The New Indian Express Bengaluru - April 24, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru - April 24, 2025
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April 24, 2025
Local Lad Fought Assailants, Laid Down His Life
WHEN terrorists opened fire at tourists at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam on Tuesday, local pony ride operator Syed Adil Shah's first instinct was not to run for cover, but to save the lives of the tourists around him.
1 min
Sketches out, Khalid mastermind
A day after 25 tourists and a local person were shot dead in Pahalgam, security agencies on Wednesday released sketches of the three terrorists involved in the attack.
1 min
K'taka seeks more medical seats from NMC
WITH lakhs of students vying for limited medical seats through NEET every year, the Karnataka government has urged the National Medical Commission (NMC) to increase undergraduate medical seats across the country.
1 min
MANIVANNAN, RAO IN RACE FOR BBMP CHIEF?
Incumbent Tushar Girinath expected to be made addl chief secy, urban development
1 min
Minimum wage hike will kill MSMEs: FKCCI
CONDEMNING the recent increase in minimum wages across Karnataka, the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) warned that the sharp hike could severely affect micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), especially those in industrial hubs like Peenya.
1 min
No evidence found against OP's daughter
THE HSR Layout police questioned Kriti, the daughter of former director general of police and inspector general of police (DG & IGP) Om Prakash, for his murder on Wednesday, after she was discharged from NIMHANS.
1 min
RAMASWAMY RESIGNS FROM BJP
FORMER MLA AT Ramaswamy has ended his four-decade-long political career, by taking a political sanyasa.
1 min
Over 5,000 tourists from K'taka cancel trip to J&K
IMPACTED by the Pahalgam terror attack, many tourists from Karnataka have cancelled their travel bookings to Jammu and Kashmir.
2 mins
CM, Cong Leaders Pin Blame on Intelligence Agencies, Shah for Attack
EVEN as AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said it was not the time for politics and blame-game over the terror attack in Kashmir, senior Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Home Minister G Parameshwara and IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge, blamed intelligence failure by central agencies for the attack.
1 min
Kashmiri driver helped B'luru woman, her mother, drove them to Srinagar
\"WE were all set to leave for Pahalgam when a relative called me and informed us about a terror attack that had occurred there. We could only reach out to our driver, who, within a few hours, ensured our safety by taking us from our hotel in Gulmarg to his residence in Srinagar,\" Pooja Maney, a dispute officer at an international bank and a tourist from Bengaluru, currently stuck in Srinagar, said.
2 mins
Resign Or Will Cancel Bail: SC To TN Minister
Choose between post & freedom, Balaji told
2 mins
Who Is Truly Fiscally Healthy?
ITI Aayog's recent launch of a fiscal health index, intended as an annual publication, aims to provide data-driven insights into the fiscal health of Indian states.
3 mins
A SINISTER ATTEMPT TO DELAY PROGRESS IN THE VALLEY
Pak army chief's recent speeches indicate a desperate bid to fish in communal waters. But Kashmiris' loud condemnation of the Pahalgam attack signals a change in the valley's air
4 mins
Rajnath vows not to spare those sitting behind the curtains
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured the people that those responsible for the cowardly terrorist attack on innocent citizens in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir will soon get a befitting reply to their nefarious acts on Indian soil.
1 min
No Surge Pricing, Increase Flights: Govt to Airlines
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday called upon all airlines to take swift action to increase the number of flights from Srinagar to different cities across the country due to an overwhelming demand by tourists to return home amid the Pahalgam terror attack.
1 min
Pahalgam attack a leaf out of Pak army chief's 'jugular vein' remarks
The Pahalgam killings were a planned attack by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.
1 min
Kharge Says Not a Time to Do Politics, Assures Modi Govt of Cong Support
TERMING the terror attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam as a direct assault on the unity and integrity of the country, AICC president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday urged the Centre to hunt down the terrorists.
1 min
Tourism takes a beating as 'Paradise' under attack
Valley Pays For Violence Tour operators, hotel owners worried about the fate of the tourism industry
1 min
Islamic verse saves the day for Assam professor
A tourist from Assam, Prof Debashish Bhattacharjee, had a close brush with death as terrorists opened fire in the picturesque Pahalgam town of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, massacring 26 people.
1 min
NRI on India visit to meet 3-yr-old son gunned down
Thirty-six-year-old Bitan Adhikari, who worked in the United States, was one of three men from West Bengal who fell victim to terrorist gunfire.
