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NEET, JEE coaching for poor N K'taka students at affordable cost

WITH an objective of providing affordable and quality coaching for NEET, JEE, CET and IIT to students of North Karnataka region, the BLDE institution has entered into an agreement with ALLEN Career Institute of Rajasthan.

Lakkundi temple tableau selected for R Day parade

LAKKUNDI's Brahma Jinalaya's tableau has been selected for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26.

Lokpal calls Sebi chief for oral hearing

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Tuesday called Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and the complainants for 'oral hearing' on January 28.

BJP X'mas outreach hits Kerala wall

A day after PM Narendra Modi participated in the Christmas celebration hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) in Delhi, a senior Orthodox Church Bishop in Kerala on Tuesday openly questioned the saffron party's outreach to the Christian community.

Beau is not afraid of Test challenges

IMAGINE being Beau Webster. You had just helped Tasmania beat New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the Sheffield Shield game around late November. A 61 and 49 with the bat while taking five wickets across two innings. You get called up as cover for Mitchell Marsh ahead of the pink ball Test against India.

GREEN CORNER IN BOXING DAY BOUT

MCG curator says grass on the surface should excite pacers

Scrap dealer's son Sairaj claims gold

SAIRAJ Pardeshi was pretty clear what he had to become when he was only eight.

Naveen & Lokesh one hit away from national glory

IT was a mixed outing for shuttlers from Tamil Nadu in the ongoing Senior National Badminton Championships in Bengaluru on Monday.

Hyderabad FC squander 2-goal lead to suffer loss

HYDERABAD FC have endured a difficult run in the ongoing Indian Super League so far. And things turned from bad to worse on Monday.

Adani Defence acquires 85.8% in Air Works

ADANI DEFENCE Systems & Technologies Ltd. (ADSTL) in acquiring 85.8% shareholding in Air Works (AWIEPL), India's largest private sector MRO company with the largest pan-India footprint, said the Adani Group company on Monday. ADSTL will acquire the stake at an enterprise value of ₹400 crore.

Razorpay grants employees ₹1L ESOPs to mark 10-yr of operation

FINTECH major Razorpay is awarding employee stock option plans (ESOPs) worth ₹1 lakh to all its current employees as part of its 10 years celebration.

Honda-Nissan to be 3rd-largest carmaker

JAPANESE auto giants Honda and Nissan have announced plans to merge operations, creating the world's third-largest automaker by sales, trailing only Toyota and Volkswagen.

Women represent 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's high networth customers

WITH the increasing adoption of cryptocurrency, women are now representing 20% of crypto exchange CoinDCX's HNI (high net-worth individual) customers.

GST rate hike: Used car market faces challenges

Experts say rate hike from 12-18% to impact second-hand vehicle biz

Tata Capital to raise up to $2 billion from overseas mkt

TATA CAPITAL, which after the merger with the group company Tata Motor's NBFC subsidiary has become the 12th largest non-bank player in terms of AUM, is tapping the global debt market to raise up to $2 billion as part of its medium-term notes (MTN) programme.

Airtel gains customers for first time since tariff hike in Oct; Jio, Vi lose users

FOR the first time since the tariff hike announced by private telecom service providers in July 2024, Bharti Airtel added 1.9 million subscribers in October 2024.

Market snaps 5-day losing streak, retail participants advised to take cautious stance

DOMESTIC equity market snapped a five-day losing streak on Monday with the benchmark indices - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty - gaining 0.70 per cent each.

TRAI asks telcos to offer tariff vouchers for calls, SMS

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has directed telecom service providers to offer separate special tariff vouchers (STVs) for voice calls and SMS services.

Don threatens to take back Panama Canal, gets it from Panama's prez

Incoming president says US ships are charged unfair fees; also points to Chinese footprint

Protests erupt after idol of Ambedkar vandalised

A statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was vandalized in Ahmedabad's Khokhra area on Monday morning, sparking outrage amid the ongoing controversy over a contentious statement by Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament about the Dalit icon.

College students locked up inside hostel for hours

AS many as 90 students of Government Polytechnic College in Saraikela were allegedly locked inside the hostel for at least two hours on the behest of the principal for failing to pay the contribution money for the fresher's party being charged forcefully by them.

Snowfall in Himachal, severe cold alert issued

HIMACHAL Pradesh experienced its second light snowfall of the season on Monday, bringing joy to both locals and tourists.

Parbhani youth killed for being Dalit: Rahul

CONGRESS MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met the family members of Somnath Suryawanshi, who allegedly died in police custody in Parbhani and alleged he was killed because he was a Dalit.

UP plans crash course on RTI Act at Sangam during Mahakumbh 2025

INTRODUCING new features to the Mahakumbh, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to sensitise the visitors about the Right to Information on the sands of Sangam.

Three Khalistani terrorists killed in Pilibhit encounter

Three suspected Khalistani terrorists allegedly involved in the grenade attack in Gurdaspur were killed in an encounter with police in Pilibhit early on Monday.

Should Evaluate ONOE in National Interest

Amid the political heat surrounding the issue, the Modi government has tasked the JPC with evaluating the ONOE proposal. The JPC, with its erudite and experienced members, will assess this concept's implications for India in the coming years.

Manipur govt announces to make 1,946 new police recruits peace messengers

THE Manipur govt will make an endeavour towards restoring peace in the ethnic violence-hit state by not disintegrating a team of 1,946 newly-inducted India Reserve Battalion personnel from Meitei, Kuki, Naga and other communities who were trained together in Assam.

Building young talent key for New India: Modi

Distributes over 71K appointment letters to new recruits in govt depts under Rozgar Mela

200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains in line

THE Indian Railways is preparing to launch 200 Vande Bharat sleeper trains following the success of its chair car trains, which have reportedly received positive feedbacks in the regions they are running through.

E-forensics platform to connect 117 labs: MHA

KEEPING in view the special importance given to forensic evidence after implementation of revamped criminal laws---Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bhartiya Sakshya Sanhita (BSS), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has developed and operationalised an e-Forensics IT platform, which is connected with 117 forensic science laboratories across the country, officials said on Monday.