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In this issue

February 18, 2025

Places Of Worship Act Case Posted To April

The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing to the first week of April on a batch of petitions in connection with the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991.

1 min

A record! Siddu to present 16th budget on March 7

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah will present the state budget for 2025-26 on March 7.

1 min

BJP, Congress lock horns over Sam Pitroda's 'China' view

Amid sharp criticism from the BJP, the Congress on Monday distanced itself from its leader Sam Pitroda's remarks on China, and said his views do not belong to the party.

1 min

Panel Meets to Pick New CEC, Cong Asks Govt to Defer Its Call

The selection committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met on Monday to pick the next Chief Election Commissioner.

1 min

₹5k fine for using potable water to wash cars, gardening

ANTICIPATING scarcity during summer, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has decided to take stringent action against those wasting drinking water.

1 min

Mass Protest March & Rally against UKTL on February 20

MANGALURU and Udupi units of Catholic Sabha will organise a 'Mass Protest March and Rally' in Mangaluru city on February 20 against the Udupi-Kasaragod 400 KV power line project (UKTL).

1 min

Mysuru District Gets Two Special Investment Regions

Industries Association welcomes govt move

1 min

Community unites to save Kodagu varsity after govt plans to shut it down

AMID speculation regarding the closure of Kodagu University, established two years ago in Chikkaaluvara, the newly-formed Kodagu University Welfare Committee convened a meeting at the temple hall of village deity Aluvaradamma in Chikkaaluvara village.

1 min

Toll Plaza Collection Doubled in Five Years, Now Stands at ₹4,000 Crore

The user fee collection from toll plazas in the National Highways (NH) of the state more than doubled in the last five years.

2 mins

Indian knowledge system discussed during FDP

\"BRITISH people exploited us economically but took great care of ancient monuments,\" said Padmashri S Subbaraman, retired superintendent archaeologist at ASI, India.

1 min

KIIT in turmoil after Nepali student's suicide

A 20-year-old Nepali student's suicide after allegedly being harassed by a fellow student on Sunday evening sparked tension at KIIT University here, while drawing intervention from the government of the former's country.

1 min

Proposal for 50% tariff contribution to pension opposed by industries

CONSUMERS and industries strongly opposed the proposal made by Electricity Supply Corporations Limited (Escoms) to hike power tariff by 67 paise, 50% of which (35 paise) will be to contribute as pension and gratuity (P&G) of employees, recruited before 2006.

1 min

Centre Must Stop AP From Drawing Excess Krishna Water: TG CM

Telemetry system only solution to the issue

1 min

Dilemma Of Desperate Deportées

When you leave a country, you leave much behind. Pardeep and Vijay Saini from Punjab, aged 22 and 19, smuggled themselves into the wheel-bay of a British Airways flight to Heathrow.

4 mins

Tackling Trump's Turnaround on Diversity Track

Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are being taken down across the US. It might be what Trump's America wants. But is it what India or the rest of the world wants too?

4 mins

End of WTO Era, Seize Trade Pact Opportunity

ARSH Vardhan Shringla, who held a front-row seat to the first Donald Trump administration both as foreign secretary and Indian ambassador to the US, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit is likely to bolster not only trade but also the overall bilateral roadmap.

4 mins

Maiden trials for deep sea exploration in Indian Ocean successfully conducted

INDIA'S first move towards deep sea exploration was successfully conducted by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai.

2 mins

Passenger carrying luggage on head fell, led to stampede

A senior railway official clarified that a passenger carrying a heavy load lost his balance on the crowded staircase at the New Delhi railway station, causing the stampede on Saturday evening.

2 mins

SC pulls up UP govt for razing part of mosque

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to concerned authorities of the Uttar Pradesh government in a contempt petition against the demolition of a part of the Madni mosque in Kushinagar.

2 mins

Cong, BJP in war of words over DOGE election funding claims

THE political row over the alleged US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) funding in Indian elections escalated on Monday, with the BJP and the Congress trading barbs over the allegations.

1 min

Illegal Mining of Coal Kills Couple, 5 Kids Orphaned

A couple were killed when soil caved in on them while they were digging for coal illegally in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol district, police said on Monday.

1 min

In a 1st, Assam House session outside Guwahati

ASSAM made history on Monday by holding an Assembly session outside the state's seat of power - Guwahati, for the first time.

1 min

Youtuber fails to depose, NCW gives fresh date

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday has issued a new hearing date after \"India's Got Latent\" YouTubers failed to appear in response to its summons regarding derogatory and obscene remarks made on their show.

1 min

Setback to Sukhbir as SGPC chief resigns, offers to quit Akal Takht panel

HARJINDER Singh Dhami on Monday resigned as the president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) following condemnation from Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh regarding the sacking of Giani Harpreet Singh from Takht Damdama Sahib by the SGPC executive committee, which Dhami chairs.

