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Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Oct 28 (PTI) The 'peace meeting' convened by the district administration to discuss permission for a route march by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and similar rallies by nine other organisations in Chittapur on November 2 failed to reach a consensus, official sources said on Tuesday. The meeting was held as per the directions of the Kalaburagi bench of the Karnataka High Court, issued last Friday. Chaired by Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum, the meet ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) IT firm Happiest Minds Technologies on Tuesday reported a 9 per cent increase in consolidated net profit to Rs 54 crore in the September quarter. The Bengaluru-headquartered IT firm had logged a profit of Rs 49.5 crore in the year-ago period, according to a regulatory filing. The company's revenue for operations rose 9.95 per cent to Rs 573.57 crore, as against Rs 521.64 crore a year ago. Seen sequentially, profit fell 5.4 per cent while revenue increased 4.3 per cent. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a special clean-up drive at Vasudev Ghat on the Yamuna, hours after the conclusion of Chhath Puja on early Tuesday morning. Delhi Mayor Iqbal Singh said that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) carried out extensive sanitation drives, deploying special teams at more than 1,100 ghats across the city in view of the Chhath Puja celebrations. Accompanied by Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra, the chief minister collected ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (PTI) Opposition Congress and INLD on Tuesday alleged that farmers in Haryana are suffering due to a shortage of fertilisers and are being treated as "criminals" as officials are stamping their hands when they come to collect fertilisers. Attacking the BJP government, Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala and Indian National Lok Dal president Abhay Singh Chautala accused it of adding insult to injury with such treatment of farmers. In a statem ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Paris Agreement "offers principles", but the International Solar Alliance "offers action", concrete action on the ground directed to communities, France's Special Climate Envoy Benoit Faraco said on Tuesday. Faraco attended the 8th Session of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly here and also interacted with reporters. The ISA was launched in 2015 and its founding conference was held in 2018 in New Delhi. Asked what role does France see for itself in the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) NASDAQ-listed MakeMyTrip on Tuesday reported a loss of USD 5.7 million in the September quarter. The Gurugram-headquartered travel booking platform had reported a net profit of USD 17.9 million in the year-ago period, a regulatory filing on NASDAQ showed. According to the filing, the company generated a revenue of USD 229.3 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2025, an increase of 8.7 per cent (12.6 per cent in constant currency) over revenue of USD 211 million in ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (PTI) BJP MP from Bengaluru South Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday met Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and urged him to scrap the proposed tunnel road project in the city, while advocating expansion of the metro and suburban rail networks to ease traffic congestion. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru development portfolio, said, "Surya failed to provide alternative measures to ease the city's traffic problems", but added that he respected the MP's suggestions and would dire ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 28 (PTI) The severe cyclonic storm Montha on Tuesday brought heavy rain in coastal and southern Odisha districts, causing landslides and damaging houses besides uprooting trees, officials said. The landfall of Montha started Kakinada in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh about 7 pm and the process will continue for three to four hours, the Met office said. The preliminary reports of damages were received from eight southern Odisha districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Centre has asked all states and Union territories to ensure the recruitment of ex-Agniveers into private security agencies and training institutes as they have experience working in the armed forces, officials said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Home Affairs communication has been sent to all states and UTs as part of the further career progression of ex-Agniveers on completion of their term with the armed forces. In June 2022, the government rolled out the Agnipath re ...Read More >
