Recent Views 5 Eyes on lab-grown diamonds as gold, silver look volatile For consumers, lab-grown diamond jewellery is likely to remain the most attractively priced segment, with extended customs duty exemptions on diamond inputs. However, with no reduction in Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on gold and silver, especially when prices are high, jewellery prices will…
Recent Views 10 Golam Nabi Azad, son of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) chief Humayun Kabir, was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly assaulted a police officer posted at his family residence in Murshidabad district, police said.A senior police officer told PTI that Azad, also known as Sohel, was taken into custody after constable Jumma Khan…
Recent Views 9 Australia’s Alex Carey (AP Photo/James Elsby) Australia’s dominance in the Ashes 2025–26 continued to gather momentum in the third Test at the Adelaide Oval, with the hosts tightening their grip on the contest through a commanding all-round display. Asked to bat first, Australia posted a solid first-innings total of 371, built around…
Recent Views 10 Emil Sutovsky spoke out against the like-grabbing and virtue signalling that ensued on social media after the death of American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky (Images via X/@EmilSutovsky) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) CEO Emil Sutovsky on Wednesday described former world champion Vladimir Kramnik’s comments on American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky as “appalling and outright…
Recent Views 8 Former CJI Uday Lalit Honored at Suryadatta National Lifetime Achievement Awards in Pune PUNE: Honouring individuals from diverse fields on a common platform is an effective way of social enlightenment, former Chief Justice of India Uday U. Lalit said. He noted that the presence of achievers from arts, sports, science, economics, accounting,…
Recent Views 8 Bengaluru: With the three-day Deepavali drawing to a close Wednesday night, the skies flashed the biggest — and the cleanest — smile with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board confirming remarkable improvement in air quality levels in Bengaluru and several other cities compared with the previous year for the like period.The three-day average…
Recent Views 10 Mangaluru: Though the cost of living has risen drastically and prices have increased several times over the past 15 years, the amount fixed as disability pension for persons with 75% disabilities continues to remain below Rs 1,500 per month. The Karnataka State Federation of the Disabled and Parents has demanded that the…
Recent Views 10 California Gov. Gavin Newsom California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed major changes to the state’s K-12 education system, aiming to simplify its complicated governance and make it easier to support students and schools. Under the plan, the elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction would have fewer powers, while the State Board of…
Recent Views 17 Bengaluru: Kasavanahalli, along with Junnasandra and parts of Haralur, is fast turning into a civic no-man’s land in the wake of Bengaluru’s recent delimitation exercise — caught in a limbo between corporations, budgets, and bureaucratic silence.Until recently, this 26sqkm stretch functioned as a single administrative and budgetary unit under Bellandur ward in…
Recent Views 22 Pakistan men’s hockey team captain Bhutta Umar in action against China during an Asian Champions Trophy 2023 match at Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, in Chennai. (PTI Photo) Pakistan Hockey Federation president Tariq Bugti has resigned following the controversy over the Pakistan national team’s accommodation during its recent tour of Australia for the…
