Karnataka assembly clears 4% Muslim quota in contracts

Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to provide 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, amidst strong protests by opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. IMAGE:......

Karnataka govt tables bill for Muslim quota in public contracts

The Karnataka government on Tuesday tabled a Bill in the legislative assembly to introduce 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts. IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah......

Govt is not allowing people to celebrate Eid freely: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government was creating obstacles in people celebrating Eid freely, and accused the ruling party of......

BJP issues three-line whip to MPs to be present in Parl on Friday

Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday issued a three-line whip to all of its Lok Sabha MPs asking them to be present in the House for the passing of the Union Budget 2025-26. IMAGE: Proceedings of......

India, US to start 3-day trade talks from Wednesday

Senior officials of India and the US will begin three-day talks on the proposed bilateral trade agreement in New Delhi on Wednesday amid threats of reciprocal tariffs from the Trump-administration,......

US trade official begins India visit days before Trump's reciprocal tariff kicks in

Brendan Lynch, the assistant US trade representative for South and Central Asia, will pay a five-day visit to India beginning Tuesday, days before US President Donald Trump's tit-for-tat tariff......

Sensex, Nifty end n red on selling in IT, telecom stocks

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed moderately lower on Wednesday due to heavy selling pressure in IT, telecom, and realty stocks amid growing concerns over a possible global economic......

What Nitin Gadkari told India Inc

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asked the industry not to perennially demand a reduction in taxes as the government needs funds to implement welfare schemes for the poor. Photograph: Mohd......

Review: Naah-daniyan!

Nadaaniyan's lack of charm, chemistry and cheek fails to create any ripples, sighs Sukanya Verma. Colleges are swanky theme parks for fashion and filmi romances in Karan Johar's universe. From......

Boxing Nationals: Minakshi stuns World champion Nitu Ghanghas in semis

IMAGE: Minakshi celebrates winning her quarter-final bout against Nitu Ghanghas in the quarter-finals of the Women's National Boxing Championship in Noida on Monday. Photograph: Boxing Federation......

Sindhu's All England hopes dashed in opening round

IMAGE: This early exit will be a tough pill to swallow for PV Sindhu. Photograph: ANI Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu suffered an inexplicable meltdown, bowing out of the All England Championships......

India Open: Satwik-Chirag's campaign ends in semis

IMAGE: India's Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate a point during their India Open semi-final against Malaysia's Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in New Delhi on Saturday. Photograph:......

Bold is beautiful for fearless 'Guru Gambhir'

India's Head Coach Gautam Gambhir has seen both ends of the spectrum with high of Champions Trophy and low of six Test losses and he'll have tough choices to make once the new two-year cycle comes......

'It hurts': Mukund on India's Davis Cup ranking woes

IMAGE: Sasikumar Mukund, who was banned by AITA on disciplinary grounds last year, is back as India's best-ranked player for the World Group I Play-off tie against Togo, starting on Saturday.......