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May 31, 2025

State or non-state, will hit back at terror: PM

Operation Sindoor is not over and New Delhi will respond firmly to every act of terrorism without distinction between state and non-state actors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, adding that India-made weapons, including the BrahMos missile, entered enemy territory and wreaked havoc.

2 mins

DGCA Cuts Short IndiGo's Turkish Aircraft Lease Pact

IndiGo Sought a 6-Month Extension for Jets Lease, But Regulator Granted Only Half That Period

2 mins

Dy CM objects to transfer of PWD engineers without nod

Cracks within Karnataka's Congress leadership appeared to deepen on Thursday after deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar expressed dissatisfaction over administrative decisions taken without his knowledge, raising fresh questions about the internal power balance between him and chief minister Siddaramaiah.

2 mins

K'taka Launches 'CM Dashboard' Platform for Real-Time Govt Data

Designed to Promote Transparency, the Portal Enables Public Access to Key Schemes, Service Outcomes

1 mins

An understated icon for dose in Malleshwaram

Jayanagar 4th block has its market where it is rumoured that you will find literally anything under the sun. There is also a friendly rivalry between \"north\" and \"south\" Bangalore. The equivalent of 4th block Jayanagara market is the Sampige road in Malleshwaram.

1 mins

'No fund crunch': CM amid concern on relief, rescue op

Karnataka has witnessed its highest recorded rainfall in May in over a century, affecting 28 districts and leaving behind a trail of destruction, said chief minister Siddaramaiah, during a progress review meeting of the revenue department on Friday.

3 mins

CPI(M) Names Ex-MLA as Candidate for Nilambur Assembly By-election

The CPI(M) on Friday named former MLA and state secretariat member M Swaraj as its candidate in the upcoming bypoll in Nilambur assembly constituency in Kerala.

1 mins

Stalin to hold 20-km roadshow in Madurai

The ruling DMK will hold its general council meeting in Madurai on June 1 where party president and chief minister MK Stalin is expected to hold a 20-km roadshow and sound the poll bugle for the 2026 assembly elections.

1 mins

HC Orders Payment of Retirement Benefits to Govt College Principal

The Kerala high court on Friday made strident criticism of the LDF government for withholding pension and other retirement benefits of college principal, Ciza Thomas, in the name of alleged disciplinary proceedings.

1 mins

Clear Fellowship Dues of Scholar or Withhold Salaries of VC, Registrar: HC

The Kerala high court has ordered a university in Ernakulum district to pay the fellowship grant and arrears of a research scholar within a month and said the salary of the registrar and vice-chancellor will be withheld till the dues are cleared.

1 mins

2 Held in Andhra While Trying to Assemble Bomb

The Andhra Pradesh police said on Friday that they had successfully foiled an attempt by two terror suspects, who were recently arrested, before they could assemble and detonate a bomb.

1 mins

Kavitha: Will fight tooth and nail against BRS-BJP merger

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and Telangana legislative council member (MLC) Kalvakuntla Kavitha said on Friday that she would fight tooth and nail against any attempt to merge the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was responsible for sending her to jail in the alleged Delhi liquor policy case last year.

3 mins

6 Dead as Rain Lashes Kerala, IMD Issues Yellow Alert for All Districts

At least six people were killed and widespread damage was reported in Kerala as heavy rain pummelled most parts of the state on Friday as part of what the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has described as a \"vigorous\" onset of the southwest monsoon, officials said.

2 mins

Hold NEET-PG in single shift to resolve 'arbitrariness': SC

AFTER THE SC ORDER, NEET-PG 2025 SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 15 WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A SINGLE SHIFT

1 mins

Bengal Issues Notification To Recruit Teachers After SC Verdict

The West Bengal government on Friday issued a notification to recruit 35,726 assistant teachers in state-run secondary and higher secondary schools following the Supreme Court's verdict invalidating the appointments of 25,752 teachers and non-teaching staff in the cash-for-job scam.

1 mins

Ex-minister's son, 2 aides get life term for killing receptionist

How U'khand Murder Case Unfolded

2 mins

SC Orders Take Down of YouTube Clip for Remarks Against SC Judge

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered YouTube to remove a video posted on a channel containing \"scandalous allegations\" against a senior judge and initiated criminal contempt proceedings against the channel's editor, Ajay Shukla, saying that freedom of speech cannot be used to damage the judiciary's reputation.

1 mins

In Colombia, Tharoor Slams Outreach to Pak

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, who is leading one of the seven all-party delegations as part of India's diplomatic outreach, on Friday expressed his disappointment over Colombia offering condolences for the loss of lives in Pakistan following Indian strikes during Operation Sindoor—India's direct response to the Pahalgam terror attack.

