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Bengaluru: Even as brickbats kept streaming in from ministers for a second straight day, Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Wednesday found an ally in Bangalore Rural MP Dr CN Manjunath, who supported the entrepreneur and urged Karnataka govt to take her post on Bengaluru infrastructure as constructive suggestion and act accordingly to make Bengaluru globally competitive. He called the criticism "not justifiable".On her part, Kiran Shaw clarified her post was not political and it was simply a dema ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 15 (ANI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has said the government is taking the threat calls made to Minister Priyank Kharge very seriously, and a thorough investigation is underway to trace the origin and motive behind them. Speaking to reporters near his residence in Sadashivanagar, he stated that an investigation is underway to identify who made the threat call and where it originated. He added that the minister may have expressed demand to restr ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka IT and BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday responded sharply to a social media post by Biocon Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who had criticised the poor condition of roads and garbage management in Bengaluru. Kharge questioned whether such criticism would be tolerated in states like Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh, saying Karnataka's government takes "constructive criticism positively." Speaking to reporters, Kharge said, "Here, we take constructiv ...Read More >
Jayshree Ullal (left), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (centre), Falguni Nayar (right) India's businesswomen and entrepreneurs recently made history at the release of the M3M Hurun Rich List 2025 on Wednesday. As per the annual report published by the Hurun Research Institute, which tracks the wealth and assets of India's most affluent groups and families, India's businesswomen made history this week by featuring in the top spot of the Hurun India rich list for the very first time. Roshni Nadar Malhotra ( ...Read More >
New Delhi: As garbage piled up in the open spaces of Gurugram makes hashtags like #Kudagram trend on social media, a group of frustrated residents, including expats, of posh gated communities, have taken it upon themselves to remove trash from the streets every weekend. In Bengaluru, India's IT hub, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of Biocon and a city resident, renewed the debate about garbage mismanagement with her viral post on X. This March, villagers blocked the garbage trucks from accessi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " aga ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 30 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said 13,000 potholes in the city have been filled so far, and said his plan was to find a "permanent solution" to Bengaluru's road issues. He said he has instructed officials to chalk out a Rs 1,100 crore action plan to develop 550 km arterial roads in the city. Shivakumar, who is also the Minister in-charge of Bengaluru development, on Tuesday inspected pothole repair and road works underway in various parts of ...Read More >
For the month, FII sold equities worth Rs 30,141.68 crore, while DII bought equities worth Rs 55,736.09 crore. The broader indices broke a three-week gaining streak and underperformed the main indices as markets remained under pressure throughout the week on worries over fresh tariffs on pharma, higher visa fees by the US, persistent trade concerns, and continued FII selling. For the week, Nifty50 plunged 672.35 points or 2.65 percent to finish at 24,654.70, while the BSE Sensex index declined ...Read More >
Mumbai: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled nearly one per cent on Friday, marking their sixth consecutive day of decline, following heavy selling in pharma and IT shares as US President Donald Trump announced 100 per cent duties on branded drugs from next month. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 733.22 points or 0.90 per cent to settle at a three-week low of 80,426.46. During the day, it dropped 827.27 points or one per cent to 80,332.41 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty tumbled 236.15 p ...Read More >
Wipro founder chairman Azim Premji has declined Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's request to allow limited vehicular movement through the company's campus in Bengaluru, saying that it is an exclusive private property owned by a listed company, not meant for public thoroughfare. He also said that allowing public vehicular movement through Wipro's Sarjapur campus will cause "significant legal, governance, and statutory challenges". Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had on September 19 written to Premji to ...Read More >
Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra announced a state-wide 'rasta roko' on September 24, protesting the poor condition of roads across all 224 Assembly constituencies. This action comes amid widespread criticism of the Congress government, particularly regarding pothole-filled roads in Bengaluru. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a one-month deadline to repair the roads. BJP will stage 'rasta roko' (Road blockade) on September 24, in all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, protest ...Read More >
Bhopal: Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing from September 23, an all-party meeting was hosted by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday at his official residence, where a formal resolution to ensure the full 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) has been unanimously adopted, marking a decisive shift in the state's legal and administrative posture. Backed by all major parties, the resolution affirms that the remaining 13% of the quota, on top of the 14% already impleme ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Aug 28 (PTI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Bengaluru has always had talent, good weather, and spirit, but lacked political will when it comes to addressing its infrastructure issue, and the Congress government is "fixing" it now. Shivakumar, who is also the Minister in-charge of Bengaluru Development, was reacting to Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar- Shaw's statement that the city has the best talent and weather, but worst infrastructure. He also express ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Qualified institutional placements (QIPs) witnessed a resilient growth in July so far, led by State Bank of India's (SBI) recent fundraise, taking the total QIP fundraising to a five-year high of over Rs 30,000 crore. QIPs are a way for listed companies to raise capital without having to submit legal paperwork to market regulators. Ten issuances have offered over Rs 30,470 crore so far this month. It is the biggest monthly performance of QIPs since September ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 16 (PTI) Biocon Biologics on Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a diabetes treatment medication. The company, a unit of Biocon Ltd, has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Kirsty as the first and only interchangeable biosimilar to NovoLog (Insulin Aspart). Kirsty is a rapid-acting human insulin analog indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus. The m ...Read More >
