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March 13, 2025
French Publishers, Authors Sue Meta for Copyright Violations
French publishers and authors said on Wednesday they're taking Meta to court, accusing the social media company of using their works without permission to train its artificial intelligence model.
1 min
CM Backs DMK's in Protests Over Delimitation
Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday extended support to the DMK-led opposition against the proposed delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies.
1 min
Dinner meeting of first-time state MLAs sparks speculation
The dinner meeting of about 60 first-time MLAs from various parties has sparked speculation and curiosity in Karnataka's political circles.
2 mins
Oppn protest continues against Cong workers heading '5 guarantees' panels
Protests by the opposition BJP and JD(S) MLAs against the appointment of Congress workers to the committees overseeing the implementation of the government's five guarantee schemes, disrupted proceedings of the state legislative assembly for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
2 mins
In Language Row, Man Held For 'Abusing' Officer Of Panchayat
A man was arrested on Wednesday for \"verbally abusing\" the panchayat development officer of Kinaye Gram Panchayat for allegedly not speaking in Marathi, police said.
1 min
Complaint filed against 3 CVC officials on false report in Muda case: Activist
THE COMPLAINT ALLEGED THAT THE OFFICIALS TRIED TO PROTECT THE ACCUSED BY PRODUCING MISLEADING DOCUMENTS
2 mins
Two die by suicide in separate incidents over loan payment
In separate incidents, a 50-year-old woman in Hassan district and a 35-year-old farmer in Dharwad district allegedly died by suicide reportedly due to pressure from financial institutions and private moneylenders, police said on Wednesday.
2 mins
KPSC Re-exam Without Court Order Not Possible, Sidda Tells Assembly
\"We cannot let this matter slide. If mistakes have been made, those responsible must be held accountable. KPSC must restore its credibility and function with integrity,
2 mins
A year on, no headway in probe into T'gana phone tapping case
A year after the Telangana police unearthed an alleged mobile phone tapping operation during the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) regime that created a major sensation in the state politics, the investigation into the case has made no headway, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
3 mins
Puducherry CM Presents ₹13k-Cr Budget For FY26
Puducherry chief minister N Rangasamy presented a ₹13,600 crore budget laden with welfare measures for the financial year 2025-26 on Wednesday.
1 min
T'gana Leads Country in Eco Development: Guv
Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Wednesday expressed confidence that the state would lead the country in economic development, agricultural strength, technological innovation, social justice, and human dignity in the coming days.
3 mins
Kerala CM, Guv Meet Sitharaman in Delhi, Discuss Multiple Issues
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan held a meeting with Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Kerala House in New Delhi on Wednesday in the presence of Governor Rajendra Arlekar.
1 min
Two journalists arrested for posting 'derogatory' video against T'gana CM
The Telangana Police on Wednesday arrested two journalists — Pogadadanda Revathi, the managing director of Pulse News, and Thanvi Yadav, a reporter for the same channel — for allegedly posting and amplifying abusive content against chief minister A Revanth Reddy, officers aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
1 min
Viral Meningitis Scare Hits Kerala Private School, Classes Halted
Five students of a private school in Ernakulam district of Kerala were hospitalized on Wednesday after they allegedly showed symptoms of viral meningitis, a medical officer said.
1 min
Stalin Leads Protests Against 'Saffron' NEP, Delimitation
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday led a state-wide protest against the Union government amid a raging uproar over the National Education Policy (NEP), which he dubbed as a \"saffron policy\" aimed at developing Hindi and not the nation, and the proposed delimitation exercise, which he claimed was a sword hanging over south India.
2 mins
Govt signs ₹2,906-cr deal for locally made radars
The defence ministry on Wednesday signed a ₹2,906-crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to equip the Indian Air Force with the locally made Ashwini low-level transportable radar to detect and track aerial targets, in a boost for the country's self-reliance drive.
1 min
Amritpal Given Leave of 54 Days From LS: Centre
The Centre on Wednesday informed the Punjab and Haryana high court that Khadoor Sahib lawmaker Amritpal Singh, who is currently detained under National Security Act (NSA), has been granted 54 days' leave of absence by the Lok Sabha.
