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Topic: Karnataka

76-year-old Karnataka man confirmed as India’s first COVID-19 fatality

State govt said he died 2 days ago while being treated for suspected coronavirus and his samples taken earlier confirmed the infection

Why DK Shivakumar is the Congress’ choice to lead the party out of a hole in Karnataka

Shivakumar has remained with the Congress since his student days. He’s feared by opponents, and the H.D. Deve Gowda family considers him their nemesis.

12 new coronavirus cases reported from Pune, Kerala and Karnataka, India’s total now 59

The health ministry Tuesday said the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 50, but the fresh cases declared by state governments take the figure up to 59.

Karnataka budget focuses on Bengaluru, lion’s share kept to ease city traffic

Presenting his seventh budget, CM Yediyurappa does not announce any major schemes or flagship projects, admits Karnataka under severe financial distress. 

With big birthday bash, 78-year-old Yediyurappa set to show strength to BJP high command

Amid speculation that he could be replaced, Karnataka CM Yediyurappa is organising a bash at Bengaluru’s Palace Grounds, with 1,800 invitees including 6 ex-CMs.

Alur Venkata Rao — one of the first Kannadigas who gave a call for unified Karnataka

Alur Venkata Rao is called the face of 'Karnataka Ekikarana' movement, though many believe several others equally contributed towards unification of the state.

Student who shouted ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ on Owaisi stage had praised Modi hours before

Amulya Leona Noronha has been participating in anti-CAA-NRC protests. Last month, she heckled Postcard News founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde at Mangaluru airport.

How a once alcoholic auto driver, father of 4, became first Muslim pontiff of Lingayat mutt

Dewan Sharief, 33, will be anointed as head of Murugharajendra Koraneshwara Shantidhama, a Lingayat mutt in North Karnataka’s Gadag district, on 26 February.

‘The de facto CM’ — Yediyurappa backing son Vijayendra sparks dissent in Karnataka BJP   

A section of the BJP alleges that B.Y. Vijayendra has been given a free rein in administrative affairs and that many party MLAs are asked to go through him before Yediyurappa signs on files.

‘I am as good as the buffaloes’ — India’s ‘Usain Bolt’ says he runs only for Kambala

Kambala sensation Srinivasa Gowda became an overnight star on social media after being compared to Usain Bolt. But the comparison didn’t sit well for him.

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Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.