Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru Bengaluru: For DK Shivakumar, the journey to the chief minister’s office has been long and arduous. After decades of building influence within Congress and emerging as one of the party’s most resourceful functionaries, he finally secured the state’s top post.Yet, bigger challenges…
Bathinda: A delegation of the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), Punjab, on Friday met Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria and submitted a 16-point charter of demands, including revocation of the notification ending Punjab’s permanent membership in the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), legal guarantee of MSP under the C2+50% formula for all crops, and opposition to…
The reported fallout between Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar over ‘Don 3’ has become one of the most talked-about controversies in Bollywood, and comedian Tanmay Bhatt recently added fuel to the conversation with a cheeky joke during a YouTube appearance featuring Varun Dhawan.In a clip that has since gone viral across social media, Tanmay playfully…
Kangkan KalitaGuwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the tribal communities of the state are excluded from the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill passed by the state assembly on Wednesday because their existing customary laws already safeguard the tribal women against polygamy and other forms of exploitation. Nevertheless, he emphasized that the UCC…
Times News Network Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has ruled that police must not be allowed to investigate purely civil matters, while strongly disapproving of increasing instances of advocates being arraigned as accused in such cases.Quashing proceedings in three criminal cases relating to a disputed will on 5 acres 20 guntas of land in Nagarabhavi, Justice…
Ahmedabad: Unrelenting heat from the blazing summer sun kept Sunday’s maximum temperature too at a baking 43.3°C, which was 1.8 degrees above normal. It was the fourth straight day of the maximum temperature in the city crossing 43°C. And, it’s going to stay this way, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting another day of…
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis Mumbai: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the MahayutI alliance has “almost reached a consensus” on the seat-sharing talks for the upcoming MLC polls.The Mahayuti had almost finalised the seat-sharing formula, but BJP insisted that they get one seat either in Nashik or Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar from Shiv Sena and…
A nostalgic moment resurfaced when Marc Robinson shared a vintage photograph from his modelling days, featuring a young Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif. The image, also including Sophie Choudry and Tarun Arora, captured an early phase of their careers, long before they rose to become leading stars in the Hindi film industry.The throwback photo captured…
Sutapa Choudhary, British deputy high commissioner for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala, and K N Radhakrishnan, director and CEO, TVS Motor Company, at the Norton Atlas rollout in Hosur Chennai: TVS Motor Company has shifted the production of Norton Motorcycles’ Atlas adventure motorcycles to India, with the first unit rolling off its Hosur production line,…
Lucknow: In a move aimed at improving the efficiency of judicial functioning, Allahabad high court, including its Lucknow Bench, has proposed extending the tenure of Law clerks (trainee)/Research Associates from two years to maximum of three years.Officials said the proposal comes in view of the increasing pendency of cases and the need to assist judges…