1 min
IAF chief calls for enhancement of capabilities amid emerging threats
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, has called for rapid capability enhancement of the armed forces to address emerging security challenges in light of the evolving geo-strategic landscape, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday,
1 min
Vance Likely To Visit In March
United States (US) Vice President JD Vance and Indian-origin Second Lady Usha Vance will visit India this month, American news portal Politico reported, even as people familiar with the matter said that no dates have been firmed up as yet for the possible visit.
1 min
PM Modi Honoured With Mauritius' Highest Award
Boost for bilateral ties
2 mins
Not aware of objections to Great Nicobar project: Govt
UNION MINISTER JUAL ORAM WAS RESPONDING TO A QUESTION ON OBJECTIONS RAISED BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL
2 mins
Housing affairs panel flags stalled schemes, underutilisation of funds
The Union government should not announce schemes before finalising their design after due consultation with key stakeholders, and once decided, their implementation should not be delayed, the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs said in its report in Parliament on Wednesday.
1 min
Over 2,600 Bangladesh Infiltrators Held in a Year, MHA Tells Rajya Sabha
At least 2,601 Bangladesh citizens were arrested along the Indo-Bangladesh border last year, Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai has informed the Parliament.
1 min
FICCI Wants More Deterrents for Tax Officials in Dispute Cases
Industry body FICCI has proposed that the Income Tax (IT) department should pay higher interest rates to taxpayers on their pre-deposit during a dispute case, pointing out that IT department creates excess litigation through tax demands but wins less than 25% cases in tribunals, high courts or Supreme Courts.
1 min
Delhi HC seeks NIA response to Rashid's plea to attend session
The Delhi high court on Wednesday sought the National Investigation Agency response to a plea filed by jailed Jammu & Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, alias Rashid Engineer, seeking to be released on custody parole to attend the budget session of Parliament.
1 min
Major constraints in implementing Jal Jeevan Mission: Parl panel report
At least 17 states still face \"major constraints and problems\" in implementing the Jal Jeevan Mission, a marquee programme to connect every rural household with a tap-water connection, slowing its progress, a parliamentary standing committee said in a report tabled in both houses on Tuesday.
1 min
Mamata Slams Suvendu Over Muslim MLAs Jibe
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of importing \"fake Hinduism\", lashing out at leader of Opposition in the assembly Suvendu Adhikari over his controversial remark on Muslim legislators.
1 min
Stalin Leads Protests Against 'Saffron' NEP
Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday led a state-wide protest against the Union government amid a raging uproar over the National Education Policy (NEP), which he dubbed as a \"saffron policy\" aimed at developing Hindi and not the nation, and the proposed delimitation exercise, which he claimed was a sword hanging over south India.
2 mins
SC seeks Centre response on reforms to ease burden of pending traffic fines
SC WAS HEARING A PLEA PROPOSING 'ONE NATION, ONE E-CHALLAN' TO INTEGRATE STATE-LEVEL SYSTEMS TO RECOVER CHALLANS
2 mins
Scriptures On Sambhal Predate Islam: UP CM
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that Sambhal, mentioned in scriptures over 5,000 years old, predates Islam, and the Vishnu temple there was destroyed in 1526.
1 min
INA veteran to pay tribute to fallen heroes at Kartavya Path
Lieutenant R Madhavan Pillai, a veteran of the Indian National Army (INA), will mark his 100th birthday on Thursday by paying tribute to the country's fallen heroes at the National War Memorial and placing a wreath at the statue of revolutionary leader Subhas Chandra Bose at Kartavya Path, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.
1 min
Draft UGC norms will enhance academic standards
The draft University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations proposed by the higher education regulator in January allowing industry experts, public policy administrators to be eligible for appointment as vice-chancellors, will \"enhance\" instead of diluting academic standards, Union minister of state (MoS) education Sukanta Majumdar told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
1 min
Row Over Hindu Meat Sellers' Certification
A controversy over \"Malhar certification\" for Hindu meat traders, launched by Maharashtra minister Nitish Rane earlier this week, has snowballed into a major political row, with opposition leaders criticising the move as \"a divisive attempt to polarise the state on religious lines\".
1 min
Delhi HC Orders Takedown Of Video And Social Media Posts On Isha Foundation
The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed Google, X and YouTube to take down YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh's video and social media posts related to Isha Foundation and its founder Jaggi Vasudev, also known as Sadhguru.
