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Topic: Karnataka

Karnataka man compared to Usain Bolt after running 140m in 13 seconds in buffalo race

Social media hailed Karnataka's Srinivasa Gowda, who ran 142.5 meters in 13.62 seconds at the traditional buffalo race - Kambala, in a slushy paddy field.

BMC’s ‘blatant oversight’ that has Raj Thackeray’s MNS riled up

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Karnataka new forest minister’s CV: 15 criminal cases, ‘illegal miner, forest encroacher’

CM B.S. Yediyurappa has given the forest portfolio to turncoat four-time MLA Anand Singh, who is an accused in several illegal mining and forest cases.

Lok Sabha passes bill to include more tribes in ST category in Karnataka

Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said that the government will take cognisance of their demands and bring the deprived sections of society into the mainstream.

Yediyurappa allocates portfolios to his 10 new ministers, retains public administration

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa held on to four major portfolios, including finance and intelligence, while Ramesh Jarkiholi was given irrigation.

Karnataka anti-CAA school play: Should children not participate in political movements?

The questioning of 85 children of a Karnataka school by the police over a play that was allegedly staged against the Citizenship Act has drawn sharp criticism.

Karnataka upset as Andhra makes English the ‘medium of instruction’ in its schools 

In letter to Andhra CM, Karnataka minister Suresh Kumar says making English compulsory deprives Kannadigas in border areas of state an opportunity to learn in their mother tongue. 

Headmistress, parent arrested days after sedition case filed against school for play on Modi

The school in Bidar had on 21 January staged a play on CAA and NRC, which allegedly portrayed PM Narendra Modi in poor light.

Karnataka govt gives CBI permission to indict 2 IPS officers in multi-core IMA ponzi scam

The two officers, Hemant Nimbalkar and Ajay Hillori, are accused of shielding I Monetary Advisory group chief M.M. Khan in a Rs 2,500-crore ponzi scam case.

Making of Wild Karnataka, the first Indian wildlife film to be released in theatres

4K ultra-HD film Wild Karnataka took 4 yrs & 400 hrs of footage, and is the first Indian movie to be narrated by legendary natural historian David Attenborough.

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Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.