Chennai, Oct 28 (PTI) Tiruvallur district received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, leading to overflowing of Nathamedu lake and flooding of residential areas in Thiruneerpakkam. Residents of the area complained that flooding has become a recurring problem whenever there is heavy rain. "We have been complaining for 30 years now, no one is paying any heed. The government is not even desilting the lake," a resident told reporters. When PTI Videos reached the area, the residents were seen moving aroun ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) A critically injured Iranian fisherman has been evacuated mid-sea from a 'dhow' nearly 1,500 kilometres west off the Kochi coast, the Indian Coast Guard said on Tuesday. In a post on X, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) also shared photographs of the rescue operation. "In a swift and coordinated rescue operation, (ICG) undertook long range mid sea (medical evacuation) of a critically injured Iranian fisherman from the dhow Al-Owais, approximately 1,500 km west of Kochi," it ...Read More >
Pune, Oct 28 (PTI) Hyderabad golfer Mohammed Azhar shot a superb seven-under 64 to emerge leader by one stroke on the opening day of the Rs one crore The Poona Club Open, here on Tuesday. PGTI Order of Merit leader Yuvraj Sandhu fired six-under 65 to be placed second at the Poona Club Golf Course, while Gurugram's Veer Ahlawat (66), the 2024 PGTI Ranking champion, was a further shot behind in third position. The quintet of Akshay Damale, Aaron Rockey, Aditya Bhandarkar, Adityaa Garg and amateu ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 28 (PTI) Parts of Gujarat, including Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and Kheda districts, continued to receive unseasonal heavy rains on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting more showers till October 31. In view of the prevailing situation, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the welfare of farmers was the government's top priority and it was committed to providing all possible help to the affected people. Parts of Amreli, Bhavnagar, Gir Somnath and ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 28 (PTI) A depression over the Arabian Sea brought unseasonal showers to Mumbai on Tuesday evening, with the weather department forecasting intermittent rainfall over the next 48 hours. The Colaba observatory recorded 11 mm of rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, while Santacruz observatory recorded no rainfall, an official from the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said. The weather system over the Arabian Sea is expected to bring intermittent showers to the city over the next ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee charged the BJP with spreading fear over the National Register of Citizens on Tuesday, hours after the alleged suicide of a man near Kolkata, who reportedly left behind a note blaming the NRC for his death. Barrackpore Police Commissionerate Muralidhar Sharma said after visiting the spot that 57-year-old Pradeep Kar was found hanging at his residence in Panihati in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday morning. A suicide note was found in ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Tuesday that there is nothing wrong with the demand for a Dalit Chief Minister. "What's wrong with holding a Dalit convention? Earlier, the high command had asked us to postpone it for certain reasons, and we had agreed. In the interest of the party, the Dalit community has always stood with the Congress," he said. The state Home Minister pointed out that to maintain this unity, the party needs to hold such conventions fr ...Read More >
Pune, Oct 28 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare on Tuesday said she was not afraid of the Rs 50 crore defamation notice sent by former BJP MP Ranjit Naik Nimbalkar and vowed to continue talking about cases allegedly involving him. Andhare had on Monday raised several questions regarding the alleged suicide of a 28-year-old woman doctor in Phaltan in Maharashtra's Satara district, alleging that the hotel where she was found hanging belonged to a person close to Nimbalkar. She had claim ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Two-time gold medallist Nikhat Zareen has put behind the disappointment of missing out on a third World Championships medal, and is now focussed on collecting maximum ranking points by winning the top prize in the upcoming World Boxing Cup Finals. The event will be held in Greater Noida from November 14 to 21. Nikhat, who competes in flyweight and light flyweight categories, won World Championship gold medals in 2022 in Istanbul and 2023 in New Delhi. But she failed to ...Read More >
Patna, Oct 28 (PTI) The INDIA bloc, which released its manifesto for the Bihar assembly elections on Tuesday, has pledged to block the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the state and make the management of Waqf property more transparent and welfare-oriented. The opposition bloc also promised that the management of Buddhist temples in Bodh Gaya would be handed over to members of the Buddhist community. "The constitutional rights of all minority communities will be protected. The Waq ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 28 (PTI) In a setback to the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the state's order mandating that private organisations obtain prior permission before holding any activities in government-owned spaces. While the government order, issued earlier this month, did not specifically name RSS, the provisions of the order were said to be aimed at impacting the activities of the Hindu right wing organisation, including its route marches. Justi ...Read More >
