The New Indian Express Bengaluru - May 16, 2025
The New Indian Express Bengaluru - May 16, 2025
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In this issue
May 16, 2025
SC raps 'irresponsible' MP minister
The Supreme Court on Thursday rapped Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah, against whom an FIR has been filed for his remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi, saying persons holding constitutional post must exercise restraint.
1 min
Union set up to make NTA stop removing 'janivara'
THIS is an old story—tradition clashes with modernity. Probably in a first-of-its kind in the country, members from 28 communities who wear sacred thread, 'janivara', formed a union named 'Sarva Janivaradhari Okkuta' to end the practice of removing janivar, bangle, mangal sutra, etc. during competitive examinations such as NEET conducted by agencies such as National Testing Agency (NTA).
1 min
10 Militants Neutralized in Manipur
TEN suspected militants were killed by the Assam Rifles in an encounter near the India-Myanmar border in Manipur's Chandel district.
1 min
India rebuts Trump claim on zero tariffs
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said India has decided to drop all tariffs on US goods, a statement the latter immediately denied.
1 min
Yellow Line Set for Partial Launch in June
THE much awaited Metro Yellow Line, stretching 9.45km between RV Road and Bommasandra, is likely to begin operations this June after multiple delays.
1 min
Footpaths, roads, trees to be free of illegal, dangling OFCs
BRUHAT Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao has instructed officials to immediately remove unauthorised optical fiber cables (OFCs), especially those hanging along footpaths, in the city's east zone.
1 min
Siddu: BBMP To Go, It's GBA Henceforth; Three Corps Likely
The Greater Bengaluru Governance Act will come into effect today (Thursday), said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
1 min
On its diamond jubilee, UAS awards 126 golds, 1,271 degrees at convocation
THE University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru, marked its 60th year of establishment by hosting its 59th convocation ceremony at the Dr Babu Rajendra Prasad International Convention Centre, GKVK campus, on Thursday.
1 min
Infra work amid rain draws citizens' ire
WITH the onset of monsoon, both the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) have been carrying out several civic works across the city.
1 min
Now, FDA after imported chocolates over concerns of alcohol traces
FOOD Safety and Drug Administration Department (FDA) has begun collecting samples of imported chocolates from across the state in view of concerns over traces of alcohol in them.
1 min
Naked masked thief loots phone shop, nabbed
IN a strange robbery, a man broke into a mobile shop, stark naked, and made off with at least 85 mobile phones.
1 min
2.5L Girls to Benefit From Azim Premji Scholarship
THE Azim Premji Foundation has launched a scholarship programme to support up to 2.5 lakh girls pursuing higher education in 18 states, including Karnataka.
1 min
Lokayukta raids 7 officials in DA case, unearths Rs 22.78 crore
Immovable assets worth Rs 16.48 cr, jewels worth Rs 2.44 cr seized
2 mins
Tribals from Bhimgad Keen to Relocate: Minister
FOREST, Environment and Ecology Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Thursday said tribals from Talewadi, Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary, in Belagavi, have agreed to come out of the forest and have opted for the voluntary tribal relocation programme.
1 min
FIR Against 3 'X' Users For Hate Posts Against Col Sofiya
The Belagavi police have registered an FIR against Anis Uddin, an unidentified X account holder from Canada, who shared a post on the social media platform, alleging that RSS-supported groups attacked the family of Col Sofiya Qureshi in Konnur, Gokak taluk.
1 min
Army Won 1971 War, But Indira Gandhi Lost It: BJP MP
BJP general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Radha Mohan Das Agarwal said the credit for the 1971 war victory should be given to Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and not to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
1 min
Minister Lad Slams PM, Seeks Reason for Agreeing for Ceasefire with Pak
KARNATAKA Labour Minister Santosh Lad on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking what forced the latter to agree to a ceasefire with Pakistan.
1 min
Govt to Showcase 'K'taka Model of Devpt During Mega Rally at Hosapete on May 20
Success of guarantees may be juxtaposed with Centre's non-cooperation for state's devpt
2 mins
ISRO's all-weather satellite launch planned for Sunday
ISRO is set for its 101st satellite launch this Sunday with one of its heavy satellites, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C61, also known as Earth Observatory Satellite (EOC)-09.
