The Traffic Ganesha Temple, also known as the Vahana Ganapathi Temple or Patala Ganesha Temple, is situated on Kasturba Road in the heart of Bengaluru, Karnataka. The temple is believed to be more than 600 years old, making it one of the oldest Ganesha temples in Bengaluru. Local tradition says it dates back to the…
New Delhi: About 55 per cent of India’s total merchandise exports to the US will be subject to 25 per cent reciprocal tariff, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said on Monday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Chaudhary said the government attaches utmost importance to protecting and promoting…
New Delhi: Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir’s nuclear threat from the US soil showed that the neighbouring country is an “irresponsible” nuclear state and there is a danger of the weapons falling into the hands of non-state actors, government sources said on Monday. In an address to the Pakistani diaspora in Florida’s Tampa,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that India remains committed to making every possible contribution for a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict. The two leaders held a phone conversation that came ahead of a summit meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir…
Hyderabad: The ruling Congress in Telangana announced plans to hold a PAC meeting this weekend to decide the next steps on key issues, including implementing 42 percent reservation for backward classes and conducting local body elections. The Political Affairs Committee meeting is likely to be convened on August 16 or 17, Congress sources said. State…
Beijing: China is set to build the most ambitious rail link connecting Xinjiang province with Tibet, part of which will “run near” the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India, according to a media report. Work is expected to get underway this year on one of the world’s most ambitious rail projects with the launch…
Amaravati: YSRCP leader V Srinivas on Monday accused Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of “conspiring to prevent” the party’s victory in the Pulivendula and Vontimitta local body polls scheduled for August 12. The former minister alleged that Naidu was “misusing police and TDP supporters to ‘influence the outcome,’ fearing defeat in free and fair elections….
New Delhi: Equity-oriented mutual funds garnered a net inflow of Rs 42,702 crore in July, making it the highest-ever monthly tally for the segment, propelled by contributions from thematic and flexi cap funds, despite heightened market volatility plagued by the tariff war with the US. This was a sharp 81 per cent surge from Rs…
New Delhi: No stray dogs roaming the streets of New Delhi? That could be possible in the future after India’s top court ordered authorities in New Delhi to start removing all stray dogs from the streets, and to sterilize and relocate them to shelters permanently. In its order on Monday, the Supreme Court directed the…
New Delhi: AGNIT Semiconductors Private Limited, India’s only vertically integrated Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor startup, has been awarded the prestigious Deep Tech Emerge 50 Award 2025 by NASSCOM. The award was presented during NASSCOM Future Forge 2025, held in Bengaluru on August 7, 2025. Hareesh Chandrasekar, Co-founder & CEO of AGNIT, received the honour from…
