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10:55 AM

Rupee rises 22 paise to 74.40 against US dollar in early trade

10:39 AM

Prayagraj: Eight-year-old granddaughter of BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi died after getting burnt due to firecrackers

10:27 AM

Karnataka to release salaries of 130,000 staff of state-run transport corporations

Karnataka on Monday finally decided to release the salaries of nearly 130,000 employees working in four transport corporations run by the state, an official said.

 

The move came a day after children of some of the employees through video messages on social media appealed to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa to pay the salaries so that they could celebrate festivals like others.

 

With the videos going viral, Yediyurappa on Monday directed the officials to release Rs 635.50 crore "immediately".

10:12 AM

Luis Suarez tests positive for coronavirus before World Cup qualifier vs Brazil

Atletico Madrid forward Luis Suárez has tested positive for coronavirus, the Uruguayan Football Association said on Monday. Uruguay's goalkeeper Rodrigo Muñoz and national team staffer Matías Faral have also been infected by the virus.

 

"All three mentioned are in good healthy state and have already implemented the measures needed for the case," the Uruguayan FA said on social media.

 

Suarez will miss not only the Brazil game but also Saturday’s Spanish league match between Atlético Madrid and his former club Barcelona.

10:09 AM

Jammu and Kashmir: Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu region receive rain and fresh snowfall

9:40 AM

Market news: Sensex jumps 274.66 points to record high of 43,912.64 in opening session; Nifty advances 74.45 points to 12,854.70

9:25 AM

Scorpeone sub to debut as second phase of Malabar exercise begins today

Signalling the growing prominence of the Indian Ocean region in the security calculus of the four Quadrilateral (Quad) member-countries, their navies will conduct the second phase of joint Exercise Malabar 2020 from today to Friday in the Northern Arabian Sea.

 

The first phase was conducted in the Bay of Bengal from November 3 to 6. This is the first time that Exercise Malabar will be conducted off India’s eastern as well as western seaboards in the same year. Read on...

9:23 AM

Delhi Police's Special Cell arrests two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists from Sarai Kale Khan area in southeast Delhi: Officials

9:22 AM

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath arrive in Badrinath

9:00 AM

BJP to contest all 117 seats in 2022 Punjab Assembly polls

8:52 AM

Delhi police arrests 2 suspected militants, who are J&K residents

Two suspected militants, who are residents of Jammu and Kashmir, were arrested last night. Two semi-automatic pistols along with 10 live cartridges recovered from their possession: Delhi Police Special Cell

8:46 AM

Delhi pollution: Air quality deteriorates in the national capital with the rise of pollutants in the atmosphere

8:16 AM

Covid tests mandatory as Bengaluru colleges set to reopen

Students and teachers with only negative Covid test results would be allowed to attend classes when degree colleges in the city reopen from Tuesday, an official said.

 

"As per the guidelines and standard operating procedure of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the state government, students, teachers and staff will be allowed to enter the college only if their Covid test is negative," said Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palika Commissioner N. Manjunatha Prasad in a statement here on Monday.

 

After dilly-dallying, the Karnataka government allowed state-run and private colleges to reopen from Tuesday after remaining shut for over seven months due to Covid-induced lockdown.

8:08 AM

Karnataka news: Former Congress mayor R Sampath Raj arrested in Bengaluru riots case

Former Congress mayor R Sampath Raj, who was wanted in the Bengaluru violence case that left four people dead, has been arrested, police sources said on Tuesday.

 

Sampath Raj, the Congress corporator from Devara Jeevanahalli municipal ward, was arrested in Bengaluru, the sources said without divulging further details.

 

He had escaped from a private hospital where he got admitted for COVID-19. Read on...

7:29 AM

Hurricane Iota now a Category 5 storm near Central America

Hurricane Iota rapidly strengthened Monday into a Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered by a powerful Hurricane Eta less than two weeks ago.

 

Iota has intensified over the western Caribbean on approach to Nicaragua and Honduras. US Air Force hurricane hunters flew into Iota's core and measured maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. It was centered about 100 miles (160 kilometers) east-southeast of Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua and moving westward at 9 mph (15 kph). Read on...