Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:56:48
A man carried the dead body of his seven-month-old niece on a bicycle after being denied for an ambulance, in perhaps another shocking display of disregard for humanity.
The incident took place on Monday when the girl Poonam died during a treatment at the district hospital.
The girl was admitted to the district hospital after complaints of vomiting and frequent motion.
After admitting the
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:39:04
Former Karnataka chief minister and state JD(S) president H D Kumaraswamy was today denied anticipatory bail by a special court here in an illegal mining case.
Lokayukta Court judge Gopal rejected the prayer of Kumaraswamy, who has been summoned by the Lokayukta's special investigation team in connection with the case.
Kumaraswamy, the son of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, is accused
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 13:01:44
Reserve Bank will soon put into circulation a new batch of Rs 500 banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi new series, printed in 2017.
"A new batch of banknotes with inset letter 'A' in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr Urjit R Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017 on the reverse, are being issued," RBI said in a release today.
RBI said the release
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:59:13
A huge fire today engulfed a 24- storey residential tower in London, injuring 30 people and trapping several others in their homes.
The fire at Grenfell Tower on the Lancaster West Estate in Latimer Road was reported at 01:16 local time.
More than 200 firefighters were still tackling the blaze at the tower, where hundreds of people are thought to live.
London Ambulance said 30 people were r
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:55:50
Counterfeit currency detection instances in the country's banking channels have seen an all time increase in the last eight years at over 3.53 lakh instances, according to a latest government report.
All banks, either public sector, private and foreign banks in the country, are mandated to report such instances to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under anti-money laundering law provisions
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:53:34
A bill aimed at empowering the state government to fix the rates for each class of treatment to be collected by private medical establishments was tabled in the Karnataka legislative assembly today.
It also gives powers to the government to impose penalty up to Rs five lakh or imprisonment up to three years, on collecting more money as charges than the fixed rates.
The Karnataka Private Medi
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:46:06
Heavy rains lashing the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi in the last two days have caused widespread damage to houses and propertyin the region.
Several houses and roads were destroyed in the rains in DK and the water levels in the rivers Nethravati, Phalguni and Kumaradhara were rising steadily, official sources said.
No casualties had been reported so far.
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:29:19
The process of filing nominations for the July 17 presidential poll began today with the Election Commission issuing a notification in this regard.
The nomination process will continue till June 28.
The ruling NDA and a loosely knit group of opposition parties have intensified efforts to zero in on a "mutually acceptable" presidential candidate. But they would go their separate ways if a con
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Wed, 14 Jun 2017 12:24:39
Bangladesh today launched a fresh rescue campaign as the death toll due to landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains climbed to 137 with the majority of them reported in a remote hill district close to the Indian border.
Southeastern hilly districts of Chittagong, Bandarban and Rangamati are the worst affected districts, officials said, adding that the toll will rise further as many are still
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