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The Election Commission of India (ECI) will track transactions made through digital wallet platforms and online payment systems, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo said here on Friday.Speaking t

Updated: Share Article AAA Karnataka on Friday reported 677 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 9,53,813. Of these, 444 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone. With four deaths, the toll rose to 12,354. This is apart from 19 deaths of patients because of non-COVID-19 reasons. As many as 427 persons were discharged on Friday, taking the total recoveries to 9,35,066. Of the 6,374 active patients, 112 were being monitored in ICUs across the State. While the positivity rate for the day stood...

Man sentenced to life for murder Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA A 51-year-old man was sentenced to life on Friday for the murder of a woman near Pykara in Udhagamandalam in June 2017. Anathakumar was into a relationship with the woman. Suspecting she was unfaithful to him, he set her on fire after pouring kerosene on her during a quarrel. The woman died of severe burns. The man was arrested and charged with murder. On Friday, Judge K. Arunachalam, who heard the case in the fast track ...

President to give away medals at Anna University convocation Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA President Ram Nath Kovind will be the chief guest at the 41st convocation of Anna University to be held on March 11. Sixty-nine students who topped in various undergraduate programmes will receive the gold medal from the President, according to varsity officials. As many as 1,03,973 students are graduating from the University this year. They include 45,910 women and 58,063 men. A total of 85,246 und...

A video on India-Sri Lanka relations after weeks of strained ties In this weeks episode of Worldview, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar tries to unravel one of India’s most close and complex relationships - that between New Delhi and Colombo. After weeks of a strain in ties over Sri Lanka’s decision to scrap the East Container Terminal project with India and Japan, a truce has been effected. Both countries have accepted a deal for the West Container Terminal Project. Both India...

Updated: Share Article AAA The CPI and the CPI(M) have opposed the reported secret agreement between the management of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) and National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) on February 26 for the sale of 22 acres of land belonging to the VSP at Seethammadhara in the city. CPI(M) Greater Visakha City Committee secretary B. Ganga Rao and CPI Cicy secretary M. Pydiraju, in separate statements on Friday, alleged that the VSP management had made the agreement unde...

Congress member U.B. Venkatesh on Friday moved a private member resolution to recognise traditional medicinal practices in addressing emerging diseases. Though there were medicines and procedures to c

Seven persons of a family at Muthyampet village in Jagtial district tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday. Director of Public Health G. Srinivasa Rao told The Hindu that all were asymp

Updated: Share Article AAA The U.S. economy created more jobs than expected in February as falling new COVID-19 cases and additional pandemic relief money from the government boosted hiring at restaurants, putting the labour market recovery back on firmer footing. The Labor Department’s employment report showed at least 4.1 million Americans have been out of work for more than six months. Non-farm payrolls surged by 3,79,000 jobs last month after rising 1,66,000 in January. Economists polled ...

The cumulative doses of COVID19 vaccine administered in the country crossed 1.90 crore on Friday, said a release issued by the Health Ministry. The release said a total of 1,90,40,175 vaccine doses ha