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Govt prohibits sugar exports till September for domestic availability
New Delhi: India — the world’s second-largest sugar producer — has prohibited exports till September 30, 2026 or until further orders in a move aimed at ensuring domestic availability and containing local…
- Middle East
Trump, Xi agree Hormuz should reopen as Chinese vessels allowed to sail
United States President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping were in agreement that the Strait of Hormuz needs to be opened to support global energy needs, according to a readout…
- Bangalore
Karnataka gears up for 12th International Yoga Day celebrations
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has begun preparations to celebrate the 12th International Yoga Day across the state under the theme “Yoga for Every Home, Yoga for Everyone,” with the main event scheduled…
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Wholesale price inflation rises to 8.3 pc in April
New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation shot up to 8.30 per cent in April, from 3.88 per cent in March, led by a sharp spike in prices of fuel, power and crude petroleum.…
- India
Bride refuses to recognise groom, clash erupts at UP wedding
Hardoi: A violent clash erupted between two families during a wedding ceremony in Hardoi after the bride refused to recognise the groom, claiming he was not the man she had been speaking…
- India
Two women held for running prostitution racket from rented houses in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Two women were arrested for allegedly running a prostitution racket from rented houses here in the city, police said on Thursday, May 14. The arrests were made by the officers and…
- India
TN govt reaffirms 21-yr age limit for liquor sales
Chennai: Seeking to curb rising alcohol consumption among minors in the state, the Tamil Nadu government has reinforced the legal age requirement of 21 for all liquor purchases and consumption. The government…
- India
Flesh trade racket busted in Thane; woman held
Thane: Police have unearthed a prostitution racket operating from a hotel in Maharashtra’s Thane district and arrested a woman in this connection, an official said on Thursday, May 14. Acting on a…
- India
Red Fort bomb blast case: NIA files 7,500-page chargesheet against 10
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed a 7,500-page chargesheet against 10 accused in connection with the deadly car bomb explosion near the Red Fort area of the national…
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Modi’s work-from-home push draws mixed response in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal for fuel conservation and economic restraint has triggered mixed reactions in Bengaluru’s IT and transport sectors, with several technology companies reportedly considering renewed work-from-home policies…
- India
Akhilesh urges UP govt to step up relief work after over 50 storm deaths
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday, May 14, urged the Uttar Pradesh government to undertake relief and rescue operations on a “war footing” after severe storms and rain-related incidents left…
- India
NEET paper leak: CBI probes medical students, relatives in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Rajasthan’s coaching hub Sikar has emerged as the alleged nerve centre of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak network, with the CBI now probing possible links of coaching institutes, middlemen, students, and…
- India
Woman gang-raped in moving bus in Delhi; two arrested
New Delhi: A woman was allegedly gang-raped inside a private bus in Delhi’s Nangloi area, Delhi Police said on Thursday, May 14, adding that a case has been registered based on the…
- India
Four dead, 10 injured in Gujarat bus-tanker collision, fire
Surendranagar: Four passengers were charred to death and 10 others suffered burn injuries when a bus caught fire after crashing into a tanker in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district in the wee hours of…
- India
BJP’s Amit Malviya slams Karnataka govt over Hijab in schools
Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s IT Cell In-charge and West Bengal Co-Incharge, Amit Malviya, on Wednesday, May 13, accused the Congress government in Karnataka of withdrawing the February 5, 2022, order on…