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In this issue

January 21, 2025

U'KHAND CABINET CLEARS UCC RULES

THE Uttarakhand Cabinet on Monday approved the Uniform Civil Code's (UCC) regulations, close to a year after the legislation was passed by the state assembly.

1 min

Brick kiln owner, 4 others held for assaulting workers

THREE workers were allegedly tied and beaten up with iron pipes by a brick kiln owner and his associates after a dispute over their delayed return to workplace and advance payment at Gandhi Nagar here three days ago.

1 min

40 sheds, garage cleared in RR Nagar

Commercial flight operations from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) will be partially disrupted from February 5 to 14 due to the upcoming Aero India air show, sources said.

1 min

Three floors of Legal Metrology dept locked, many officers absent

IN a shocking revelation, three out of the four floors of Mapana Soudha, the administrative office of the Legal Metrology Department on Ali Asker Road remained locked on Monday, during a surprise inspection by Lokayukta Justice BS Patil and Upa Lokayuktas Justice KN Phaneendra and B Veerappa.

1 min

Khandre Launches KSPCB Online Meeting Module

FOREST, Environment and Ecology Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Monday launched an online meeting module as part of comprehensive and simple faceless services offered by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).

1 min

Experts Oppose Edu Reform Panels Headed by MLAs

The People's Alliance for Fundamental Right to Education (PAFRE) has opposed the Karnataka government's decision to form education reform committees led by MLAs.

1 min

65 'OZONE URBANA' FLATS DOUBLE SOLD, OWNERS HELPLESS

200 home buyers occupied flats without OC, water, power connections

2 mins

Govt notification on retiring IPS officers creates a stir

State police chief Alok Mohan's name, scheduled to superannuate this year, missing from retiring officers' list

1 min

Three men on bike crash, rifle misfires, injures one

A 32-year-old man is being treated at a hospital after a single-barrel rifle he was carrying misfired, badly injuring his left leg.

1 min

ED Statement on MUDA Is Politically Motivated, Says CM

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the statement of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on attaching properties in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case against him and others is politically motivated.

1 min

BR Patil hopes B'gavi event revives Cong back to old glory

BR Patil hopes B'gavi event revives Cong back to old glory

3 mins

CM misbehaves with women, says BJP leader

A BJP leader, Naziya Elahi Khan, made controversial remarks against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at a Hindu Convention at Sulebhavi, near Belagavi, on Sunday, saying he has misbehaved with several women, including journalists, actors and party workers.

1 min

Siddu's mins miffed with Surjewala, DKS denies

Annoyed over AICC Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala's style of functioning, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's coterie of ministers is reportedly trying to send a message that they will not budge before him or the party high command, according to sources.

2 mins

Hyd youth shot dead in United States

A 26-year-old youth from Hyderabad was shot dead in Washington DC on Sunday.

1 min

Cops Solve M'Luru Bank Robbery Case, 3 Held in TN

IN a major breakthrough, Mangaluru city police cracked the Kotekar Co-operative Bank robbery case within 60 hours and arrested three prime accused, said to be part of a notorious gang from Mumbai's Dharavi.

1 min

Kerala Woman Gets Death For Poisoning Boyfriend In 2022

The Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court on Monday awarded a death sentence to SS Greeshma, 24, for murdering her boyfriend, Sharon Raj, by administering him an ayurvedic concoction laced with a lethal herbicide in 2022.

1 min

GST officials, transporters, mafia form nexus, cause loss of thousands of crores

A massive fraud, involving senior GST enforcement officials, major transporters and an organised mafia, across the country has come to light, reportedly costing the Union government thousands of crores every month.

1 min

Gang robs Kerala bizman, flees with SUV, ₹1.5L cash

A four-member masked gang stopped an SUV, broke window pane and sprayed chemicals on the face of a Kerala-based businessman and his driver

1 min

Hosiery and garment assn urges FM to retain current GST rates for sector

FOLLOWING reports suggesting a possible revision of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates for the garment and textile sector, the Karnataka Hosiery and Garment Association (KHAGA) has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urging her to drop the proposal.

1 min

Bengaluru to Host 3-Day Millet Fair From Jan 23

Representatives from nearly 10 countries and agriculture ministers and bureaucrats from over 25 states in India will take part in the International Trade Fair - Organics and Millets 2025, Karnataka Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy has said.

