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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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

21 May

Tribute To Rajiv Gandhi On His Death Anniversary.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. Former prime minister Gandhi was assassinated on this day in 1991 in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur by a suicide bomber (LTTE group) during an election campaign. "On his death anniversary, tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi," Modi tweeted

21 May

Tool To Track COVID-19 Exposure Without GPS Data.

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Last month, the world’s two biggest tech companies--Apple and Google--partnered to fight the spread of coronavirus disease. Now, both companies have announced the launch of Exposure Notifications API. This tool can help authorities of different countries create Exposure Notification apps. Note: “Exposure Notifications” technology is not a substitute for traditional contact tracing and the new tool simply minimises privacy concerns. “Both companies are firmly grounded in the fact that it’s another tool at the disposal of public health authorities PHAs — not a silver bullet,” said Apple and Google in a joint statement. Apple and Google explains them as alerts…

20 May

Domestic Flights Are Likely To Be Resumed From 25th Of May

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Domestic passenger flights will resume from Monday "in a calibrated manner", the government said today. There may be fewer flights but Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said "it is not viable" to keep middle seat vacant as ticket prices would shoot up.Flights were stopped in late March, when the country went into lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus. "Domestic civil aviation operations will recommence in a calibrated manner from Monday 25th May 2020. All airports and air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25th May," tweeted Mr Puri. The development comes despite some state…