Heavy rains lash coastal K'taka for third straight day, red alert issued

Heavy monsoon rains lashed Karnataka's coastal belt for the third consecutive day on Monday, severely disrupting normal life in Dakshina Kannada district, prompting authorities to issue a red alert......

K'taka budget: Sidda announces Muslim quota for govt supplies

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced reservation for Muslims in supplying goods and services up to a value of Rs 1 crore to various government departments, corporations and......

K'taka student faces action for saying minister 'doesn't know Kannada'

A boy's alleged remark that the Education Minister 'doesn't know Kannada', irked Madhu Bangarappa, who holds the portfolio, as he directed officials to take action against the student. IMAGE:......

Hijab row: K'taka extends holiday for PU colleges till Feb 15

The Karnataka government has extended till February 15 holidays for pre-university colleges, shut from February 9 following the raging hijab row on several campuses and was slated to open on......

'India can become centre of exporting fertiliser'

'The government has put in a lot of effort to provide infrastructure for the industry.' Photograph: Kind courtesy A M International AM International, which has interests in petrochemicals,......

SBI plans to deploy 5000 employees in marketing pu

State Bank of India is planning to deploy about 5,000 employees as marketing personnel and relationship managers across the top 50 cities in the country by 2008.By the same time the bank also aims......

Will the entry of PEs into banks lead to better governance?

In recent years, the conduct of a few private banks’ corner-room occupants and the role of their boards have come into sharper relief. Raghu Mohan reports. Illustration: Uttam......

It's clear, regulatory woes can't kill online gaming in India

With the rise of online gaming, more so post-Covid, newer games and genres have appeared in the business and $794 mn investments have already been pumped into the Indian gaming industry in 2021,......

The Artist heroine Berenice Bejo to work with Dhanush in next

Tamil actor Dhanush, whom we loved in Raanjhanna, is all set to work with an Oscar-nominated actress in his big international film The Extraordinary Journey Of A Fakir. According to a report......

Jiah Khan suicide case: Suraj in judicial custody till June 27

Suraj Pancholi, held for abetting the suicide of his alleged girlfriend and actress Jiah Khan, has been remanded in judicial custody till June 27 by a Mumbai court.Additional Chief Metropolitan......

Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Review: Humdrum

'Modest in its ambitions, eager in its naiveté, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir is a kiddie fantasy masquerading as an adult's movie,' notes Sukanya Verma. A calm, mysterious figure......

Diwali dhamakka for Tamil cinema

Like always, this Diwali will also see a lot of fireworks at the box office. There are three major films fighting for eyeballs. Here's a look at them. Film: Thuppaki (Gun) Director. A R......

Satwik-Chirag fight their way into Hylo Open quarters

Top Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarter-finals of the Hylo Open Super 300 badminton tournament after a hard-fought win in Saarbrucken,......

Adidas unveils official match ball for FIFA World Cup

  IMAGE: Al Rihla, the Official World Cup 2022 Match Ball. Photograph: Adidas/Twitter Adidas on Friday unveiled Al Rihla - the official match ball for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. It is......

Manchester United's Pogba puts spotlight on Udipi hijab row

IMAGE: A screengrab of the Instagram story put out by Paul Pogba. Manchester United striker Paul Pogba has brought to the notice of the world the ongoing hijab row in Karnataka.   Pogba......

COVID-19: Saha tests positive again, Hussey recovers

Among other sportspersons, KT Irfan, PU Chitra, 19 other athletes test negative while the health of one positive athlete being monitored at SAI Bengaluru. IMAGE: Wriddhiman Saha will continue to......

Humpy, K Srikanth and Sai Praneeth nominated for Khel Ratna

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, Koneru Humpy/Twitter Reigning women's world rapid chess champion Koneru Humpy has been nominated for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award by the All India Chess......