Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar are directly responsible for the tragic stampede that occurred at Chinnaswamy Stadium and its surroundings. Opposition Leader R Ashoka demanded that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by a High Court judge probe the incident. Speaking at a press conference, he stated, "We will not accept an investigation by the District Collector. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is being filed before the High Court Chief Justi...Read More
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced that a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) will be implemented for all large public events, ceremonies, and celebrations to prevent such incidents in the future. Speaking to the media, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara expressed deep sorrow over the incident and emphasized the urgent need for regulation of crowd management at large gatherings. "We will formulate an SOP specifically for large events, ceremonies, and programs to ensure the safety ...Read More
Bengaluru: Expressing deep grief over loss of life in the stampede, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today said that he was finding it difficult to come to terms with the death of young kids. "Can't come to terms with the tragic death of our young kids in yesterday's stampede. Those kids had a bright future ahead of them. This incident has tarnished the reputation of Bengaluru and Karnataka. We have taken this incident seriously and we will rectify the shortcomings. This is a lesson for us,"...Read More
Bengaluru: In a significant milestone for Bengaluru's public transport system, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) registered its highest-ever single-day ridership on June 4, with a record 9,66,732 commuters utilizing Namma Metro services. The achievement highlights the growing reliance on the metro as the city's primary mode of travel. The surge in passenger numbers was witnessed across various metro lines, with Line 1 accounting for 4,78,334 commuters and Line 2 seeing a ride...Read More
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and Member of Parliament Basavaraj Bommai has said that the objection raised by the Chief Minister of Maharashtra regarding the height of the Almatti Reservoir is illogical and politically motivated. In a press release issued in this regard, he said the Almatti Dam, constructed under the Upper Krishna Project, is a vital water storage and distribution grid in the Krishna River basin. It is the lifeline of North Karnataka. The height of Almatti was included in th...Read More
Bengaluru: The death of 11 RCB fans in a stampede near the city's Chinnaswamy Stadium has sparked a national debate. The state government, which has taken the matter seriously, has already suspended some officials including city police commissioner B. Dayanand. The police have now arrested four people, including three organizers, in connection with the tragedy. Cubbon Park police and CCB conducted a joint operation and arrested four people, including three organizers, at Kempegowda Airport near...Read More
Chittoor: Environment protection is the responsibility of every citizen and people should voluntarily involve in planting saplings, stated Chittoor MLA Gurajala Jagan Mohan. On Thursday, he participated in the World Environment Day and Vanamahotsavam organised by forest department in Chittoor. The MLA said maintaining ecological balance is essential for human survival and wanted the people to reduce plastic usage to the minimum. Stating that raising temperatures are the result of deforestation,...Read More
NEW DELHI: Come Saturday and people can whistle into Srinagar on a train as Northern Railway has notifed regular Vande Bharat Express services between Katra and the city. PM Narendra Modi will flag off the first passenger train to the Kashmir Valley on Friday from Katra.The service will be operational for six days a week with no train on Wednesday, railways said. More trains would be deployed depending on demand at a later stage, officials added. From Saturday, a pair of Vande Bharat trains will...Read More
New Delhi: Under-fire IPL champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday said it will co-operate with all the legal proceedings after an FIR was registered against it in connection with the stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium in which 11 people were killed. The FIR has been lodged against RCB, Karnataka State Cricket Association, and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks. "We can't comment on legal proceedings at the moment. But we will co-operate with all the government and judic...Read More
Bhimavaram: West Godavari district collector Chadalawada Nagarani said that in addition to planting trees to improve greenery, efforts are being made to control plastic pollution. On Thursday, to celebrate World Environment Day, a large-scale programme was taken up in the district to plant saplings and remove plastic waste from canals and drains under 'Vanam-Manam.' As part of this, collector Nagarani, District Superintendent of Police Adnan Nayeem Asmi, district Joint Collector T Rahul Kumar ...Read More
