The Indian Army has begun the process for the selection of women officers for command postings in the rank of Colonel, which has so far been the domain of male officers. File | Photo Credit: PTI Women officers in command soon The Indian Army has begun the process for the …

Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao with his counterparts Arvind Kejriwal (Delhi), Bhagwant Mann (Punjab), Pinarayi Vijayan (Kerala) and Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav, CPI leader D. Raja and national leaders and farmer representatives ahead of the Bharat Rashtra Samiti’s rally in Khammam on January 18, 2023. Photo: Special Arrangement Bharat Rashtra …

Key findings of the report for Karnataka rural stated that closure of schools during the pandemic did not impact enrolment of students in the State. | Photo Credit: File photo At a time when the enrolment in schools has improved, the reading level of students has further dropped in the …

Aleida Guevera (right), daughter of Che Guevera and human and child rights activist, during an interactive discussion at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai on January 18, 2023. Looking on are (left) N. Ram, Director, THG Publishing Private Limited and Sashi Kumar, chairperson, Asian College of Journalism. | Photo …

Zoos in Karnataka have almost recovered from the impact of COVID-19, as they attracted 52 lakh footfalls from April to December 2022. The directors of zoos from 25 States, senior forest officials, resource persons, officials and staff of the Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) will debate on issues concerning the …

The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the schedule for Nagaland, Tripura, and Meghalaya Assembly polls today.  The term of the three Assemblies is set to end on different dates in March. While Tripura has a BJP government, in Nagaland, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is in power. …

Karnataka State Contractors’ Association (KSCA) has begun a strike at Freedom Park in Bengaluru from today. They have been alleging that elected representatives and bureaucrats are demanding ‘40% commission’ for awarding contracts and clearing bills.  1. Karnataka State Contractors’ Association (KSCA) has begun a strike at Freedom Park in Bengaluru …

Karnataka State Contractors’ Association (KSCA) has begun a strike at Freedom Park in Bengaluru from today. They have been alleging that elected representatives and bureaucrats are demanding ‘40% commission’ for awarding contracts and clearing bills.  1. Karnataka State Contractors’ Association (KSCA) has begun a strike at Freedom Park in Bengaluru …

Backing Sri Lanka, India sends financing assurances to IMF India sent financing assurances to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, becoming the first of Sri Lanka’s creditors to officially back the crisis-hit island nation’s debt restructuring programme. Pakistan PM Sharif calls for “serious and sincere talks” with PM Modi …

KPCC spokesperson Priyank Kharge addressing a media conference in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Taking serious note of senior BJP leader Basangouda Patil Yatnal’s consistent allegations against his own party’s leaders, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson and Chittapur MLA Priyank Kharge has demanded that the government order …

Union Ministers and other leaders leave after attending the second day of the BJP national executive meeting in New Delhi on January 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI A socio-economic resolution that thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the imminent completion of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a statement on …

A resident shows cracks that appeared in a house, in land subsidence-affected area in Joshimath on Monday, January 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed during the glacial flooding of February 2021, which cited some of the reasons for the Joshimath subsidence today, was dismissed …