1 min
K'taka Govt Withdraws CID Probe in Gold Smuggling Case
Ranya Rao Was Arrested at Bengaluru Airport on March 3 With 14.2 kg Gold Bars Worth ₹12.5 Cr
1 min
Parl panel raises concern on health budget allocation
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare in its latest report tabled in Parliament on Wednesday expressed concern over the budget allocation to health and said that India's health care needs to improve faster to meet global standards.
2 mins
22 trains damaged due to overcrowding: Govt
At least 22 trains were damaged due to overcrowding during the recently concluded Maha Kumbh mela, the Union government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
1 min
LCA Mk-I Fires Beyond Visual Range Missile
A prototype of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA Mk-I) on Wednesday fired the locally made Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile and achieved a direct hit on a flying target, with the defence ministry describing the move as a \"significant milestone\" towards the induction of its latest variant, the Mk-1A, the defence ministry said.
1 min
Successor to be from free world: Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 on July 6, has said that his successor as the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism will be born in the \"free world\", in an apparent reference to areas outside China, and urged his followers to reject any successor chosen by Beijing.
2 mins
Compromise on conduct of polls casts negative spell on democracy
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lawmaker Manoj Kumar Jha raised concerns over the duplication of Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers in the Rajya Sabha, saying it has cast a shadow on the conduct of the electoral exercise.
2 mins
Lithuanian Man Held for Money Laundering on U.S. Request
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Kerala police have arrested a Lithuanian citizen wanted by the US authorities from Thiruvananthapuram, people familiar with the development said on Wednesday.
1 min
Court seeks Michel's jail conduct report
A Delhi court on Wednesday directed the director general (DG) of Delhi Prisons to file a consolidated report on the conduct of Christian Michel James, the accused in Agusta-Westland VVIP chopper scam, during his six-year judicial custody in Tihar jail.
1 min
The Irvin Road mystery
On the evolution of road names
2 mins
Talking Peace to Moscow, Kyiv
The Jeddah deal promises a ceasefire, but can further erode the trans-Atlantic alliance
2 mins
How best to resolve the federal deadlock
The Union government will have to explore a new set of federal instruments to address the delimitation conundrum
4 mins
Oil prices will be immune to the Trump upheaval
The Joe Biden administration's sanctions on Russian oil hit the latter's oil exports, sending the Brent crude benchmark above the $80 per barrel.
3 mins
Universal health care push with Jan Aushadhi Kendras
Medicines protect health and save lives. But medicines cost money and spending on them constitutes a major component of out-of-pocket expenditure.
3 mins
Dutch publishing firm launches generative AI tool for researchers
Dutch publishing company, Elsevier, that specialises in medical and scientific content on Wednesday launched ScienceDirect AI, a cutting-edge generative AI tool for researchers.
1 min
US Resumes Arms Supply to Ukraine as Kremlin Mulls Ceasefire Proposal
US arms deliveries to Ukraine resumed on Wednesday, officials said, a day after the Trump administration lifted its suspension of military aid for Kyiv in its fight against Russia's invasion, and officials awaited the Kremlin's response to a proposed 30-day ceasefire endorsed by Ukraine.
3 mins
Greenland Set to Get New Govt as Trump's Takeover Threat Looms
Talks to form a new Greenland government tasked with mapping a timeline for independence from Denmark began on Wednesday, a day after elections that saw support soar for a party seeking to cut ties swiftly.
2 mins
Philippines at International Criminal Court 'War on Drugs': Duterte to Face Murder Charges
A jet that took Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte from Manila landed on Wednesday in the Netherlands a day after he was arrested on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office.
1 min
Train attack: Passengers recount terrifying ordeal
There was a huge explosion and firing, a scene that can never be forgotten, said Mushtaq Muhammad as he recounted the moment when Baloch militants attacked a passenger train in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.
1 min
Govt weighs nil GST for health & life insurance
There is unanimity on the need to reduce the goods and services tax (GST) on health and life insurance premia from 18%, but consensus eludes on what the final rate should be: nil, 5% or 12%.
2 mins
GDP Growth to Exceed 6.5% in FY26: Moody's
Moody's Ratings on Wednesday said India's economic growth will exceed 6.5% in the next fiscal, up from 6.3% this year, on higher government capex and consumption boost from tax cuts and interest rate reduction.
