The New Indian Express Bengaluru - January 18, 2025

The New Indian Express Bengaluru - January 18, 2025

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January 18, 2025
Israel nod to truce deal a step away
First hostages to be freed Sunday; Hamas should furnish hostages' names by Saturday
1 min
Armed gang storms M'luru bank, loots jewellery worth ₹4 crore
IN a daring daylight robbery, a gang of 5-6 members broke into Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Sangha Bank at Kotekar near Mangaluru on Friday and took away gold jewellery and other valuables estimated at Rs 4 crore.
1 min
BJP Decides To Go All Out On One-Nation-One-Poll Plan
Signalling its resolve to roll out the 'one nation, one election' plan, the BJP has constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to shape public opinion and align its own state and local body governments with the importance of the idea.
1 min
ED Attaches 142 Assets Worth ₹300 Crore
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties with a market value of about Rs 300 crore under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, in connection with a case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others.
1 min
Relook at Roerich Estate eco-tourism plan: Activists
Conservationists and experts have penned a letter to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), demanding it take a relook at the proposal drawn by the Karnataka tourism department to make Devika Rani and Roerich Estate on Kanakapura Road, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, an eco-tourism destination.
1 min
Banking sector needs market-friendly reforms: NY univ don Viral Acharya
INDIA'S banking sector must undergo market-friendly reforms instead of reforms that favour incumbents, said Professor Viral V Acharya, CV Starr Professor of Economics at New York University Stern School of Business, during his keynote address at IIM Bangalore on Friday.
1 min
Builders Pay Just 12% of K-RERA Penalties
IN a complete violation of the orders issued by the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) Tribunal by builders, a mere 12% of the penalties levied on them to be paid to home buyers has been complied with.
2 mins
US Consulate Opens in City
Visa services will take time, says Ambassador Garcetti; Hails role of EAM Jaishankar
2 mins
Train coaches to be cleaned 5 times a day following complaints
FOLLOWING recurring complaints by passengers about rodents and cockroaches found inside coaches, the Bengaluru Railway Division will be paying extra attention to redress the issue.
2 mins
Battery systems to store Pavagada solar power, supply during peak hrs
ENERGY Minister K J George on Friday said the government is working on setting up battery storage systems in Pavagada Solar Park so that the power generated can be supplied on a daily basis during peak hours using the existing infrastructure.
1 min
Seven-year-old boy found dead in lake
A seven-year-old boy with special needs, who went missing from his Gempark Layout residence in Sarjapur in Bengaluru Rural district on Thursday afternoon, was found dead in a nearby lake around 11.30 am on Friday.
1 min
DKS, ministers not being replaced in state: Surjewala
AICC general secy claims speculation 'BJP-sponsored'
1 min
Will work to bring party to power in state: BYV
BJP state president BY Vijayendra here on Friday ruled out any change in the state party BJP, asserting that he will build the party and bring it back to power in the state.
1 min
Preliminary CID probe reveals Ravi using abusive language against Hebbalkar?
PRELIMINARY investigations by the CID in the sexual harassment case filed by Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar against BJP MLC CT Ravi has reportedly revealed that the latter allegedly used abusive language against her.
1 min
HC Stays Proceedings Against Rahul in BJP's Defamation Case
THE Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings initiated against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi based on a defamation case filed by the state BJP unit for allegedly sharing on his X handle advertisements published in newspapers, projecting BJP as corrupt ahead of the 2023 Assembly election.
2 mins
Law & Order: BJP Demands All-Party Meet
After a series of daylight dacoity cases were reported in Bidar and Mangaluru, BJP leaders demanded the state government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss ways to maintain law and order in the state.
1 min
Classmates strip student, circulate video
The Childline authorities and Pala police have launched an investigation into the incident in which a Class 9 student of an aided school was allegedly stripped and harassed by seven of his classmates last week.
1 min
SC Warns of Intervention if TN Guv-Govt Issues Not Resolved
The Supreme Court on Friday said if the pending issues between Governor R N Ravi and the Tamil Nadu government, including selection and appointment of Vice-Chancellors to state universities, are not resolved by the next date of hearing, the court will intervene to resolve the issues.
