K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash

Wing Commander Raveendran and Flight steward Sargeant Iyer, though shaken and injured, managed to open the rear door of the aircraft and shouted for the prime minister and other passengers in the......

HC relief for Yediyurappa in 2015 land denotification case

The Karnataka high court has quashed a criminal proceeding related to an alleged illegal denotification and allotment of sites against former chief minister B S Yediyurappa. IMAGE: Karnataka......

HC notice to Yediyurappa, son in corruption case

The Karnataka high court on Tuesday issued notice to former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa,his son and Bharatiya Janata Party state vice president B Y Vijayendra, their family members, former......

Lasik Surgery Market Eyes 2X Growth In 5 Years

India currently performs around 6,00,000 to 7,00,000 laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Lasik) and refractive procedures a year, and the uptake is accelerating. Kindly note the image has......

Urban Realtors Ride Redevelopment Bandwagon

15 to 25 per cent of property registrations in Mumbai come from redevelopment, with over 3,500 projects approved by May 2024. IMAGE: Mumbai high rises on a overcast day. Photograph: Hitesh......

Hi-tech city in Bangalore soon

A hi-tech city worth Rs 390 crore (Rs 3.9 billion) would be built in Bangalore for information technology and biotechnology companies by the Bangalore Development Authority, chief minister N Dharam......

2 Bangalore farmers attempt self-immolation

Two farmers allegedly made a bid to commit self immolation during a demonstrationin Bangaloreon Wednesday, demanding more compensation for land acquired by Bangalore Development Authority, a senior......

The Incomparable Waheeda Rehman

Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year. IMAGE: Waheeda Rehman in Guide. Rati Agnihotri confides breathlessly, "I was......

Did Modi Inspire This Grammy Win?

'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Ricky Kej/Instagram With two Grammys in the Best New Age Album category -- for Winds of Samsara in 2015......

London Mayor eyeing ambitious bid to bring IPL to English shores

'I know Londoners are hungry to see more of the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant and, with two of the world's greatest cricket grounds in Lord's and The Kia Oval, London is......

Badminton player Sikki's second COVID-19 test returns negative

National camp to resume on Monday. IMAGE: The 26-year-old Sikki had tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Photograph: Sikki Reddy/Twitter Shuttler N Sikki Reddy and physiotherapist Kiran......

IPL bubble breach will have strong consequences: Kohli warns team

We need to protect the bubble; violation of protocols will be dealt with very seriously, Virat Kohli tells RCB players in first virtual team meeting. IMAGE: RCB captain Virat Kohli said one......

NSFs, BCCI to come under RTI: Maken

The National Sports Federations, including the Board of Control for Cricket in India, will be treated as public authority and come under the Right to Information Act (RTI) under the proposed......