Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) Ministers of the Congress government in Karnataka on Friday said that discussions around an unconfirmed talk of power-sharing agreement and a potential leadership change had lost relevance after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made it clear he would serve his full five-year term. Rumours had persisted since the Congress came to power in May 2023 that a power-sharing deal existed between Siddaramaiah and his deputy, D K Shivakumar. According to the purported agreement -- whi...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) A non-cognisable case was registered on Friday against Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad and his supporter for assaulting a worker at the MLA hostel canteen in south Mumbai, police officials said. A non-cognisable case is registered in minor offences. Police can not make arrest without a court warrant in such cases. Gaikwad and one of his supporters assaulted the worker at the Akashwani MLA hostel canteen for 'serving stale food' on Tuesday night. A viral video showing the two...Read More
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Jul 11 (PTI) Residents are struggling with severe traffic congestion in Ajmer after the closure of the 2.6 km Ramsetu Bridge following a court order on Wednesday. A local court ordered the shutdown of the elevated road after a PIL by two residents questioned the structural integrity of the bridge and raised concerns about technical flaws in the bridge's design. The court also issued notices to the CEO of Ajmer Smart City Ltd and the commissioner of the Ajmer Municipal Corpo...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 11 (PTI) Taking up two habeas corpus petitions alleging illegal detention of migrant workers from West Bengal in Delhi, the Calcutta High Court Friday directed the administration in the northern state to clarify whether they are under detention. The petitioners, who are relatives of those allegedly detained, also sought direction to the authorities concerned for their release and production before the court. It was claimed in the two petitions that Sweety Bibi, Kurban Sheikh, thei...Read More
Lucknow: The family of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's Axiom-4 mission, on Friday expressed joy and pride after speaking to him, and said they are eagerly awaiting his safe return on July 14. Speaking to PTI Videos from their Lucknow residence, Shubhanshu's father Shambhu Dayal Shukla said the family is relieved to know that the mission is proceeding smoothly. "Everything is fine in space. It felt great to see that his missi...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Shares of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Friday surged nearly 5 per cent after the company announced that Priya Nair will become its first woman CEO and MD. The stock jumped 4.61 per cent to settle at Rs 2,520.10 apiece on the BSE. Intra-day, it edged higher by 5 per cent to Rs 2,530. On the NSE, shares of the firm climbed 4.63 per cent to Rs 2,520 each. The stock emerged as the biggest gainer among the Sensex and Nifty firms. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 689.81 po...Read More
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) An alleged synthetic narcotics producer facing an Interpol Red Notice was deported to India from the UAE on Friday in an operation coordinated by the CBI through Interpol and Mumbai police, following which he was arrested in the country's financial capital, officials said. Kubbawala Mustafa, wanted in the case related to the seizure of Rs 252 crore worth of mephedrone from a factory in Maharashtra's Sangli, was brought from the UAE to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj I...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Global EV giant Tesla is all set to formally debut in the Indian market next week with the opening of its first experience centre at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex. The Elon Musk-led firm has sent out select invites presenting the inaugural event on July 15 as the "launch of Tesla in India". Tesla could not be reached for comments. As per industry experts, the Austin-headquartered company has already shipped in first set of cars, apparently Model Y rear-wheel drive SUVs...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) Realty firm Puravankara Ltd's sales bookings rose per cent to Rs 1,124 crore in the first quarter of this fiscal year on higher price realisation. In a regulatory filing on Friday, the company said it achieved sales value of Rs 1,124 crore for April-June quarter as against Rs 1,064 crore in the year-ago period. Sales volume dipped to 1.25 million sq ft from 1.29 million sq ft. However, the average price realisation increased to Rs 8,988 per sq ft from Rs 8,246 per sq f...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Shares of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) dropped nearly 3.50 per cent on Friday after its June quarter earnings failed to enthuse investors. The bellwether stock declined 3.46 per cent to settle at Rs 3,265.40 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it dropped 3.57 per cent to Rs 3,261.35. On the NSE, it went lower by 3.47 per cent to Rs 3,264.50. The company's market valuation eroded by Rs 42,295.44 crore to Rs 11,81,450.30 crore. The stock was the biggest laggard among ...Read More
