The constitution of the Board follows the State government’s decision to move ahead with the implementation of welfare measures for gig workers through a dedicated statutory body. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The Karnataka government on January 27, 2026, issued a notification constituting the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board under sections of...

Observing that compensation in injury cases was not merely about numbers, but also about acknowledging pain, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has enhanced the compensation awarded to a lawyer suffering from 100 per cent functional disability from Rs 52 lakh to Rs 9.16 crore. Justice Sudeepti Sharma was dealing with a plea filed by...

The Karnataka Wine Merchants’ Association has alleged a Rs 6,000-crore scam in the state Excise Department during the two years of the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government. The association said it planned to write to senior Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi to highlight the alleged corruption. However, Excise Minister RB Timmapur dismissed the allegations, saying...

NEW DELHI: Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya marked a significant milestone in his career on Monday, reflecting on completing 10 years in international cricket and insisting that his journey with India is far from over.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Hardik, who made his international debut against Australia in an ODI at Adelaide...

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi are seated in the third row during the 77th Republic Day Parade, in New Delhi, on January 26, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Monday (January 26, 2026) accused the BJP government of insulting...

Nvidia on Monday released three open-source artificial intelligence models aimed at helping create better weather forecasts, faster. The models, which the AI chip firm announced at the American Meteorological Society’s annual meeting in Houston, are part of a broader push by the company to provide open-source software, powered by its chips, for everything from chatbots...

India’s role in Bangladesh’s liberation in 1971 is well known. But New Delhi’s support for the new nation emerging from the wreckage of Pakistani rule, extended beyond helping it gain independence. New Delhi stepped in almost immediately with humanitarian assistance, reconstruction support and diplomatic backing for the stabilisation of the new nation with over 80%...

GURGAON: A food vendor abducted a 23-year-old woman from Leopard Trail, a popular picnic spot in the Aravalis, shoved her into a borrowed Scorpio and drove around the city with police in pursuit in the early hours of Sunday.The food seller, Gaurav Bhati (25), abandoned the Scorpio and fled when one of its tyres got...

Fisherfolk of several villages along the East Coast Road on Monday opposed the formation of the Mamallan Reservoir. They submitted petitions at Gram Sabhas held on Republic Day and sought resolutions to be passed. According to community leader K. Bharathi, people from Kanathur Reddikuppam, Kovalam, and Nemmeli submitted petitions stating that their livelihoods would be...

US Republican Senator Ted Cruz has blamed President Donald Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and White House economic adviser Peter Navarro for resisting a trade deal with India, according to a US media report. Meanwhile, greeting India on the occasion of Republic Day, Trump said the US and India share a historic bond as the world’s...