Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:38:55
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday criticised the government over the state of the Indian economy, asking if it was in the "pink of health" after high fiscal deficit, inflation, and the depreciating value of the Rupee.
He also questioned the government for "backsliding on the fiscal deficit target for the current year.
"Within months of setting the FD target at 6.4 per cent for 2
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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:37:37
The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday.
The squad has taken over the task after the Union home ministry directed the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) VIP security wing to ensure protection to the 84-year-old Sinha.
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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:34:17
Officials of the Customs department at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) seized gold which was being smuggled by a male passenger.
The passenger, hailing from Bhatkal in Uttara Kannada district, had arrived from Dubai by a private airliner, a customs release said here Thursday.
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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:32:38
The Coast Guard is using six vessels and two aircraft in its effort to check marine pollution in case of an oil spill from the submerged foreign vessel, MV Princess Miral.
Karnataka Coast Guard commander and Deputy Inspector-General S B Venkatesh said in a release here that six vessels and two Dornier aircraft are being used for monitoring, mapping and combating oil spill in the area.
Two ve
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Fri, 24 Jun 2022 18:31:06
The merchant vessel Princess Miral, which ran aground off Ullal near here is now submerged by 70 percent and is facing the threat of sinking completely as the sea is rough with high waves, official sources said.
The ship agency owning the vessel is exploring ways to prevent the ship from sinking. The ship’s owner is holding talks with the representative of Marcan shipping agency based here.
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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:12:26
Labour Minister Shivaram Hebbar stated that construction works of 906 houses in residential layouts in the town are going on under the G+2 scheme.
However, only 200 beneficiaries have paid their contribution for the construction of houses. The remaining should pay the amount at the earliest, he said, and added that soon an order would be issued for the construction of 500 houses in Mundagod.
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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:04:44
Amid a rebellion by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, party MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the Sena is ready to quit the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra if the group of rebel legislators camping in Assam returns to Mumbai in 24 hours and discusses the issue with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Shinde is currently camping with 37 rebel MLAs of the Sena and nine independents in
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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 18:02:12
Sarfaraz Khan's run-making juggernaut continued with his fourth century of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season, taking Mumbai to 351/8 in 122 overs at lunch on day two of the final against Madhya Pradesh at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
After being watchful on day one, Sarfaraz stood firm on day two and was rewarded for his perseverance with an unbeaten 119, which also marked the second t
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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:52:24
The High Court of Karnataka has said that for offences under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the hurling of casteist abuse must be in a public place.
It quashed a case pending against a person as it found that the alleged abuse was made in a basement of a building, where the victim and his co-workers alone were present.
In the alleged incident wh
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