Bengaluru city police late on Thursday (June 5, 2025) night arrested a top official of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise and three from the event management company DNA Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., who organised the victory celebrations for the team in the city that led to stampede and 11 deaths. Editorial | Trampled over: On the RCB cup celebration and Bengaluru stampede The arrests came hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced at a press conference the suspension of city p...Read More
New Delhi: FMCG major Procter & Gamble on Thursday announced it would reduce 7,000 jobs, or about 15 per cent of its current non-manufacturing positions, globally over the next two years. The company said employee separations will be managed with support and respect, and "in line with our principles and values and local laws". "Specific impacts by region or site are not available at this time. Plans will be implemented over the next two fiscal years, allowing us appropriately sequence the deli...Read More
New Delhi: State-owned Central Bank of India on Thursday said it acquired a 25.18 per cent stake in Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Limited (FGILICL) for a cash consideration of Rs 57 crore as part of the insolvency process. With the acquisition of 65,43,80,439 shares on Wednesday (June 4), the bank has ventured into the insurance sector, Central Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. At present, Central Bank of India has 25.28 per cent stake in FGILICL, which had earned a gros...Read More
New Delhi: Drugmaker Wockhardt said its novel antibiotic Zaynich has an addressable market opportunity of $7 billion in the US and Europe. The company said it has completed a pre-NDA (non-disclosure agreement) meeting with the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) in May 2025. Filing to the USFDA is slated in the second quarter of the current fiscal with potential launch in FY2026-27, Wockhardt Ltd said in a regulatory filing. The company plans for regulatory approval for the product in Europ...Read More
New Delhi: India's services sector activity kept up its high pace of growth in May, driven by a strong demand for exports, which also saw hiring of staff by firms surge to an all-time high during the month, according to the latest HDBC survey. Registering 58.8 in May, the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PM Business Activity Index - based on a single question asking how the level of business activity compares with the situation the month before - was broadly in line with April's reading ...Read More
Ahmedabad: The Adani Group's total contribution to the exchequer increased by 29 per cent to Rs 74,945 crore in fiscal year 2025, from Rs 58,104 crore in FY24, through its portfolio of listed entities, it announced on Thursday. Of the total contribution of Rs 74,945 crore, direct contributions stood at Rs 28,720 crore, indirect contributions at Rs 45,407 crore, while other contributions at Rs 818 crore, the company said in a statement. To put it in perspective, Rs 74,945 crore is roughly the co...Read More
New Delhi: Mining Major Vedanta Ltd plans to utilise Rs 5,000 crore raised through its unsecured non-convertible debenture (NCD) to retire high-cost debt, that will save an estimated Rs 350 crore in interest outgo, sources said.It will also use a part of the proceeds to fund its growth capex, sources added. Mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd had last week said the committee of directors has approved raising up to Rs 5,000 crore via issuance of debentures. The mining major plans to deploy funds fro...Read More
Rajamahendravaram: As part of World Environment Day celebrations, a major initiative to plant 4 lakh saplings across the district has been launched, district collector P Prasanthi announced on Thursday. She called on everyone to protect these saplings for the benefit of future generations. The main event was held at the Government Arts College campus in Rajahmundry under the aegis of the Forest Department, where the district collector participated as the chief guest. Chief Conservator of Forest...Read More
Hyderabad: BRS city president and Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath were admitted to a private hospital on Thursday after complaining of chest pain. The BRS leader was taken to AIG Hospital around 4 PM. Senior BRS leaders, including T Harish Rao and former MP NamaNageswaraRao visited the hospital. Gopinath has been suffering from kidney disease and had undergone treatment at the private hospital for a month. Speaking to reporters, Harish Rao said Gopinath is currently being treated in the ICU...Read More
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, AIMIM Corporator from Santosh Nagar, Mohammed Muzaffar Hussain died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday night. He had attended the 11th GHMC Council meeting earlier in the day. The corporators were shocked by the sudden death of their colleague and recollected his services rendered to the citizens of the Santosh Nagar division. The corporator had attended the GHMC Council meeting and returned to his house in Madannapet. Later, he felt unwell, and passed away while ...Read More
