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March 11, 2025

Govt directs IPL to ban ads promoting tobacco, alcohol

THE Centre has urged the Indian Premier League (IPL) to ban all tobacco and alcohol advertisements, including surrogate promotions, within the stadium premises during matches as well as telecast sessions on the national television.

1 min

KIA 1st Indian Airport to Open Sensory Room for Neurodivergent Flyers

IN order to promote inclusive air travel, Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has become the first airport in the country to launch a first-of-its-kind sensory room—a thoughtfully designed space tailored for neurodivergent passengers and individuals with sensory sensitivities.

1 min

Ashoka: GBA Bill aimed at bringing B'luru under CM, DCM

BJP to approach court if law is passed

2 mins

Citizens to Move Court to Protect Water Bodies

CITIZENS, activists and experts are worried of the increasing incidents of dumping of waste in water bodies, especially those in Bengaluru outskirts.

1 min

IISc's LONGEVITY CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON HEALTHY AGEING

TO discuss advancements in aging science and longevity, the Longevity India Conference 2025 —Rise for Healthy Aging, was inaugurated at the Indian Institute of Science on Monday.

1 min

Caste cert must be validated for quota benefits: HC

THE Karnataka High Court ruled that even if Scheduled Tribe certificates are issued to the parents of a person, claiming the benefit of reservation, he/she should get the caste certificate validated so long as the caste certificates of the parents were not validated.

1 min

Bangalore Palace Bill Passed in Council, Amid Walkout by Oppn

Amid a walkout by opposition parties, the Bangalore Palace (Utilisation and Regulation of Land) Bill was passed in the Legislative Council on Monday.

1 min

Ranya in 15-day JC, close associate also arrested

THE Special Court for Economic Offences remanded actor Ranya Rao, who is arrested on charges of gold smuggling, to 15 days judicial custody on Monday.

1 min

Govt Docs Must Work From 9 Am To 4 Pm, Register Attendance 4 Times

GOVERNMENT doctors should work from 9 am till 4 pm and they will not be allowed to take up private practice, said Medical Education Minister Dr Sharan Prakash Patil in the Council on Monday.

1 min

BYV Asks CM to Reveal Names of Ministers Linked to Gold Case

THE political storm over the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case intensified on Monday as BJP state president BY Vijayendra issued a direct challenge to the government, saying: \"Reveal the names of ministers involved.\"

1 min

Assembly Okays Amendment to Regulate E-Platforms

ALL e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, BigBasket and D-Mart, will now come under the control of APMC.

1 min

CM Promises Spl Grants to Cong MLAs, Advises Them to Defend Govt Against BJP

CHAIRING the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting here on Monday evening, CM Siddaramaiah promised more grants to Congress legislators and advised them to defend the government in the ensuing budget session from opposition BJP and JDS over alleged diversion of Scheduled Castes Sub-Allocation & Tribal-Sub Allocation (SCP/TSP) grants to five guarantees.

1 min

Growers shed extra money to save coffee produce from thieves

Thieves escape with 800 kg of Robusta coffee beans from storage room

1 min

Kumbh Mela fake tour operator held

The Govindarajanagar police have arrested a man for cheating over 100 people with a fake Kumbh Mela tour package and looting over Rs 70 lakh.

1 min

Accused habitual offenders, involved in theft, extortion cases

Koppal Horror

1 min

Pradhan, mind your tongue, TN never said yes to NEP: Stalin

'He is not king, shouldn't speak arrogantly'

1 min

India Needs To Keep Its Deficit Target Flexible

HE Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act mandates that India's fiscal deficit be limited to 3 percent of GDP.

3 mins

Why Ceasefire in Ukraine May Not Mean Peace

By taking Ukraine's NATO membership off the table, the US is trying to assuage one of Russia's main concerns. But there's much more at stake now

4 mins

Oppn walkout in RS after delimitation, NEP uproar

THE Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Monday created uproar over various contentious issues including delimitation, New Education Policy (NEP), and the USAID and staged a walk-out, when their motions for suspension of businesses were disapproved by the chair.

2 mins

Good governance, growth govt's priority

BJP's electoral supremacy in C'garh reflects people's approval of govt initiatives, achievements in past 13 months: Sai

3 mins

Vanuatu orders scrapping of Lalit Modi's passport amid investigation in India

In a setback to fugitive founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Lalit Modi, who had recently filed an application with the Indian High Commission in London to surrender his Indian passport, the Prime Minister of the Pacific island-nation Vanuatu, Jotham Napat on Monday issued a direction to his Citizenship Commission to cancel the passport issued to Modi, saying that the latter was attempting to avoid extradition.

1 min

Precast concrete to curb pollution: MoRTH

THE Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is considering raising the ceiling of mandatory precast concrete usage from 25 to 75-80% to mitigate pollution, prevent delays, and restrict the cost of road development projects.

1 min

More earnings from freight: Railways

THE Standing Committee on Railways for 2025-26 has noted that net earnings of Railways have remained constant over the past three years, with projected revenue of ₹3,041.31 crore for 2025-26.

1 min

Special Forces in Kyrgyzstan for military exercises

THE special forces of India and Kyrgyzstan began a fortnight-long Joint Military Exercise, Khanjar-XII, on Monday at Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan.

1 min

Will intensify protest in Parliament against Hindi imposition: DMK MP

DRAVIDA Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Dayanidhi Maran said on Monday that his party will intensify its protest in Parliament against the Centre's move to impose 'Hindi' in Tamil Nadu.

