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Stomach pain leads to discovery of teenager’s pregnancy; man held under POCSO

September 20, 2026 admin

A visit to a private hospital for what appeared to be severe stomach pain led to the discovery that a 16-year-old schoolgirl was pregnant. She reportedly gave birth while receiving treatment, prompting a police investigation and the arrest of a 31-year-old man in Malappuram on Saturday (September 19). The girl’s parents rushed her to a…

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Organs of two brain-dead persons donated

September 20, 2026 admin

Prakash Acharya | Photo Credit: Supplied photo Families of two brain dead persons have donated their kidneys, lungs, liver, and retinas to the needy. The kidneys of 50-year-old Prakash Acharya, a resident of Kotekar, were retrieved at the Government Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru on Saturday and soon after transplanted to patients at KMC Hospital in…

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Trump claims Houthis agree not to fight U.S., as attacks mount on Saudi allies

September 20, 2026 admin

Fox News reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is in “deciding mode” on Iran. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Donald Trump said on Sunday (September 20, 2026) that Yemen’s Houthis have agreed not to attack the United States, despite the Iran-allied group stepping up its war against U.S. ally Saudi Arabia,Fox News reported. The…

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FSDA cancels 16 pharmacy licences, suspends 8, including Pfizer depot

September 20, 2026 admin

Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader. | Photo Credit: File photo The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FSDA) has cancelled the licences of 16 pharmaceutical retailers and wholesalers and suspended those of eight others, including the licence of multinational firm Pfizer’s depot in Nelamangala, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged…

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I approach Vaishali whenever I have a doubt: Savitha Shri

September 20, 2026 admin

Savitha Shri has been on fire at the Olympiad, winning four successive games. | Photo Credit: FIDE She was a wisp of a girl when she faced Magnus Carlsen in a simultaneous display ahead of the Norwegian’s World championship match against Viswanathan Anand in the city back in 2013. B. Savitha Shri has come a…

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Apartments, gated communities reel under water crisis; Dependency on tankers increases

September 20, 2026 admin

Apartments, gated communities and residential complexes across the city are increasingly depending on water tankers to meet their daily needs as irregular municipal water supply and falling groundwater levels leave residents struggling to meet their daily needs. The situation is particularly acute in the rapidly developing Madhurawada region, where several residential communities are receiving Greater…

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Russia reports mass cyberattacks targeting elections

September 20, 2026 admin

Voting is currently under way in Russia to determine all 450 seats in the lower house, the State Duma. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia’s electoral chief said Sunday (September 20, 2026) that there had been over 1,000 waves of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeting Russian election infrastructure in recent days. Ella Pamfilova, chair of Russia’s…

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Israeli settler killed in West Bank, suspect arrested

September 20, 2026 admin

Israeli forces deploy outside H-Clinic Specialized Hospital during a raid in the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on September 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military said on Sunday (September 20, 2026) it had arrested a man suspected of killing an Israeli, reported to be a settler, in the occupied…

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Number of drought-hit taluks in Karnataka may cross 200

September 20, 2026 admin

G. Parameshwara, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister, in Davangere on Sunday. More than 200 taluks in the State are likely to be declared drought-affected, Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said in Davangere on Sunday. “Drought-affected taluks will not be declared all at once. Another 52 taluks are likely to be declared…

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Nepal flood toll crosses 1,450; over 6,000 still missing

September 20, 2026 admin

Members of a trade union, families of missing workers and well-wishers gather in memory of the hundreds killed and thousands still missing after last month’s flooding in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The death toll from last month’s devastating flash floods in Nepal crossed 1,450 on Sunday (September 20,…

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