NEW DELHI: Former head of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board Ashwani Lohani is the new Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) director. The official order for his appointment was issued on Wednesday. A 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Lohani is known for turning around various organisations during his illustrious career. Following his retirement from IRSME service, he joined the GMR Group as the CEO. According to the order dated Ju...Read More
Cuttack: A police constable on Thursday saved the life of a 44-year-old passenger who slipped into the gap between a train and the platform of the Cuttack railway station in a heroic rescue. Constable Tulu Behera, hailed a hero on social media after a video of the incident went viral, was patrolling the platform when he spotted the passenger slipping into the gap while trying to board the Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Express, which was departing. Acting swiftly, he grabbed the man's hands and pulled ...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday raised alarm over the escalating menace of plastic pollution in the State. While addressing the World Environment Day celebration in Bhubaneswar, Majhi said unbridled use of plastic poses a triple threat- climate change, loss of biodiversity and affects the ecosystems with pollution and waste. He called for a mass movement to eliminate plastic use from everyday life. On tackling pollution, the Chief Minister underlined the State'...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday performed groundbreaking ceremony for 12 industrial and infrastructure projects worth a total of Rs 28,084 crore. The projects have the potential to create 15,455 jobs. These projects are located across Tata SEZ at Gopalpur, and Chhatrapur, Buguda and Barapalli areas, reinforcing the State's target of building a diversified and sustainable industrial ecosystem in Ganjam region. On the occasion, Majhi said these projects will prov...Read More
Vijayawada: Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Thursday planted a Sapota (Sapodilla) sapling on Raj Bhavan lawns here, marking World Environment Day and participating in 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' (A Tree in Mother's Name) initiative. Speaking at the event, the Governor lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign as a gesture of respect and dedication towards our motherland and nature. He highlighted the campaign's objective: to plant a tree in the name of a mother, creating a lasting...Read More
Poranki (Krishna district): Minister for BC, EWS Welfare, Handlooms and Textiles S Savita emphasised that human survival is only possible with trees. She announced that as part of the Harithandhra Pradesh initiative, one crore saplings are being planted across the State, with a target to achieve 50 per cent green cover by 2047. The Minister stressed that everyone is responsible for protecting the planted saplings and warned of strict action against those who remove trees. Minister Savita plante...Read More
Hyderabad: Hyderabad traffic police have decided to shut the Tarnaka Junction below the flyover for vehicular movement between Osmania University and Lalapet, and vice versa, from June 6. It was reopened for vehicular traffic in April for a trial run. According to traffic police, during the trial run, they conducted simulation studies, a drone study, and analysis of Google data, tried different traffic signal timings, studied road engineering aspects at the junction, apart from taking feedback ...Read More
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers and senior BJP leaders took part in 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' initiative, marking the World Environment Day on Thursday. Sharing on the Telugu social media handle of 'X' on Thursday, Modi, while sharing planting a sapling said, "Recently, when I visited Gujarat, I was gifted a Sindoora sapling by the brave mothers and sisters of Kutch, who set an example of courage and sacrifice in the 1971 war." Adding further, the PM said, "On this World En...Read More
HYDERABAD - As Eid al-Azha festivities approach, Dr. Akram Bajo, Head of Gastroenterology at Civil Hospital Hyderabad, has issued a health advisory urging citizens to consume meat in moderation. The doctor warned that excessive meat consumption can lead to digestive issues, diarrhea, and other health problems, particularly during the hot weather. Dr. Bajo recommended consuming sacrificial meat within three days and storing offal in cold storage for 24-48 hours to prevent infection. He also advis...Read More
Indore: "I did not die... I was killed," said posters at the funeral of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was found hacked to death and thrown into a deep gorge in Sohra (Cherrapunjee), Meghalaya. His bride, Sonam, is still missing, and both families allege that the Meghalaya authorities are not doing enough to find her. "I fear Sonam will not be found there anymore - she has been abducted and disappeared," said Raja's brother Vipin, who brought his body home on Wednesday. He and Sonam's brother Govind ha...Read More