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Special schemes for women: Free vaccines against ovarian cancer
KADRI Manohar Shetty, Chairman of Standing Committee for Taxation, Finance and Appeals, on Friday said that MCC in its recent budget has come up with special schemes for women, students from poor economic backgrounds, and other sections of society.
Congress Issues Gag Order on Kerala Leaders
Amid the row over Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's TNIE column hailing the achievements of the CPM-led government in Kerala, the Congress leadership on Friday said those who don't toe the party line would face action.
Technicolor shuts India ops, to affect 2,500 employees
MANY employees of Technicolor India, Paris-based visual effects (VFX) group, received their layoff letters on Friday, as the company closed its India operations, impacting over 2,500 employees from both Bengaluru and Mumbai offices.
SDPI protests against Waqf bill, says will fight until it's retracted
SOCIAL Democratic Party of India (SDPI) held a protest against Central government's Waqf Amendment Bill in Mangaluru on Friday.
India, EU Set Year-End FTA Deadline
Modi, Ursula Talk About Shared Vision on Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Defence Partnership
Leicester suffer fourth consecutive defeat in PL
WEST Ham handed relegation-threatened Leicester their fourth straight Premier League loss by beating Ruud van Nistelrooy's team 2-0 on Thursday.
No power cuts this summer: George
ENERGY Minister KJ George on Friday said that there will be no power cuts in Karnataka this summer as there is sufficient power generation—unless there are some unforeseen circumstances in future.
J'khand Records 7.7% Growth in Last Three Years
AFTER recovering from the effect of Covid-19, Jharkhand's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) has grown at an average annual rate of 7.7% during the last three years (2021-22 to 2023-24), according to the Economic Survey presented in the state assembly on Friday.
Growth Bounces Back to 6.2% in Q3
The Indian economy showed resilience and made a smart recovery in the third (October-December) quarter after posting an underwhelming growth rate in the second quarter.
5 Dead as Late Feb Snow Revives Winter in J&K
AT least five people were killed in the Jammu region over the past 48 hours due to heavy snowfall and rain, which led to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway — the only road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country.
Bird flu: 442 chickens culled in C'ballapur
AFTER cases of bird flu were detected in Varadahalli of Chikkaballapur district, as many as 442 chickens were culled by a team of veterinarians, Deputy Commissioner PN Ravindra has said.
Apr-Jan fiscal deficit at 75% of FY25 target
The government capex showed a remarkable 51% year-on-year increase in January even as the fiscal deficit in the April-January period at ₹11.7 lakh crore hit 75% of the revised budget target of ₹15.7 lakh crore.
DHO Urges Public to Take Precautionary Measures
DAKSHINA Kannada district health officer (DHO) Dr. H R Thimmaiah on Friday cautioned the public to follow all the precautionary measures against heat wave conditions that will prevail for next five days, though so far no cases of heatstroke have been reported in the district.
Workshop on Building Brand Through Storytelling Held
A workshop on building a brand through storytelling was conducted by Sharada Koti, a training consultant at SMVITM, Bantakal here recently.
Benchmarks fall 2%; investors lose ₹9L cr
FEARS of an escalating global trade war and a sell-off in US equities once again weighed heavily on the Indian equity markets, with the benchmark indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty —dropping about 2% each on Friday.
Dubey's record helps Vidarbha secure lead
AT 324 for 6, Kerala were inching closer towards their primary goal of overtaking Vidarbha's first innings total of 379 on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy final in Nagpur, on Sunday.
Deadline for surrendering arms extended
MANIPUR Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Friday extended the deadline for voluntarily surrender of looted and illegally-held weapons by another week, giving people a \"final chance\" to do so by 4 pm of March 6.
KUMBH: BHARAT'S CIVILISATIONAL SHOWCASE FOR THE WORLD
HE Prayag Maha Kumbh that concluded on February 26 saw the convergence of over 66 crore devotees from all over the world to take holy dips at the Triveni Sangam.
PU Exams Begin Today, DC Says Hijab to Be Allowed Till Centre, Not in Hall
UDUPI district wants to better its position in the second PU examination that is starting from March 1, and will go on till March 20.
IMD Forecasts Above Normal Temperature, Heatwave Days
AFTER a warmer winter, prepare for a round of hotter summer days.
Kangana Ranaut, Javed Akhtar bury defamation hatchet after five years
Kangana Ranaut and Javed Akhtar have officially called a truce.
BJP Set To Name New President By Mid-March, Women Frontrunners
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to announce its new national president by the middle of March—15th or 16th—after organisational elections in over 13 states conclude.
Jonassen, batters shine as Delhi overpower MI
DELHI Capitals beat Mumbai Indians for the second time this WPL season, continuing their consistent performance in the tournament. The nine-wicket win against the 2023 winners took them to the top of the table.
Infosys Layoffs: NITES Demands Probe Report From Labour Dept
IT workers union NITES (Nascent Information Technology Employee Senate) on Friday demanded a detailed investigation report with all supporting documents, including Infosys submissions and the labour department's findings.
Unfair enough: It's advantage India in CT
WHEN Rohit Sharma and his counterparts from other nations not named Pakistan boarded the flight for the Champions Trophy, the captains of six of the eight teams would have had to consider and take on board multiple variables in order to plan for the assignment.
Karnataka Will See an Eknath Shinde Phenomenon
FORMER minister B Sriramulu has hinted that Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is joining the BJP and the state will witness a political earthquake in the coming days.
Restoring investors' confidence in equity markets new Sebi chief's biggest challenge
THE new Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey, who was pulled out of North Block on Thursday to head the market regulatory body, has a tough task ahead.
Bihar economy logs 3.5 times growth in over 10 yrs: Dy CM
THE Bihar economy at current prices has grown 3.5 times, from ₹2.47 lakh crore in 2011-12 to ₹8.54 lakh crore in 2023-24, according to the state's Economic Survey report for 2024-25 presented by Deputy CM and finance minister Samrat Choudhary in the assembly on the first day of the budget session on Friday.
HC Directs Cleaning of Sambhal Mosque as ASI Says Whitewash Not Needed
The Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered the cleaning of Shahi Jama Masjid of Sambhal after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team, which visited the premises, informed that while a whitewash was unnecessary, cleaning was needed to remove dust and vegetation.
High drama as woman GP member beats up woman PDO with footwear
A woman gram panchayat member from Koppal village hit a woman panchayat development officer (PDO) with her footwear during a meeting in Yelburga taluk's Hiremyageri village gram panchayat.