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BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restrained the state government and those conducting a survey of transgenders from conducting any identification by using the 'strip and search' method. The court also ordered that information collected during the survey, which commenced on September 15, be kept strictly confidential. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Poonacha passed the interim order after hearing the petition filed by Anita Humanitarian Foundation, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In the run-up to the high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged BJP workers to encourage people in their areas to vote in groups to protect the state from falling into what he described as the "misrule" of the RJD-Congress alliance. Speaking during a virtual interaction with party workers under the BJP initiative "Mera Booth Sabse Majboot", the PM described the party's grassroots workers as its greatest strength. Praising the democratic power of the peo ...Read More >
PATNA: The BJP on Wednesday reportedly assured MLC and Rajya Sabha seats to Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha, who was 'unhappy' over union minister Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) getting the Mahua seat in the Assembly elections. After meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, Kushwaha -- the former union minister -- told mediapersons that they held discussions on some NDA-related issues. "The issues concerned were discussed in details as our meeting ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Google Cloud has announced its partnership with Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman to launch his metahuman digital avatar band, Secret Mountain. Google stated that the project leverages its advanced AI models, including Gemini Flash 2.5 Image (Nano Banana), Gemini 2.5 Pro, Imagen and Veo 3, to bring high-quality visuals and real-time fan engagement. In a statement, Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, said, "By building on Google Cloud's infrastructure and advanced AI models, 'Secret Mou ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday said the Supreme Court's decision to permit green firecrackers during Diwali would be implemented with strict monitoring to prevent any violation of its conditions. He announced that district magistrates will soon designate specific areas for the sale of eco-friendly firecrackers and issue temporary licenses to retailers, while ensuring that banned varieties stay out of the market. Welcoming the court's order, Sirsa said ...Read More >
BENGALURU: The Individual Taxpayers' Forum (ITPF) has appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to direct the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) not to collect property taxes as taxpayers have been denied basic infrastructure. In a letter to the CM, the forum from Bengaluru East City Corporation limits said not much is being done to improve the city's crumbling infrastructure. With bad roads and drainage, and poor transport and garbage clearance systems, people are left to fend for themselves. Sa ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: This Diwali, Sadar Bazar, once Delhi's bustling wholesale hub for crackers, is witnessing a quieter season. The narrow lanes of Old Delhi's famous market, usually alive with the loud bang of firecrackers and the sharp smell of burnt sulphur, now shimmer with tinsel, diyas and paper lanterns. Yet, there's a noticeable absence of the traditional fireworks that once marked the festive season. Traders in Sadar Bazar are reporting poor sales as most customers now opt for decorative lights ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Amdavad is set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030. As reported by this newspaper, Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad) is the venue submitted by India and the one Commonwealth Sport executive board has recommended to the house for approval next month. India hosted the same Games in 2010. This was revealed by the CS in a statement on Wendesday confirmed that "Amdavad (also known as Ahmedabad, in the Indian state of Gujarat), will now be put forward to the full Commonwealth Sport member ...Read More >
RANCHI: Registering their presence once again in the Saranda jungles, the CPI (Maoists) unleashed violence by setting ablaze another mobile tower in Bahda village under the Chotanagara area late on Monday night, creating panic among locals. Earlier on Saturday, the Maoists had torched a mobile tower in Kolbonga village under the Jaraikela police station area. These attacks coincide with the Maoists' 'Resistance Week', being observed by them across five states, including Jharkhand. According t ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: As the notification for the Jubilee Hills byelection will be issued on Monday, all eyes are on the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) over whether it will enter the fray or not. The question gains significance as the ruling Congress continues to describe the AIMIM as a "friendly party," and may not contest in the election, notwithstanding the fact that it is contesting nearly 100 seats in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. Party insiders and political observers say t ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Reacting strongly to the diatribe of BSP chief Mayawati at SP and her praise for Yogi Adityanath government at a massive rally in Lucknow, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Thursday, alleged that the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had a 'secret agreement' with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saying that Mayawati was 'grateful to the oppressors' for mutual benefit. Akhilesh remarks came after Mayawati took a dig at him, calling the Samajwadi Party 'two-faced' party. "As ' ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Recommending an increase in the monthly honorarium for ASHA workers, the government-appointed Haritha V Kumar committee has proposed a hike of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500. The report suggests that workers with over 10 years of service be granted a Rs 1,500 raise, while others receive Rs 1,000 more. Ensuring the timely disbursal of honorarium by the 10th of every month was among the major recommendations. The report made no mention of the ASHA workers' persistent demand for a Rs 5 ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: A day after Haryana Police officer Y Puran Kumar allegedly shot himself dead here, his bureaucrat wife on Wednesday claimed that his death was the result of "systematic persecution" by high-ranking officers. Amneet P Kumar filed a complaint and requested that the Chandigarh Police register an FIR against a senior police officer of Rohtak and a top-ranking official under section 108 (abetment of suicide) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court disapproved the United Nations agency's issuance of Refugee Cards to immigrants in India, remarking that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has "opened a showroom here and are issuing certificates." The two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, made these remarks after hearing a petition of Yousif Haroun Yagoub Mohamed, hailing from Sudan but a resident of India since 2013. Arguing for Mohamed, Senior Advocate D ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on a two-day visit to India, has termed the recently signed India-UK Free Trade Agreement the "best secured trade deal in British history" -- a landmark pact he described as a turning point in bilateral relations. Positioning the deal as a catalyst for a new era of economic and strategic ties, Starmer vowed to fast-track its implementation "as soon as humanly possible," a day ahead of his bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: The death toll in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district rose to 16 after the body of a child was recovered on Wednesday morning from the debris of a massive landslide that buried a private bus on Tuesday evening, officials said. Rescue operations have been called off. The bus, carrying 18 passengers, was crushed under a collapsing mountainside in the Bhalughat area, following two days of relentless rain that destabilised the hillside. Superintendent of Police of Bilaspur, Sandeep Dh ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: It is a little close to 3PM on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam. Set in the scenic backdrop of Kambalakonda Wildlife Sanctuary and Simhachalam Hill Range, the ACA-VDCA Stadium is buzzing. The finishing touches are being given in and around the venue as it gears up for the city's first Women's World Cup match -- India versus South Africa -- on Thursday. The overnight rains and muggy weather meant the pitch and square had been under covers, but then, slowly, the sun came up in the aftern ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A blanket ban on the sale, distribution and storage of Coldrif cough syrup is likely to be imposed in the national capital after the syrup was linked to the deaths of at least 20 children in Madhya Pradesh. The Delhi Drug Control Department (DDC) has directed all pharmaceutical stockists to submit detailed inventories of Coldrif and other cough syrups with similar chemical compositions. Officials said manufacturers and retailers have also been ordered to furnish records to the respec ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: For a while, on a tense Tuesday night at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati, Nigar Sultana's Bangladesh had England on the ropes. Chasing 179, the Nat Sciver-Brunt-led side were reduced to 66/5 first before going six down for 103. If not for Heather Knight's patience, along with Charlie Dean, a truckload of luck for England, Bangladesh could have just caused the biggest upset of this World Cup. Knight and Dean rode their luck, kept their cool before taking England home in the 47th over ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The National Payments Corporation (NPCI) has launched a biometric authentication for UPI payments instead of the present PIN-based system. The biometric authentication will be performed on-device and can be used in place of the PIN that has been in use since the popular digital payments system was launched in April 2016. The new tool was rolled out by M Nagaraju, financial services secretary, at the global fintech summit here Tuesday. A biometric authentication is a more seamless, sec ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Singer Zubeen Garg's family is seeking to know about the