Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 19 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday said that 'Veer Savarkar was a great patriot and was a revolutionary among the freedom fighters.'
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Central Working President Alok Kumar on Saturday stated that those from the scheduled tribes embracing another religion should not be given the reservation benefits after converting.
Havana [Cuba], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Cuba reported its first death from COVID-19 this week and registered 77 new cases, bringing the death toll to 8,314 and the number of infections to 964,035, the Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 19 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) raised questions over the appointment of IPS Siddharth Chattopadhyaya as the Director-General of Punjab Police, claiming that he was not even among candidates shortlisted for consideration for the post.
Amsterdam [Netherlands], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua) The Dutch government announced a stricter lockdown on Saturday out of fear for the rise of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.
Ottawa [Canada], December 19 (ANI/Xinhua): COVID-19 cases are continuing to soar across Canada fueled by the Omicron variant, with confirmation of 7,566 new cases as of Saturday afternoon.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 19 (ANI): The Telangana police have arrested three for alleged involvement in a case of burglary reported at Chikkadpally in October. The police recovered gold ornaments weighing 70 tolas from them.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 19 (ANI): In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls next year, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to take out 'Jan Vishwas Yatra' from six places in the state from Sunday.
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa on Sunday to attend Goa Liberation Day celebrations at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa's Taleigao at around 3 pm.
Hong Kong, December 19 (ANI): China has repeatedly employed cyberattacks against Southeast Asian countries because of their claims on the South China Sea or their inability to give Chinese projects green signals in their respective countries, according to a report.
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], December 19 (ANI): Police have arrested two persons with Ambergris, commonly known as whale vomit, worth Rs 1 crore on Ghodbunder Road in Thane district of Maharashtra, informed local police on Saturday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 19 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President and MP A Revanth Reddy on Saturday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Governments of "robbing people by imposing various taxes."