1 min
Restore forest or be ready to send officials to prison: SC to TG
WARNING the Telangana government of stern action if no decision is taken on the restoration of Kancha Gachibowli forest, the Supreme Court on Thursday said felling of trees next to the University of Hyderabad prima facie appeared to be \"pre-planned\".
2 mins
K'taka Mulls Putting a Cap on CSE Seats Intake to Tackle Unemployment
DID you know that in 2024-25, nearly 45,000 students in Karnataka enrolled for an undergraduate degree in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) and allied disciplines? And the demand is still growing in the AI era.
1 min
ISRO's all-weather satellite launch planned for Sunday
ISRO is set for its 101st satellite launch this Sunday with one of its heavy satellites, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C61, also known as Earth Observatory Satellite (EOC)-09.
1 min
Mansas left out of SC survey, demand recognition
WHILE the SC community survey is going on, the Mansa community, a little-known and numerically insignificant group, has alleged that their sub-caste has been left out of the survey.
1 min
HC allows probe against Sonu Nigam, restrains cops from filing final report
THE Karnataka High Court on Thursday permitted the Bengaluru police to investigate the case registered against singer Sonu Nigam for his alleged statement linking a request for a Kannada song at a concert with the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.
1 min
Road rage: 2 CISF personnel held for man's murder in Kochi
An incident of road rage ended in the death of a 24-year-old man, Ivin Jijo, at the hands of two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel near Nedumbassery on Wednesday.
1 min
How They Shrunk The Drones
EAMS have been written about the strategies in the recent India-Pakistan border conflict. But fewer words have been expended on a core aspect of this war: drones—their use; their different deployments by the two countries; the cost to each country centred on the kinds of drones used; and, most importantly, how the war drones in this conflict fit into various streams of global developments in warfare.
3 mins
CASTE CENSUS: WILL IT CLEAR AIR OR MUDDY WATERS?
Caste identity is often fluid, making reliable data collection difficult. Add to it the lobbying by communities for favourable classification, and it becomes nearly impossible to paint the correct picture
4 mins
'MUST NOT FIRE A SINGLE SHOT': INDIA, PAK DGMOs HOLD TALK
Ensure troop reduction
1 min
Cong a divided house over Trump ceasefire mediation
A day after Congress leadership distanced itself from senior leader Shashi Tharoor's comments on India-Pakistan conflict in media interviews, different voices emerged from party leaders on the issue.
1 min
Omar bats for resumption of Tulbul project for economic push to J&K
WITH the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) kept in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called for the resumption of the Tulbul Navigation Project in north Kashmir to boost the region's economy.
1 min
Prez asks SC if timeline can be imposed on bills
President Droupadi Murmu has sent a Presidential Reference to the Supreme Court seeking its opinion on 14 questions related to whether the president and the governors have to follow the apex court's timelines to decide on Bills sent by states for assent.
3 mins
Setback to Nirav Modi as UK court rejects fugitive's fresh bail plea: CBI
IN a major jolt to fugitive Indian diamond merchant and businessman Nirav Deepak Modi, the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, London has rejected his fresh petition seeking bail, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Thursday.
1 min
India reaches out to Afghan foreign minister
IN the highest contact with the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke with Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and welcomed his firm rejection of recent attempts to create distrust between India and Afghanistan through false and baseless reports.
1 min
Sudanese student stabbed to death in Punjab varsity
A 25-year-old Sudanese student, Mohammed Wada Bala Yousif Ahmed, was fatally attacked by six youths with sharp-edged weapons in a residential area outside the Lovely Professional University campus in Phagwara on Thursday.
1 min
Sule dismisses Maha buzz on NCP merger, says busy with framing party policy
NCP-SP MP and daughter of former Union minister Sharad Pawar, Supriya Sule, dismissed all speculation of a merger with the NCP of Ajit Pawar on Thursday.
1 min
Differently abled passenger thrown off moving train, dies
IN a chilling incident, a 35-year-old physically challenged man was fatally thrown off the Saurashtra Express near Jamnagar in Gujarat, after confronting two intruders who had unlawfully entered a coach reserved for disabled passengers.