Hyderabad, Jul 11 (PTI) MLA T Raja Singh on Friday said he would continue to work for the causes of nationalism, Hindutva and Sanatan Dharma till his last breath, even as the BJP officially accepted his resignation from the party. Taking to X, Singh clarified that his decision to step down was not driven by the desire for any post, power, or personal gain. "May be, I could not convey to Delhi the pain of millions of BJP workers who are working tirelessly with the dream of forming a BJP governm...Read More
Kochi, Jul 11 (PTI) Kerala Higher Education Minister R Bindu on Friday defended the government's intervention in the KEAM exam results, calling it a well-intentioned move aimed at ensuring justice for all students. A day after the division bench of the Kerala High Court upheld the decision of the single judge of the same court, striking down a last-minute change made by the state government to the KEAM 2025 entrance exam prospectus, Bindu said the revised formula used to prepare the new rank li...Read More
Shimla, July 10 (PTI) A man was arrested for allegedly raping his 12-year-old daughter at home in Shimla's Rampur subdivision on the mother's complaint, police said on Friday. The victim's mother narrated the alleged incident and filed a complaint with the police alleging that her husband raped her minor daughter on July 6. The accused has been booked for rape under Section 65 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and aggravated penetrative sexual assault under Section 6 of the Protection of Ch...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Actor Vikrant Massey says he is nervous about playing the role of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in an upcoming biopic, tentatively titled "White". The "12th Fail" star said it is a tragedy that people don't know his contribution towards peace and the film will focus on that chapter in his life. "To play Gurudev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, is a daunting task. I'm very nervous, and that chapter in his life is so phenomenal, but it's also a tragedy that a lot of people don't...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Billionaire Gautam Adani on Friday revealed plans to build an AI-first, multidisciplinary healthcare ecosystem that integrates affordability, scalability, and global best practices, as he shared his vision for transforming healthcare in India. Speaking at the 5th Annual Conference of the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery - Asia Pacific (SMISS-AP) here, he called for a complete system-wide redesign to meet the needs of the future. Adani, who heads ports-to-energy...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Manushi Chhillar says more than box office success, her focus is on internal growth as an actor. Chhillar, who stars opposite Rajkummar Rao in the upcoming film "Maalik", is known for her role in movies such as "Samrat Prithviraj", "The Great Indian Family", "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", and "Operation Valentine". "My focus is on the internal journey, rather than what happens at the box office. When an audience reacts to your film in a certain way, it gives you an idea, a diff...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Lt Governor VK Saxena has asked the Delhi government to make Aadhaar registrations in the national capital "foolproof", saying illegal migrants obtaining the document has wider national security ramifications, officials said on Friday. It has come to the attention of the Lt Governor that in several instances, illegal immigrants have managed to secure an Aadhaar card on the basis of "false documentation or misrepresentation", Ashish Kundra, principal secretary to LG, said...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) In the wake of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserting that he would complete his five years' tenure, his deputy D K Shivakumar on Friday said the CM has replied to all the questions on the matter. "The Chief Minister has already answered all your questions. It's not appropriate for me to keep repeating the same, and it's not right for you to keep asking," Shivakumar told reporters at the Bengaluru airport, upon his return from New Delhi. Both Siddaramaiah and S...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Tata group firm Titan Company Ltd on Friday announced top management changes with Ajoy Chawla set to become its Managing Director from January 1, 2026, succeeding incumbent C K Venkataraman. Chawla is currently the CEO of the company's jewellery division, Titan Company said in a regulatory filing. As part of the changes, Arun Narayan, head of Tanishq India business, will become CEO of its jewellery division from January 1, 2026, while Kuruvilla Markose, currently the CE...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) A 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly opening fire at a minor boy in northwest Delhi's Azadpur area to settle a personal rivalry, an official said on Friday. The accused, identified as Tanish alias Lala, was nabbed for allegedly opening fire at Aryan (17) after a brief chase in the Majlis Park area, he said. "On July 7, at 10.14 pm, information was received from Trauma Centre, Civil Lines, that Aryan had been admitted with gunshot injuries. His mother, Neetu, tol...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 11 (PTI) The sales volume of used cars is expected to grow 8 to 10 per cent in the 2025-26 fiscal, according to a report by Crisil Ratings. Driven by rising digital adoption and better access to finance, the sales volume is likely to touch around six million units this fiscal, it said. The ratio of used-to-new cars in sales has increased to 1.4 from less than one in a span of five years, the report said. The market value of used cars is estimated to be around Rs 4 lakh crore. Th...Read More
