Bengaluru: With the rainfall deficit burgeoning, the govt has stepped up measures to ensure drinking water supply and generate employment in rural areas to prevent distress migration.Eshwar Khandre, minister, rural development and panchayat raj Monday said 178 taluks are facing rainfall deficiency, while 60 taluks have recorded a severe deficit. He said the govt has…
New Delhi: Attorney general R Venkataramani Tuesday told a nine-judge SC bench govt’s sovereign functions, fulfillment of constitutional obligations and implementation of social welfare schemes cannot be corralled under the expansive definition of ‘industry’ framed nearly 50 years ago by a seven-judge Supreme Court bench.Venkataramani told the CJI Surya Kant-led bench that on many occasions…
More than five decades ago, Apollo 14 carried an unusual payload into deep space when hundreds of tree seeds accompanied the mission on its journey around the Moon. While astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell explored the lunar surface in February 1971, command module pilot Stuart Roosa remained in lunar orbit with the seeds packed…
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate James Fishback has stirred a row after using a stand-up style joke to mock FBI Director Kash Patel and calling him incompetent.The clip was shared by commentator Richard Hanania on X and shows Fishback criticising Patel’s competence while comparing him to a failed food delivery investigation. In the short excerpt, Fishback…
Amid criticism surrounding the portrayal of intimacy in Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, actor-producer Yash has come out in strong support of filmmaker Geetu Mohandas, crediting her for bringing a distinct “female gaze” to the action genre.Speaking to content creator Sabeen Faheem on the sidelines of CinemaCon, Yash underlined how rare it is to…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s NYC wedding takes controversial turn amid $250,000 taxpayer-funded security and state trooper discussions.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are keeping things private as they gear up to tie the knot on 3rd July in New York City.While other parties across the world have been reportedly planned, it…
PM Modi intensified his Bengal campaign, targeting TMC and promising Rs 5 lakh free healthcare and women-focused benefits. Iranian President Pezeshkian criticised the US and Donald Trump, questioning their authority to restrict Iran’s nuclear programme. Two Indian men were shot dead near Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur Ji in Italy during a Vaisakhi gathering late Friday…
India’s current account deficit (CAD) is likely to widen sharply to 2.3 per cent of GDP in FY27 from 0.9 per cent in FY26 amid elevated oil prices and external sector pressures, according to a report by foreign brokerage HSBC, PTI reported.The report also projected the balance of payments (BoP) deficit to widen to $65…
NEW DELHI: USTR has retained India on its Special 301 priority watch list, along with five other countries including China, and said it will engage with New Delhi, including through Bilateral Trade Agreement negotiations. The annual report said India remained “inconsistent in its progress” on protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP).Vietnam was identified as…
Namma Metro services on the Yellow Line were disrupted for over two hours after a passenger died by suicide at Huskur station (Representative image) BENGALURU: A passenger’s death by suicide at a Bengaluru Metro station on Monday has once again put the spotlight on the long-standing demand for platform screen doors (PSDs), even as the…
