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Focus Karnataka
Screen Time Concerns: Karnataka Mulls Mobile Phone Curbs for Under-16s to Curb Addiction
Screen Time Concerns: Karnataka Mulls Mobile Phone Curbs for Under-16s to Curb Addiction
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 22, 2026

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is exploring the possibility of restricting mobile phone and social media usage among children below 16 years, amid growing concerns over digital addiction and its impact…

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Focus India
Big Shift at Highway Tolls: Cash Payments Likely to Go — Here’s What You Need to Know
Big Shift at Highway Tolls: Cash Payments Likely to Go — Here’s What You Need to Know
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 21, 2026

Cash payments at National Highway toll plazas across India are likely to be phased out from April 1, 2026, as authorities push for a fully digital toll collection ecosystem. The…

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Focus India
‘Modi is a great gentleman; India will be paying tariffs; US will not!’: Donald Trump
‘Modi is a great gentleman; India will be paying tariffs; US will not!’: Donald Trump
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 21, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed that there would be no changes to the parameters of the U.S.-India trade deal announced on February 2, even after the U.S. Supreme…

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Focus Mangaluru–Udupi
Experts call for clarity on Mangaluru Airport’s future plans amid demand for another airport
Experts call for clarity on Mangaluru Airport’s future plans amid demand for another airport
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 20, 2026

Mangaluru: The debate over setting up a new airport in coastal Karnataka should be guided by the future expansion roadmap of Mangaluru International Airport (MIA), Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh…

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Focus Karnataka
Karnataka RTC Employees Agitation Over Pay Revision; Bus Services Largely Unaffected
Karnataka RTC Employees Agitation Over Pay Revision; Bus Services Largely Unaffected
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 19, 2026

Employees of the State-run road transport corporations staged an agitation on Thursday, February 19, 2026, pressing for salary revision, clearance of pending arrears, and other service-related demands. Despite the protest,…

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Focus Mangaluru–Udupi
Mangaluru | Arogya Bhavan Plan Dropped; Health Dept to Shift to Praja Soudha’s 3rd Floor
Mangaluru | Arogya Bhavan Plan Dropped; Health Dept to Shift to Praja Soudha’s 3rd Floor
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 18, 2026

Mangaluru: The state government has shelved its earlier proposal to construct a standalone Arogya Bhavan in Dakshina Kannada and instead decided to house the district health department within the existing…

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Focus India
Modi Govt Reaches Out to Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Signals Thaw in Bilateral Ties
Modi Govt Reaches Out to Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Signals Thaw in Bilateral Ties
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 18, 2026

New Delhi: In a significant diplomatic outreach, the Narendra Modi-led government on Tuesday engaged with Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, signalling a willingness to move beyond past tensions and recalibrate ties with the…

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Focus India
Indian Woman Among Epstein’s Victims; New Files Show US Bid to Contact Her for Compensation
Indian Woman Among Epstein’s Victims; New Files Show US Bid to Contact Her for Compensation
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 17, 2026

A newly released set of documents from the US Department of Justice related to the case of Jeffrey Epstein indicates that an Indian woman was identified among the victims, with…

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Focus Mangaluru–Udupi
MP Seeks Marine Finfish Hatchery in Mangaluru to Boost Cage Farming, Cut Seed Dependence
MP Seeks Marine Finfish Hatchery in Mangaluru to Boost Cage Farming, Cut Seed Dependence
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 17, 2026

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Brijesh Chowta has appealed to the Union government to set up a marine finfish hatchery in the coastal district, citing an urgent need to…

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Focus India
Stop surrendering to US pressure; don’t sell out farmers: Karnataka CM to PM Modi
Stop surrendering to US pressure; don’t sell out farmers: Karnataka CM to PM Modi
  • CD Web DeskCD Web Desk
  • February 16, 2026

Bengaluru: Demanding answers from PM Narendra Modi over the impact of the India-US interim trade deal, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the country’s farmers are “not bargaining chips but…

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No Feast, No Joy: Gazans Mark Eid Under War, Hunger and Soaring Prices

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 27, 2026
No Feast, No Joy: Gazans Mark Eid Under War, Hunger and Soaring Prices
Focus From All Corners

Over 1.5 Million Pilgrims Gather at Mount Arafat as Hajj Reaches Spiritual Peak Amid Intense Heat

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 26, 2026
Over 1.5 Million Pilgrims Gather at Mount Arafat as Hajj Reaches Spiritual Peak Amid Intense Heat
Focus From All Corners

IRGC shoots down MQ-9 drone after US strikes Iran; Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 26, 2026
IRGC shoots down MQ-9 drone after US strikes Iran; Israel intensifies attacks in Lebanon
Focus From All Corners

‘Nuclear weapons are haram in Islam’: Iran representative in India says Tehran doesn’t want nukes

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 24, 2026
‘Nuclear weapons are haram in Islam’: Iran representative in India says Tehran doesn’t want nukes
Focus From All Corners

Attack on Iran put on hold after Gulf mediation; large scale assault if talks fail: Trump

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 19, 2026
Attack on Iran put on hold after Gulf mediation; large scale assault if talks fail: Trump
Focus From All Corners

Cuba warns US spinning ‘fraudulent case’ as pretext for INVASION

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 18, 2026
Cuba warns US spinning ‘fraudulent case’ as pretext for INVASION
Focus From All Corners

Strait of Hormuz now a 500-km operational ‘crescent’: IRGC Navy

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 13, 2026
Strait of Hormuz now a 500-km operational ‘crescent’: IRGC Navy
Focus From All Corners

‘Pay before you pass’: Iran formalizes Hormuz transit rules – how, which nations will get permits?

  • By CD Web Desk
  • May 11, 2026
‘Pay before you pass’: Iran formalizes Hormuz transit rules – how, which nations will get permits?

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