1 mins

BSF Dismantled Enemy's Entire Surveillance System, Says Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the Border Security Force (BSF) destroyed over 118 Pakistani forward posts and surveillance systems during Operation Sindoor, dealing a major blow to the neighboring country's communication systems that will take 4-5 years to rebuild.

2 mins

Cracks Surface in K'taka Govt as DKS Objects to Engineer Rejigs

The cracks within the Congress government in Karnataka appeared to deepen on Thursday after deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar expressed his dissatisfaction over the decision to transfer engineers from the state's public works department (PWD) without his knowledge.

1 mins

If Navy joined in, Pak would've split into four: Rajnath

Had the Indian Navy swung into action during Operation Sindoor, Pakistan would have been split into four parts, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, adding that the navy will draw first blood should Pakistan choose to repeat its misdeeds and direct terror against India.

1 mins

PM Modi Meets Pahalgam Attack Victim's Kin, Assures Support

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met the family of Shubham Dwivedi, one of the 26 people killed in the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, assuring them of the government's support and that the nation would forever honour his sacrifice.

1 mins

80,000 Sewer Workers Profiled Under Scheme

The occupational identities of nearly 80,000 sewer and septic tank workers (SSWs) and 11,000 waste pickers have been verified nationwide as the Centre's NAMASTE (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) scheme approaches its second anniversary in July, senior officials confirmed.

1 mins

Foreign nationals being sent to B'desh as per SC order: Sarma

People with origins in Bangladesh, who have been declared foreign nationals by state tribunals are being sent to the neighboring country following the directives of the Supreme Court, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.

1 mins

Tourism Sector's Share of GDP to Be 10% by '30: Min

Union minister for tourism and culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said the tourism sector's share of the country's GDP would rise to 10% by 2030, in line with global benchmarks.

1 mins

AI Mission Crosses 34K GPU Capacity, 3 New Startups to Help Develop Models

Seven Companies Will Provide the Additional GPU Capacity at Subsidised Rates of ₹67 Per Hour

2 mins

Govt ropes in AI firm to speed up I4C's cybercrime response

THE AI MODEL CAN PROCESS AUDIO COMPLAINTS AND SCAN FIR COPIES TO IDENTIFY TYPE OF CRIME AND MODUS OPERANDI

1 mins

18 Killed, 9 Feared Dead as Rain Wreaks Havoc Across States

(Clockwise from top) People wade through a waterlogged road in Assam; Rescue work underway after a vehicle carrying tourists plunged into the Teesta river in Sikkim; premises of a house inundated with floodwater after heavy rainfall in Karnataka. PTI

3 mins

Raided, Odisha official flings cash out window

Odisha vigilance department officials on Friday seized cash worth around ₹2.5 crore during raids at premises linked to a government engineer following allegations of possession of disproportionate assets, officials aware of the matter said.

1 mins

72 Char Dham Yatra Pilgrims Died This Year

At least 72 pilgrims have died during the Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand this year, officials said on Friday, adding that 64 of these deaths were caused by various health-related complications while eight others died due to other factors.

1 mins

Days After Loot, Explosives Seized After Gunfight With 'Maoists'

Three days after suspected Maoists stole around 1.5 tonnes of gelatin sticks from a truck on the Odisha-Jharkhand border, police on Friday said some of the explosives have been recovered in the Saranda forests following a joint operation by special anti-Maoist forces of Odisha and Jharkhand police, and the COBRA battalion of CRPF.

1 mins

Relief for L&T, SC okays scrapping of key tender

L&T moved the top court against a Bombay HC order, which allowed MMRDA to open the other financial bids

2 mins

India Cuts Import Tax on Crude Edible Oils to Help Reduce Food Price

India halved the basic import tax on crude edible oils to 10% on Friday, the government said, as the world's biggest vegetable oil importer tries to bring down food prices and help the local refining industry.

1 mins

Centre Fuselage Assembly for LCA Tejas Mk1A Given to HAL: Ministry

In a significant boost to India's indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities, the \"first centre fuselage assembly\" for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas MkIA was handed over to the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited by a private Indian company on Friday, the Defence Ministry said.

1 mins

Building on a strong base

The takeaway from the latest GDP numbers is that India's macroeconomic fundamentals remain sound. Policymakers deserve credit for this

2 mins

How the Left and Congress Misread Operation Sindoor

Criticism of the government over its handling of the military conflict is completely at odds with the public sentiment

4 mins

Rising Defence Prowess Key to Viksit Bharat Goal

The recent military entanglement between India and Pakistan, apart from showing India's defence sector as the new fulcrum of sovereign assertiveness, also reflects a tectonic reorientation in the strategic doctrine and economic philosophy of a new, Aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) Bharat.

