Recent Views 8 New Delhi: Over a dozen firms, including leading private equity firms, are in the fray to acquire a 10-15% stake in Balaji Wafers, where the promoters are diluting their stake, industry sources said.PE firms, including Temasek, which recently acquired a 10% stake in Haldiram, along with TPG, ADIA (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority)…
Recent Views 10 If you are an Indian chai lover, you might have noticed a curious phenomenon. After enjoying a plate of gulab jamun, jalebi, or laddoo, that steaming cup of masala chai suddenly feels dull, weak, or even bland. The usual warmth and aroma of your favourite chai seem to vanish. It turns out…
Recent Views 5 Today brings a quiet reminder to face what you’ve been pushing aside. Maybe it’s a task, a conversation or an emotion. Avoiding it may have felt easier, but now it’s quietly taking up space in your heart and mind. The stars are asking you to stop running and just pause. You have…
Recent Views 6 NEW DELHI: Extending the Sept 30 deadline for completion of the Maharashtra local body elections by four months to Jan 31 next year, Supreme Court on Tuesday upbraided the state election commission (SEC) for its inability to complete the delimitation process and requisition adequate number of EVMs and poll staff.Though it acceded…
Recent Views 6 Bengaluru: Despite the opposition parties crying hoarse over discrimination in assembly-wise allocation of funds for fixing Bengaluru roads, the Siddaramaiah govt Tuesday issued an order disbursing Rs 50 crore to constituencies represented by Congress MLAs and Rs 25 crore to those with BJP MLAs.Bengaluru has 28 assembly constituencies: 15 represented by BJP…
Recent Views 8 Bengaluru: Researchers in Bengaluru have developed a flexible, safe and environmentally friendly battery that could serve as an alternative to conventional lithium-ion cells.The work, carried out by Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), under the department of science and technology (DST) in collaboration with Centre for Nano Science and Engineering…
Recent Views 14 Kalaburagi: In a major push to improve educational infrastructure in rural areas, 350 new Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) will be constructed in the Kalyana Karnataka region over the 2025-26 and 2026-27 academic years. Of these, 150 schools will be funded by the state govt and 200 by the Kalyana Karnataka Region Development…
Recent Views 5 JPMorgan Chase & Co will cut the weight of the largest bond issuers in its flagship emerging-market index, diverting investor flows from the likes of China and India toward smaller nations. The Wall Street bank will gradually lower the issuer cap on its GBI-EM Global Diversified index in the first half of…
Recent Views 11 Mangaluru: The additional civil judge and JMFC, Belthangady, on Tuesday rejected the bail application of the complainant in the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case. Assistant public prosecutor Divyaraj Hegde confirmed the rejection. He said, “The argument was on the basis that this is a serious case. If proved guilty, he could face…
Recent Views 8 Mysuru: With less than a week left for the Dasara festivites, response to the tourism activities remains lukewarm. Hotel bookings—considered a key indicator of tourist inflow—are yet to reach full occupancy on the day of the Dasara procession.Compared to previous years, the Dasara organising committee has planned more activities this year, including…