circumstances that led to his death while swimming at sea in Singapore on September 19. In an emotional social media post, the singer's wife, Garima Saikia Garg said, "...We will be together again, very soon, Goldie. But now, very soon, we all must know why you disappeared physically from us. This is a big question. It has kept my empty heart burning day and night. I need an answer." Garima asked what exactly had happened that ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Announcing a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh and a financial assistance of Rs 35-40 lakh in case of an unfortunate demise of a sanitation worker on duty due to accident or disaster, UP CM Yogi Adityanath assured the Valmiki community that their safety meant the safety of society. "Your respect amounts to respecting Lord Valmiki's heritage", he remarked while interacting with the sanitation workers here on Tuesday. The CM assured the sanitation workers that they would now get money ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: Sanatan Dharma alone could ensure peace, harmony, and welfare of all, said UP CM Yogi Adityanath, urging the citizens to embrace it and emphasising that to preserve Sanatan Dharma, Sanskrit should become a living medium of expression again. Expressing confidence that Sanskrit would become the universal language of unity again, CM Yogi said, "No one can survive without Sanskrit." Praising the students studying Sanskrit, Yogi said they were not only preserving India's cultural and spiri ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The Assam government on Monday launched the Shraddhanjali Scheme to provide complete assistance for dignified transportation of the mortal remains of people from Assam who lose their lives, anywhere outside the State. The scheme, approved by the state cabinet on June 22, will be implemented by the Special Branch of the Assam Police. Families or individuals seeking assistance can report such death cases through designated helpline numbers. "Government of Assam, upon receiving a report ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Indian equity markets ended Monday's session on a strong note, driven by firm gains in banking, healthcare, and information technology stocks. Investor sentiment remained upbeat amid optimism over upcoming large IPOs and robust loan growth data from banks. The BSE Sensex climbed about 580 points, or 0.72 Percent, to close near 81,709, while the NSE Nifty 50 advanced 0.7 percent to finish at 25,077, comfortably above the 25,000 mark. Broader indices also moved higher -- the Nifty Midcap ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Senior Congress leaders and ministers entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the ruling party's preparations for the Jubilee Hills byelection have reportedly submitted a shortlist of three probable candidates to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. The names proposed by the senior leaders are Naveen Yadav, Bonthu Rammohan Goud and CN Reddy. It may be mentioned here that the grand old party has entrusted this responsibility to ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, Vivek Venkataswamy and Thu ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: In preparation for the upcoming local body elections, the BJP held a meeting of its office bearers at the state headquarters in Hyderabad on Sunday. The meeting was chaired by party's state president N Ramchander Rao. Senior leaders, including Union Coal & Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy, MPs, MLAs and MLCs attended the meeting. According to sources, Ramchander Rao urged the elected representatives to focus on strengthening the party at the grassroots level and work hard to win a a ma ...Read More >
BENGALURU: With each enumerator assigned to survey between 283 and 300 households within 15 days, and over 32 lakh homes to be covered across Bengaluru for the socio-economic and educational survey (popularly called caste survey), concerns are mounting over whether the exercise can meet its 15-day deadline. Given that enumerators reportedly take about 45 minutes per household, coupled with recurring technical issues, the pace of progress has become a major point of discussion. The survey, which ...Read More >
BENGALURU: IF the feedback from enumerators engaged in the Socio-Economic and Educational Survey is any indicator, then anti-incumbency is building up against the Congress government, led by Siddaramaiah. A large number of families, especially in urban areas, are refusing to cooperate with the enumerators and are venting their anger against the state government. "People have taken it personally and allege that Siddaramaiah is trying to divide communities through the survey. We bear the brunt o ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Telangana continues to hold its position as a key industrial hub in India. According to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2023-24, released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the state ranks among the country's top 10 industrial states, contributing 2.67% of total output and 3.37% of Gross Value Added (GVA) in the factory sector. The pharmaceutical sector remains Telangana's strongest pillar. With an output of Rs 79,24,593 lakh and GVA of Rs 24,45,188 lakh, the state ranks ...Read More >
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