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Plan to upgrade Udupi CMC as city corporation under consideration

THE state government has shown interest in upgrading Udupi City Municipal Council into a city corporation to ensure a robust foundation for future urban development plans and also to make governance smooth.

Emergency' triggers stir in Punjab, security at multiplexes tightened

THE screening of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency' was cancelled in Punjab due to intense protests by various Sikh organisations, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members and farmers' groups on Friday.

HC Stays Proceedings Against Rahul in BJP's Defamation Case

THE Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings initiated against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi based on a defamation case filed by the state BJP unit for allegedly sharing on his X handle advertisements published in newspapers, projecting BJP as corrupt ahead of the 2023 Assembly election.

Agree with Army Chief's LAC stand, says MEA

THE External Affairs Ministry (MEA) said on Friday that there is no contradiction regarding the situation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, following remarks by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who had indicated that a \"degree\" of standoff exists between Indian and Chinese forces in the region.

NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota on Thursday night, the third such case this month in the city, exposing failure of administrative measures aimed at addressing the crisis in the 'coaching capital'.

Many Chefs Who Bake The Budget

Preparing the budget is a months-long exercise whose intensity would gladden those asking for 70-90 hours of work a week. This time, flexibility in policies would be essential

ED attaches 142 assets worth ₹300 crore

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties with a market value of about Rs 300 crore under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, in connection with a case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others.

Union Ayush Minister Takes Part in SDMCNYS Graduation Day

The graduation ceremony for students of SDMCNYS college, Ujire, for the 30th Under Graduate batch and 11th Post Graduate batch was held on Friday at Dharmastala.

Man gets 20 yrs of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor

A 22-year-old youth was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Mangaluru court after he was found guilty for sexually assaulting a minor girl.

Indians in Russian army: 12 dead, 16 missing, 18 serving

126 Indians in Russia

MFs Asked To Disclose Info Ratio

SEBI has asked asset management companies (AMCs) to disclose their information ratio, which is used to measure risk-adjusted returns of mutual fund schemes, on their websites on a daily basis for equity-oriented schemes.

From playing with bamboo stick to Arjuna award

GROWING up, when Salima Tete fashioned hockey sticks out of bamboo to practice with, she would have hardly guessed that one day she would lead the Indian women's hockey team.

Economic growth poised to rebound: RBI report

THE economic growth, which surprisingly slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in the second quarter, is poised to rebound, as demand regained momentum, though stickiness in food inflation warrants careful monitoring, the latest RBI bulletin has said.

Change in CM, KPCC chief, my & Rahul's call: Kharge

DKS, ministers not being replaced in state: Surjewala

Indian jailed for Nazi-inspired White House attack

INDIAN national Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, on Thursday was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023.

Russia, Iran sign partnership treaty to deepen relations

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed a broad cooperation pact on Friday, as the two nations deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.

Trump and Xi speak on phone ahead of inauguration

US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping were speaking on the phone late Friday, China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Wing Commander Dr K Ramchand (Retd) no more

WING Commander Dr K Ramchand (Retd), Founder Director of CABS, DRDO, Bengaluru, passed away on Friday morning.

Will work to bring party to power in state: BYV

BJP state president BY Vijayendra here on Friday ruled out any change in the state party BJP, asserting that he will build the party and bring it back to power in the state.

India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh asks for no let-up in India's offensive and defensive preparedness amid growing turmoil and calls for maritime alertness because of the possibility of increased threats from the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and other coastal regions along eastern Africa.

Preliminary CID probe reveals Ravi using abusive language against Hebbalkar

PRELIMINARY investigations by the CID in the sexual harassment case filed by Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar against BJP MLC CT Ravi has reportedly revealed that the latter allegedly used abusive language against her.

SpaDex docking a step towards Indian space station by '35: Singh

UNION minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday that an Indian space station would be established by 2035 and the successful docking of satellites through SpaDex is a major breakthrough in that direction.

BJP decides to go all out on one-nation-one-poll plan

SIGNALLING its resolve to roll out the 'one nation, one election' plan, the BJP has constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to shape public opinion and align its own state and local body governments with the importance of the idea.

Jeff Bezos' rocket reaches orbit on first test flight

BLUE Origin launched its massive new rocket on its first test flight on Thursday, sending up a prototype satellite to orbit thousands of miles above Earth.

Chrysanthemum growers hit by harsh winter conditions

THE onset of winter conditions has impacted many chrysanthemum growers in Hemmady and adjacent villages of Kundapur taluk.

Docking delays not 'failures', but 'trials': Experts

THE successful docking of two spacecraft SDX01 and SDX02, as part of Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, was achieved not after a series of \"failed attempts\", which caused the delay, but after \"trials\" to avoid the risk of not achieving a docking at all, said space scientists.

LCA Tejas out of R-Day show over safety issues

THE Indigenously made Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv and Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will not be part of the flypast display on Republic Day this year.

Walk in the park for Yamaguchi-inspired teen sensation

IN the late afternoon session, the local fans, who had thronged in large numbers, were turning up the volume at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here.

Dominant Sindhu lifts home crowd

NEW coach, new season and a new beginning. PV Sindhu has spent countless days dedicating her life to badminton but the ongoing India Open marked a fresh sojourn for her.

Teen's body found in river

A MAN was killed in an accidental gunshot incident at Cherambane in Madikeri taluk in the wee hours of Thursday.