Karnataka to reserve 100% Group C-D posts in private firms for locals

The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in private firms for Group C and Group D posts, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday. IMAGE:......

Puja Khedkar lodges harassment complaint against Pune collector

Probationary Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer Puja Khedkar has lodged a complaint of harassment against Pune district collector Suhas Diwase at Washim in eastern Maharashtra, an......

Captain among 4 Army soldiers killed in Doda encounter

Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a fierce gunfight with heavily armed terrorists of Pakistan-based banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Doda district, the third major......

Ajmer dargah khadim acquitted in hate speech case

An Ajmer court acquitted on Tuesday all six people accused of raising the controversial 'Sar Tan Se Juda' slogan from the gates of the Moinuddin Chishti Dargah following suspended Bharatiya Janata......

Companies Join Battle Against Sugar, Salt

Mondelez, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle India have been working on bringing down the sugar, salt, and sodium content. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational......

The Lives PSU Bankers Lead

A peek into the life of a public-sector banker who did well professionally, but paid a price for it, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   A column on what......

Factors that will guide the markets this week

As the results season kicks in, the quarterly earnings numbers of several blue-chip firms -- such as Infosys and Reliance Industries -- along with global trends and trading activity of foreign......

HCL Tech Q1 net profit surges 20.4% to Rs 4,257 cr

IT services company HCLTech on Friday posted a 20.4 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,257 crore for the June-ended quarter and gave a revenue growth guidance of 3-5 per cent for FY25......

INSIDE PIX: Stars Party With Ambanis

Just how do Bollywood stars party with the Ambanis? They show us with their spread of pictures on social media. Photograph: Kind courtesy Orry/Instagram Influencer Orry strikes his signature pose......

SEE: Gambhir's heartfelt tribute to KKR fans

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir shared a heartfelt video, expressing his deep connection with Kolkata. Photograph: Kind courtesy KKR/Instagram Following his appointment as the head coach of the Indian......

Vote! Who Should Captain India In T20s?

With Rohit Sharma calling it quits after leading India to the T20 World Cup title, the onus will now be on the selectors to plan for the future.With the next T20 World Cup to be held in India and......

Para-shuttler Manasi rips into cricketers for 'appalling' video

IMAGE: Manasi Joshi won the 2019 World Championship gold medal and a silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games in doubles. Photograph: Manasi Joshi / X World Championship gold-medallist......

'More Gold, More Silver, More Bronze'

SEE: Virat Kohli urges all of India to back our Olympic Games-bound athletes. VIDEO: Kind courtesy, Virat Kohli/X Virat Kohli has urged the nation to get behind our Olympic-bound contingent. The......

Ralf Schumacher gets son's backing after coming out as gay

'I am very happy that you have finally found someone with whom you really feel that you feel very comfortable and secure...I am 100% behind you dad and wish you all the best and congratulations.'......