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Bengaluru: Karnataka plunged into a major political crisis on Saturday as 11 MLAs from the ruling Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine quit, reducing the 13-month-old government to a minority in the 225-member state Assembly. Of the 11 legislators who submitted their resignations in the Assembly Speaker’s office, 8 are from the Congress and 3 from the […]

Kalahandi: Barely three months after her marriage, a woman hailing from Baragaon village, was found hanging at her in-laws’ place in Karalasodaon Saturday. Though prima facie it looked like a case of suicide, a complaint has been lodged by the woman’s family alleging that she has been murdered by her in-laws. The deceased, identified as […]

Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the membership drive of the ruling BJP from his Lok Sabha constituency here on Saturday, noting that it will further connect people from all walks of life with the saffron party. Addressing a gathering on the occasion, the prime minister also talked about the Union budget 2019-20 and his […]

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has invited application for selection of Graduate and Diploma Apprentices under Apprentices Act 1961. The selected candidates will be posted at HAL, Lucknow. The interested candidates are advised to apply online from July 10 to 20, 2019. Eligibility criteria: Degree Apprentice – The applicant should hold B.Tech/B.E in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, […]

Amidst strong reactions over portrayal of the protagonist in ‘Kabir Singh’, the movie continues to be on a roll in the 3rd week at the box office. It has minted Rs 218.60 crore till now and is expected to cross Rs 225 crore by today. Film critic and business analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter […]

New Delhi: Former Union Minister M.J. Akbar on Saturday told a Delhi court that sexual misconduct allegations levelled against him by journalist Priya Ramani were not true. During his cross-examination, the former Minister of State for External Affairs told Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal that he was not selective in filing a defamation suit […]

New Delhi: The historic walled city of Jaipur, the capital of India’s Rajasthan, received the status of a Unesco World Heritage Site on Saturday. The decision was taken at the 43rd session of the Unesco World Heritage Committee, which is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from June 20 to July 10. In addition to Jaipur, […]

Kolkata: A BJP activist died allegedly after being beaten up by a group of men for chanting “Jai Shree Ram” in West Bengal’s Nadia district, party sources said on Saturday. Krishna Debnath, the saffron party activist from Swarupnagar in Nadia district’s Nabadwip, was rushed to a local hospital after family members found him lying by […]

Pune: In a bid to plan a “smart and accessible city”, the Pune Smart City Development Corporation Ltd. (PSCDCL) has partnered with University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney that would help the city fulfil its digital innovation agenda with big-data analytics. Pune has already established itself as a leader in innovative and sustainable use […]

Srinagar: Twenty pilgrims who were returning from the Amarnath Yatra got injured on Saturday in a road accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police sources said two buses carrying Amarnath Yatris rammed into each other at Hernag in Anantnag district. “20 Yatris were injured in this mishap. 18 people sustained minor injuries while two […]

Pune/Mumbai: Spelling relief for Punjab National Bank (PNB), the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Pune has ordered absconding diamantaire Nirav Modi and his group companies to pay Rs 7,200 crore to PNB and others with interest, official sources said here on Saturday. The DRT’s final order came on a plea filed by the PNB in […]

London: A targeted three-drug combination therapy resulted in median overall survival of nine months for patients with advanced bowel cancer compared to 5.4 months for current standard-of-care treatment, showed the results of a phase-3 clinical trial. The data suggested that the three-drug combination, encorafenib, binimetinib and cetuximab, should replace chemotherapy for patients with metastatic colorectal […]

Mumbai: Actress Sharmin Segal, who will be making her debut with the movie “Malal” opened up on several topics including Bollywood, gender equality and nude scenes on-screen during an interview. “As an actress I have so much to explore that I cannot limit myself. Having said that, as of now, I would not be able to […]

With an objective of ‘Housing for All,’ this years’ budget has come as a blessing for middle class homebuyers, who will get enhanced interest deduction up to Rs 3.5 lakh. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Budget in the Parliament proposed to allow for an additional deduction of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for […]

Leeds: In yet another incident that has political overtone, unnamed aircrafts flew over the Headingley stadium with anti-India banners during the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka, here Saturday. Minutes after the match began, an aircraft carrying the banner ‘Justice for Kashmir’ flew above the ground. After a half an hour, a similar […]