As Hindu groups keep up pressure, Karnataka issues rules on loudspeaker use

In the wake of the Aazan versus Hanuman Chalisa row in Karnataka, the state government has issued a set of directions on the use of loudspeakers and to remove them if they were not authorised by......

Civic authorities can be criminally prosecuted

The big question is whether the regulators will have the courage to prosecute the bigwigs in the cities.M J Antony reports. Photograph: Reuters   There is hardly any city in the country which......

Experts say regular health check-ups must amid rising heart attacks

Reports of people getting heart attacks while dancing, driving or taking a walk, have increased in recent months raising concerns over the condition's unpredictability. Doctors and public health......

2 more Karnataka MLAs submit resignations to Speaker

In a fresh jolt to the wobbly Congress-Janata Dal-Secular coalition government in Karnataka, two Congress legislators, Housing Minister M T B Nagaraj and K Sudhakar, tendered their resignation on......

Can Karnataka become the hub of electric vehicles?

Eyes investments of Rs 31,000 cr in research and manufacturing of electric vehicles Karnataka is looking to attract investments to the tune of Rs 31,000 crore (Rs 310 billion) from companies......

Gujarat is India's most business friendly state

Gujarat is the best place in India country to do business, says the World Bank's ranking on ease of doing business in states, a list that has BJP-ruled states occupying four of the top five......

Why this Businessman Quit Kerala

Is there more than meets the eye to Kitex Garments, the world's second-largest children's garment producer, abandoning Kerala for Telangana?Shine Jacob finds out. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Kitex......

The boom and bust of mining in India

Some of the conditions laid down by the Supreme Court while allowing resumption of mining in Goa are instructive, says Subir Roy. The boom and bust saga of iron ore mining in India is slowly coming......

Is IPL using up Bengaluru's water supply?

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI Amidst the worsening water crisis in the city, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Karnataka State Cricket Association and other state authorities......