1 min

Every Step You Take, They'll Be Watching You

There are many lessons from the work-life balance debate. One is for leaders to watch their words. Another is to recognise the generational shift in attitude towards work

4 mins

THE NEED TO CELEBRATE DIVERSITY WITHIN LGBTQIA+

ONALD Trump's recent statements about abolishing \"transgender lunacy\" and emphasizing binary gender identities have sparked widespread concern.

3 mins

Dalits not duly represented in higher judiciary

Justice (R) C T Ravikumar, who became the fourth Dalit judge to be elevated to the Supreme Court, retired on January 5 after serving three years in the top court.

2 mins

Defamation proceedings against Rahul stayed

THE Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed against him for alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

1 min

Birla expresses concern over short duration of Parliament sessions

LOK Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday expressed concern and anguish over planned disruptions of House proceedings, decline in the number of sittings, and erosion of dignity and decorum of legislatures across the country.

1 min

R-Day parade to have an extra dose of art & culture

THE government is working towards widening the portrayal of the nation's societal and cultural landscape while still preserving the military and martial spirit of the Republic Day parade, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh stated on Monday.

2 mins

Hope beckons as blood cancer therapy launched

OFFERING new hope to patients facing aggressive blood cancers, India launched the first global CAR T-cell therapy for adult B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL), a kind of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system.

2 mins

Ahead of Belagavi rally, Cong seeks Bhagwat's apology over I-Day speech

AS the Congress is set to hold 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally in Karnataka's Belagavi, the party reiterated its demand that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat must apologise for the 'anti-national' statement he delivered on the freedom movement.

1 min

Army Man Killed in Encounter in J&K's Sopore

A soldier has been killed in the ongoing gunfight between militants and armed forces in Zaloora, Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday.

1 min

5 Cops Held Responsible for Badlapur 'Fake' Encounter

A magistrate's inquiry has held five Maharashtra policemen responsible for the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, raising doubt on police claims that the accused opened fire and was killed in retaliatory firing in September last year.

1 min

Meghalaya Mob Attempts to Attack School, Curfew Imposed

CURFEW was clamped in areas falling under the Mawkynrew village in Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district on Monday following an incident of mob violence involving a school.

1 min

5.2K birds of 117 species in Uttarakhand's Asan wetland

IN a significant citizen science effort, a bird counting campaign at the Asan Wetland in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand has yielded impressive results, with volunteers identifying 5,225 birds across 117 different species.

2 mins

UP nod to RDA in cabinet meeting at Maha Kumbh likely

THE proposed meeting of Yogi cabinet at Mahakumbh on Wednesday, January 22, is likely to provide a major boost not only to the economic development of Prayagraj but also to neighbouring districts.

1 min

Gift to US: Surat bizman creates Trump replica in lab-grown diamond

A Surat-based diamond businessman has created a replica of Donald Trump using a 4.30-carat lab-grown diamond.

1 min

Admin bans community feasts in village hit by mysterious deaths

EVEN as the high-level inter-ministerial team visited remote Budhal village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Monday to ascertain the cause of the 17 deaths in three families due to a mysterious illness, the administration sealed the spring in the affected village after water samples from it tested positive for a few pesticides and insecticides and also banned community feasts in the village.

1 min

NIMAS team finishes Arunachal leg of Brahmaputra rafting expedition

A team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has achieved a milestone by completing the Arunachal Pradesh leg of the historic Brahmaputra River Rafting Expedition.

1 min

Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley To Guard Against Don's 'Revenge'

Pardons announced just hours ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration lays the groundwork for an even more expansive use of remission by future presidents

3 mins

South Africa police hunt for kingpin of illegal mining

POLICE in South Africa said Monday they had launched a manhunt for the alleged \"kingpin\" behind an illegal mining operation where scores of bodies have been recovered after he escaped from custody.

1 min

Billionaires' wealth grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before

THE wealth of billionaires grew three times faster in 2024 than the year before, a top anti-poverty group said on Monday as some of the world's political and financial heavy-weights prepared for an annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland.

1 min

Israel Frees 90 Captives; Palpable Relief, Fear in Gaza

AFTER 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners walked free from Israeli jails, leaving both Israelis and Palestinians torn between celebration and fear, and stirred modest hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

1 min

Iranian Court Hands Death Sentence to Popular Singer for Blasphemy

An Iranian court has sentenced popular singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, known as Tataloo, to death on appeal after he was convicted of blasphemy, local media reported on Sunday.

1 min

Karur Vysya Bank profit jumps over 20% on loan growth

Robust loan growth and better asset quality helped the Tamil Nadu-based old-generation private sector lender Karur Vysya Bank to report an over 20% jump in net income at ₹496 crore in the December quarter, up from ₹412 crore in the year ago period.