Nagaon (Assam), Oct 28 (PTI) Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday alleged that the "entire Kharge family", including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, is "anti-Assam". His accusation came a day after he was engaged in a verbal duel with Karnataka Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge, the son of the Congress chief, over setting up of big tech-driven industries like semiconductor unit in Assam. Karnataka is a Congress-ruled state. "Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) India's services sector employs nearly 30 per cent of the country's workforce, which is still lower than the global average of 50 per cent, reflecting a slower structural transition, NITI Aayog said in a report on Tuesday. The Aayog, in a report titled 'India's Services Sector: Insights from Employment Trends and State-Level Dynamics', further said that services remain the mainstay of India's employment growth and post-pandemic recovery, but challenges persist. "Service ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 28 (PTI) The North American Punjabi Association (NAPA) on Tuesday expressed its deepest condemnation and outrage over the "horrifying, racially aggravated rape" of a Sikh woman in Walsall, the United Kingdom. This comes only weeks after a similar racially motivated assault in Oldbury, leaving the Sikh community in shock, fear and grief, the NAPA said. According to West Midlands Police, the young woman, aged in her 20s, was raped and assaulted by a man she did not know in the Pa ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Fintech firm BankBazaar.com on Tuesday said its total income has crossed the Rs 250 crore mark and turned positive at the operating level in 2024-25. The firm's topline was Rs 188 crore in the previous fiscal. The company closed FY25 on a strong note with audited operating revenue of Rs 254 crore and Adjusted EBITDA Profit of Rs 4 crore, BankBazaar.com said in a statement. The co-branded credit card business continues to be a key growth driver, generating recurring rev ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) Satyajit Ray's classic film 'Aranyer Din Ratri' (Days and Nights in the Forest), digitally restored in 4K and screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May, will be showcased at Priya Cinema here on November 7, theatre owner and member of the film's producers' family Arijit Dutta said on Tuesday. The restoration was a collaboration between the Film Heritage Foundation and The Film Foundation's World Cinema Project, with work done at L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy, an ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 28 (PTI) Senior pacer Mohammed Shami on Tuesday said he is "fit" and "ready" for an India comeback, having backed up his desire to return with exceptional performances in the season's first two Ranji Trophy matches. The Bengal speedster has made a strong claim for international comeback with a fiery spell that saw him take a match haul of eight wickets and propel his team to a 141-run win over Gujarat at the Eden Gardens. "A lot of hard work is there and I believe luck too plays a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) India's industrial production growth remained steady at 4 per cent in September this year due to the good performance of the manufacturing sector buoyed by GST rationalisation and festive demand, according to official data released on Tuesday. The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had expanded by 3.2 per cent in September 2024. The National Statistics Office (NSO) revised the industrial production growth to 4.1 per cent for A ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd on Tuesday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 17.82 crore for the latest quarter ended September on lower income. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2.82 crore in the year-ago period. Total income fell to Rs 113.23 crore during the second quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal from Rs 275.82 crore in the corresponding period of the preceding year, according to a regulatory filing. Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd is one of the leading propert ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) Environmentalists have termed the Delhi government's cloud-seeding trial a short-term measure, saying it may temporarily reduce pollution but will not address the root causes of the capital's deteriorating air quality. The Delhi government, in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur, conducted a cloud-seeding trial on Tuesday to induce artificial rain in parts of the national capital. "Rain can subside pollution but it is only a temporary, end-of-the-tail solution that might prov ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Delhi government, in collaboration with IIT-Kanpur, conducted cloud-seeding trials in parts of Delhi on Tuesday, with more such exercises planned over the next few days, Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said. Environmentalists, however, termed the Delhi government's cloud-seeding trial a short-term measure, saying it may temporarily reduce pollution but fails to address the root causes of the capital's deteriorating air quality. According to officials, the ...Read More >
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