NEW DELHI: Kerala, on December 8, reported a case which involved detection of a the Covid-19 sub-variant JN 1, as confirmed by official sources on Saturday. The positive result from an RT-PCR test conducted on November 18 came from a sample taken from a 79-year-old woman. Officials noted that she e

Kuwait, Dec 16: On Saturday December 16, His Highness the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, passed away, as announced by the Amiri Diwan. In response to this significant loss, the Kuwaiti government declared a three-day holiday and a 40-day period of mourning. The Kuwa

Bengaluru, Dec 15 (IANS): BJP legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Friday said if the photo of Veer Savarkar is removed from the assembly hall of the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi, then the picture of the late former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru would also be taken down. Yatnal said this w

Belagavi, Dec 15: BJP will be holding state-wide protests and dharna in all district headquarters on Saturday against the shameful stripping incident in Belagavi, State BJP Chief B Y Vijayendra announced in Belagavi on Friday. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the ongoing State L

Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Thursday termed as a "serious matter" three of his party legislators attending a dinner hosted by the Congress after its Legislature Party meeting here and said he would seek explanation from them. State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minis

The court agreed to the appointment of an advocate commissioner to oversee the survey of the mosque, which the petitioners claim holds signs suggesting that it was a Hindu temple once. The court said the modalities of the survey will be discussed at the next hearing on December 18. The order o

  New Delhi:  Fourteen Opposition MPs have been suspended from the Lok Sabha and one from the Rajya Sabha today for disrupting House proceedings, a day after a major security breach in parliament last afternoon. Of the 14 suspended MPs, nine are from the Congress, two from the CPM

New Delhi: In a major security breach on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, two persons on Wednesday jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery and opened canisters that emitted a yellow-coloured smoke, triggering panic among the MPs. The House was adjourned soon after

India voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the unconditional release of all hostages. The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, introduced by Egypt, at an E

Two senior Israeli commanders and seven other soldiers have been killed by Hamas in a complex ambush in the Gaza City suburb of Shejaiya, an area that has seen intense urban fighting in recent days. The latest Israeli combat deaths came amid fears of a rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis in Ga

Belagavi, (Karnataka) Dec 12 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Tuesday assured the Assembly that he will initiate legal action to regulate hookah bars in the state. BJP member C.K. Ramamurthy had raised the question and the issue was discussed widely in the session. Bengalu

Mangaluru, Dec 12: In a move to facilitate yard remodeling at Hassan Junction Railway Station, South Western Railway has announced the cancellation of numerous trains between Bengaluru and Mangaluru, along with other routes, from December 14 to December 22. As per a notification from the Pri

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, December 10, called for Hamas militants to lay down their arms, saying the Palestinian Islamist group's end was near, as the war in the Gaza Strip raged more than two months after it began. "The war is still ongoing but it is the

New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS): As millions of Indians use QR codes for various financial transactions like paying for dinner at a restaurant, board a flight or pay for daily groceries, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned the public against scanning any QR code as scammers hide harmful l

Bengaluru, Dec 11: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain for Bengaluru and 12 other districts of Karnataka for two days starting from Monday. As per the prediction, coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada (DK), Uttara Kannada, Udupi, southern districts of Bengaluru Urban

Bengaluru/New Delhi, Dec 10: In a coordinated operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted raids across the country, resulting in the arrest of 15 suspects involved in an ISIS terror plot. The crackdown aimed to thwart planned terror acts at various locations. One of the arre

The United States has vetoed a United Nations Security Council demand for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza. Thirteen Security Council members voted in favour of a brief draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab Emirates on Fr

Dubai: Have you come across a post on your social media feed warning you not to carry certain items if you are travelling from India to the UAE? In the past couple of months, media reports in India and social media posts have highlighted how certain items like ghee (clarified butter), pickles and oi