1 min

MRPL reports 28% decline in net profit to ₹304 crore

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) reported a 28% decline in its net profit to ₹304 crore for the third quarter of FY25.

1 min

Govt Selects 24 Cos Under PLI Scheme For White Goods

The government has selected 24 companies under the third round of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for white goods.

1 min

SEBI May Extend Time To Fix MF NAV

To ease the implementation of directions on upstreaming of client funds, the markets watchdog is planning to extend time to stock brokers/clearing members to un-pledge units of overnight mutual fund schemes and place redemption request with funds houses, after the close of market hours.

1 min

Zomato Reports 57% Decline in Net Profit, Revenue Rises 64%

Food delivery company Zomato on Monday reported a 57% fall in its consolidated net profit for Q3FY25 to ₹59 crore as against ₹138 crore in Q3FY24.

1 min

IT cos see revival in discretionary demand, deal wins

IT services companies have now started witnessing early signs of revival in discretionary spending and CEOs of top IT companies are optimistic about strong deal wins in coming quarters.

1 min

Tax sops likely for brownfield projects

FACED with slow uptake in private investment, the government may announce some tax sops in the Budget this year for encouraging new investments by companies.

1 min

NCLT Orders Liquidation of Go First

Airline becomes the second carrier in four months to face liquidation after Jet Airways

1 min

RBI Eases Settlement Guidelines for ARCs

THE Reserve Bank has provided a level playing field to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) with banks and non-banking financial companies by easing norms for settling dues payable by borrowers.

1 min

Indian Overseas Bank net profit rises 21% on better asset quality, recoveries

CHENNAI-based public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank has reported a close to 21% increase in net income at ₹874 crore for the December quarter of the current financial year (FY25), boosted by improved asset quality and higher recoveries.

1 min

Will Be Key Player In Electric 3-Wheeler Market: TVS

CHENNAI-based auto major TVS Motor has set its sight on becoming a key player in the rapidly-growing electric three-wheeler market within the next three quarters.

2 mins

SA20: Sunrisers enter play-offs

SUNRISERS Eastern Cape defeated Durban Super Giants by six wickets to enter the playoffs of the SA20 here.

1 min

2025 World Cup set to be hosted in India, confirmation soon

THE official announcement may take a few more days, but in reality, India was pencilled in to host the 2025 World Cup by FIDE (chess' governing body) last year itself.

1 min

Pragg wins; Gukesh draws

INDIAN Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated compatriot P Harikrishna, while Arjun Erigaisi settled for a draw in the second round of the 87th Tata Steel Chess Tournament here.

1 min

From drought prone village to WHIL: Rutuja Pisal story

IF you wish to visit Rutuja Pisal's village from Pune and opt to use the public vehicle, you have to get to Phaltan, a town in the northeast part of Satara district, first.

3 mins

La Liga: Real beat Las Palmas 4-1

WITH Kylian Mbappe putting on a show again, Real Madrid returned to the top of the Spanish league.

1 min

Axar Steps Into A New Role

Now part of the leadership group, the all-rounder doesn't feel the need to prove to anyone

2 mins

Sinner beats dizziness, Rune in round four

JANNIK Sinner battled dizzy spells on Monday to reach an Australian Open quarter-final against Alex de Minaur, admitting a long interruption when he accidentally broke the net was \"big, big luck\".

1 min

KICHCHA SUDEEP BIDS FAREWELL TO BIGG BOSS KANNADA AFTER 11 SEASONS

HE year 2025 marks the end of an era as Kichcha Sudeep officially announces his departure as the host of Bigg Boss Kannada.

1 min

Chandan Suresh to distribute Bhuvanam Gaganam in Karnataka

HUVANAM Gaganam, starring Pramod and Pruthvi Ambaar in the lead roles, is set to release on February 14, coinciding with Valentine's Day.

1 min

Environmentalist Sri Rajani's Next Bandekavi To Explore Reincarnation

This film is set to blend suspense with a thrilling love narrative and stars Mohan Kumar in the lead role

1 min

I believe in hard work and growth, even if that means delayed releases: Shreyas Manju

ISHNU PRIYA, directed by National Award-winning filmmaker VK Prakash, is set to release on February 21.

1 min

The break-in

O peacocks visit Tihar? In the prison-drama series Black Warrant, the central jail might be slithering with both literal and metaphorical snakes but the peafowl becomes the symbol of hope.

2 mins

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