1 min

Promises to be fulfilled when funds available

The Maharashtra budget does not provide funds for the Mahayutis flagship welfare schemes, which were promised during the Assembly elections.

1 min

12 Arrested Over Mhow Violence After Cricket Win

A day after a victory procession celebrating Indian cricket team's Champions Trophy title win, reportedly triggered communal violence in Dr Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow town of western MP's Indore district, 12 people were arrested in the case on Monday.

1 min

ED Raids on Baghel's Son in Liquor Case Spark Cong Protests in House

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday raided the Bhilai residence of former Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation against his son in the alleged liquor scam case.

1 min

Row over 'stay indoors' plea to Muslims on Holi

POLITICAL tensions are escalating in Bihar following a senior BJP MLA's request to the minority community to stay indoors during the Holi festival to prevent any untoward incident.

1 min

Wanted by FBI, Punjab Police Arrest Indian-Origin Drug Network Kingpin

PUNJAB Police on Monday arrested an Indian-origin international drug lord, Shehnaz Singh alias Shawn Bhinder, wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the US.

1 min

Sops for tea workers and youth in election-centric budget of Himanta govt

THE BJP-led Assam government on Monday presented a populist budget to woo tea garden workers, lower income group people, farmers and youth as Assembly elections are due early next year.

1 min

Iran says open to address concerns on nuke program

Does a volte-face hours later, says will not discuss under pressure after US ends sanction waiver for Iraq to buy electricity from neighbour

1 min

Israel to send delegation to Qatar for truce talks

ISRAEL said that it would send a delegation to Qatar on Monday \"in an effort to advance the negotiations\" around the ceasefire in Gaza, while Hamas reported \"positive signals\" in talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on starting negotiations on the truce's delayed second phase.

1 min

Musk Says X Faced Outage Because of Cyberattack

HOURS after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a \"massive cyberattack.\"

1 min

Political novice, but a czar in running economy to take over as Canada's PM

CANADA's next prime minister has already helped run two Group of Seven economies in crisis and now will try to steer Canada through a looming trade war brought by US President Donald Trump, a threat of annexation and an expected federal election.

1 min

Zelenskyy lands in Saudi for talks with Rubio for support

PRESIDENT Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived on Monday in Jeddah ahead of talks between Ukrainian officials and Saudi and US representatives, said a member of the delegation traveling with him.

1 min

Authorities detect ₹1.95 lakh crore GST evasion this fiscal

UP, Bihar, MP received 36% of tax meant for sharing with states in FY24

2 mins

VIL Misses Deadline for ₹6,090 Cr Bank Guarantee

TELECOM service provider Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has failed to meet the deadline for submitting a ₹6,090 crore bank guarantee.

1 min

Ola Electric Shares Lose Two-Thirds of Value From 52-Week Highs

OLA ELECTRIC MOBILITY is witnessing a decline in its share price, losing two-thirds of its value since its peak in August 2024.

1 min

User-set limits, age-gating for gamers

WITH an aim to safeguard the interests of over 50 crore Indian gamers, three gaming industry bodies- the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), and the E-Gaming Federation (EGF), have jointly adopted a code of ethics (CoE).

1 min

Fitch Upgrades Credit Rating of Adani Energy Solutions

IN a boost to Adani Energy Solutions (AESL), Fitch Ratings has upgraded the company's credit rating at 'BBB-' from its 'Ratings Watch Negative' list.

1 min

NCLAT upholds ICICI Sec delisting, dismisses appeal against NCLT order

IN a major relief for ICICI Bank and ICICI Securities, the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday dismissed petitions challenging ICICI Securities' delisting process from the stock exchanges.

1 min

Account errors affect IndusInd networth

PRIVATE sector lender IndusInd Bank has estimated an adverse impact of approximately 2.35% of its net worth as of December 2024 due to discrepancies in accounting derivatives portfolio.

1 min

Govt Seeks Parliament's Nod To Spend Additional ₹51,463 Crore In FY25

The Centre on Monday sought approval from Parliament to spend net additional ₹51,462.86 crore in the current financial year ending March.

1 min

Anurag Thakur Set to Contest for Top Post in BFI Elections

In a dramatic twist to Boxing Federation of India (BFI) elections, former sports minister Anurag Thakur's name has been nominated from the Himachal Pradesh Boxing Association (HPBA) as one of the two members of the electoral roll.

2 mins

WPL: Kaur, Kerr show guides Mumbai home

BHARTI Fulmali's 62 went in vain as Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat by nine runs in the Women's Premier League on Monday.

1 min

RELIEF. REDEMPTION. RAHUL

The 32-year-old rises to the occasion in knockouts, proves why he is one of the best middle-order batters in the world

4 mins

Mushrooms of Bengal forest?

USHROOMS found in the forests of Bankura and Birbhum in West Bengal could become a game-changer in cancer treatment.

4 mins

REIMAGINING A CLASSIC

N a time where the mainstream Indian music industry is terribly saturated, it becomes second nature to look back in nostalgic remembrance at figures which entire generations grew up watching or listening to.

2 mins

Reimagining A Classic

Padma Shri awardee Prathibha Prahlad celebrates 40 years of the Prasiddha Foundation, with a festival that redefines the Ramayana through its powerful women

2 mins

Home Outside of Home

No Agenda Space, curated by an Indiranagar resident, aims to be a safe space for all women to rest, work, and exist without expectations

2 mins

Activities That Puzzled Me To Joy

IFE, as perceived by the world for us professionals, begins in school, followed by university, before our careers take hold. It's rarely an uneventful journey, with a constant tug-of-war between competition and emotional challenges life throws our way.

3 mins

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