Siddaramaiah takes oath as Karnataka Chief Minister
Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday formally took charge as Karnataka's new Chief Minister after taking oath and completing formalities at a massive event in Bengaluru where around 15,000 supporters had gathered. Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar, who was locked...
Campaign for clean air: Residents, NGOs unite in fight against Koradi Plant expansion
Nagpur: A coalition of 15 NGOs, activists, and members of a residential society, operating under the banner of 'Koradi Climate Crisis,' has voiced serious concerns regarding the proposed expansion of the Koradi Thermal Power Plant. In a press conference held on...
Kamal Haasan at Siddaramaiah’s swearing-in ceremony
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan attends the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected Karnataka government at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in...
Priyank Kharge to be sworn-in as Karnataka minister
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge, party's MLAs G Parameshwara and MB Patil are among the eight MLAs who will be sworn in as ministers in the state Cabinet during the oath-taking ceremony in Karnataka on Saturday. According to...
Return of Notebandi – 2000 notes to be withdrawn by Sep 30 , Exchange if you have
New Delhi: The central bank has said it will withdraw ₹ 2,000 notes from circulation and people can exchange them by September 30. The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) 19 regional offices will start taking ₹ 2,000 notes for exchange...
Aryan Khan drugs case: Sameer Wankhede made multiple foreign trips, owns vast property: CBI
Mumbai: Former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer Sameer Wankhede, who is under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner for allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore as a bribe for not framing Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in...
SC fires Nagpur’s Satchikitsa Prasarak Mandal (Adarsh Institute of Pharmacy) for illegal admissions
New Delhi: A bench of Supreme Court headed by Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Sanjay Kumar straightway fired Nagpur based Satchikitsa Prasarak Mandal and Adarsh Institute of Pharmacy run by Mr Nakade while hearing their special leave petition...
Indians will spend more on online gaming than films
Online gaming revenues are set to exceed those of filmed entertainment by 2025.The filmed entertainment segment's 2019 pre-pandemic revenue of Rs 19,100 crore was nearly three times that of online gaming's (Rs 6,500 crore), shows data from the Ficci-EY media...
BJP MP Rattan Lal Kataria dies after illness
Former Union minister and the BJP's Ambala MP Rattan Lal Kataria died on Thursday. He was 71. Senior BJP leaders, including Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and the party's state unit chief Om Prakash Dhankar expressed their condolences. Kataria...
Rijiju shifted from law ministry, replaced by Meghwal
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday replaced Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who has been moved to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences. President Droupadi Murmu, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reallocated portfolios among ministers in the Union...
Ganguly gets Z category security
Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly's security cover to be upgraded to Z category by West Bengal Govt, say...
Shivakumar likely to agree to Sonia’s suggestions
The Congress is continuing its deliberations to choose the Karnataka Chief Minister with both Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar persisting with their claims and another round of meetings slated to take place on Wednesday morning to reach a conclusion. Party sources said...
Terror nexus: NIA raids 100 places in 6 states
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducted searches at more than 100 locations in six states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh in terror-narcotics smugglers-gangsters nexus cases. The anti-terror agency in close coordination with state...
India economy may grow 6.7% in 2024: UN
India's economy is expected to grow by 6.7 per cent in the calendar year 2024, supported by resilient domestic demand, according to a UN report which said higher interest rates and weaker external demand will continue to weigh on investment...
BJP chief Nadda on two-day visit to Maharashtra from Wednesday
Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda will be on a two-day visit to Maharashtra from Wednesday, the party said in Mumbai. State BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said Nadda will attend a few events in Mumbai including a meeting with beneficiaries...
Heard of ONDC? It’s cheaper than Swiggy, Zomato
Food aggregator platforms Swiggy and Zomato are facing stiff competition from government-backed Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), which is offering users cheaper prices for the same food items. ONDC is a non-profit platform set up by the Department for Promotion...
Tata Starbucks adds bite-sized food
Looking at the preference of customers in the country for bite-sized foods and small portions of beverages, Tata Starbucks has introduced its products accordingly. It has offers starting at Rs 160 for foods and Rs 185 for beverages. "The picco...
Paytm’s next target is profitability: CEO
After One97Communications, the parent company of fintech major Paytm, managed to narrow its losses in the fourth quarter of FY23, CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said the company's next objective is profitability. "Our next milestone is to make Paytm cash flow positive...
Coach of Chennai-Bengaluru double-decker train derails near Kolar, no injuries
A coach of the double-decker train from Chennai to Bengaluru derailed at Bisanattam on the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border, near Bangarpet in Kolar district on Monday, railway authorities said. However, none of the passengers were injured. Train services were also not...
ED freezes Rs 457 cr worth assets in PMLA case against ‘lottery king’ Santiago Martin
Assets worth about Rs 457 crore have been frozen under the anti-money laundering law as part of an investigation against "lottery king" Santiago Martin in a case linked to alleged loss of over Rs 900 crore to the Sikkim government...
Will teach a lesson to those who want Maha unstable: Fadnavis
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said there are some organisations and people who want the state to be unstable, but the government will teach them a lesson. Speaking to reporters in Pune, Fadnavis also said those...
