Shamanuru Shivashankarappa (File photo) Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa passed away at a private hospital in Davanagere on Sunday due to age-related ailments, family members and officials said. He was 95.A six-time MLA who represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, Shivashankarappa had been undergoing treatment for some time. He was the senior-most legislator in Karnataka…
India has identified close to 300 products across engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and chemicals that offer significant opportunities for Indian exporters to expand their presence in the Russian market, a senior official told PTI. The exercise comes as New Delhi and Moscow work towards the bilateral trade target of $100 billion by 2030.India currently exports…
From left, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube celebrate (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) DHARAMSHALA: It’s a rarity in T20 cricket to see bowlers swinging the ball more than batters swinging their bats. It’s almost against the core marketing ethos of the format to see the ball dominating the bat, even as bowlers are fast being…
Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo) The five-time champions and one of the league’s most ruthless teams, the Mumbai Indians (MI) have almost all their boxes ticked on paper heading into the IPL Auction 2026…
Canada targets brain gain with ambitious federal funding for research chairs and innovation. (Getty Images) Canada is moving to reclaim top research talent from around the world as Ottawa rolls out a multibillion-dollar strategy aimed at reversing decades of brain drain and accelerating national economic growth.The federal plan, unveiled in the most recent budget, commits…
A fresh push in Parliament has revived the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025, aimed at shielding employees from after-hours work pressure. The proposal outlines clear rules on refusing calls, overtime pay, and structured employer communication to restore healthy work boundaries. Source link
Banks have been advised by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to link loans extended to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to an external benchmark in order to strengthen monetary policy transmission, the government informed Parliament on Saturday.In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for MSME Shobha Karandlaje said the…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, right, and former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) NEW DELHI: The Wankhede Stadium witnessed a historic moment on Sunday as sports legends Lionel Messi and Sachin Tendulkar shared the spotlight during a grand event.Messi, as part of his four-city GOAT India tour, spent an hour at Wankhede engaging with young…
India’s Hardik Pandya, center, celebrate with teammates the wicket of South Africa’s Tristan Stubbs (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya reached a major milestone on Sunday by taking his 100th T20I wicket during the India vs South Africa 3rd T20I in Dharamsala. With this wicket, he became the first Indian to record both 100…
NEET PG Counselling 2025 round 2 seat allotment list releasing on 16 December at mcc.nic.in. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is expected to announce the NEET PG Counselling 2025 Round 2 seat allotment result on December 16, as per the ongoing counselling schedule. The Round 2 process is crucial for candidates who were either not…
