Bengaluru: Congress’ decisive victory in legislative council elections Thursday has altered numbers in their favour in the Upper House, reviving the possibility of action on two contentious laws pass by the previous BJP govt — the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of…
Charlie Kirk said he hated the word empathy. In 2022, Charlie Kirk, the late conservative political activist and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, made these remarks about sympathy and empathy. “I can’t stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new-age term, and it does a lot of damage,” Kirk said….
Skeletal remains at Lamsial Puk cave in Mizoram Aizawl: Radiocarbon dating of a skeletal sample recovered from Lamsial Puk, a cave near Farkawn village in Mizoram’s Champhai district along the Myanmar border, has indicated that the individual lived between AD 1729 and AD 1789, the Mizo Archaeological Society (MAS) said.MAS said it recently received the…
Bengaluru: The main accused in the daycare assault case, who was on the run after cruelty against toddlers came to light, got anticipatory bail Thursday.The accused, Manjula, was the caregiver and supervisor at the daycare centre on Capgemini campus. A senior police officer said Manjula was absconding since HAL police registered the case based on…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has issued notices to Delhi govt and police on a plea challenging the de-notification of a land parcel in Asola village that was marked as forest land earlier.An applicant has claimed that the land was de-notified through an order dated Sept 12, 2025, to facilitate the existence of the Fatehpur…
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Jaipur: Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Tuesday said more than 19 lakh pucca houses have been constructed in Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) since its launch in 2016.The Centre had set a target of 24.97 lakh houses for the state, of which over 24.32 lakh have…
JAMMU: Heavy rains triggered flash floods in Kalalgisar area of Bhalessa, in J&K’s Doda district, Wednesday. Mud and debris flows blocked several interior link roads, severing connectivity to multiple villages in the belt. Restoration work began after the situation improved later in the day, officials said.Meanwhile, inclement weather forced authorities to suspend the ongoing annual…
The world’s busiest oil supply passage is in a chokehold, and the ripple effects are being felt across nearly every corner of the globe. The pressure is already showing up everywhere: at petrol stations, in grocery bills, and along global trade routes. The conflict, which has continued to intensify since February 28, has already pushed…
Chennai: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday urged the TVK govt to invest Rs 1 lakh crore in water projects over the next ten years to revive the state’s water sector, even if the govt has to borrow the money.Anbumani accompanied by his wife and PMK MLA Soumiya Anbumani called on water resources minister N…
Ahmedabad: A 60-year-old woman has approached the Gujarat high court seeking custody of her live-in partner of 30 years, with whom she also has a son. The petitioner claimed that her partner’s sister had wrongfully detained him and was not allowing her to interact with him.According to the petition, the woman had been living with…
