New Delhi: The national flag will fly at half-mast in Delhi and capitals of all states and union territories on Friday as a mark of respect to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan who passed away on Thursday, the Home Ministry has announced.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday asked administrations of 10 districts with a high number of COVID-19 cases to work towards bringing down the mortality rate in the state to below one percent.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday recorded 10,704 fresh cases of coronavirus and 101 related fatalities, taking the infection count to 6.79 lakh and the toll to 9,675, the health department said.

Mangaluru: Sakeena Nasser, Head of Department of Economics at Sri Venkataramana Swamy College, Bantwal completed her Ph.D from Mangalore University.

New Delhi: Union Minster Ram Vilas Paswan, passed away on Thursday evening at the age of 74, his son Chirag Paswan confirmed. Paswan had recently undergone heart surgery.

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) has recently begun the implementation of its QR code-based Solid Waste Management System (SWMS), which is set to cover all the 60 wards of Mangaluru, in a phased manner. The first-of-its-kind system will increase the efficiency of solid waste management in the city's multi-fold, a press release stated.

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency has arrested two suspected members of the city-based ISIS module, which was allegedly involved in the radicalization of youth and funding their trip to Syria to join the terror outfit.

New Delhi: UAE-based businessman BR Shetty has sought an investigation by central Indian agencies into what he termed a $6 billion fraud committed by former top executives of his companies in connivance with "unscrupulous" bankers.