BENGALURU: In a move that’s largely in sync with Congress’ nationwide campaign against what it terms as ‘vote theft’, Karnataka cabinet Thursday announced its decision to recommend to State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct upcoming panchayat and urban local body elections in state “through ballot papers instead of EVMs”.“This is because there is erosion of…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana HC suspended the life sentence awarded to controversial preacher Rampal in connection with the 2014 murder case of his follower but warned him against disturbing public peace upon release. Attempt to incite others to commit any offence would result in his bail being cancelled, HC cautioned. Rampal, of Satlok Ashram in…
IISc Bengaluru ranks at first position in NIRF 2025 university rankings. NIRF University Rankings 2025: The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 rankings have once again highlighted the cream of India’s higher education institutions. This year, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru retains its top position in the universities category, followed closely by Jawaharlal…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, of unleashing “anarchy” and turning the state assembly into a stage for “hooliganism”. Party spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged that Banerjee had abused constitutional privilege to hurl “derogatory” remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah.Bhatia said the “language of indecency”…
Shikhar Dhawan (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Shikhar Dhawan appeared for questioning before ED here on Thursday in connection with his alleged endorsement of 1xBet app, an online betting platform.Earlier, another cricketer Suresh Raina was questioned by ED on Aug 13 in a case linked to the same betting app. Sources claimed the…
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has approved a two-tier rate structure of 5% and 18%. Announcing the new GST reforms, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said “We’ve reduced the slabs. There shall be only two slabs, and we are also addressing the issues of compensation cess”. The revised rates will take effect from…
NEW DELHI: A party that has unleashed ‘language terrorism’ and tortured Bengalis would never win in Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday, the concluding day of the special assembly session convened to protest against attacks on Bengalis in BJP-governed states.Banerjee unleashed a multi-pronged attack on Centre on Thursday, slamming it on the language issue…
Image solely for the representative purpose. Nepal has ordered a ban on 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and X, after they failed to register with the government within a seven-day deadline. The decision comes in line with a Supreme Court directive and a ministerial meeting held on Thursday that included Communications and Information…
An Indian man was pushed as he wanted to speak against immigration in Australia. An Indian-origin man sought to speak at an anti-immigration rally held recently in Australia. He was given the space though he was one of those that the ‘March for Australia’ targeted. But he made it a point to differentiate between himself…
NEW DELHI: Rain-battered north India just experienced its wettest two-week period in at least the past 14 years, available IMD records since 2012 reveal. From Aug 22 to Sept 4, the region logged nearly 3x of normal rainfall, triggering extreme weather fury in nearly all parts of the region – including cloudbursts on the Vaishno…