1 min
Injured tourists say won't come back to Kashmir
TOURISTS who survived the terror attack at Baisaran in Pahalgam and are undergoing treatment in Government Medical College (GMC) hospital in Anantnag district, said on Wednesday that they would never come to the Valley again, as fear-stricken visitors cut short their stay and began leaving Kashmir in hordes.
1 min
Death comes calling for newly wed Karnal Naval officer
HARYANA naval officer Vinay Narwal got married just four days ago. On his maiden trip with his newly-wed wife, Narwal was shot dead upon the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam along with 26 others. His mortal remains were consigned to flames on Wednesday evening with full state honours.
1 min
Entered into wedlock 2 months back, Kanpur bizman falls prey to bullets
MARRIED just two months ago, it was 31-year-old Shubham Dwivedi's second sojourn to the Valley Kashmir with his newly-wed wife. Accompanied by 11 family members, the Kanpur-based businessman had much frolic to look forward to on Pahalgam meadows. But, fate had only cruelty in store.
1 min
Trump signals U-turn, says China levy will drop; won't fire Fed chief
Trump had slammed Powell for warning tariffs could fuel inflation
2 mins
RBI Shifting Gears to Prop Up Growth
EVEN though growth remains on a steady path, global turbulences, mainly arising from the trade war, threaten to weigh down the momentum, according to the minutes of the first monetary policy review of the current fiscal by the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
1 min
LTIMindtree net profit rises 2.6% to ₹1,128 crore
THE sixth-largest software company LTIMindtree on Wednesday posted a 2.6% increase in its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended March 2025 at Rs 1,128.5 crore compared to Rs 1,099.9 crore in the same quarter last year.
1 min
More high-value purchases to attract 1% TCS
The tax department is now going to track high-value purchases above ₹10 lakh like wristwatches, art pieces, antiques, yachts, and collectibles by levying a 1% TCS on them.
1 min
Private sector activity rises to 8-month high in April
PRIVATE sector output has grown at its fastest pace in eight months in April on the back of sharp rise in new businesses; mainly buoyant global demand for goods and services, shows a private survey.
1 min
Sensex closes above 80k for the first time this year
Mkts extended winning streak for 7th consecutive session on Wednesday
1 min
High gold prices to hit jewellery sales volume; revenue to grow 13-15%
THE ongoing rally in gold prices, which crossed the psychological $3,500/ounce mark on the global market on Tuesday and ₹1 lakh/10 gram in the domestic market, is set to eat up the sales volume of organised gold jewellery retailers by 9-11% this financial year.
1 min
Megha Engg receives ₹12,800 cr order from Nuclear Power Corp
MEGHA Engineering & Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) has received a purchase order worth ₹12,800 crore from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to construct two 700 MWe nuclear reactors, Kaiga Units 5 & 6, in Karnataka.
1 min
Top-order agony as SRH hit unwanted 6
Frontline batters have an evening to forget against Mumbai Indians as team slumps to sixth defeat of the season
3 mins
Vithya breaks meet record, Niharika shines
THE third day of the 28th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition was more sedate than the first two where national and meet records were set.
2 mins
So pleased to be contender for CL berth: Pep after City's dramatic win
Pep Guardiola admitted his wild celebration of Matheus Nunes's stoppage-time winner against Aston Villa felt strange because Manchester City don't score as many late goals as their Premier League rivals.
2 mins
A Feather Like No Other
Filmmaker Manohara K's film Mikka Bannada Hakki is set to be screened at Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival
2 mins
BRAVING THE MALARIA MENACE
Medical science has grown by leaps and bounds in terms of treating malaria, but recovery is equally important. Ahead of World Malaria Day, experts advise on how to tide over the illness
1 min
FIREFLY GAVE ME TEN YEARS WORTH OF EXPERIENCE IN JUST TWO:
OR someone like Vamshi Krishna, stepping into the spotlight as a first-time director and lead actor in the latest Kannada film Firefly wasn't just a career move—it's the realisation of a long-standing dream.
3 mins
'Sangala is a film about the farmers for the farmers'
ANGALA in Marathi refers to the water that accumulates at the bottom of a well. Raoba Gajmal's Marathi film of the same name is a moving exploration of the hardships of an ageing farmer in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra, how he literally plunges to the lower depths to provide not just for his family but his beloved cattle as well.
2 mins
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