Leaders in the Assembly cutting across political affiliations on Wednesday urged Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri to take tough steps to ensure that members adhere to norms related to discipline as well as rules while participating in debates in the House.The leaders expressed concern that the House had not taken up any constructive and quality debate…Continue Reading
Minister for Higher Education C.N. Ashwath Narayan has said the State Government will develop the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) on the lines of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). He spoke while piloting the Bill to upgrade the college into a university in the Legislative Council on Wednesday.The Minister said there was a need…Continue Reading
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that Karnataka was expecting an order from the Supreme Court shortly that could pave the way for notification of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-2 award.“Telangana has withdrawn its petition. Due to our efforts, the court has taken up early hearing. We are expecting an order shortly,” he told…Continue Reading
The Supreme Court will hear cases challenging President Biden’s vaccine mandates. In a brief order Wednesday, the justices said they would hear challenges to two of the mandates — his order that large employers require COVID-19 vaccination or testing and a separate mandate that health-care workers be vaccinated. The court scheduled oral arguments for Jan.…Continue Reading
Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the delta version. Scientists stress that even if the findings of these early studies hold up, any reductions in severity need to be weighed against the fact omicron spreads much faster than delta and is more…Continue Reading
“The Chosen,” the super-popular streaming video dramatic series on the life and ministry of Jesus, successfully wrapped up its funding drive to produce a third season, series creator and executive producer Dallas Jenkins said in an email to fans Wednesday. “Season 3 was fully funded yesterday. My heart is full,” Mr. Jenkins wrote in the…Continue Reading
HONG KONG — A monument at a Hong Kong university that commemorated the 1989 Tiananmen massacre was boarded up by workers late Wednesday, prompting fears over the future of the monument as the city’s authorities crack down on dissent. The 26-foot tall Pillar of Shame, which depicts 50 torn and twisted bodies piled on top…Continue Reading
NEWS AND OPINION: According to John Hopkins University, the first case of COVID-19 was reported on Dec. 1, 2019, in Wuhan, China, which means that the U.S. and much of the world have been living with the virus for two years, and that 2022 will mark the third year of this medical challenge. The virus…Continue Reading
Memes! A way of describing cultural information being shared. An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.Continue Reading
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