Karnataka bureaucratic reshuffle

Karnataka shuffles IAS officers, labour secretary transferred again

It is the third time Rao has been transferred from the labour department after he replaced P. Mannivanan in mid-May but was transferred to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) department as secretary a week later and was posted again as labour secretary in June to hold it as concurrent charge. Jul 29, 2020
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
Florida man buys Lamborghini with COVID-relief money; busted

Florida man buys Lamborghini with COVID-relief money; busted

David T. Hines, 29, of Miami, Florida was arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining $3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Authorities seized a $318,000 sports car and $3.4 million from bank accounts at the time of the arrest. Jul 28, 2020
India-US

India, US closing in on limited trade deal: Piyush Goyal

India is seeking concessions for generic drugs it exports to the United States in return for opening its dairy markets and slashing tariffs on farm goods as the two sides seek to clinch a new trade accord, three sources told Reuters. Jul 22, 2020
Assam floods 2020

NDRF stations 85 teams in 74 areas to deal with flood

In view of the worsening flood situation in the country, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) doesn't want to leave anything to chance. It has positioned 85 teams at 74 locations in 20 vulnerable states to meet any eventuality. Jul 22, 2020
Vikas Dubey

Vikas Dubey died of 'haemorrhage, shock': Autopsy

The post-mortem report of gangster Vikas Dubey, the main accused in the ambush and murder of eight police officials in Bikru village, has revealed that Dubey died due to 'haemorrhage and shock' due to ante-mortem firearm injuries. Jul 20, 2020