Gurugram: Heavy rains have once again turned Gurugram into a flooded mess, raising serious questions about the city's civic planning and the Haryana government's response. Roads are waterlogged, homes are flooded, and many residents are left struggling. Columnist and political commentator Suhel Seth didn't hold back. In a series of sharp tweets, he blamed Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and his government for the chaos. "Gurugram is a shame," he wrote, calling out the poor infrastructure and l...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Facilities management and manpower services company Krystal Integrated Services Ltd (KISL) on Friday said it has bagged orders worth around Rs 84 crore from Airport Authority of India and two other entities. KISL has secured a significant three-year contract worth Rs 20.26 crore from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the new terminal building of Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, the company said in a statement. The company has also secured two con...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The Congress on Friday said the Supreme Court order on pleas challenging the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar makes it clear that "no stay was asked for by any of the petitioners", and hoped the ruling will save a vast majority of voters from being disenfranchised. The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission to consider Aadhaar, voter ID and ration cards as valid documents during its ongoing Special Intensive Re...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Vietnam's electric vehicle maker VinFast on Friday said it has signed an agreement with BatX Energies for high voltage battery recycling and repurposing in India. BatX Energies is an Indian clean-tech company specialising in battery recycling, rare metal recovery and end-of-life battery repurposing. Under the agreement, BatX Energies will provide comprehensive high-voltage (HV) battery recycling, material recovery and repurposing services for VinFast India's factory, an...Read More
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 11 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will arrive here late Friday night to inaugurate the new BJP State Committee Office and launch the party's campaign for the upcoming local body elections. Shah is expected to land at Thiruvananthapuram airport around 10 pm, where he will be received by BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar and other senior leaders, an official statement said. The formal inauguration of the state office will take place at 11 am on Saturday. Shah...Read More
Bengaluru, Jul 11 (PTI) Every day for the last six years, promptly at noon, 37-year-old 'Protein' Prabhu has sat with a basket of bananas at the entrance of the sprawling Indian Institute of Statistics campus, adjacent to the Bangalore University campus, feeding the monkeys that live in and around the area. Prabhu also feeds about 30 dogs in the vicinity, but he waits until nightfall to avoid agitating neighbours who object to feeding strays. He is happy that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Pa...Read More
Gurugram, Jul 11 (PTI) Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi, an accused in the 2023 Nuh violence case, Friday said he has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court, seeking permission to take part in a religious procession on July 14, the first Monday of the holy month of Sawan. Bajrangi, who formed the Gau Raksha Bajrang Force, has a long association with controversies. Violence erupted in Nuh in July 2023 during a Vishwa Hindu Parishad procession after it was attacked by a mob. Five people, including ...Read More
Jalandhar, Jul 11 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted fresh searches in Punjab and Haryana as part of a money laundering investigation into a 'donkey route' case related to illegal Indian immigrants who were deported by the US this year, official sources said. Raids are being undertaken at seven locations at Mansa in Punjab and Kurukshetra and Karnal in Haryana under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. The latest raids are based on "credible" inputs gath...Read More
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) Six organisations operating in Maharashtra have already been banned in some other states, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday, referring to the 'Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill'. The bill, which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations with a focus on urban Naxalism and "passive militancy", has been passed by the assembly. It is expected to be tabled in the legislative council soon. "I am happy that the Maharashtra Spec...Read More