GBA to launch safe footpath campaign from July 1 -- The five corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) will launch a citywide ‘Safe Footpath Campaign’ from July 1 to clear encroachments and improve pedestrian infrastructure across the city, Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said. The government has also allocated ₹70 crore for the repair and improvement of nearly 2,000 km of footpaths within GBA limits. Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:04 PM |
Assumes charge -- Achuthsankar S. Nair, former Senior Professor and Dean, Kerala University, assumed charge as vice-chairperson of Kerala State Higher Education Council in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:08 PM |
16 arrested for selling banned tobacco products -- The Thiruvananthapuram City Police arrested 16 people for allegedly attempting to sell banned tobacco products. The inspections were carried out in connection with the State-wide anti-drug enforcement drive Operation Toofan. Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:08 PM |
Within one year, “With People” resolved 210 complaints in the district -- The programme seeks to make government services more accessible by taking the administration directly to village offices, enabling citizens to interact with officials without travelling long distances to district or taluk headquarters Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:05 PM |
HDK urges Union Agri Minister to provide assistance under MIP to mango farmers -- Following the protest by mango farmers, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan at his residence in New Delhi on Wednesday and urged Mr. Chouhan to extend assistance to farmers under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) to mitigate the impact of the prevailing price crash and to provide price support through the Price Deficiency Payment Scheme (PDPS). Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:05 PM |
No learner should be left behind, say education experts -- Roundtable discusses roadmap for strengthening inclusive education and ensuring equal participation of students with disabilities in mainstream learning institutions across Andhra Pradesh Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:07 PM |
What constitutes a workplace under POSH Act? -- The High Court, in its judgment dated June 16, set aside the findings of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) that had held a State Bank of India (SBI) employee guilty of sexual harassment based on an incident that occurred during such travel Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:04 PM |
Fire at Educational Center in Northern India Kills at Least 14 -- At least 14 people, most aged 16 to 18, were killed when a fire blazed through a commercial building that housed an educational center, a pet shop, and a clinic in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Monday. The cause of the fire is being investigated. New York Times at Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1:34:09 PM |
M.N. Anucheth posted as Information & Public Relations Commissioner -- The Karnataka government on Wednesday transferred IPS officer M.N. Anucheth, appointing him as Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) and Commissioner of the Department of Information and Public Relations, Bengaluru, with immediate effect. Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:07 PM |
Apply by July 6 for permanent power connection: Bescom -- Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has urged consumers to apply for permanent power supply by July 6, 2026, for residential buildings that have been granted a one-time exemption from obtaining an Occupancy Certificate (OC). The exemption applies to buildings with a ground floor plus three floors or stilt parking plus four floors, constructed on sites measuring up to 2,400 sq. ft. (with an allowable deviation of up to 20%) within Bescom’s jurisdiction. It is applicable only to buildi Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:03 PM |
As FCRA restricts NGOs, Supreme Court had agreed that right to associate is not carte blanche for fo -- The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2026, notified by the Union Home Ministry on June 22, has introduced tougher limits on NGOs to receive foreign donations; these amendments, and the ones before them, source their legality from the Centres argument in the Supreme Court that the freedom to form associations do not include a right to receive unbridled foreign funds or to use the money outside permissible activities Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:03 PM |
CM releases anthology of essays by former civil servants -- The need for fresh thinking on Kerala’s demographic, economic and developmental challenges came into focus at the release of The Kerala Club: Keepers of the Flame, a collection of essays by 29 retired civil servants, in the city on Wednesday. Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:03 PM |
Indias revolution in womens cricket -- In cricket-obsessed India, a womens World Cup win and a glitzy new league are transforming the lives of female players. Al Jazeera at Saturday, June 20, 2026, 7:04:36 AM |
Passport is not a citizenship document: senior MEA official -- While travelling abroad, passport attests to your nationality, yet it is not a document of your citizenship, says senior official, responding to a query on using a passport to challenge voter exclusion under SIR Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:05 PM |
Bus pass fee refund to be credited within seven days, says KSRTC -- Students who paid for bus passes for the 2026-27 academic year can get the amount refunded to their bank accounts within seven days of applying through the State government’s Seva Sindhu portal, following Karnataka’s decision to provide free bus passes to all school and college students travelling on State-run transport services. Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:05 PM |
UDF governments stance on PM SHRI unconstitutional -- The MoU was entered into by the Secretary, Education Department, Government of Kerala, and the Additional Secretary, Department of Education, Government of India, and not in the name of the President and the Governor as mandated under Article 299. Hence, the said MoU is a nullity Hindu at Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 1:07:04 PM |
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