1 min

Friend away at Kumbh, youth steps in for him at exam, held

IN an interesting incident, a youth has been arrested for taking the Class 12 JAC (Jharkhand Academic Council) Board exams on behalf of his friend, who was away at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj for a holy dip.

1 min

Heavy rush, passengers with confirmed tickets scramble to board trains

JHARKHAND police on Monday reviewed the overcrowding at railway stations in the state following at least five women fainting at Ranchi railway station on Sunday because of unprecedented overcrowding.

1 min

2 Flights Carrying 33 Gujaratis From US Land at Ahmedabad

A group of 33 Gujaratis, part of the second batch of illegal Indian immigrant deportees from the US that landed in Amritsar, arrived at Ahmedabad on Monday.

1 min

IDF to miss Lebanon withdrawal deadline

ISRAEL's military said its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday's deadline for their withdrawal under a cease-fire with the Hezbollah militant group, as Lebanon's government expressed frustration over another delay.

1 min

US, Russian officials meet in Saudi to normalize ties

Move by America reverses its policy decision of isolating Russia

2 mins

Benchmark indices end flat after 8-day losing streak; FII outflow continues

DOMESTIC equity market ended its eight-day losing streak on Friday as benchmark indices—BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50—closed in positive territory despite a sluggish start to the trading session.

1 min

India delivering good returns, so FPIs booking profit

AT a time when the market tanked for eight sessions on the trot and investors have lost more than ₹40 lakh crore of their invested value so far this year, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said foreign funds are selling because \"India is delivering good returns to them and are thus booking profits,\" and not because of any market failure.

2 mins

SBI MF's ₹250 SIP: Sebi chief says 'one of her fondest dreams'

THE country's largest fund house SBI Mutual Fund has become the first asset manager to launch the sachetised SIPs or micro systematic investment plans (SIPs) starting at as low as ₹250 per unit investment.

1 min

Merchandise trade deficit widens to $23 billion

AMID the cloud of uncertainty over the global trade with Donald Trump training the gun of reciprocal tariff, the goods trade deficit in January widened to $23 billion. Exports fell by 2.4% even as imports rose by 10.3% during the month.

1 min

Global crypto market surged to $3.76 tn in Jan on positive momentum: Report

POTENTIAL policy initiatives such as national crypto reserve and stablecoin regulations have contributed to the growth of the cryptocurrency market in January 2025 as it peaked at $3.76 trillion, a 4.3% monthly increase in market capitalisation.

1 min

Tariff not a hurdle for Indo-US trade deal, say officials

WITH the sword of high tariff hanging over its head, the government believes that the issue of reciprocal tariff and Bilateral Trade Agreement with the US can be dealt with separately.

1 min

Punitive US tariffs can hurt exports by 3-3.5% or 50 bps of GDP, says SBI Research

Though no clarity is available on how much incremental reciprocal tariffs that the US could slap on Indian goods, an SBI Research report has said that \"in a highly unlikely event\" of \"a flat 20% additional tariff on all goods,\" leaving Indian shores to the US ports would eat up half a percentage of the GDP next fiscal.

1 min

Experts Raise Concerns Over Cost Viability of US Supply of Oil, LNG

WITH the US pushing for significantly increasing its oil and gas supplies to India, experts have questioned the cost viability of the proposal.

1 min

Private telecom service providers, TRAI at odds over new spam call/messages rules

THE private telecom service providers are at odds with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) over its new spam rules, citing that the regulations were issued without addressing all relevant issues.

1 min

WFI withdraws entries from 2nd Ranking Series

IN yet another disappointing news for Indian wrestlers, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Monday wrote to the organiser, the Albanian Wrestling Federation, expressing its inability to send the team for the second Ranking Series scheduled in Tirana from February 26 to March 2.

2 mins

National-ranking bridge event: Playing their cards right with big picture in mind

A DECK of cards is neatly arranged at the centre of a red velvety table.

3 mins

Royal show: Mandhana, bowlers power RCB

SMRITI Mandhana led from the front to help Royal Challengers Bengaluru post a handsome win over Delhi Capitals in the Women's Premier League in Vadodara on Monday.

1 min

CT, least favoured but money-spinner

Tournament, which also marks return of an ICC event in Pakistan after 1996, begins in Karachi on Wednesday

3 mins

Baby Stands Tall for Kerala on Day 1

Veteran Sachin Baby steadied Kerala's innings with a resolute unbeaten half-century, guiding his team to 206/4 against a probing Gujarat attack on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy semifinal here.

1 min

Uncontrolled diabetes, sedentary lifestyle can result in peripheral nerve damage

Peripheral nerve damage is more commonly seen in urban areas due to lifestyle-related diseases like diabetes, obesity, and poor physical activities, while in rural areas it is caused by delayed diagnosis, often attributed to lack of awareness and healthcare access, says Dr Parthasarathy B, consultant neurologist at Apollo Adlux Hospital, Angamaly, in an interview with Anna Jose.

2 mins

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