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Injured vessel crew member evacuated
Sonu Soni of MV Vishva Prena injured his neck while lashing the crane hook
Karnataka trust vote | Governor asks Kumaraswamy to prove majority by 1.30 pm today
JD(S), Congress question Governor’s deadline on trust vote
RTC driver had the mind to save passengers even as his heart was stopping
30 escape possible death near Kuppam, thanks to Narayanappa’s valour
IMA scam accused Mohammed Mansoor Khan returns to India, arrested
He allegedly cheated investors to the tune of over ₹2,500 crore and fled the country in June
Singur reservoir level falls to a new low
Water level remains at 0.353 tmcft nearing the 2016 record low
Every village in Warangal will have avenue plantation, says Collector
Unemployed youth will be paid for looking after trees: Prashanth Jeevan Patil
Ryots’ woes remain even after BJP’s second term: CPI(M)
‘Central government failed to keep its promises’
Hulikere school water had highly poisonous pesticide content
Police questioning pesticide sellers to crack the case
Jayachamaraja Wadiyar was an able administrator: ex-Governor
Gopalkrishna Gandhi pays tribute at inauguration of birth centenary fete
Politics is no longer at the service of people: Belawadi
Expressing displeasure over the alleged lethargic attitude of the elected representatives, senior theatre artist Prakash Belawadi said that the legisl
BJP members sleep over in House
The entire BJP legislature party, led by Leader of the Opposition B.S. Yeddyurappa, slept in the Assembly on Thursday night, protesting the delay in t
RTI Amendment Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha today
Central power to decide tenure, salaries of information commissioners will hurt autonomy, say activists
Oral health given short shrift: study
Situation is the most bleak in low-income countries, says Lancet report
Agricultural operation hit with monsoon playing truant in Odisha
Agricultural operation in current Kharif crop season has been badly hit with southwest monsoon playing truant in Odisha.As against the State’s averag
The curious case of ‘missing’ MLA rocks House
Congress accuses BJP of engineering defection, files plaint against Savadi for ‘abducting’ Shrimant Patil
Rajasthan HC passes directions for improving infrastructure of courts
After a series of “surprise inspections” of lower courts in several districts by Chief Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, the Rajasthan High Court has passed
Debate on right of parties to issue whip takes centre stage
Siddaramaiah expresses concern over Supreme Court order
Siddaramaiah’s faux pas
Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday made a faux pas prompting the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party members in the Assembly to
Will build a new Maharashtra, says Aaditya Thackeray
Yuva Sena chief sets off on his first five-day Jan Ashirwad Yatra
Ramalinga Reddy withdraws resignation
Senior Congress leader Ramalinga Reddy withdrew his resignation and participated in the Assembly session seated at the treasury benches on Thursday.Mr
Ajit Pawar joins clamour for use of ballot paper in Assembly polls
Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar on Thursday demanded that Assembly elections be held using ballot papers and not Electronic
How Shrimant Patil slipped away
Amid the ongoing political developments, Congress legislator for Kagwad Shrimant B. Patil’s escape from the city on Wednesday night had elements of th
Avoid infighting, Balasaheb Thorat tells Congressmen
New State Congress chief takes charge; says party will promote new, young faces
SKU Vice-Chancellor quits over ‘personal reasons’
He earlier worked as dean off campus at Urdu varsity
No second thoughts on razing encroachments: Jagan
‘Naidu had set a bad precedent by violating norms and what he did is unacceptable’
Budget grant for i-hub sets the ground for foreign investments
Govt. allocates ₹66 crore for project; hub may come up at Anandapuram
Pakistan to grant consular access to Kulbushan Jadhav
The ministry said that Jadhav had been informed of his rights under the Vienna Convention on consular relations.
Many Congress-NCP MLAs will resign, join BJP soon: Chandrakant Patil
Expect spate of resignations in coming week, says new Maharashtra BJP chief; Congress dismisses claim
Child rescued from kidnappers
The city police on Thursday rescued a three-and-half-year-old girl child who was kidnapped while getting down from the school van. The police arrested
HC suspends Vaiko’s sentence
Counsel says MDMK leader will be advised not to make inflammatory speeches
Wayanad’s tribal hamlets one step from 100% literacy
The focus is on preparing residents of 1,517 habitations to take the test by 2020
Ten die in accident near Kallakurichi
Omni bus collides head-on with pick-up truck; eight victims were migrant labourers
No bike-sharing, carpooling through mobile apps: HC
Judge says the services will have to wait until government frames regulations
Edappadi announces Tenkasi, Chengalpattu districts
Tirunelveli and Kancheepuram districts to be bifurcated, govt. tells Assembly
Cannot direct Governor to release Rajiv case convicts, says High Court
Holds a writ petition filed by Nalini as not maintainable
Hosur to get international flower auction centre
An international flower auction centre will be set up at Hosur in Krishnagiri district at a cost of ₹20.20 crore, Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palanisw
‘Bigg Boss Tamil’ under fire over smoking room
The new season of ‘Bigg Boss Tamil’ has run into trouble within a month of the show going on air. Tobacco Monitor (the app to report violations of Cig
Govt. will soon name Tamil institute chief, says Minister
The government will soon appoint a director to the Central Institute of Classical Tamil and the process is under way, Tamil Development Minister K. P
I need time to clarify issues raised by rebel MLAs: Kumaraswamy
He accuses Yeddyurappa of ‘being in a hurry’
Ethanol biorefinery to come up in Vidarbha
BPCL to set up plant in Bhandara manufacturing ethanol from rice straw
Murder mystery solved, 5 held
The police arrested five accused on Wednesday at Rudravaram, in connection with a murder in Nallamala forest, in Sirivel mandal. A 21-year-old man was
Reconstruction of demolished Brindavana of Vyasaraja Tirtha begins
Seers express outrage over the incident
BSP MLA abstains
The lone legislator from BSP, N. Mahesh, abstained from the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly on Thursday. When he sought a separate seating arr
Kumaraswamy told to step down immediately
Expressing anguish over the ongoing political imbroglio in the State, Citizens For Democracy national president S.R. Hiremath has asked Chief Minister
NRI denied clearance for rule violations, says govt.