1 min
Wg Cdr Dr K Ramchand (Retd) passes away at 82
Wing Commander (Retd) Dr K Ramchand, Founder Director of CABS, DRDO, Bengaluru, passed away on Friday morning.
1 min
24k quintals of jowar worth ₹6 cr found worm-infested
NEARLY 24,000 quintals of jowar worth Rs 6 crore stored in the godown of the Karnataka State Warehousing Corporation (KSWC) in Ballari was found unfit for consumption.
1 min
Hunting For Keys To Crack Indus Valley Code
About two decades ago, the conference rooms of Delhi institutions like the Sahitya Akademi and India International Centre were often haunted by a tall, thin and unfailingly polite gentleman with a briefcase who sat at the back. There, he carried on a private conference with his neighbours that began with these momentous words: \"I have it!\"
3 mins
Many Chefs Who Bake The Budget
Preparing the budget is a months-long exercise whose intensity would gladden those asking for 70-90 hours of work a week. This time, flexibility in policies would be essential
4 mins
India Plans to Be MRO Hub, Work With S'pore
Sector holds tremendous potential for employment generation
1 min
Govt revises rice price by 20% in 10 days; to benefit ethanol producers, states
THE Central government on Friday reduced the price of rice supplied from its buffer stock to grain-based ethanol producers by a significant 20 per cent, within 10 days after it was fixed at ₹2,800 per quintal.
1 min
234 Posts Vacant, States Told to Send IPS Officers on Central Deputation
FACING an acute shortage of officers in various ranks in central agencies and paramilitary forces, the Centre has written to the states asking them to make a conscious attempt to send names of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for central deputation to fill around 234 posts, officials said on Friday.
1 min
C'garh liquor scam: ED calls its own affidavit 'fishy' in SC, disowns it
IN a surprising turn of events in the Supreme Court on Friday, the Enforcement Directorate termed its own counter-affidavit \"fishy\" and sought to disown it.
1 min
Indians in Russian army: 12 dead, 16 missing, 18 serving
126 Indians in Russia
1 min
Parliament's Budget Session Set to Begin on Jan 31, Continue Till Feb 13
The first part of Parliament's budget session will begin on January 31 and continue until February 13, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present her eighth consecutive Union Budget on February 1.
1 min
On same page on Army Chief LAC stand: MEA
THE External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Friday that there is no contradiction regarding the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, following remarks by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who had indicated that a \"degree\" of standoff exists between Indian and Chinese forces in the region.
2 mins
India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh asks for no let-up in India's offensive and defensive preparedness amid growing turmoil and calls for maritime alertness because of the possibility of increased threats from the Gulf of Eden, the Red Sea and other coastal regions along eastern Africa.
1 min
No relaxation in qualifying marks for para-teachers
IN a major disappointment for para-teachers in the state, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday ruled that granting relaxation in the qualifying marks for them in the ongoing appointment process for 26,000 assistant teachers is not justified.
1 min
My world has been destroyed
Dad loses 5 kids, daughter battling for life as mysterious illness strikes Rajouri
2 mins
4 Gujarat Cops Suspended Over Foreign Visits
FOUR Gujarat police officials have been suspended for embarking on a foreign trip without obtaining the requisite permission from their superiors.
1 min
NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan
An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota on Thursday night, the third such case this month in the city, exposing failure of administrative measures aimed at addressing the crisis in the 'coaching capital'.
1 min
Emergency' triggers stir in Punjab, security at multiplexes tightened
THE screening of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency' was cancelled in Punjab due to intense protests by various Sikh organisations, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members and farmers' groups on Friday.
1 min
From playing with bamboo stick to Arjuna award
GROWING up, when Salima Tete fashioned hockey sticks out of bamboo to practice with, she would have hardly guessed that one day she would lead the Indian women's hockey team.
2 mins
No action for returning to mainstream, cops tell Arunachal armed group
Arunachal Pradesh police on Friday appealed to the members of a newly-floated armed group to return to the mainstream, assuring that no legal action will be taken against them if they do so on their own accord.
1 min
Severe snowfall covers high peaks, harsh winter disrupts life in U'khand
UTTARAKHAND has been experiencing a harsh winter over the past 36 hours, with heavy snowfall affecting the region significantly. From late Wednesday night until Thursday evening, snowfall persisted across all four dhams and high peaks, while lower areas witnessed continuous rainfall.
