'Review 5 guarantees': Karnataka minister sparks row

Karnataka minister Satish Jarkiholi on Wednesday said the guarantee schemes need to be reviewed so that only the economically weaker sections, and not the rich, benefit from them, sparking a debate......

Maternal deaths: Karnataka health minister 'ready to resign'

Another maternal death has been reported at the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC), bringing the total number of such fatalities in the past month to five. Image used for......

SC uses extraordinary power, asks IIT Dhanbad to admit Dalit youth

The Supreme Court on Monday came to the rescue of a Dalit youth, who had lost his seat in IIT Dhanbad after missing the deadline to deposit a fee, by asking the institute to admit him to the BTech......

SC steps in to help Dalit youth secure IIT seat after missed deadline

The Supreme Court has assured help to a poor Dalit youth, who lost his hard-earned seat in IIT Dhanbad after he narrowly missed the deadline to deposit Rs 17,500 as acceptance fee after clearing......

GE eyes BPL Healthcare

GE Healthcare Technologies, the world's largest medical solutions provider, is in talks for acquiring BPL Ltd's medical devices business -- BPL Healthcare Business Group.Sources said the......

CLB okays BPL arms' share sale

BPL group patriarch TPG Nambiar received a setback in his legal battle with son-in-law Rajeev Chandrasekhar, with the Company Law Board today rejecting his plea for restraining the sale of shares......

Termination notice for BPL wrong: Hutch

Hutchison Telecom International Ltd, the Hong-Kong based parent of Hutchison that operates the Hutch-Essar JV in India with Essar group, has said the termination of BPL Mobile Mumbai circle merger......

Why Chandrasekhar sold BPL

"It was an emotional and a rational decision," was how Rajeev Chandrasekhar chose to explain his decision to exit BPL Communications, which he set up in 1995.This was the time when India was......

BPL host Ridhima refutes claims: 'I was not dropped'

IMAGE: Indian presenter Ridhima Pathak. Photograph: Kind courtesy Savita Punia/Instagram Indian presenter Ridhima Pathak has slammed reports that the Bangladesh Cricket Board had dropped her......

Father-son duo Nabi-Eisakhil script rare T20 history

IMAGE: Mohammad Nabi and Hassan Eisakhil are the first father-son pair to bat together in a major T20 league. Photograph: Noakhali Express/Instagram The father-son duo of 41-year-old Afghanistan......

BPL match marred by tragic death of Dhaka coach Zaki

IMAGE: Mahbub Ali Zaki fell while the teams were warming up. Photograph: Dhaka Capitals/Instagram Dhaka Capitals assistant coach Mahbub Ali Zaki died on Saturday after collapsing on the field......

Bangladesh Cricket Board hires Marshall to tackle match-fixing

'We are receiving a lot of complaints regarding corruption.' Photograph: Andrew Biraj/Reuters The Bangladesh Cricket Board has roped in Alex Marshall, former head of ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit, as......

Unacceptable! Hesson slams Dhaka pitch after T20 debacle

Pakistan coach Mike Hesson slams Shere Bangla pitch after T20I loss; Bangladesh disagree IMAGE: Bangladesh chased down with ease in 15.3 overs, securing a 7-wicket win to go 1-0 up in the......