Karnataka Legislature set to meet today amid uncertainty
The sessions of the State Legislature in the recent past have not been without drama, but the one commencing from Friday promises to be marked by more of it than the usual staple between the governing coalition (Congress and JD-S) and the Opposition BJP.
2019 Cricket World Cup: England rides on Roy’s assault, sets up summit clash with New Zealand
Eoin Morgan’s men dished out a command performance in the semifinal against old foe Australia. An eight-wicket victory was sealed and New Zealand awaits in the final at Lord’s on Sunday.
Lok Sabha sits till 11.58 pm to conclude debate on railways
The Lok Sabha sat till 11.58 pm on Thursday to conclude discussion on demands for grants for the Railway Ministry, with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi saying it is for the first time in nearly 18 years that the Lower House has sat for this long.
Floods displace over 4 lakh in Assam
More than 4.23 lakh people have been displaced by floods that affected 17 of Assam’s 33 districts. Torrential rain wreaked misery elsewhere in the northeast, claiming the lives of two 10-year-old girls in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang after a wall collapsed on their hostel.
U.S., India to begin formal talks on trade on July 12
Visiting U.S. trade officials will meet with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday, after two days of talks with a “composite delegation” from the Commerce ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs, the first formal effort to resolve the recent Indo-U.S. trade impasse.
Comment | A welcome debate on electoral reforms
The governments should also rise above their obsession with immediate electoral gains and think of long-term national interests, writes former Chief Election Commissioner of India S.Y. Quraishi
PARLEY | Can India make the transition to electric vehicles?
Can India make a smooth shift to electric vehicles? G. Ananthakrishnan explores the options with Ashok Jhunjhunwala, professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, and Tarun Mehta , co-founder and CEO, Ather Energy. Edited excerpts from a conversation:
Rahul Gandhi will continue to have ‘large than life’ image: Salman Khurshid
Rahul Gandhi continues to enjoy a “larger than life image’ among Congress workers and the next party president should be someone who can work in tandem with him, said former Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Thursday.
Despite loss, Men in Blue will continue to be a potent threat
India had a phenomenal run at the World Cup, scripting seven wins while losing that one game to England besides encountering a wash-out in the league joust involving New Zealand. Being a table-topper with 15 points was a validation of the team’s strengths.
Pothamala menhirs stand guard on ancient necropolis
The sighting of new menhirs, perhaps the largest-ever recorded in Kerala, on the Pothamala hills in Udumbanchola taluk on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, has thrown light on the possible existence of a major prehistoric necropolis there.
‘Super 30’ movie review: Death by righteousness
Irony dies a painful death in a seemingly superfluous scene somewhere in the middle of Super 30 when a woman falsely accuses mathematics genius Anand Kumar (Hrithik Roshan) of sexual harassment.