1 min
Imran, his wife sentenced to 14 and 7 years in graft case
A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 and seven years in prison respectively after finding them guilty of corruption in the 190 million pounds al-Qadir Trust case.
1 min
Trump, Xi speak ahead of inauguration
US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were speaking on the phone late Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
1 min
Israeli hospitals gear up to treat hostages
Upon reaching Israel, hostages to be sent to one of 6 designated hospitals; long captivity raises concerns about health
1 min
Indian Jailed for Nazi-Inspired White House Attack
INDIAN national Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, on Thursday was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023.
1 min
Maruti, Hyundai Lit Up EV Space
Both the carmakers make their debut in the country's mass electric vehicle market
1 min
PM asks auto sector to invest more
PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India stands as an outstanding destination for investors looking to shape their future in the mobility sector.
1 min
BPCL signs loan agreement worth ₹31,802 crore
BHARAT Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has signed a loan agreement worth ₹31,802 crore with a consortium of six lenders led by the State Bank of India.
1 min
Hero Launches Four New Products at the Auto Expo
THE country's largest two-wheeler maker, Hero MotoCorp, launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.
1 min
Economic growth poised to rebound: RBI report
THE economic growth, which surprisingly slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in the second quarter, is poised to rebound, as demand regained momentum, though stickiness in food inflation warrants careful monitoring, the latest RBI bulletin has said.
1 min
PSU steel manufacturer RINL gets ₹11,440-crore lifeline from govt
Revival package
1 min
MFs Asked To Disclose Info Ratio
SEBI has asked asset management companies (AMCs) to disclose their information ratio, which is used to measure risk-adjusted returns of mutual fund schemes, on their websites on a daily basis for equity-oriented schemes.
1 min
Vrinda's transformation after forced injury break
WHEN D Vrinda got ruled out of the 2024 Women's Premier League due to a shoulder injury, it came as a huge blow to the Karnataka batter.
2 mins
Hot-headed Djokovic cruises into Rd 4
A \"hot-headed\" Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka's bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury.
1 min
WHIL: Delhi register 2-0 win over Soorma Hockey
DELHI SG Pipers ended their winless run in the Women's Hockey India League (HIL) with a 2-0 victory against the table toppers, Soorma Hockey Club at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela today.
1 min
Coach backs Sindhu to regain form
PV SINDHU was at sea in the early stages of her women's singles match on Friday. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, the shuttler on the rise in the last 12 months or so, was just the opposite and made the Indian dance to her tunes in front of a sizeable home crowd here at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here.
2 mins
An Se Young: Crown jewel of badminton
EAT, sleep, repeat. In a sport that is as dynamic as badminton, An Se Young is one constant.
2 mins
Action louder than words
Our Theatre Collective's It is You is all set for its premiere, breaking traditional storytelling through the absence of spoken language
2 mins
BNMIT Signs Academic Agreement with GTTC to Enhance Skill Development
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA CONCLAVE
1 min
The Quiz Will Be Published Every Saturday
Send answers to bengalurucityexpress @ gmail.com with the subject line ‘Food quiz’
1 min
Sachin Shetty's next to be a suspense thriller
The film stars Vikipedia and Blink actors Yashwanth Kumar and Mandara Battalahalli
1 min
Srinagar Kitty and Rachita Ram's Romance Lacks Spark
HEN director Nagashekar's Sanju Weds Geetha premiered in 2011, starring Srinagar Kitty and Ramya, it struck a deep chord with audiences, telling a love story that was both heart-wrenching and beautiful.
4 mins
Ayogya 2 eyeing August release
The crew of Ayogya 2, featuring Sathish Ninasam and Rachita Ram, after a smooth first schedule around Mandya gets into the second schedule from Friday.
1 min
Effort to raise social awareness through Hyena is commendable
The trailer for the patriotic film Hyena, written and directed by Venkat Bharadwaj, has been officially unveiled.
1 min
Monk the Young Aims to Make a Pan-India Appeal
A vintage fantasy, the film's journey begins in 1869 and unfolds across different eras
1 min
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