1 min
Blackstone to expand credit, infra business in India
Blackstone Group Inc. of the US will build out its credit and infrastructure verticals in India to complement its private equity (PE) and real estate businesses, senior executives at the firm said, adding that the firm is expecting to double its India assets under management (AUM) over the next three years.
1 min
HC Awards ₹3.34 Cr to J&J in Trademark Infringement Case
The Delhi high court has awarded ₹3.34 crore as damages to healthcare giant Johnson and Johnson (J&J) in a trademark infringement suit filed by the former against two people for selling counterfeit surgical devices and medical products under its mark SURGICEL, ETHICON; asserting that their conduct posed a severe risk to public health and safety.
1 min
3 PE giants close in on $1 bn AGS deal
Global private equity firms Blackstone Inc., General Atlantic and TPG Capital are moving in to acquire EQT-backed revenue cycle management firm AGS Health for around $1 billion, said two people with knowledge of the deal.
1 min
LS Passes Bill to Boost Investments in Oil, Gas
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 that differentiates petroleum operations from mining, defines mineral oil to cover all hydrocarbons including natural gas, and proposes policy stability along with ease of doing business to make domestic petroleum exploration and production attractive for investors.
2 mins
Can Musk hype, Airtel-Jio boost Starlink services?
The back-to-back marketing agreements signed by US-based Starlink with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have finally paved the way for launch of the Elon-Musk-owned satellite internet provider's services after an initial attempt four years ago.
2 mins
'Olympic Games are not about building venues'
IOC vice-president Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr smiles while talking about being involved with the apex sports body for over two decades and \"exposed to this world as a child.\"
3 mins
Redemption for PSG trio in thrilling win over Liverpool
\"We suffered a lot in Paris but football is that way. Unfair at times. Today, we were lucky.\" Luis Enrique's words summed up a night where Paris St-Germain (PSG) and Liverpool needed to be separated by penalties but they will strike a deeper chord with Ousmane Dembélé, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Nuno Mendes.
3 mins
Allrounder who had the final say in India's historic victories in 1971
Syed Abid Ali, former all-rounder and a key member of the Indian cricket team who applied the finishing touches to two memorable overseas Test wins that echoed beyond the playing fields, passed away in the United States on Wednesday aged 83.
2 mins
For Rahane, an unfinished business awaits in Kolkata
He proved himself as India skipper in Australia; IPL will provide a different opportunity as leader
3 mins
Below par Sindhu crashes out in 1st round
Whether the Paris Olympics low was lingering months on, or it was the right hamstring that was protected with multiple kinesic tapes, PV Sindhu was a pale version of her fighting best at the All England badminton championships in Birmingham on Wednesday.
2 mins
BFI rejects Thakur's nomination from Himachal state unit
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has rejected former union sports minister Anurag Thakur's nomination from the Himachal Pradesh state association for the federation's elections scheduled for March 28.
2 mins
MI Enjoy Upperhand Over Gujarat in WPL Playoff
Harmanpreet Kaur's ability to guide Mumbai Indians out of difficult situations could be the clinching factor for the former champions when they take on Gujarat Giants — a team they have vanquished twice this season — in the WPL Eliminator on Thursday.
1 min
Wrestling on revival mode after two years of turmoil
A day after the union sports ministry revoked the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), it began to plan towards reviving the sport which has been in turmoil for the last two years.
2 mins
Dhanush seeks ₹1 cr in damages from Nayan-Vignesh
Actor-filmmaker Dhanush's production house Wunderbar Films Private Limited is now pursuing a civil suit against actor Nayanthara and her husband, filmmaker Vignesh Shivan for using behind-the-scenes footage from Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) in their documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale without authorisation.
1 min
Podmasters 2025 Aims to Foster Industry Collaboration and Provide a Platform to Podcasters
After a blockbuster 2024 edition, the much-anticipated Podmasters 2025 is back—bigger, bolder and ready to amplify the best voices in the industry!
1 min
Angelina Makes Son Pax 'Sign a Contract' After Multiple Road Crashes?
Pax Jolie-Pitt, the son of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has reportedly been scared straight by his recent road accidents.
1 min
Sweta Keswani: I am ready to work in India again
Once a popular name on Indian television, Sweta Keswani left the industry in 2012, after getting married to US-based lawyer Ken Andino.
1 min
Protect your eyes as you have fun this Holi
Holi is a joyous occasion with family and friends getting together to play with colours and water.
2 mins
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