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New low-pressure area over Bay, focus on Chennai region for next two days

THE Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) on Monday announced that a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and began its movement towards the Tamil Nadu coast.

Assembly passes bill to prevent children from falling into borewells

THE Karnataka Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) (Amendment) Bill passed in the Legislative Assembly on Monday proposes stringent measures to prevent children falling into uncapped newly drilled borewells.

Panchamasali movement faces hurdles from within community, BJP

EVEN as Panchamasali Lingayat seer Jaya Mrityunjaya Swamiji has intensified the protest demanding the 2A tag for the community, differences of opinion among community leaders and BJP's non-committal stand have turned setbacks for the movement.

BJP DEMANDS CBI PROBE INTO MANIPPADY 'BRIBE'

We welcome Siddu's stand on central agency probe, says Vijayendra

Decentralise oxygen infra, say experts

THE Covid-19 pandemic laid bare the vulnerabilities in the country's medical oxygen ecosystem, particularly in rural areas where access to medical oxygen became a matter of life and death.

Manur Hospital conducts complex kidney cancer surgery successfully

A TEAM of medical professionals at the Manur Multispeciality Hospital in Kalaburagi successfully performed surgery on a rare and complex kidney cancer, where the cancer had fatally spread to the main blood vessels that are connected to the heart, said founder and managing director of Manur Multispecialty Hospital Dr Farooq Manur here on Monday.

Cong, BJP MLAs spar over lack of govt funds

Issue was raised by BJP MLA Sunil Kumar who alleged that govt is not giving funds to MLAs

Cong neta's son held in murder case

Mallikarjun Natikar, father of the deceased, registered an FIR against five people

'Encyclopedia of Forest', Padma Shri awardee Tulsi Gowda passes away at 86

LEGENDARY tree planter and Padma Shri awardee Tulsi Gowda (also spelled as Gawda) passed away at her residence in Honnali village of Ankola Taluk in Uttara Kannada district on Monday evening.

Farmers protest against unfulfilled promises

FARMERS staged a massive protest in front of Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in Belagavi on Monday, demanding the government to immediately take action on a range of issues affecting the agriculture sector.

INTERCOLLEGIATE YOUTH FESTIVAL CONCLUDES IN K'BURAGI

The students should give equal preference in developing skill-based activities along with their studies for a successful career as competition is increasing in all fields in this global era, said former chairperson of Kannada Book Authority Vasundhara Bhupati here on Monday.

Govt committed to internal reservation for SCs: Jarkiholi

PUBLIC Works Department (PWD) Minister Satish Jarkiholi has assured that the government is committed to implementing internal reservation for Scheduled Caste communities, emphasising that the Sadashiva Commission's recommendations aim for equality and align with the constitutional principle of social justice.

SPEAKING HANDS FALL SILENT

When he was born on March 9, 1951, Zakir Hussain was considered an unlucky child. The arrival of the eldest son had coincided with the family's most distressing moment, as his 'Abba', Allarakha Qureishi, had fallen ill with a heart ailment.

K'taka RTC staff to strike work from Dec 31

THE Karnataka State Road Transport Employees' Joint Action Committee has called for an indefinite strike from December 31, demanding that the state government fulfil their demands.

Record gold imports widen trade deficit

IN what could put pressure on the economy, India's trade deficit -- the difference between imports and exports -- widened to a record $37.8 billion in November, showing a 4.8% drop in exports and a record increase in imports driven by massive gold demand.

Will not allow Lankan territory to be used against India, says Dissanayake

SRI Lanka will not allow its territory to be used against India's national security interests, Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

Despite poor first season, Simran steals show at WPL auction

SIMRAN Shaikh is a \"bindhast\" person. A proper Bambaiya cricketer. A player with whom you can have an evening tea and talk about the game for hours. But don't let her laid-back attitude fool you. When it comes to her cricket, she is as focused as one can be.

Gukesh's achievement is massive & I'm very happy for him: Erigaisi

IT was no surprise for Arjun Erigaisi to witness his teammate and friend D Gukesh become a world champion. The India No 1 had predicted the recent World Chess Championship to be a one-sided event in favour of Gukesh while speaking to this daily last month.

Vintage knock: Trademark shuffle is back & so is Smith

FROM the moment Steve Smith strolled out to bat at the Gabba on Sunday morning, the signs were there.

LONE RANGER BUMRAH

ASPRIT Bumrah was standing at fine-leg all by himself, with his hands on hips. It was about 10:50 AM on Sunday at The Gabba. Unlike the day one of the third Test between India and Australia, the sun was out and shining, and the extra half hour taken to compensate had gone well.

HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE INVESTING?

When it comes to saving and investing, people are obsessed with the returns they're going to get on their money! Two factors that determine how much money we end up with are the amount we put into our savings and investments in the first place and the amount of time we have it there.

Real denied by city rivals Rayo

RAYO Vallecano held Real Madrid to a pulsating 3-3 draw in La Liga on Saturday.

Withdrawal of EPF from ATM may take time

Though there are plans to ease the claims process, the idea of withdrawal of EPF claims via ATM is at an early stage

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FIIs buy ₹22,766 cr in first two weeks of Dec

AFTER selling rigorously for more than two months, foreign investors have again started buying Indian equities.

Wadia illegally sold 8.69% Tata Sons stake

A public interest litigation has alleged that Bombay Dyeing group chairman Nusli Wadia has misappropriated 8.69% stake that FE Dinshaw Ltd owned in Tata Sons since the 1920s, and transferred the shares to the Shapoorji Pallonji group in the 1970s soon after he was made the administrator of the Indian trust, which owned the stake in FE Dinshaw Ltd.

Rep senate leader asks Kennedy's stand on polio vax

SENATE Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a childhood polio survivor, said any of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees seeking confirmation should \"steer clear\" of efforts to discredit the polio vaccine.

Opposition members in Venezuela complain of lack of water, power

MEMBERS of Venezuela's political opposition who have been sheltering for months in the Argentine diplomatic compound in the capital on Saturday detailed their deteriorating living conditions as they sought to grow a sense of urgency among the governments working to secure their safe departure from their country.

Court urged to swiftly remove impeached S Korean prez

SOUTH Korea's opposition leader urged a top court on Sunday to swiftly formalise the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and ease the \"suffering of the people\" after his short-lived martial law decree.

Sheikh Hasina involved in enforced disappearance: B'desh commission

AN inquiry commission set up by the interim government in Bangladesh has said that it found evidence implicating deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and top-ranking military and police officials from her regime in alleged incidents of enforced disappearance.