Bengaluru: It’s a bittersweet gender situation in Karnataka‘s consumer courts, with no woman at the top in the past five years, according to the India Justice Report’s Consumer Justice Report 2026.The overall trend is not comforting either. Women’s share in state commissions in the country declined from an average of 35% in 2021 to 29%…
Chennai: Class X and XII students who score centum in this year’s state board exams will be subjected to an additional layer of scrutiny as the govt has instructed officials to re-examine the papers at the respective evaluation offices and sign the answer sheets. The decision follows a review meeting held earlier this year, following…
2k Consumers Opt For Piped Gas Supply In Past Month Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia triggering LPG supply crunch, demand for piped natural gas (PNG) has surged in the city with Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL) witnessing a four-fold increase in new users. Until Feb, the company was adding barely 10 new users…
According to police, the accused had also attacked Rahul in Jan 2025, and a separate case is already ongoing in the matter Gurgaon: A man and his brother were allegedly assaulted with a hammer, iron pipes and sticks after he agreed to testify against one of the accused in a local court. An FIR was…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Gorkha issue will be solved in a constitutional manner without dividing Bengal, if voted to office.Signalling a shift from the earlier position of Bengal BJP netas, who had been supporting Gorkhaland, Shah said at a rally in South Dinajpur’s Gangarampur: “I want to tell my…
A protester is apprehended by a cop during Monday’s protests in Noida Noida: Police on Tuesday said they arrested 396 people in connection with violence during Monday’s labour protests in Noida in which mobs vandalised property and torched cars. Four of those arrested are women.Seven FIRs have been filed at different police stations under BNS…
Panaji/Ponda: Facing a severe shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, the association of caterers on Tuesday demanded immediate govt intervention.Govt has to help as many of us (caterers) have stopped accepting orders, said Sudesh Bhingi, president of Goa Catering Association, at a press conference held along with office bearers Rohit Naik, Mohammed Shaikh, Abhijit Teli, Deepa…
Varanasi: The two-day Women’s Beach Handball Competition, organised under the aegis of the UP Adventure Sports Club, kicked off on Tuesday with exciting matches on the opening day.In the inaugural match, Vikas Club edged past Lal Bahadur Shastri Club with a close 10-8 victory. The contest remained evenly poised at 4-4 at half time, but…
Gandhinagar: The women’s reservation bill, granting 33% reservation to women in Parliament and state assemblies, will be implemented in Gujarat from the 2029 general elections, said minister of state for women and child welfare, Manisha Vakil, on Tuesday.“The women’s reservation bill will be implemented in Gujarat from the 2029 general elections. It will come into…
Ludhiana: The Ludhiana Improvement Trust (LIT) on Tuesday organised a draw of lots for the remaining 179 flats under the Atal Apartment scheme on the occasion of Baisakhi. Local bodies minister Sanjeev Arora participated in the draw, held at Nehru Sidhant Kendra, where LIT chairman Tarsem Bhinder assured successful allottees that possession of the flats…
