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Pakistan reopens Samadhi of Ganga Ram, iconic engineer, philanthropist who rebuilt Lahore
The authorities in Pakistan recently announced that the iconic Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram, famous architect and the builder of most of the iconic edifices of Lahore, has been cleared of encroachments…
- Top Stories
Mosque in Bengaluru opens Covid Care Centre
A mosque in Bengaluru has been turned into a Covid Care Centre by its management and opened its portals for treatment for Covid-afflicted patients regardless of religion and caste. The Eidgah Masjid…
- Bangalore
Faith no bar, help just a call away
Businessman Kashif Pasha’s help in organising final rites of a Hindu woman from a helpless North Indian family in Bengaluru has made headlines in the City’s dailies and earned him encomiums from…
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Muslim activists turn their building into Covid Care Centre
A group of Muslim businessmen and social activists in Tumakuru (previously Tumkur) town in Karnataka have turned a building owned by one among them into a 50-bed Covid care centre. It has…
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Tejasvi Surya draws ire of media, civil society for spreading communal hatred
Bengaluru: Tejasvi Surya, MP representing the elite Bengaluru South constituency, has proved to be a great embarrassment for the party and the government in Karnataka. In his bid to deflect the public…
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Caravan of death rolls on
Depredations of COVID-19 have snatched away several precious lives from us in the recent days, especially during 2021 Ramazan. The second wave of Corona virus infection has taken a heavy toll of…
- Bangalore
M A Basith who helped Justice Sachar in compiling his report passes away
Bengaluru: M A Basith, member of the Rajinder Sachar Committee died this morning in the city. He was 69. He was Senior Director in the Department of Planning in Government of Karnataka when…
- Politics
Poll analysis: Bengal Tigress Didi fights off powerful opposition; emerges third time lucky
Three features stand out as highlights of the outcome of the Assembly election in West Bengal. 1- The new House is totally bipolar with Trinamool Congress at a commanding height with 213 seats…
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Poll analysis: Comprehensive victory of the Left in Kerala
The return of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to the seat of power in Kerala was a foregone conclusion. Its resounding victory for the second consecutive term is an affirmation that people…
- India
Poll analysis: DMK benefitted from anti-incumbency
Tamil Nadu has witnessed the return of the DMK to the saddle of power after a hiatus of ten years. The party while bagging 133 seats (out of total 234) has ensured…
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Congress upbeat over byelection victory in Karnataka
The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged winners in one each of the two Assembly seats for which the byelection was held on April 14. While the Maski seat was…
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Siasat special: People repose trust in regional parties; Didi sets example of fighting off BJP juggernaut
Seen cumulatively, the outcome of the Assembly elections in four major states has a common message: regional parties with tested antecedents are back in favour. Secondly, the farther the people are removed…
- Bangalore
Second wave of COVID-19 makes situation in Bengaluru grim
Hit hard by the pandemic, situation in Bengaluru is grim. Hospitals are witnessing queues of patients and ambulances; oxygen cylinders are in demand; and occupancy of ICU beds is reaching its peak.…
- Obituaries
Dr. Abidullah Ghazi: A visionary with a mission
The death of Dr. Abidullah Al-Ansari Ghazi, founder and the Chairman of the Iqra International Educational Foundation in Chicago on Sunday has cast a pall of gloom in the community of Islamic…
- Bangalore
Karnataka byelections: High stakes for BJP and Congress bigwigs
Bengaluru: Much is at stake for Chief Minister B. S. Yeddiyurappa and his son B. Y. Vijeyendra, who is vice president of the party in the State, at three byelections in Karnataka…
