For the second time in three days, Basavaraj Horatti met CM DK Shivakumar at his residence in Bengaluru on Friday. Sources say he pushed for more time to resign Bengaluru: In a sudden turn of events, Basavaraj Horatti resigned as legislative council chairman Friday after the govt prepared to move a no-confidence motion against him.The…
Chandigarh: To ensure free and fair local body elections, the state election commission (SEC) has deployed IAS and senior PCS officers as general observers across all 23 districts of Punjab.The high-stakes municipal general elections, covering eight municipal corporations, 76 municipal councils and 21 nagar panchayats, are scheduled to take place on May 26. The announcement…
CM Yogi Adityanath in Vidhan Sabha on Sunday Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday inaugurated a series of development and beautification projects at Vidhan Bhavan ahead of the all-party meeting. Chief minister unveiled the renovated Vidhan Parishad mandap and the refurbished ground-floor corridor. He also inaugurated the newly built podcast studio, the latest feature…
RCB players celebrate after taking a PBKS wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) DHARAMSALA: It is often advised to conserve your breath at higher altitudes where the air gets thinner. But it doesn’t apply when you have an ultra-motivated and hyper-energetic Virat Kohli egging your team to scale greater heights. In the mountains of Dharamsala on Sunday…
A massive cash-handling operation at the Ram Temple, processing up to Rs 75 lakh daily, is under intense scrutiny following allegations of large-scale donation diversion. AYODHYA: Behind the sanctum of the Ram Temple, far from the chanting devotees and winding queues, runs a massive cash-handling operation, one that processes offerings worth up to Rs 75…
Gurgaon: A 32-year-old man allegedly strangled his five-year-old son before dying by suicide in Faridabad on Sunday. Family members found Sagar hanging from a ceiling fan with a rope, while his son’s body was tied to his chest in Ballabgarh’s Dayalpur village. Injury marks were visible around Rakshit’s neck, indicating strangulation.After being informed, a forensic…
NEW DELHI: A controversy in the US over chemicals in activewear has raised fresh concerns about what Indians are wearing to the gym, with experts warning that the issue goes beyond comfort to potential health risks.“Most activewear is made from plastic-based polymers that can release chemicals with potential endocrine effects, but in India, we lack…
Hyd’s CURE Bill scores 28%, trails Bluru’s GBA Act Hyderabad: While the draft CURE Bill 2026 is projected as a replacement for the seven-decade-old GHMC Act, it falls well short of the governance reforms introduced under Karnataka’s Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Act, 2024.An assessment by Bengaluru-based Janaagraha awarded the CURE Bill a score of just…
Bathinda: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said on Sunday evening that the state’s peace and communal harmony are sacrosanct and will never be allowed to be disturbed.Addressing a “Lok Milni” programme at Saahib Chand village in the Gidderbaha constituency of Muktsar, the CM asserted that divisive forces seeking to polarise the state would never succeed.Addressing…
Ahmedabad: Tension gripped Bharwadvas area in Naroda on Wednesday as a team from the cattle nuisance control department (CNCD) of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) was allegedly stopped and threatened, while impounding stray cattle.An AMC press release stated, “The incident occurred around 12.30pm near Bharwadvas on Payalnagar Road. In line with the Gujarat high court’s…
