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NIA conducts raids in 17 places across 4 states in Muzaffarpur arms haul case

THE anti-terror federal probe agency NIA on Wednesday conducted raids at 17 locations, including 12 in Bihar, in connection with its investigation into a case linked to the recovery of AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition in Muzaffarpur in May this year, officials said.

THE PETROV DILEMMA & AI

N 1983, the Soviet Union's Oko early-warning system issued a critical alert, signaling an imminent nuclear strike from the US.

THE NEED FOR A JUDICIAL CODE OF CONDUCT

The latest case of a judge crossing lines of propriety is part of an alarming trend. With its 1997 code on judicial values breached, the Supreme Court needs to frame new rules

Nod from CM must for transfers after general transfer period

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah has directed the chief secretary to direct department heads not to transfer officials without prior permission from him after the general transfer period every year.

Mysore Sandal Soap planning new packaging, logo

KARNATAKA Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL), globally recognised for its iconic Mysore Sandal Soap, is set to expand its footprint with the addition of around 480 new distributors across India in 2025.

Temple damage: CMO says repairs carried out

FOLLOWING a report in The New Sunday Express on the defacing of the historical Sudi Jodu Kalasa temple in Sudi, 30km from Badami city, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) has responded, saying necessary measures have been taken to restore the monument.

BJP TAKES GOVT TO TASK OVER RECENT MATERNAL DEATHS

Ashoka: Govt caught in medical mafia grip, judicial probe needed

SNEHAMAYI ALLEGES INDUCEMENTS TO WITHDRAW CASE

Says he didn't give in to relentless pressure

₹260CR 'SCAM' IN POWER CORPORATIONS, SAYS COUNCIL LOP

A scam to the tune of Rs 260 crore has taken place in the power corporations in the state, Leader of Opposition in Council Chaluvadi Narayanaswamy has alleged.

K'taka collected ₹15K cr addnl tax from stamps & registration

KARNATAKA Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda informed the Council that in the present fiscal year, the State Government has collected Rs 15,145 crore in additional tax from stamps and registration.

Amid Yatnal tirade, Vijayendra meets PM Modi in Delhi

Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

RDPR varsity bill clears Council hurdle

THE Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was cleared by the Assembly on Tuesday, was passed in the Council amid high drama on Wednesday.

Siddu says will not evict farmers, rejects demand to withdraw '73 notification

THE State Government has decided not to evict farmers cultivating land earlier notified as Waqf property and not to recover Waqf land where temples or other religious structures have come up or marked as Hindu graveyards.

Minister Lad visits France to study his pet project LRT for twin cities

Mixed response to project, critics say enough already spent on BRTS, besides hardships

KLE confers honorary doctorates on 2 bizmen

ARAVIND Melligeri, chairman and CEO of Aequs, and industrialist Murgesh Nirani were conferred honorary doctorates by KLE Technological University in Hubballi on Wednesday.

Steps initiated in U-K district to control monkey fever

UTTARA KANNADA deputy commissioner (DC) K Lakshmi Priya has directed the Health Department officials to conduct extensive sample testing in areas where cases of monkey fever have been reported and take necessary measures to prevent its spread.

Contractors demand release of funds for completed works

THE contractors under the banner of Belagavi District Working Contractors Association staged a protest at Suvarna Garden near Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (SVS), Belagavi on Wednesday, demanding to fulfil their demands that included to release the funds of completed works immediately.

Federation opposes 2A quota for progressive communities in B'gavi

HUNDREDS of people, under the banner of Karnataka State Backward Castes Federation, staged a protest demanding non-inclusion of any community that is socially, educationally, financially and politically progressive into the 2A category.

Modi raps Cong over demand for Shah's axe

Attacks Kharge claim on Ambedkar's insult

13 killed as Navy boat rams ferry

THIRTEEN people were killed after a speed boat of the Indian Navy crashed into a passenger ferry boat near the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Health dept flags 26 meds as misbranded

The health department has flagged 26 medicines -- eight as spurious or fake and 18 as misbranded -- which are consumed for acidity, pain relief, cholesterol, iron deficiency, and nasal congestion.

Chelsea's Mudryk fails drugs test: Club

CHELSEA forward Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, as reports stated the Ukraine international has been provisionally suspended.

NIA court convicts three IM operatives

THE SPECIAL Court for NIA Cases convicted three Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives for hatching a conspiracy to carry out blasts ahead of the then US President Barack Obama's visit to India for Republic Day in 2015, as per instructions from Pakistan.

Hopcoms outlets on verge of closure

GOING by the current trend of online platforms and private players selling vegetables and fruits procured directly from farmers at competitive prices, outlets of the Karnataka government-owned Horticultural Producers' Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society (Hopcoms) are on the verge of closure.

Ongoing struggle of Sharma the Test batter

Poor form and captaincy issues could be two unrelated things as Rohit falls for another low score on day four in Brisbane on Tuesday

THE HEART'S LITTLE BRAIN

To define it in scientific terms, the heart is considered a key organ because it is the central component of the circulatory system, which plays a vital role in sustaining life.

RAHUL AND JADEJA BRING ORDER AS INDIA TAIL WAGS

SOMEWHERE in the middle of the first innings, Virat Kohli rushed out of the Gabba dressing room, called up Abhimanyu Easwaran, told him something in earnestness and sent him off the ground.

Two World Champions, 31 GMs, Tamil Nadu is the best: Anand

OPEN rooftop car. Scores of people. Cavalcade of cars. It was another maddening but memorable day in the newly-crowned world champ, D Gukesh's, life.

Rana wouldn't have got into our playing XI: Gujarat coach Klinger

GUJARAT GIANTS, after finishing last in the back-to-back Women's Premier League points table, went into the mini-auction looking to make a few important changes.

Bid in satellite spectrum not feasible: Scindia

A day after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh raised concerns over the government's decision to administratively allocate satellite spectrum in the country, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday defended the move, saying that satellite spectrum is neither suitable nor practical for auction.