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Bengaluru, Sep 12 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that anyone who acts against the law will face action from the police and making inflammatory speeches is not acceptable. He said this while commenting on developments surrounding the Ganesh Visarjan violence in Maddur town of Mandya district.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Friday, Parameshwara said, "Regarding the Maddur incident, from the beginning, we have been saying the matter should not be politicised. It should be left to the police. The police will arrest those who threw stones and take action according to the law. Whether the person is a Muslim, a Hindu, or anyone else, if someone acts against the law, action will be taken. This matter should be left to the police. Instead of doing all that, going ar...

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) A new Crisil report has projected India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth to remain steady at 6.5 per cent in FY26, with some downside risks owing to external factors.Export growth is expected to be a drag on GDP growth, given the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on India by the US at present. However, consumption will get a boost from rate cuts, healthy rains, soft inflation and tax relief, the report mentioned.The repo rate cuts and 100-bps cut in the cash reserve ratio (to be implemented between September and December) could provide some cushion to financial conditions this fiscal.“That said, there may be volatility in capital flows, given the global turmoil, which may keep the rupee under pressure in the short term,” the report added.Crisil expects the RBI...

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea filed by actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court's refusal to quash a summoning order issued against her by a Bathinda court in a defamation case.The defamation complaint against the BJP MP was filed by 73-year-old Mahinder Kaur of Bahadurgarh Jandian village in Bathinda district, alleging that Kangana Ranaut defamed her in a post on social media platform X by wrongly identifying her as a Shaheen Bagh protester, Bilkis Bano and suggesting that such women could be hired to protest for Rs 100."It was not a simple retweet. The interpretation of this tweet cannot be considered in a quashing petition. Your clarification is for the trial court, not in a quashing petiti...

Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) J&K Health Minister, Sakina Itoo, said on Friday that keeping up its commitment to improve the healthcare sector by providing hi-tech facilities, the Omar Abdullah-headed government has allotted Rs 124.83 crore for the upgradation of this sector.Sakina Itoo posted on X: “As assured by the Hon’ble CM in the Budget Speech, we have allocated Rs 124.83 Cr for key upgrades in J&K’s health sector: CT Scan at GMC Jammu, MRI machines at GMC Baramulla, GMC Kathua & GMC Rajouri, Cath Lab at GMC Doda, PET Scan at GMC Srinagar, Strengthening Telemedicine across J&K (80 units). Committed to stronger, accessible healthcare.”The Centre has recently increased 50 MBBS seats in J&K to ensure that trained healthcare facilities are available in the remotest corner...

Mysuru, Sep 12 (IANS) A shocking incident of a woman killing her husband and falsely claiming he died in a tiger attack to seek compensation money was reported from Mysuru district of Karnataka on Friday. The incident took place in Chikkahejjur village in Hunsuru taluk of the district. The accused wife has been identified as Sallapuri, and the deceased husband is 45-year-old Venkataswamy. Police investigation revealed that the woman had poisoned her husband and later confessed that she killed him to obtain the hefty compensation provided by the government for deaths caused by wild animal attacks.The police stated that the couple worked as labourers in areca nut fields. On Monday, a tiger was sighted in the Hejjur village. The accused claimed that her husband went missing and that the tiger...

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Chaos and panic gripped the Delhi High Court premises on Friday as it received a threatening e-mail about ‘exploding’ the complex.Following the bomb scare, the court premises were being vacated by the Delhi Police personnel as part of a precautionary measure. Lawyers and court staff were seen vacating the premises.TV channels reported that the threatening letter claimed that three bombs were planted inside the court premises, including one in a judge’s chamber.The security agencies, including the bomb disposal squads, have been activated, while the cyber cell of the Delhi Police has begun investigating the source and origin of the threatening mail.The threatening letter claimed that there would be a bomb blast this afternoon inside the High Court building.The let...