An eyewitness said on Wednesday there was a strong mob of 50,000 to 60,000, which pelted stones at police personnel and damaged property at a police station during the violence on Tuesday night in Bengaluru. At least three people have died and scores of police personnel have been injured after the violence […]
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Pranab Mukherjee still critical but haemodynamically stable: Hospital
Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s condition continues to be critical at the Army’s Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi, according to the health bulletin released on Wednesday. Mukherjee had undergone a brain surgery on Monday. “Presently he is haemodynamically stable and on ventilator,” the hospital said in the medical bulletin […]
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May God do whatever is best for him: Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter
The daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, who is critical and on ventilator support after a brain surgery in an Indian Army hospital in Delhi, shared a prayer on Twitter on Wednesday. “Last year 8August was 1 of d happiest day 4 me as my dad received Bharat Ratna.Exactly a […]
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‘Friends who had gone away are back, will work together’: Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that it is natural for MLAs to be upset and the way the chain of events took place in the past month. He said that those who had gone away from the party are finally back and he hopes to work together […]
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‘Need to assess if Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and effective’: AIIMS Director
Russia stunned the world when it announced on Tuesday that it has given statutory approval for the public use of coronavirus vaccine. Experts have been startled since the announcement by Russian President Vladimir Putin. All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Tuesday said that […]
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TikTok’s been collecting data from Android devices for more than a year
Amidst all the security concerns piling up against TikTok, a Wall Street Journal investigation has discovered that TikTok’s Android app has been collecting users’ MAC addresses for 18 months. This violates Android’s rules. MAC addresses, or Media Access Control addresses, serve as unique identifiers for each user’s device making them […]
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A night of mayhem: 3 killed, 60 cops injured in Bengaluru clashes
The police in Bengaluru have arrested 149 people in connection with the violence in the city over a Facebook post. The death toll rose to three on Wednesday after one more injured person succumbed to injuries sustained in Tuesday’s clashes. Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal pant said that 60 cops, including […]
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5 charred to death after private bus catches fire in Karnataka’s Chitradurga
At least five people were burnt alive after a bus travelling from Vijayapura to Bengaluru caught fire on the highway in Chitradurga district of Karnataka in the early hours of Wednesday. The private bus was said to be carrying 32 passengers when it caught fire on National Highway 4 at […]
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Sanjay Dutt diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer
Actor Sanjay Dutt has been detected with stage four lung cancer, said sources at Lilavati hospital who are not authorised to talk to the media. The actor, who was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after he complained of breathlessness, was discharged on Monday. The actor’s oxygen level was fluctuating between 90-92% when he […]
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‘BSNL’s 85,000 employees traitors, should be fired’: BJP lawmaker Anantkumar Hegde
Former Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttara Kannada Anantkumar Hegde, no stranger to controversies, has stirred up another one by calling BSNL employees ‘traitors’ and ‘anti-nationals’ who would be fired as they refused to work. In a video of an event in Kumta in his parliamentary constituency […]
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Sushant’s sister at ED office, first family member to be quizzed by agency
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Meetu Singh reached the Enforcement Directorate’s office on Tuesday afternoon in connection with probe related to alleged money laundering in the case involving her brother’s death. She is the first member of Rajput’s family who has been called for questioning by the ED. Singh was […]
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New Zealand puts Auckland into lockdown as fresh Covid-19 cases emerge
New Zealand reported its first local cases of the coronavirus in more than 100 days and put its largest city Auckland into lockdown to prevent another outbreak. Authorities have detected four cases of Covid-19 in one household from an unknown source, and contact tracing is now underway to prevent further […]
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Russia approves first Covid-19 vaccine for use, Putin says his daughter inoculated
Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international scepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and has proven efficient, offering a […]
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Pakistan-Saudi Arabia tiff widens? As Islamabad returns loan, questions rise
There appears to be a shift in policy of Saudi Arabia towards Pakistan. The differences in their relations surfaced when Pakistan was made to pay back US $1 billion to Saudi Arabia last week. Pakistan has also not received the oil on deferred payments from Saudi Arabia since May as […]
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4G ban to be lifted from 2 J&K districts on trial basis after Aug 15: Centre tells SC
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court it is open to lifting restrictions on high-speed 4G mobile internet services on a trial basis in select areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Attorney General KK Venugopal said the 4G ban will be lifted in one district each in Jammu and Kashmir […]