Bengaluru: Karnataka govt Thursday cleared the Rs 18,000-crore Greater Bengaluru integrated suburban township project, conceived as a ‘work-live-play’ plan. The 7,481-acre township will span across the entire Bengaluru South district, including Bidadi and Ramanagara. Nearly 6,650 acres of land has to be acquired from private parties.The project will see the state government stand guarantee for…
Three Navy personnel killed in helicopter crash in Devon. Three members of the Royal Navy have died after a military helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Devon, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.The incident occurred near Sourton Down, close to Okehampton, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Emergency services were alerted at around…
Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan the wicket of Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan, center, during the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo) Pakistan men’s team head coach Mike Hesson has questioned the way his side is judged mainly on its results against…
BENGALURU: Residents of Mico Layout in southeast Bengaluru were left outraged after two unidentified men allegedly went on a late-night rampage on Thursday, smashing flower pots outside homes and hurling verbal abuses in a quiet residential neighbourhood.The entire incident was captured on a nearby CCTV camera, providing clear footage of the vandalism.According to the CCTV…
In this screengrab from a video posted on April 28, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Mahila Sammelan, in Varanasi. (@NarendraModi/Yt via PTI Photo) Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that women came out in large numbers to vote in the assembly elections in five states/UTs to teach a lesson to “pariwarvaadi”…
India imports a big portion of its LPG and LNG needs and has been looking to step up procurement from alternative sources. (AI image) Amid Strait of Hormuz-linked supply disruptions, India has reportedly sought a waiver from the US for buying liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia. According to a Reuters report, India has approached…
Bengaluru: Months after the Karnataka government resolved to fast-track the mega textile project at Kalaburagi under the Centre’s PM MITRA (Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel) scheme, Home, IT-BT and e-Governance Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday announced that the state has finalised the first-phase infrastructure blueprint and administrative framework for the project, paving…
Mangaluru: Vivek Alva, managing trustee Alva’s Education Foundation, along with five other subject experts from India, will participate in theThird International Conference on Regional-Level Cooperation within BRICS Nations, with the conference theme ‘Modern Environmental and Nature Management Issues’, to be held in Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, Russia, from Sept 15 to 17, organised by theKarelian…
The government is evaluating a proposal to substantially reduce taxes on bond investments made by foreign investors. (AI image) Stock market rally today: Sensex and Nifty50 rallied strongly in trade on Thursday as firm global cues and possible steps to stem rupee’s fall boosted confidence. Both benchmarks rose over 1%, even as global and domestic…
India recorded a current account surplus of $7.1 billion (0.7% of GDP) in the January-March quarter of FY26 supported by higher services exports and a rise in remittances from overseas Indians, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Monday.The surplus stood at $13.7 billion, or 1.4% of GDP, in the corresponding quarter of…
