CM Siddaramaiah (File photo) BENGALURU: Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission has removed 57 Christian sub-castes from the socio-educational survey beginning Monday, following objections from ministers, protests by SC/ST and OBC groups, and a suggestion by governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot.The decision means the survey questionnaire will not list sub-castes. Enumerators using a mobile app between Sept…
Lucknow: Reiterating that ensuring respect for women is UP govt’s top priority, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that girls, who were once unsafe, are moving ahead confidently.While inaugurating the fifth phase of Mission Shakti in Lucknow on Saturday, the CM highlighted the sweeping changes in the state to make life secure and easy for women.“While…
India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has called India firm favourites to win their Super Four encounter against Pakistan in the ongoing Asia Cup. The two teams will be meeting again on Sunday after an eventful clash last week and the tension is expected to remain high when…
Union minister Jitendra Singh (File photo) NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday that administrative members had to be allowed to head Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) benches as not many retired judges and senior judicial officers were keen to accept post-retirement assignments in the tribunal. Addressing the 10th All India Conference of CAT, Singh…
Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi’s Jolly LLB 3 made a good start. The film earned well on its first day. Positive reviews helped the movie’s collection. Saturday saw a big jump in earnings. Audience response drove the film’s momentum. The movie is expected to have a strong opening weekend. The on-screen chemistry between the actors…
BENGALURU: Congress government in Karnataka Saturday constituted an SIT to probe allegations of large-scale deletion of voter names from the electoral rolls in Kalaburagi district’s Aland assembly constituency during the 2023 state election.The SIT was formed after Aland Congress MLA B R Patil lodged a police complaint alleging that the names of 6,670 voters across…
Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai:Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma have been inseparable during the Asia Cup. They get off the bus together, share the same nets, train side by side, and walk back together after practice.True to their nature, Gill keeps a straight face while Abhishek teases his friend whenever…
NEW DELHI: All the efforts that were taken to promote the ‘Make In India‘ programme have started yielding results, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.Addressing an event on “Celebrating 10 Years of Make in India’, the minister said they were in mission mode to make it easier to do business in India,…
NEW DELHI: The skyline over Delhi and surrounding areas witnessed a mysterious streak of light, leaving residents in awe and sparking a wave of excitement on social media. Some stargazers took it as a meteor shower, while others speculated it to be part of debris of an old satellite falling on Earth. However, there is…
NEW DELHI: Countering the allegations of “backdoor appointment” of Unnat P Pandit as the controller general of patents, designs and trademarks (CGPDTM), who was not allegedly qualified for the post, the Centre told Supreme Court the reason for not following the standard recruitment protocol of issuing an advertisement for the post was due to national…