases, Kerala has the second most number of infected patients after Maharashtra where 31 people have contracted the virus. State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Saturday said that as many as 7,677 people who came in contact with the infected were under observation in the state.

Mar 15, 2020