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Hindu-Muslim clashes rising in Karnataka’s Mandya. Vokkaliga hub is the new ‘Hindutva laboratory’

Political observers say BJP is trying to push the Hindutva agenda in Karnataka, where caste is otherwise the bigger dividing factor.

Dept of Atomic Energy confirms 1,600 tonnes of lithium resources in Mandya district

The lithium deposits are found in the geological domains of Korba in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh.

BJP-backed Mandya MP Sumalatha left in lurch as ally JD(S) angles for stronghold

Former prime minister & JD(S) patriarch H.D.Deve Gowda has said that BJP leadership will have final say in candidate selection across LS seats, including Mandya, in Karnataka.

Heckled over hijab, Mandya Muslim student says no need to fear, fighting for right to education

Visuals of Muskan Khan being heckled by saffron scarf-clad protestors chanting ‘Jai Sri Ram’ at a college are viral. In an interview, she says college management is with her.

The young are driving Mandya’s 2nd Covid wave — 45% of its cases are in 21-40 age group

Karnataka's Mandya district has recorded 36,341 cases in just the last two months, a 181% increase from the first wave, with 16,541 people belonging to the 21-40 age group.

Karnataka hospital is so short of staff, Covid patient relatives are forced to stay with them

The state-run Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences is facing staff shortage, so family members of Covid patients have doubled up as attendants, even sleeping in the Covid ward. 

The biggest test for Karnataka’s Congress-JD(S) alliance is in Mandya Lok Sabha seat

The independent candidate is banking on star friends, regional pride, and a local Congress rebellion to tackle the Deve Gowda family scion.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?