Karnataka minister backs conductor thrashed for not speaking Marathi

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday expressed his support for bus conductor Mahadevappa Hukkeri, who was allegedly assaulted in Belagavi for not speaking Marathi to a passenger.......

'Mrityu Kumbh' remark: Shankaracharya backs Mamata

Among heavy criticism of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks on Prayagraj's Mahakumbh, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Maharaj on Wednesday supported......

Sangam water fit for drinking: Yogi refutes CPCB report

The water at the Sangam is fit for both bathing and ritual drinking (aachman) as confirmed by some recent reports, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Wednesday, amid claims it may......

Why is Costa Rica taking Indian deportees from US?

Costa Rica has agreed to serve as a "bridge" to repatriate illegal immigrants in the United States, including from India and Central Asia, according to an official release on Tuesday. IMAGE:......

What fintechs must do to scale up presence of e

Non-banking entities such as fintech firms will have to tap into use cases beyond peer-to-peer (P2P) and peer-to-merchant (P2M) transactions to scale up the presence of the retail version of the......

iPhone Revenue Nears Tata Steel

Apple Inc's iPhones assembled in India achieved market revenues of Rs 162,000 crore.Tata Steel's revenue for the same period was Rs 162,324 crore. IMAGE: iPhones displayed at an Apple Store.......

Govt may use reserve oil funds to finance fertiliser subsidy gap

For the first time, the government is likely to dip into the Oil Industry Development Fund (OIDF) to finance part of its fertiliser subsidy programme for 2025-26, according to official sources.......

Bank Deposits: Govt Plans To Increase Insurance

Currently, deposits of up to Rs 5 lakh are covered under the deposit-insurance scheme. IMAGE: A rush of account holders at the New India Co-operative Bank's Versova branch, north west Mumbai,......

India's anthem plays in Pakistan, PCB blames ICC

Left red-faced after India's national anthem played for a fraction of a second at the start of the Australia-England Champions Trophy match in Lahore on Saturday, the Pakistan Cricket Board has......

Champions Trophy: Pakistan Deploys 12,000 Cops

IMAGE: Members of Pakistan's Special Security Unit stand guard outside the National Bank stadium in Karachi ahead of the Champions Trophy game between Pakistan and New Zealand. Photograph: Akhtar......

Tricolour Finally Hoisted in Karachi

IMAGE: The Indian Tricolour is among the flags displayed at the National stadium in Karachi, the venue for the opening game of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Photograph: Kind courtesy Farid Khan/X......

Hosting CT is proof of Pakistan cricket's resilience: Bari

IMAGE: Sri Lanka's cricket team members prepare to board a Pakistan military helicopter at the Gaddafi stadium after their team bus was attacked by terrorists while on the way to the stadium in......

'Why will SAI turn cricketers into baseball players?'

'We are busy ensuring that the we improve and build upon sports in which we are doing reasonably well, there is no time to get involved in something like this.' IMAGE: A file photo of Indian......