Karnataka Budget 2020 Live: Petrol price to be hiked by Rs 1.60

Karnataka Budget is being presented by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa. this space for live updates to know the reforms the BJP government will list in the state budget 2020-21. 11:52In a bid to overcomebudget constraints, CM BSY has increased the tax on fuel in Karnataka. With this, Petrol price is said to rise to…

Ronaldinho arrested for alleged passport fraud in Paraguay

Former Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho was detained in Paraguay for an alleged passport fraud. Brazilian football great Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis have been arrested in the Paraguayan capital for allegedly entering the country with false passports. Ronaldinho, 39, and Roberto de Assis, 49, were detained after police raided their presidential suite at the Resort…

Skip the masks, stay calm: Barack Obama on coronavirus

Former US president Barack Obama called Wednesday for people to take “common sense precautions” over the coronavirus outbreak — advising them to follow hand-washing guidelines but not to wear masks. Washington, March 5: Former US president Barack Obama called Wednesday for people to take “common sense precautions” over the coronavirus outbreak — advising them to follow…

Absconding former AAP leader Tahir Hussain accused of hand in Delhi riots surrenders

New Delhi: Absconding former Aam Aadmi Party leader Tahir Hussain on Thursday surrendered at Rouse Avenue Court here. Delhi Police Crime Branch team reached the court to arrest Hussain. Hussain had moved an application to surrender before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja earlier. Crime Branch officers reached the spot even as the hearing was underway….

Five things India should not do during coronavirus outbreak

Medical science is making unprecedented efforts to develop a treatment for a disease that has been with us only for a couple of months but no treatment exists as of date. A scientific study of herbs or homeopathy is also warranted, however, we do not expect centuries-old systems of medicine to have already described a…

Coronavirus: How risky is it? Your mind may mislead

Anna Alexander, a property manager in Virginia Beach, Virginia, started the day Monday thinking that she might avoid shaking hands because of the coronavirus outbreak. Then somebody stuck out a hand to shake.She took it. “I’m a business person,” Alexander, 65, explained. “But if somebody else does it next time, I might try to be…

As coronavirus scare looms, UNICEF tweets video of ‘handwashing dance’

As coronavirus tightens its grip across the globe, the United Nations’ agency for children (UNICEF) on Tuesday posted a video that emphasised the importance of washing hands. The agency tweeted a video of ‘handwashing dance’ by a Vietnamese artist named Quang Dang. ‘We love this handwashing dance from Vietnamese dancer, Quang Dang,’ the agency said…

PM Modi’s wife Jashodaben visits Ramachandrapura Mutt in Karnataka

Shivamogga: Prime minister Narendra Modi’s wife Jashodaben Modi visited the Ramachandrapura Mutt in Shivamogga district of Karnataka today to fulfill a vow of gratitude for his reelection and for the resolution of the Ram Mandir dispute at Ayodhya. Jashodaben arrived at the Mutt at about 1.30 in the afternoon and presented a silver umbrella to the…