Tells HC that steps in place to avoid red-tapism
'Saravana Bhavan' Rajagopal: a school dropout’s recipe for success
Rajagopal’s Saravana Bhavan chain is synonymous with quality and taste
$250-mn ADB loan to rebuild Kerala
It will be mainly utilised for augmenting drinking water supply system
NRC re-verification will add to people’s misery: CPI(M)
The CPI(M) opposed the Union government’s decision to petition the Supreme Court for an extension of the July 31 deadline for the publication of the N
Manik Sarkar cautions Tripura government against privatisation of schools, midday meal programme
Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Manik Sarkar has expressed displeasure over State government’s decision to handover midday meal progra
‘Cyanide’ Mohan sentenced to life for murder
He has been found guilty of murdering 26-year-old woman from Kasaragod
Kannapur forests under large-scale encroachment by non-tribals
Resuming the land could turn out to be a headache for the Forest Department
Raghunandana lauded for declining Sangeet Natak Akademi award for 2018
The Indian Writers Forum in a statement applauded theatre artist S. Raghunandana for his decision to decline the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for 2018
Trinamool seeks White Paper on demonetisation
“If Nishikant Dubey [BJP MP] knows so much about corruption, why not make him a Minister and catch all those who are indulging in corruption?” said Tr
A lot at stake for BJP candidate from Patkura constituency
A founder member of the BJD, Bijoy Mahapatra has not won any election since his last win in 1995
BJP MLAs boycott question hour in Rajasthan Assembly
Over Speaker’s refusal to allow supplementary questions
Karnataka CM asked to prove majority by 1.30 p.m. on July 19
Govt.’s fall appears imminent as Governor sets deadline; rebels to skip session
H.S. Sidhu back as Punjab STF chief
In a major administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government on Thursday transferred 26 IPS and five PPS officers in the State.Harpreet Singh Sidhu, who
Set up State, district-level panels to monitor TV channels, HC tells govt.
To keep a check on violation of provisions of Cable TV Act
Sonbhadra killings: SC/ST panel orders invocation of NSA
Main accused Yagya Dutt, whose henchmen opened fire, arrested on Thursday
Mid-day meal: studentscontinue protests
Students of the Radhanagar Government Junior College, under the aegis of Students Federation of India and Centre of Trade Unions (CITU), staged a prot
Tenant ryots to be provided with ₹1,100-cr. loans
Collector pats banks for meeting target in the year 2018-19
The wait for passport appointment gets shorter in Bengaluru
In good news for passport applicants, the wait for appointments has finally become shorter. After close to a year, the waiting time for passport appo
Why is law for regulating rallies not yet notified, Karnataka HC asks government
Taking serious note of the fact that the State had not yet come out with a law for regulation of public assemblies and processions in the city, as wa
74,070 structures identified: Botcha
Government should come out with a policy as many poor people will be affected: Naidu
JD(S), Cong. question Governor’s message on trust vote
It amounts to interfering in House proceedings, says H.K. Patil; Shettar accuses coalition members of delaying debate on confidence motion
‘Jagan should have done what Jayalalithaa did in Tamil Nadu’
The discussion on the illegal constructions on the river and canal banks during Question Hour in the Assembly on Thursday was so wide-ranging that Pal
₹13,113.76 crore grant sought for irrigation
‘Aim is to create new ayacut of 34.42 lakh acres and complete ongoing projects’
Folklore expert Huchappa Mastar dead
Folklore expert and writer Huchappa Mastar, 83, passed away in his native Sagar on Wednesday night. He is survived by wife and three sons.Mr. Mastar w
Cabinet clears amendment to enable government to run liquor outlets
Green signal for setting up village secretariats and recruiting village volunteers
Governor to take charge on July 24
New Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan will assume office on July 24. Acting Chief Justice of A.P. High Court C. Praveen Kumar will administer him the
Environment or economy, asks Nitin Gadkari
“We are spending ₹1300 crore to build 9 kilometres [in Pench Tiger Reserve]…This is public money. It is up to you to decide whether it is correct or not,” said Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Praveesh Shoranur wins State award for best photography
Award comprises ₹50,000, memento, certificate
Karnataka political crisis: Supreme Copurt removed whip-issuing power, says Congress
How can Congress be bound by court order in a case it was not party to, asks Congress communication chief Randeep Surjewala.
Amit Shah to head panel on Air India sale
Home Minister Amit Shah will head a reconstituted group of ministers (GoM) on Air India disinvestment and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has b
Coir workers stage protest march
Shortage of raw materials and shifting of base to Tamil Nadu hit State coir sector