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In this issue

April 18, 2025

India Rubbishes K-Claim By Pakistan Army Chief

INDIA on Thursday firmly rejected Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir's statement calling Kashmir the country's \"jugular vein\", dismissing it as baseless and asserting that Pakistan's only connection to the region is its illegal occupation, which it must end.

1 min

Govt promises status quo on waqfs, buys time from bench

Supreme Court sets May 5 for next hearing, possible interim order on the Act

2 mins

'Nuclear missile': V-P swipe on SC timeline for Prez

IN a stunning broadside on the judiciary, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday chided the Supreme Court for setting timelines for the President to decide on Bills referred by the Governor.

1 min

Raichur: AP leaders oppose 2 bridge-cum-barrage projects

TDP leaders claim that if K'taka constructs the projects, there will be a shortage of water for agri and drinking

2 mins

Government signs pact, Ecofix to fix potholes in a jiffy

AIMING to put an end to the perennial pothole problem on roads, the Karnataka government on Thursday signed a tri-party agreement to use 'Ecofix', a mix of iron and steel slag, for instant repair of roads across the state.

1 min

Row erupts as Brahmin student made to remove sacred thread

AKHILA Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha in association with District Brahmana Sangha and other Brahmin organisations have condemned an incident in which a student was made to remove his Janivara (sacred thread) when he went to write the K-CET examination in the city on April 16.

1 min

KLS Gogte Institute of Tech Hosts 'Delhi Alumni Meet 2025'

KARNATAKA Law Society's Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT), Belagavi, hosted the Delhi Alumni Meet 2025 at the prestigious India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi recently.

1 min

Athani double murder: One dies by suicide, 1 in custody

IN connection with the double murder of a mother and son in Athani taluk, police have arrested one of the accused while another has reportedly died by suicide.

1 min

Maundy Thursday Observed in Belagavi Churches

Maundy Thursday, a day before Good Friday was observed in the city churches on Thursday.

1 min

Landslide in Yadravavi Claims Life; JCB, Tractor Crushed

A massive landslide in Yadravi village, Saundatti taluk, claimed the life of a man and caused extensive damage to machinery during an incident of illegal sand (coarse sand) excavation on Wednesday night.

1 min

Hebbalkar accident: Driver involved held

IN a breakthrough, the Kittur police have arrested the driver responsible for a recent hit-and-run accident that caused severe injuries to the women and child development minister Laxmi Hebbalkar and seized the vehicle involved.

1 min

Savita Samaj under review for revised BC status following fresh study

THE Department of Backward Classes Welfare has initiated a fresh empirical study to reassess the socioeconomic status of the Savita Samaj community in Karnataka.

1 min

Congress Leaders Protest, Blame Centre for Widening Rich-Poor Gap

SENIOR Congress leaders on Thursday staged a massive protest at Freedom Park against the Union government for increase in prices of all commodities.

1 min

BJP State Chief's Name to Be Out by Month-End

CENTRAL leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are likely to announce the Karnataka state BJP president's name by the end of April.

1 min

Congress govt diverted guarantee scheme funds, is raising taxes: BYV

THE rise in prices of diesel, petrol, milk and other essential commodities has made the life of common people miserable under the Congress government in Karnataka, BJP state president and MLA BY Vijayendra said here on Thursday.

1 min

Woman alleges gangrape in M'luru, 3 detained

A woman from West Bengal was allegedly gangraped by an autorickshaw driver and two others at Ullal, on the outskirts of Mangaluru, late on Wednesday night.

1 min

Register FIR Against TN Minister For Hate Speech: HC To Cops

Remarks made with full consciousness and can't be termed as slip of tongue, says judge

2 mins

Umeed Or Unmaking Of Minorities?

“The past holds us together; why should the present or the future divide us in spirit?” — Jawaharlal Nehru, convocation address at Aligarh Muslim University, January 24, 1948

3 mins

India, China likely to resume direct flights, Kailash yatra

DIRECT flights between India and China may resume soon as both countries are actively working on the necessary technical arrangements to restart the operations.

1 min

Oppn praises SC stand, says legal battle against Waqf Act will continue

THE Opposition, including Congress, on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision of temporarily suspending the key provisions of the Waqf Act, asserting that legal battle against the unconstitutional legislation will continue.

1 min

Develop swift response protocols for road accident victims, says SC

OBSERVING that road accident victims are on the rise, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed states and union territories to develop swift response protocols so that the accident victims get help at the right time.

1 min

Aadhaar authentication must to mark attendance from May 1, says NMC

To leverage the latest technology and make the attendance process user friendly, the National Medical Commission announced that they have decided to fully shift to face-based Aadhaar authentication for marking attendance.

1 min

At WAVES, startups will get a chance to make direct pitch to investors

SELECTED media and entertainment sector startups participating in live pitch session—WaveX (an initiative to provide funding and exposure), a segment of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES), will get exclusive entry to phase second of Shark Tank, a business reality television series.

1 min

Urdu, like Hindi, an Indo-Aryan language

Dismissing a plea on Urdu signage, SC says 'language is yardstick to measure civilisational march of a community'

3 mins

New textbook titles rooted in Indian culture, knowledge systems: NCERT

FACING criticism for renaming new textbooks in Hindi, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday said the books have been \"thoughtfully named to convey rootedness in India's culture and knowledge systems.\"

1 min

Sacked WB teachers get an extension

In a partial relief to the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Thursday extended till this year-end the services of terminated teachers found untainted by the CBI in the recruitment scam.

