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K'taka to spend Rs 52k cr annually on 5 key promises, to benefit 13 mn

The 5 'guarantees' related to bus travel for women, 200 units of electricity, 10 kilograms of foodgrains to poor, Rs 2,000 for woman head of the house and unemployment benefit of up to Rs 3,000

Congress worker killed in West Bengal's Murshidabad ahead of rural polls

The incident took place in the Raninagar area, hours before Governor C V Ananda Bose reached the district to visit violence-hit areas there, a senior officer said

SC refuses plea to protect sexual harassment complainants, witnesses

A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha noted that the top court had in 2020 refused to interfere with a similar prayer

Sebi to auction two properties of Swar Agrotech on Aug 7 to recover money

Inviting bids, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said an auction of the properties will be conducted through online mode between 11 am and 1 pm on August 7

Never heard US envoy making statement on India's internal affairs: Cong MP

'We faced challenges in Punjab, J-K , northeast over the decades and surmounted those with sagacity and wisdom,' the former Union minister said

India not pursuing 'narrow economic activities' in Africa: Jaishankar

Jaishankar, who arrived here on Thursday after visiting Zanzibar, made these remarks while addressing the Indian community in Dar-es-Salaam city of Tanzania

Sebi unveils new disclosure framework for issuers of debt securities

Markets regulator Sebi has notified rules for introducing the concept of general information and key information document to avoid multiple filings of documents by issuers of debt securities

PM Modi lays foundation stone of projects worth Rs 7,600 cr in Chhattisgarh

Speaking on the occasion, PM Modi said these new projects will open up ample employment opportunities for the people of the state and ease their lives

Cong to move SC against HC order on Rahul's conviction in defamation case

AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said, "There is one more option before us... the Supreme Court. Let's see. The Congress party will seek that option too"

Russian energy giant Rosneft appoints former IOC director to its board

His appointment assumes significance as Rosneft is now eyeing more deals with Indian firms including the sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Abusive words against PM derogatory, not seditious, says Karnataka HC

"The utterance of the abusive words that the Prime Minister should be hit with footwear is not only derogatory, but is irresponsible

Won't hesitate to take steps: Visva-Bharati on land row with Amartya Sen

Without naming Sen, Visva Bharati spokesperson Mahua Bandyopadhyay said, in a statement in Bengali, that the varsity would not comment on the land issue as the matter is sub-judice

Canada Open 2023: Shuttlers PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen enter quarterfinals

While Sindhu advanced to the last eight after her opponent Natsuki Nidaira of Japan gave a her a walkover, Sen notched up a 21-15 21-11 win over Brazil's Ygor Coelho in 31 minutes

Gujarat HC refuses to stay Rahul Gandhi's conviction in defamation case

While dismissing the plea, Justice Hemant Prachchhak noted that Gandhi is already facing 10 cases across India, adding order of the lower court was "just, proper and legal" in convicting Cong leader

Bengal Guv reaches Murshidabad to visit violence-hit areas ahead of polls

Bose will visit places like Domkal, Khargram, Navagram, and Beldanga, where clashes among political parties have been reported in the run-up to the rural polls

OYO to add 500 hotels in host cities of upcoming cricket world cup

Travel demand automatically goes up whenever the dates for a marquee cricket tournament are announced, a company spokesperson said

PM Modi to launch projects worth Rs 6,100 cr in Telangana tomorrow

Modi would visit the famous Bhadrakali temple in the district before attending the events and would also address a public meeting, they said

Thousands of Indian-Americans to benefit from latest US move on Green Card

A US President's advisory commission has approved the recommendation that more than 230,000 unused green cards for family and employment categories since 1992 be recaptured

Amarnath Yatra temporarily suspended after rain lashes parts of Kashmir

The yatra was suspended along both the Baltal and the Pahalgam routes, they said

Guj HC to deliver verdict on Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking stay on conviction

As per the cause list issued by the HC on Thursday, the court of Justice Hemant Prachchhak will deliver the verdict at 11 am