Alleging that Karnataka is heading towards “financial bankruptcy” due to mismanagement, the opposition BJP on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to come out with a white paper on the financial condition of the State before presenting the state budget. “It is the duty of the Chief Minister, who is set to present […]
The Nadakkavu police have registered a case against six third-year students of Holy Cross Institute of Management and Technology at Eranhipalam in Kozhikode city, Kerala, on charges of ragging a first-year BBA student on the campus on February 14. The case was registered on Tuesday (February 18) evening based on the victim’s complaint. The incident […]
BJP members on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) staged a walkout from the West Bengal Assembly, protesting the Speaker’s refusal to allow a discussion on an adjournment motion over the proposed allowing of 30% tea garden land to be made freehold for tourism purposes. Speaker Biman Banerjee, while withholding consent to a discussion on the adjournment […]
Why do peacocks have long tail feathers? Why do the eyes of dogs and cats gleam at night? What powers cars to run? These were some of the conversations that a barely four-year-old Gopal would have with his father G.D. Naidu at their home, Gopal Bagh in Coimbatore, as they fed animals, scanned newspapers, and […]
The civil works pertaining to the flyover between Golnaka and Amberpet were wrapped up. The remaining works would be taken up after the procedure to acquire land in various areas for laying service road were completed, said Dharma Reddy, superintendent engineer, Roads and Buildings (National Highways). Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) commissioner K. Ilambhariti issued […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) took strong objection to a lawyer seeking adjournment in a matter on grounds that a senior lawyer will argue the case. A Bench of Justices Abhay. S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan reprimanded the lawyer, who sought to defer the matter pertaining to a commercial dispute. The lawyer […]
The Congress on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) claimed that the talk of reciprocal tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump is calling into question a consumption tax like GST, and wondered whether his “good friend in New Delhi” would stand up to it when national sovereignty is at stake. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh […]
A committee headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved ₹1554.99 crore of additional central assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to five states affected by floods, flash floods, landslides and cyclonic storms during 2024. Out of the total amount of ₹1554.99 crore, ₹608.08 crore has been approved for Andhra Pradesh, ₹170.99 […]
The Kerala Finance department has cleared a project for reconstructing the bridge at Chooralmala in Wayanad district that was destroyed in the July 30, 2024, landslides. The department has cleared a ₹35-crore project for building a stronger bridge linking Chooralmala town to Mundakkai road, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said on Wednesday. The old bridge connected […]
Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has ordered a probe into the death of a tiger in the backwaters of Ambaligola reservoir in Shivamogga district of Karnataka. On February 17, the carcass of a tiger aged about eight years was found in the backwaters of Ambaligola reservoir, at Byrapura in Sagara taluk. Mr. Khandre has directed the […]
