Recent Views 8 Chief minister Siddaramaiah Saturday dismissed BJP‘s charge that his govt diverted money under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for its guarantee schemes, calling the allegation false and politically motivated.“We never used the fund for our guarantees. For BJP, the five guarantees have become like jaundice. They are restless because of our schemes…
Recent Views 6 Wakefit Innovations Ltd has raised Rs 186 crore ahead of its initial public offering, with Steadview Capital, WhiteOak Capital and Temasek-backed Capital 2B collectively buying shares through secondary transactions before the public issue opens.As disclosed in a public announcement, Steadview Capital Mauritius, WhiteOak Capital and Capital 2B acquired a combined 95.57 lakh…
Recent Views 10 NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Centre’s response to a petition seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir, but said such a decision could not be taken without considering prevailing gro-und situation and incidents like Pahalgam, where terrorists had killed 26 people in cold blood on April 22.Senior advocate…
Recent Views 12 Belagavi: City police on Thursday arrested the headmaster of a school in Belagundi village, who was accused of misbehaving with a girl student, days after the incident snowballed into a major political controversy.The incident occurred on Dec 12. Following reports of the alleged misconduct, tension gripped the village, and the accused was…
Recent Views 6 NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that Gandhi could not protect infiltrators by taking out a “Ghuspetiya Bachao Yatra.” He was speaking at an election rally in Khagaria, Bihar.Shah referred to Rahul Gandhi’s “Vote Adhikar Yatra” held in August and…
Recent Views 12 Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has written to Mansukh Mandaviya, Union minister of labour and employment, urging the early approval of nominees for the newly constituted Karnataka ESI society and to facilitate the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) takeover of the ESI Hospital, Mangaluru.The move comes after a prolonged delay…
Recent Views 6 NEW DELHI: Independent MP from Bihar’s Purnia Pappu Yadav‘s comment on men’s “predatory” gaze on women, especially in politics, has drawn sharp reactions from the state women’s commission and the BJP. Yadav was speaking on 131st Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which failed to pass in the Lok Sabha, and since then, has…
Recent Views 9 India’s inflation index is set for its biggest makeover in years, with the government preparing to pull price data straight from e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart. The plan marks a decisive shift in how retail inflation will be measured — bringing online shopping, streaming services and digital airfares into…
Recent Views 10 UPSC notification postponed: The Union Public Service Commission has delayed the release of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026 notification. The official notice on the website has updated this information. This comes a day after the UPSC website had indicated that the notification would be released on January 14, 2026. It raised…
Recent Views 20 Stock market outlook: The markets this week were driven by macroeconomic pressures and mixed global cues. Domestically, the rupee slid to a fresh record low of 90.56 against the US dollar, dampening risk sentiment. However, some relief came after the US Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point rate cut, while optimism over progress…