1 min
After tigress Shakti, lion Pataudi dies in Kanpur zoo; bird flu suspected
AMID the rising bird flu scare, Asiatic lion 'Pataudi' died at Kanpur zoo on Thursday, days after the death of tigress Shakti.
1 min
Hi-tech smuggling racket busted in Sangrur jail, DSP arrested after raid
A deputy superintendent of police (DSP) was arrested for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of drugs and mobile phones into the Sangrur jail in Punjab.
1 min
CM Lauds Forces for Ops, Talks Bastar Progress
CHHATTISGARH CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday interacted with security forces at the CRPF camp in Galgam, south Bastar and held discussions on the next phase of strategy following the decisive operation 'Black Forest' that dismantled the crucial base of the banned outfit CPI (Maoist) at Karreguttalu.
1 min
Rahul Says Will Continue to Fight for Quota in Pvt Edu Institutions
Darbhanga DM says action to be initiated against Cong MP for defying prohibitory orders
2 mins
Donald Trump's curbs on ICC prosecutor halt tribunal work
THE Hague-based court's American staffers have been told that if they travel to the US they risk arrest.
1 min
Trump Says U.S., Iran Have 'Sort Of' Agreed on Terms for Nuclear Deal
PRESIDENT Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States and Iran have \"sort of\" agreed to terms on a nuclear deal, offering a measure of confidence that an accord is coming into sharper focus.
1 min
No show by heads of state for peace talks in Istanbul
Zelenskyy sends delegation after Putin stays away from meeting
2 mins
GOLD FALLS ₹1,800 TO ₹95K/10G
DOMESTIC equity market surged sharply on Thursday with the benchmark NSE Nifty reclaiming the 25,000 mark after seven months and BSE Sensex advancing 1,200 points.
2 mins
Infy employees get lower bonus payouts for Q4
Amid global macroeconomic uncertainty, cautious client spending and tariff issues, IT services firm Infosys has paid the lowest bonus to its employees for the March 2025 quarter.
1 min
Exports Rise 9% in April; US Shipments Surge 27% to $8.5 Billion
DESPITE the 10% tariff imposed by the US in April, India's merchandise exports rose by 9% during the month, with exports to the US surging by 27%.
1 min
IndusInd internal audit finds ₹675 cr discrepancy in micro-finance book
THE Internal Audit Department (IAD) of the IndusInd Bank has detected a couple of more accounting errors in the lender's account.
1 min
AGR dues: Vi plea for waiver of ₹30k cr in SC
Vi survival crucial
1 min
Trump Urges Apple to Halt iPhone Mfg in India
Bite by Bite
1 min
Infy employees get lower bonus payouts for Q4
Amid global macroeconomic uncertainty, cautious client spending and tariff issues, IT services firm Infosys has paid the lowest bonus to its employees for the March 2025 quarter.
1 min
WTC-bound SA IPL players to miss playoffs
WITH the Indian Premier League set for resumption on Saturday, there's finally some clarity with respect to player movements and replacements to help teams in the business end of the season.
1 min
NEW ERA, SAME VIGOUR FOR NEERAJ
WHEN Neeraj Chopra is introduced to the spectators at the Qatar Sports Club Stadium a little after 7:30 PM local time (10 PM IST) on Friday, it will mark the beginning of a new era for India's only active two-time Olympic medallist in athletics.
3 mins
Khelo India Beach Games from May 19-25
THE inaugural Khelo India Beach Games 2025 (KIBG-2025) will be held in the Union Territory (UT) of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu from May 19 to 25, said Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukh L Mandaviya.
1 min
Real Madrid snatch maximum points with late goal
REAL Madrid snatched a last-gasp 2-1 win over Real Mallorca on Wednesday in La Liga to delay Barcelona's title celebrations.
1 min
How wrestlers' mischief turned Delhi localities into new hub
HARYANA is India's wrestling citadel. The state is considered a wrestling powerhouse with akharas (wrestling academies) in every nook and corner.
2 mins
TWS Market Grows 4% in 1st Qtr 2025 Amid Premiumisation Trend
India's True Wireless Stereo (TWS) market, which includes Bluetooth audio devices like earbuds and speakers, saw a 4% year-on-year (YoY) growth in shipments in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report by Counterpoint Research.
2 mins
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