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Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Flipkart Group Rajneesh Kumar said that the new state-of-the-art facilities would further fuel economic growth.   North Karnataka has been growing at a steady pace on its own. As part of steps to establish the supply chain base in the State, e-commerce firm Flipkart has set up three new fulfilment and distributing centres in Karnataka, including one in Hubballi. A Flipkart press release stated the new centres in Hubballi, Kolar, and Anekal, with a combined stretch of seven lakh sq feet, will further support over 10,500 merchants from the State. Additionally, creating more than 14,000 direct and indirect fresh job openings. https://twitter.com/FlipkartStories/status/1430836905868886027 Pralhad Joshi inaugurates the Flipkart facility The  Hindu reports,  the offices were inaugurated in a virtual session by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi, Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries Murugesh Nirani and others. ...

The militants are said to be plotting a violent assault in Kashmir after the Afghan government fell on August 15 and the Taliban took control of the war-torn country NEW DELHI   —  Indian intelligence agencies have sent at least 10 alerts in the previous fortnight regarding Pakistani militants crossing the border and preparing something "big" in the Kashmir valley. The reports of planning for a militant attack by the Pakistani militants comes after the  Afghan government  fell on August 15, and the Taliban gained control of the war-torn country. As per news agency ANI, it has been learned that Taliban sympathizers, who are targeting India, are now active. Around 10 alerts about Pakistani militants issued so far According to an unnamed ‘senior source’, the report said that intelligence officers in Jammu and Kashmir received inputs from their counterparts in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) about militants planning to sneak into the state. Around 10 alerts have been issued...

According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the beginning of a new chapter in American engagement with Afghanistan has begun NEW DELHI   —   On Tuesday morning, US soldiers departed Afghanistan, bringing an end to a tumultuous and complex withdrawal from America's longest battle. The final American military jets left Afghanistan. Five American C-17 cargo jets took off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Tuesday morning, according to the  New York Times . Start of a new chapter in Afghanistan It's the start of a new chapter in American engagement with Afghanistan, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1432495720897126405 The Taliban's effective takeover of Afghanistan, the collapse of the Afghan government, hurried foreign force withdrawals that left tens of thousands of Afghans anxious to escape the country, and horrible terrorist attacks that murdered dozens of Afghans tarnished the US' final d...

Suspension of International flights extended except on cargo flights and flights allowed by the DGCA. On Sunday, the Centre extended the suspension of international flights to India till September 30 to check the spread of COVID-19. The Indian government banned International commercial flights since March 23, 2020, after the pandemic breakout. This eased the restrictions on flights in countries India had an air bubble agreement during the last year. The air bubble agreement between the two countries allows special international flyings to be operated by their airlines between their territories. India has formed this pact with around 25 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMzQmmOk09o At present, India has bilateral agreements with Bahrain, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, Iraq, Kuwait, Kenya, Nepal, the Maldives, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Qatar, Oman...

The BJP high-command in a spot as former CM Yediyurappa set to go on image-building tour Former Chief Minister  B S Yediyurappa's travel plans  across Karnataka have put the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) top leadership in a spot of bother. After being removed from the Chief Minister's post, Yediyurappa is looking to salvage his image by undertaking a state tour.  The BJP leadership fears that this move by the former CM might result in the creation of a parallel leadership and could hurt the position of the current Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. The national party leadership would any day want to ward off any leadership issues locally and without its intervention. As prompted by the Karnataka tour plan charted out by Yediyurappa, BJP national general secretary in charge of Karnataka, Arun Singh, has booked his ticket for a Karnataka visit. The move is spurred by the party top brass's decision to consult with the different party camps in the state unit. The prime aim...

Kerala Health Minister calls upon Junior Health Nurse Pushpalatha to convey appreciation This is the story of Pushpalatha, a junior public health nurse at the Department of Health in Kerala. What is that makes her story unique, one might wonder! The nurse’s dedication is now the talking point in in Kerala’s public domain. Pushpalatha is witnessing her name travel to the headline space, thanks to her feat of vaccinating as many as 893 people in just seven-and-a-half hours. Pushpalatha’s contribution isn’t small considering the overwhelming number of people seeking vaccination at government-run public health centers and vaccination spots. As Pushpalatha’s story began being spoken about across Kerala, the state’s Minister for Health Veena George came calling on her to congratulate her for the work she has done. Pushpalatha, who has been striving to bring to the people all health services her job would want her to do at the Government District Hospital in Chengannoor, was able to inoculate...

It has been 75 days after the BJP govt in Karnataka declared a compensation of Rs one lakh to BPL households that lost a member to Covid-19, but not a single person has been given a rupee till now. BENGALURU: On July 18, the BJP government in Karnataka passed an order to pay a Rs 1-lakh compensation to BPL families that lost one member to Covid-19, according to The Hindu. Till now, not even a single paise has been compensated to the low-income families. While the state affirmed it is bound to fulfill its promise, sources flagged several issues that lacked clarity. Covid deaths in Karnataka Karnataka had 37,261 deaths since the pandemic in March 2020, and 4,228 casualties have been recorded since the announcement of the compensation.  TOI quoted Clifton Rozario , an advocate, as saying, "The government failed to provide sufficient beds, oxygen, etc., and having failed to prevent deaths, the least it can do is to provide compensation which is announced. But there has been such pro...