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Siddaramaiah resigned as Karnataka CM after the Congress high command pushed for a leadership change. The CBI detained Twisha Sharma’s mother-in-law after the MP High Court cancelled her anticipatory bail. Iran’s supreme leader accused the US and Israel of trying to destabilise the country amid renewed regional tensions. Japan halted Indian mango imports over concerns…

Siddaramaiah out, Shivakumar’s moment arrives The process of power transition in Karnataka has finally been set in motion. Siddaramaiah has resigned as chief minister, taking the first formal step towards the much-anticipated change of guard in the state.Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with D K Shivakumar and Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara in a major show of unity,…

“Humaari ladki toh gai hai… muh se awaaz nahi nikalti… sehmi sehmi si rehti hai,” Twisha Sharma’s relatives joke as the newlywed waits after her “kanyadaan” for her husband. It is the kind of familiar “ladki waale” humour heard at countless Indian weddings – a performative reassurance to the groom’s family that their daughter is…

NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday tendered his resignation from the state’s top job, ending a months-long tussle with his deputy DK Shivakumar.Two days after his meeting with the Congress high command in Delhi, Siddaramaiah reached Karnataka Bhavan and submitted his resignation to governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s secretary.After tendering his resignation, the Congress leader…

New Delhi: From suspiciously cheap medicines and tampered labels to remote rural markets that often escape scrutiny, the Centre has tightened nationwide drug surveillance with revised sampling guidelines aimed at cracking down on spurious and substandard products.The new regulatory guidelines issued by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization direct drug inspectors to move beyond routine…

Siddaramaiah gets emotional after resigning as Karnataka CM NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced his resignation from the top post, paving the way for deputy CM DK Shivakumar to likely take over after months of speculation over a leadership transition in the Congress government.Siddaramaiah said he stepped down after being directed by…

New Delhi: From besan and edible oils to prawns and cold-pressed seed oils, India’s food regulator is tightening safety standards across a wide range of foods consumed daily in households amid growing concerns over contamination, adulteration and chemical residues.The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued revised and draft regulations covering heavy…

India-China (Image credit: ANI) India and China on Wednesday held the 35th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs in Beijing.According to a statement issued on Thursday by India’s Ministry of External Affairs, both sides reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and discussed measures to…

Haifa airport (Image source: ANI) As tensions continue across the Middle East, the Port of Haifa is increasingly being viewed as a critical link in India’s growing strategic and economic engagement with the region.Located in a natural, protected bay in northeast Israel, the Haifa Port is one of Israel’s three major international seaports and handles…

DK Shivakumar is set to finally take over as Karnataka chief minister after Siddaramaiah resigned from the top post on Thursday, marking the culmination of a decades-long political journey for the Congress leader who rose through the ranks as the party’s trusted troubleshooter and mass leader in the state.Supporters of DK Shivakumar celebrated outside his…