H.D.Deve Gowda

Deve Gowda threatens stir against Karnataka's new land law

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda on Tuesday threatened to launch a statewide agitation if the BJP government did not withdraw the amendments to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act forthwith. Jul 29, 2020
Residents wearing face masks line up to receive nucleic acid tests after new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed in Dalian, Liaoning province, China July 26, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Asia battles second wave of coronavirus with fresh lockdowns

Countries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease, with Australia recording a record daily rise in cases and Vietnam locking down the city of Danang. Jul 27, 2020