Monday, March 8, 2021

Karnataka budget 2021-22 live | Congress stages walkout

The Budget is presented amidst severe financial difficulties faced by the State owing to COVID-19
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Youth injured in elephant attack in Chittoor

The youth while attending the farm work at Tallabailu village came under the elephant attack.
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Hong Kong “fully welcomes” electoral reforms proposed by China: Carrie Lam

She also said the central government authorities are “very sincere and very committed in trying to move towards the objective of universal suffrage,” which was promised to Hong Kong under the Basic Law.
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Australia ends defence cooperation with Myanmar over coup

Australia announced that it had suspended a defense training program with Myanmar worth about 1.5 million Australian dollars ($1.2 million) over five years.
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'Havan' of cow dung cake can keep house sanitised for 12 hours: M.P. Minister Usha Thakur

Madhya Pradesh Culture Minister Usha Thakur said so while she was speaking during a function at the Indore Press Club
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CPI(M) signs pact with DMK for 6 Assembly seats

“The party has agreed for six seats with a sole objective of defeating the BJP-AIADMK alliance”
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George Floyd death | Jury selection begins in trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

Derek Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death.
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TMC seeks adjournment of Parliament session, cites elections in five states

TMC national spokesperson and RS member Derek O'Brien in his letter, mentioned two precedents when Parliament sessions were adjourned due to polls in states.
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Smriti Irani lauds role of women healthcare workers in tackling COVID-19 on Women’s Day

“There is No HERO Without HER!” she said.
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Coronavirus live: India registers 18,599 new cases, 97 deaths in last 24 hours

India has reported 18,599 new COVID-19 cases, 14,278 recoveries, and 97 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data updated by the Health Ministry
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Switzerland voters narrowly back 'burqa ban' in referendum

Face masks for security and health reasons, and face coverings at religious sites are likey to be exempted
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Meet Chennai-based artist Rajkumar P who creates art out of pencil lead

He uses lead with diameters ranging from 0.5 mm to 4 mm and has around 450 micro art works to his credit
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Building bones while young prevents fractures in old age, say doctors

Participants at a webinar on bone health said that while men and women achieved their peak bone mass around the age of 30, women tended to lose their bone mass faster.
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PM Modi greets women on International Women's Day

He said it was his government's honour to work towards furthering women empowerment in the country across a wide range of sectors.
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Parliament proceedings live | Rajya Sabha saw high productivity in recent sessions: Naidu

Senior leaders of various parties, especially the regional ones, are likely to skip most of the House sittings to focus on campaigning for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry.
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Former councillor’s employee found dead

A 30-year-old man working in the office of a former BBMP councillor allegedly died under mysterious circumstances in Kalasipalyam on Sunday.The deceas
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Morning digest: China gives green light for first downstream dams on Brahmaputra, all-women crew of MT Swarna Krishna makes history, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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Over 60% of suburban rail stations will be integrated with other modes of transport: K-RIDE

It is building a 148-km rail network having four corridors, and proposes to construct 57 stations
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Oprah interview | Meghan says British royals worried about her son's dark skin

Sunday’s interview special opened with Meghan describing how naive she was about the ground rules of royal life before she married her husband, Harry, nearly three years ago.
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Candlelight rallies taken out on eve of Women’s Day

Governor extends greetings, says women playing vital role in country’s development
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Sri Lankan Catholics mark ‘Black Sunday’

More than 260 people, including 171 from the two Catholic churches, were killed in the attacks on April 21, 2019.
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Saudi-led coalition jets pound Sanaa

The raids come after Riyadh intercepted 10 drones aimed at ‘civilian’ targets.
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Iran releases British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe from house arrest but court summons looms

Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a project manager with the Thomson Reuters Foundation, was arrested at a Tehran airport in Apri 2016
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