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Bengaluru: Witnessed A Loud Thundering Sound.
21 May

Bengaluru: Witnessed A Loud Thundering Sound.

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A loud 'thundering' sound in several areas of Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon triggered panic among the city residents. Some people took to Twitter, wondering if an earthquake had hit the Karnataka capital as doors and windows shook after the noise. However, the officials ruled out the possibility of it being an earthquake. As per Srinivas Reddy, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) director: “Earthquake activity will not be restricted to one area and will be widespread.” “We have checked our sensors and there is no earthquake activity recorded today," Bangalore Mirror mentioned Reddy as saying. Karnataka State Disaster…
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Urdu And Arabic Calligraphers Is Fighting To Keep The Art Alive.
21 May

Urdu And Arabic Calligraphers Is Fighting To Keep The Art Alive.

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Mohamed Ghalib is reading the Quran when we get through to him on the phone. This is the month of Ramzan, and it seems significant that the calligrapher is reading the Islamic holy book that was once transcribed by artists like him. Today, 58-year-old Ghalib, is reportedly the last katib or calligrapher, working in Old Delhi’s Urdu Bazaar. Once the stars of the vernacular Urdu press, which relied on Katibs to transcribe material for newspapers and magazines, these calligraphers are among the last practitioners of an art that goes back to the golden era of Arabic writing, which underpins the…
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Goa: Class 10 Exam To Be Conducted From May 21 To June 6.
21 May

Goa: Class 10 Exam To Be Conducted From May 21 To June 6.

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Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education on May 20, 2020, confirmed that it will be conducting the Goa SSC Board Exams 2020 from May 21 to June 6. The complete schedule or date sheet of the SSC 2020 examination is released on the Board’s official website gbshse.gov.in. The candidates who are to appear in the exam can check their schedule there. The Higher Secondary Exams or the 12th standard exams were carried out yesterday on various centres across the state successfully. The exam was of Marathi language. The students of SSC are also expecting similar arrangements for their exam…
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Eight Players Of Santos Laguna Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus.
21 May

Eight Players Of Santos Laguna Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus.

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Mexican football club Santos Laguna's eight players have tested positive for coronavirus, Liga MX confirmed on Wednesday. Liga MX said that all the players are asymptomatic and will be constantly observed while maintaining the protocols established by the federal government's Health Secretariat. "The LIGA MX reports the following as a result of the medical studies carried out by Club Santos this week -- eight players had positive COVID-19 results. However, they are asymptomatic," Liga MX said in a statement. "These players will be constantly observed while maintaining the protocols established by the federal government's Health Secretariat," it added. However, no…
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Sourav Ganguly Must Be The Right Person For ICC Chief, Says Graeme Smith.
21 May

Sourav Ganguly Must Be The Right Person For ICC Chief, Says Graeme Smith.

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South African director of cricket Graeme Smith on Thursday made a strong call for India's Sourav Ganguly to be the next chairman of the International Cricket Council. Smith said he believed Ganguly, a fellow former Test captain and current Indian board president, was the right person to lead the game at a time of crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. "It is very important to have the right person as head of the ICC," said Smith."Post-COVID, cricket will need strong leadership and it is time for someone close to the modern game with leadership credentials to get into the position."Shashank…
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Jyoti Kumari Cycled For 7 Days Before She Reached Bihar.
21 May

Jyoti Kumari Cycled For 7 Days Before She Reached Bihar.

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Jyoti Kumari, 15, cycled almost 1,200 km with her father riding pillion, to reach home in the coronavirus lockdown.From Gurgaon near Delhi, she cycled for seven days, going almost hungry for two of those, before she reached Bihar.Impressed with her endurance, the Indian Cycling Federation has decided to invite Jyoti to trials next month, which gives her a chance to turn her life around.
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BS Yediyurappa Has Reprimanded His Senior Cabinet Colleague J C Madhuswamy.
21 May

BS Yediyurappa Has Reprimanded His Senior Cabinet Colleague J C Madhuswamy.

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Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday openly reprimanded his senior cabinet colleague J C Madhuswamy for allegedly verbally abusing a woman representing a farmers' organisation, saying the behaviour was "unbecoming of a minister.""What he (Madhuswamy) has said is not right, I will warn him. No one can forgive speaking to a woman in such an explicit manner. His behaviour is unbecoming of a minister," BS Yediyurappa said.Speaking to reporters, the Chief Minister said, "I'm aware of the matter, I will speak to the woman. I will see to it that such incidents don't repeat.
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Case Registered Against Sonia Gandhi In Connection With A Tweet Posted By Congress.
21 May

Case Registered Against Sonia Gandhi In Connection With A Tweet Posted By Congress.

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A case has been registered against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Karnataka in connection with a tweet posted on the party's official handle alleging misuse of PM-CARES Fund, police said.The Sagara town police in Shivamogga district registered the case on Wednesday based on a complaint by Praveen KV, who alleged that @INCIndia, the official Twitter handle of the Congress, tried to create distrust among masses with its tweet by spreading "baseless charges."The state Congress condemned the registration of the case.
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US Slams China’s ‘Disturbing Behaviour’ at India Based.
21 May

US Slams China’s ‘Disturbing Behaviour’ at India Based.

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In a sharp criticism of China over border tensions with India, the US on Wednesday described Beijing’s actions as “disturbing behaviour” and said the skirmishes were a reminder of the threat China posed as it sought to use its power, whether in the South China Sea or on the borders with India. Senior US official Alice Wells, the outgoing acting assistant secretary of state, told journalists that the border brawls were “a reminder that Chinese aggression is not always just rhetorical. Whether it is in the South China Sea or along the border with India, we continue to see provocations…
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