FDA Approves Kirsty (insulin aspart-xjhz), an Interchangeable Biosimilar to NovoLog BRIDGEWATER, N.J., United States and BENGALURU, Karnataka, India: July 15, 2025 -- Biocon Biologics Ltd (BBL), a fully integrated global biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon Ltd. (BSE code: 532523, NSE: BIOCON), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Kirsty™ (Insulin Aspart-xjhz), 100 units/mL as the first and only interchangeable* biosimilar to NovoLog® (Insulin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. "We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur ...Read More >
India Diabetes Market: By Type; By Treatment Type; By Doses Form; Route of Administration; By End User; By Distribution Channel; Supplier Landscape; 2025-2034 The India diabetes market attained a value of approximately INR 316.00 Billion in 2024. The market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.00% during the forecast period of 2025-2034, reaching an estimated value of around INR 1394.01 Billion by 2034. The rising prevalence of diabetes, driven by sedentary lifesty ...Read More >
A Karnataka expert panel finds no link between heart issues and Covid-19 or vaccines. The committee investigated heart attack deaths in Hassan district. Their report suggests common risk factors like hypertension are to blame. Covid-19 vaccination may protect against cardiac events. The panel recommends public health strategies and cardiovascular screening.There is no association between premature cardiovascular disease in a patient and a prior history of Covid-19 infection or Covid vaccination, ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Health MinisterDinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's statement linking Covid vaccine with the spate of heart attacks was not with any malafide intention. The CM had suggested that the heart attack deaths in Hassan district may be linked to the vaccination drive. He also claimed that the vaccines were 'hastily' approved. His statement drew sharp criticism from the BJP and the likes of Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. "The CM's intention was good but some peo ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 7 (PTI) Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's statement linking Covid vaccine with the spate of heart attacks was not with any malafide intention. The CM had suggested that the heart attack deaths in Hassan district may be linked to the vaccination drive. Also Read | Uttarakhand Government To Cover Signboards of 28 Liquor Shops on Kanwar Yatra Route in Haridwar With Curtains During the Auspicious Month of Shravan. He also claime ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 7 (PTI) Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's statement linking Covid vaccine with the spate of heart attacks was not with any malafide intention. The CM had suggested that the heart attack deaths in Hassan district may be linked to the vaccination drive. He also claimed that the vaccines were 'hastily' approved. His statement drew sharp criticism from the BJP and the likes of Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw. "The CM's intent ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 6 (PTI) BJP on Sunday demanded an apology from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for attributing a spate of cardiac arrests in Karnataka -- particularly in Hassan district -- to COVID-19 vaccination, after an expert panel found no evidence to support the claim. A panel constituted by the government concluded that there is no single cause behind the observed increase in sudden cardiac deaths. Rather, it described the phenomenon as multifactorial, with behavioural, genetic, and environme ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 5 (PTI) There is no association between premature cardiovascular disease in a patient and a prior history of Covid-19 infection or covid vaccination, an expert committee tasked with investigating the recent cases of heart attack deaths in Karnataka concluded. On the contrary, a report submitted by the panel said that Covid-19 vaccination has been shown to be protective against cardiac events in the long term. The state government constituted an expert committee headed by Dr Ravi ...Read More >
ISLAMABAD: Indian Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh Friday claimed China used the four-day Pakistan-India conflict in May like a "live lab" to test various weapon systems and was providing all possible support to Islamabad in line with its ancient military strategy of killing the adversary with a "borrowed knife". The senior Indian military officer claimed while Pakistan was the "front face", with China extending all possible support to its all-weather ally, Turkiye was also playin ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 5 (ANI): Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the Civil Aviation Conference-2025 organised in Dehradun on Friday. Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu and Civil Aviation Ministers of North India also attended the conference. Also Read | Centre Notifies Waqf Management Rules 2025; Portal, Database, Audit of Waqf Properties. Chief Minister said that this conference is a testimony to the historic progress made in the civil avia ...Read More >
Dausa (Rajasthan) [India], July 5 (ANI): Congress leader Sachin Pilot has raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted in Bihar, questioning the Election Commission's "haste" and said EC should carry out its work in a "transparent manner." Speaking to reporters in Dausa on Friday, Rajasthan, Pilot said, "The haste with which the Election Commission has taken this step raises significant doubts, and a group of opposition parties met them and asked ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Muharram procession, the Delhi Police has made detailed traffic arrangements across the national capital to ensure smooth vehicular movement and public safety, a senior officer said. Muharram will be observed in the capital on June 6, he said. Also Read | Centre Notifies Waqf Management Rules 2025; Portal, Database, Audit of Waqf Properties. Speaking to ANI, Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Dinesh Kumar Gupta said, " As Muharra ...Read More >
Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], July 5 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday said that the state has secured the first position in the country in the 2023-24 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index released by NITI Aayog. Addressing a public gathering in Haridwar, CM Dhami said, "I am pleased to inform you that, in the 2023-24 index of the Government of India's NITI Aayog, Uttarakhand has ranked first in the entire country in achieving the goals of sustainable develo ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 5 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the state government is prioritising quality education for students, and quality teachers are being recruited through the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Saha also informed that more recruitments will be made in the future. Also Read | Centre Notifies Waqf Management Rules 2025; Portal, Database, Audit of Waqf Properties. "Textbook education can never be the standard of life. One can become morally strong th ...Read More >
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