1 min

Cops on toes after bomb threats to chief secy in HP

The Himachal Pradesh police have been on high alert after the offices of the Mandi Deputy Commissioner (DC) and the Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena received bomb threats via mail on Wednesday.

1 min

Amid Gujarat BJP top deck rejig buzz, key meet in Delhi

POLITICAL temperature spiked Thursday over the possibility of a new BJP chief in Gujarat after a high-stakes meeting of the BJP's top leadership at the Prime Minister's residence in Delhi strategised the party's upcoming organisational elections.

1 min

Sharia over Constitution: BJP stir against minister

JHARKHAND Minority Welfare Minister Hafizul Hasan caused a stir when he said while talking to a news channel on Monday, \"For me, Sharia is more important. We (Muslims) keep the Quran in our chest and the Constitution in our hands. Okay! So, we will first hold the Sharia and then the Constitution.\"

1 min

Mamata Urges Guv Not To Visit Riot-Hit Murshidabad

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not see eye to eye on Thursday regarding the former's proposed visit to riot-hit Murshidabad.

1 min

Army jawan arrested for training accused in attack on Punjab YouTuber home

AN Army jawan has been arrested for allegedly training the accused who lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of a Jalandhar-based YouTuber last month, police said on Thursday.

1 min

Record procurement forces C'garh to auction surplus paddy, Oppn peeved

THE Chhattisgarh government on Thursday began the process of e-auction of surplus paddy after a record procurement of over 149 lakh metric tonne (LMT) on the MSP in the kharif marketing year 2024-25.

1 min

Probe into mystery death of firebrand MP Cong leader reopened after 27 yrs

MORE than 28 years after firebrand Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress leader Sarla Mishra's \"suicidal\" death at her house in Bhopal, a judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court in Bhopal has ordered the police to reinvestigate the case while observing that earlier investigations appeared to have been incomplete.

1 min

Overnight Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza

ISRAELI strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said.

1 min

Federal Reserve Chair Powell Under Don Fire

PRESIDENT Donald Trump slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, reiterating his frustration that the Fed has not aggressively cut interest rates and saying that the central bank leader's \"termination cannot come fast enough\".

1 min

Talks Between Iran, US Enter Very Crucial Stage: UN Nuclear Watchdog

TALKS between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme are 'in a very crucial' stage, the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Thursday while on a visit to the Islamic Republic.

1 min

Harvard's Foreign Intake on Cross Hairs

The Donald Trump administration has threatened to revoke Harvard University's eligibility to enroll international students if it doesn't submit detailed records of the 'illegal and violent activities' of its foreign students.

1 min

In working level communication with US over tariffs, says China

CHINA on Thursday said it is in 'working-level communication' with the US on the deadlock over their high-intensity tariff war but asserted that the person who 'tied the bell' should untie it.

1 min

Adani Ports to acquire Aus terminal for $2.4 bn

ADANI Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ), India's biggest private port operator, announced on Thursday a $2.4 billion non-cash acquisition of a coal export terminal in Australia from a group company.

1 min

Salil Parekh to receive ESOPs worth ₹52 cr

INFOSYS has granted employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) worth ₹51.75 crore to its CEO and MD Salil Parekh in FY25.

1 min

Telcos expected to increase tariffs by 10-20% by this year-end, says report

INDIAN telecom service providers are expected to raise mobile tariffs by 10-20% by the end of this year, as per a report by brokerage firm Bernstein.

1 min

Hindustan Unilever assures HC to remove disparaging ads targeting rival Mamaearth

HINDUSTAN Unilever (HUL) assured the Delhi High Court on Thursday to remove from its advertisements for Lakme sunscreen, the alleged disparaging references to competitor Honasa Consumer Ltd's The Derma Co sunscreen.

1 min

Markets gain over 6% in 4 sessions

Investors gain ₹18 lakh crore this week as m-cap surged from ₹401.67 crore to ₹419.60 crore

2 mins

Will not allow commercial interest to trump public interest, says Sebi chief

SEBI chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Thursday said the regulator will not let commercial interest trump general public interest in deciding on the share sale plans of country's largest equity bourse, NSE.

1 min

Sourav overcomes Pankaj Advani, crowned world champ

ACE Indian cueist Sourav Kothari clinched the 2025 IBSF World Billiards title after an emphatic victory over multiple-time winner Pankaj Advani in the final in Carlow, Ireland.

1 min

Slow but steady Mumbai feel at home vs SRH

MI bowlers make hay on sluggish wicket, restrict Sunrisers to just 162; batters make sure no hiccup during chase

3 mins

Inter Milan can dream of treble glory again

INTER Milan's treble dream is alive and kicking after reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday thanks to a 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich, as the Serie A giants won a pulsating last-8 tie 4-3 on aggregate.

1 min

Arteta's Arsenal Come of Age With Madrid Masterclass

MIKEL Arteta's Arsenal side came of age as they dethroned Champions League kings Real Madrid with ease to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2009.

2 mins

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