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Karnataka Department of Collegiate and Technical Education and Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) inked an MoU on Thursday, February 9, to set up 'Industrial Internet of Things Labs' (IoT Innovation Labs) in 35 government polytechnics across the State. The project costing Rs 1.52 crore also includes setting up of AI labs in at least two institutions. The MoU was signed in presence of

New Delhi, Feb 9: Over 16 lakh Indians renounced their Indian citizenship since 2011 including 2,25,620 last year, the highest during the period, while the lowest of 85,256 was in 2020, according to government data. The year-wise number of Indians who renounced their citizenship was provided by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in response to a question in Rajya Sabha. Mr Jaishankar said the

New Delhi, Feb 9: Eight references made by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and linking him with an industrialist facing allegations among others were expunged from Parliament records, prompting Congress on Thursday to allege censorship. The action on Kharge’s remarks made during the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address came on Wednesday

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended his government's response to two catastrophic earthquakes, saying it was impossible to prepare for the scale of the disaster. At least 15,000 people are confirmed dead in Turkey and northern Syria. Critics claimed the emergency services' response was too slow and the government was poorly prepared. Mr Erdogan accepted the government had

Mangaluru, Feb 9: Two separate complaints have been lodged at the jurisdictional Surathkal police station in the city following a road rage and attack on the brother of Muhammad Fazil, who was hacked to death by Sangh Parivar extremists last year without any provocation. The alleged attack, which occurred last night, sparked a tension in the communally sensitive town of Surathkal, which had

New Delhi, Feb 8: Ten Indians are stuck in remote parts of earthquake-hit Turkey but they are safe while one citizen is missing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. Secretary (West) in the MEA Sanjay Verma said the Indians in Turkey are relatively safe. He said the government is in touch with the family members of the Indian who is missing in Turkey. India has already sent

Udupi, Feb 8: A Pocso court in Udupi has sentenced a 49-year-old man to life in prison for sexually harassing his minor stepdaughter. According to the chargesheet, Ganesh Nayak, who was later convicted, entered into a second marriage with the mother of the victim and was residing with them. Nayak had in October 2021 sexually abused the minor stepdaughter after giving her juice laced with alcohol

New Delhi, Feb 8: The Congress on Wednesday questioned as to why the Prime Minister’s Office “ignored” Niti Aayog recommendations against handing over six airports to an “inexperienced” Adani Group, a day after Rahul Gandhi linked the meteoric rise in the wealth of the business conglomerate to the BJP coming to power. In the Congress’ HAHK (Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun) series, the party’s general

Mangaluru, Feb 8: In what appears to be a case of suicide, a middle aged married couple were found dead at a lodge in Bunder police station limits in the city on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Ravindra (55) and Sudha (50). The couple had arrived at the lodge on February 6 at around 11 am and had booked the room by furnishing the documents. The staff at the lodge had last seen them

Bengaluru, Feb 8: A 23-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh has been arrested for sexually assaulting his former college mate in Koramangala, Southeast Bengaluru. His friend has been arrested for molesting the woman’s friend. The accused are Garakipati Ajay Venkat Sai, 23, from West Godavari, and Aditya Abhiraj, 26, from Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Police said Ajay had known the woman for four years as they