3 mins

Pak Enacts Law Banning Child Marriage Despite Opposition

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, on Friday, signed into law a bill fixing the minimum age for marriage at 18 years to curb child marriages despite opposition from right-wing clerics.

1 mins

Musk Aims to Send Unmanned Starship to Mars by End of 2026

Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said, on Thursday, he foresees the futuristic vehicle making its first uncrewed voyage to the red planet at the end of next year.

1 mins

US SC lets Trump end migrant parole

The US Supreme Court on Friday let President Donald Trump's administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the US, bolstering the Republican president's drive to step up deportations.

1 mins

Trump's Tariffs to Stay After Reprieve in Court

Trump has used the threat of charging US importers costly tariffs on imports from nearly every country as leverage in global trade talks

2 mins

'Eileen was cleverer, helped write his books'

On George Orwell's first wife, and her unseen role in his work and life

2 mins

The Interpreter of Woke Struggles

In Dream Count, her return to literary fiction, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie critiques the fetishisation of Africa and Africans by the West

4 mins

India May Exempt Saudi Sovereign Fund From FPI Rules

India has agreed to exempt Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund from a set of foreign portfolio investment rules to attract capital flows and strengthen financial ties between the two nations, two people aware of the matter said.

1 mins

New Zealand To Finalise FTA With India; Defence, Dairy In Focus

New Zealand is committed to finalising a free trade agreement (FTA) with India and even areas of concern such as the dairy industry can be turned into opportunities to ensure food security, New Zealand's deputy prime minister Winston Peters said on Friday.

1 mins

Ola Electric Faces Investors' Ire After Disappointing Q4 Results

Ola Electric's investors' rush to sell their stake in the company led to a nearly ₹1,000 crore loss in its valuation on the stock markets on Friday.

1 mins

UP, Gujarat Plan Top-Up for Electronics Scheme

Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat are set to unveil additional incentive schemes to complement the Centre's electronics components manufacturing programme, as both states compete to attract investors to the burgeoning sector.

1 mins

HUL to see FY26 growth on better demand, low prices

Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) expects demand conditions to improve this financial year, aided by broad monetary stimulus, lower food and crude inflation, and higher agricultural output, helping India's largest consumer goods company drive up its sales volume.

2 mins

GDP growth sustained despite global headwinds

India is sustaining a high growth rate despite global headwinds and remains the world's fastest-growing major economy for the fourth year in a row, powered by the manufacturing, services, and agriculture sectors, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.

1 mins

Gukesh Clinches Thriller; Erigaisi Loses to Carlsen

Reigning world champion D Gukesh emerged the winner in a thrilling Armageddon tiebreak against American Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, but Arjun Erigaisi succumbed to Magnus Carlsen's intuitive skills on a mixed day for the Indians in the 'Open' category of Norway Chess here.

1 mins

MI Eliminate Titans, to Face Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2

Rohit's masterclass, with assistance from Bairstow and SKY, led MI to a 20-run victory

3 mins

Suyash's wrong'un turned out to be right one for RCB

A native of the swarming lanes of Bhajanpura in North East Delhi, Suyash Sharma turned out to be the unlikely hero for Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the night of the IPL Qualifier 1 against table-toppers Punjab Kings in Mullanpur.

2 mins

Nair Makes Statement With 186*

Karun Nair was elegance personified while serving a timely reminder to the Gautam Gambhir-led team management with a classy unbeaten 186 as India A cruised to 409/3 against a below-par England Lions on the opening day of the first ‘unofficial’ Test here on Friday.

1 mins

Satwik-Chirag Outplay World No. 1 Goh-Nur To Enter Semis

India's top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stayed on course for their maiden title of the season, storming into the Singapore Open semi-finals with a straight games win over world No. 1 Malaysian duo of Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin here on Friday.

1 mins

How PSG Got Better Without Mbappé

Shifting emphasis from individual to collective is why Enrique's men are Europe's form team

3 mins

Rybakina cruises past Ostapenko, to face Swiatek

In tennis' fabled tales of fire and ice, a new installment unfolded on Court Suzanne Lenglen on Friday.

2 mins

Not starting is way easier than quitting

Smoking, when I was growing up, generally started at boyhood, when you are struggling to become a man.

2 mins

Stub it out: How you can commit to quit smoking

On World No-Tobacco Day today, experts highlight why it's important to quit smoking for good and share medical and holistic tips to help you kick the butt

1 mins

Glam never sleeps in B'wood

From shimmering gowns to casual cool, celebrities never compromise on style when they step out. Take a look

1 mins

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