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Insectika Launches New Fish Feed

City-based Insectika Biotech, an Indo-Israel technology firm in insect farming, has launched an innovative insect protein-based fish feed in Odisha.

SIT Files Chargesheet Against Mukesh in Rape Case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the allegations of sexual abuse levelled by Malayalam film actors after the release of the Justice Hema Committee report has submitted a chargesheet in a rape case registered against CPM MLA and actor M Mukesh.

Culture Min Struggles To Write Kannada Word, Trolled

KANNADA and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi was trolled severely by the opposition BJP after he struggled to write a Kannada word during his visit to an Anganwadi in Karatagi village in Koppal district.

16 Olive Ridley turtles rescued in TN

FOR the first time since the crisis of mass Olive Ridley turtles broke out, a joint night patrol team on Saturday night managed to rescue and release 16 of the endangered turtles entangled in a trawl net off the north Chennai coast.

Services Complete Second Highest Chase vs Odisha

RIDING on openers Shubham Rohilla's 209 not out and Suraj Vashisht's unbeaten 154, Services achieved the second highest successful run-chase in Ranji Trophy history as they overhauled a 376-run target against Odisha without losing a wicket in their Group A match in Cuttack on Sunday.

Teen prodigy to WC hero, Trisha's story

GV RAMIREDDY is standing on the sidelines of the Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on Sunday afternoon, visibly emotional. As he watches on, G Trisha, his 19-year-old daughter, tries to put to words what she has achieved for India and what it means to her in conversation with the official broadcaster.

US starts tariff war with Mexico, Canada, China; India spared

US President Donald Trump late on Saturday imposed broad tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, sparking swift retaliation from North American neighbours.

India, Indonesia bound by shared heritage, says PM

Modi virtually attends religious ritual in Jakarta's Murugan temple

Battles, Imagination and a Little History

The Cholas held power over a large geography, spanning the Lakshadweep in the west to Malaysia in the east

A Heady Mix of Ambition and Academia

The narrative explores the venerable institution and walks the precipice between aspiration and necessity

3 Israelis, 183 Palestinian prisoners freed in fourth swap after truce

HAMAS militants freed three male hostages held for more than a year in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in the fourth such exchange of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting.

ECONOMY TO GET FILLIP WITH TAX CUT

FOR a middle-class that is struggling with tight cash flows and higher taxes, the finance minister has come with a bunch of measures that put more money into their pockets.

Eating with Eyes Wide Shut

Find yourself gaining weight and feeling excessively full in the mornings for no explicable reason? You may be suffering from sleep-related eating disorder

BUDGET GOES BIG, GROWTH HINGES ON HOPE

GO big, or go home. It's a mantra often chanted by American sports teams facing an uphill challenge on the field.

Insurance, ID cards for gig workers

THE rapid growth of ecommerce companies, especially quick commerce, have increased the overall gig worker demand.

A Fair to Remember

From Pakistani-American sculptor Huma Bhabha to Polish queer artist Liactuallee, IAF director Jaya Asokan picks her favourites

DMK, AIADMK on the same page

TWO Dravidian majors – the ruling DMK and the principal opposition AIADMK – struck the same note on Saturday in their attack on the BJP-led government, both alleging that Tamil Nadu was ignored in the Union Budget 2025-26.

Kejriwal asked for 10L relief, Nirmala gives ₹2L more

TEN days ago, while launching his party's manifesto, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal focused on the middle class and demanded that the Centre scrap income tax on earnings up to ₹10 lakh.

Neither A Halwa, Nor A Biryani

In his parliament speech on Budget 2024, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi had taunted the government by showing a picture of the finance minister and her mostly upper-caste officers participating in the ritualistic 'budget halwa ceremony' and asked metaphorically why India's budget halwa was not being shared proportionately with the oppressed sections.

Listened to people's voices: FM

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on hiking income tax exemption limit on Saturday said, \"we've listened to the voice of the people because we are a responsible government\".

Mithilanchal matrix in Madhubani saree

Presenting her eighth consecutive Union Budget on Saturday, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made a subtle yet powerful political gesture choosing to wear a Madhubani-embroidered saree symbolising her 'affection' for the Mithilanchal in Bihar.

Eating with Eyes Wide Shut

Find yourself gaining weight and feeling excessively full in the mornings for no explicable reason? You may be suffering from sleep-related eating disorder.

FDI IN INSURANCE SECTOR INCREASED FROM 74% TO 100%

IN a move that could attract greater capital inflows into the insurance sector, the government has increased the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit for the insurance sector from 74% to 100%. Though the industry welcomes the move, it also raises concerns about regulatory complexities.

GREEN ENERGY REVOLUTION ON RIGHT COURSE

INDIA'S 2025 Union Budget marks a transformative moment in the nation's journey toward clean energy, unveiling a comprehensive vision that blends nuclear power ambitions, manufacturing prowess, and sustainable development.

Won't accept Gaza residents: Arab nations

Reject Trump's plan to re-locate residents of war-torn territory to Egyp and Jordan

Allocation Stands at ₹574 Cr, Census & NPR Unlikely to Begin in '25

A meagre allocation of ₹574.80 crore under the Union budget for Census, Survey and Registrar General India indicated that the delayed decadal head count exercise in the country may not be carried out this year too.

Listened to people's voices: FM

FINANCE minister Nirmala Sitharaman on hiking income tax exemption limit on Saturday said, \"we've listened to the voice of the people because we are a responsible government\".

I-T CUT MAY NOT BOOST PRIVATE CONSUMPTION

THE announcement on changes in income tax slabs involving reduction in effective income tax rates in Budget 2025-26 has expectedly made headlines in the Indian media.

Budget a force multiplier: Modi

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed his third-term government's first general Budget as a \"people's budget\" and a \"force multiplier\" aimed at fulfilling the aspirations of 140 crore Indians.

Between Nature and Humanity

The fearlessness that reflects in artist GR Iranna's experimental mediums creates a deep aesthetic which elevates the canvas into a third dimension