New Delhi: Observing nepotism and patronage has no place in distribution of public resources, Supreme Court on Monday directed a CBI inquiry into the allegation of allotment of public contracts worth over Rs 1,200 crore by the Arunachal Pradesh govt to companies owned or controlled by CM Pema Khandu’s close family members.Taking note of CAG…
Karnataka is launching a month-long door-to-door voter enumeration drive starting Tuesday, aiming to update rolls for 5.5 crore citizens. (Representative image) BENGALURU: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to launch door-to-door enumeration visits in Karnataka from Tuesday, marking the beginning of its Special Intensive Revision in a monthlong exercise scheduled to conclude on…
Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Team India, under new T20I captain Shreyas Iyer, will begin the next leg of their United Kingdom tour with a five-match T20I series against England, hoping to bounce back from a disappointing tour of Ireland.India went into the two-match T20I series against Ireland as favourites but…
MUMBAI/BENGALURU: The restaurant industry is struggling to run regular operations due to the meagre supplies of LPG cylinders . With the govt’s move to hike commercial LPG allocation to up to 70%, it will take some time before the measure actually translates into sustained supply, executives said. “Supply is still hugely limited and erratic. A…
PBKS jersey in 2013 (l) and 2026 (r) IPL franchise Punjab Kings’ co-owner Preity Zinta on Monday revealed that why her team no longer has the silver colour in their jersey. “Punjab should try to bring back its Red and silver jersey. Still remember Gilchrist taking his only wicket in that. Best jersey hands down,”…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Moscow would not interfere in the “delicate” relationship between India and China, expressing confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were working to resolve outstanding issues of mutual interest, including the long-running border dispute.Speaking during an interaction with media in St Petersburg, Putin said…
America is digging deeper into its emergency oil reserves as the fallout from the war with Iran continues to squeeze global energy supplies. Since the conflict began, the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve has lost about 50 million barrels, as the Trump administration seeks to offset supply shortages and ease pressure from rising fuel prices. These…
Bengaluru: A city hospital has become the fastest in the country to complete 3,000 robot-assisted surgeries using the Da Vinci Xi surgical system. The milestone was achieved by Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, eight years after it launched the programme in 2018, the hospital said Saturday.The hospital said it has performed robotic surgeries across 12 specialties,…
Sandur (Ballari): Karnataka labour minister Santosh S Lad Sunday said efforts will be made to implement a new minimum wage in the state in the coming days, in line with Supreme Court guidelines that factor in workers’ needs for food, clothing and housing.The minimum monthly wage averages about Rs 19,000.Lad said the state govt is…
In a broad-based policy push spanning agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing and financial support, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared projects and schemes worth over Rs 1.52 lakh crore, signalling a strong focus on productivity, capacity expansion and strategic sectors.At the centre of the decisions is the Mission for Cotton Productivity – Kapas Kanti, with an outlay…
