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Bengaluru: In a significant development, Gangavati MLA and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy has secured major legal relief in connection with alleged illegal iron ore transportation cases. A Special Court for MPs and MLAs in Bengaluru on Saturday, May 30, discharged Janardhan Reddy and several other accused from two cases registered by the Lokayukta Special Investigation Team (SIT). The court passed the order after considering petitions filed by the accused seeking to be discharged from the proceedings. After hearing detailed arguments from both the prosecution and defence, the court concluded that there was insufficient basis to proceed with the…

Hyderabad: International Nurses Day was celebrated at Niloufer Hospital on Tuesday, May 12, in Hyderabad, with Poonam Prabhakar, Transport and Backwards Class Welfare Minister, attending as the chief guest. The programme was attended by Congress MP Anil Kumar Yadav Mandadi, Fisheries Corporation Chairman Mettu Sai Kumar, Hyderabad District Collector Priyanka Ala, District Medical and Health Officer Dr J Venkat, Niloufer Hospital Superintendent Dr Vijay Kumar, Revenue Divisional Officer Ramakrishna, nurses, and hospital staff. During the programme, Prabhakar felicitated the nurses for their dedicated services to society. “Nursing is a profession deeply rooted in service and compassion, and honouring nurses is…

Nashik: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday, May 12, took into its custody a 30-year-old student from Nashik in Maharashtra in connection with the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak, an official said. Earlier in the day, crime branch unit 2 of the Nashik Police detained Shubham Khairnar, a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) from Nandgaon. He allegedly paid Rs 10 lakh for the leaked paper and then sold it online for Rs 15 lakh to another buyer from Haryana, India Today reported. The transaction and delivery of the leaked paper were allegedly conducted via an…

Ahmedabad: Sai Sudharsan struck a dogged half-century, while Washington Sundar chipped in with a fluent fifty to power Gujarat Titans to 168 for five against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday. Sudharsan cracked five fours and two sixes on way to a vital 61 off 44 balls to hold the Titans together, whereas Washington’s 33-ball 50 with seven fours and a six was instrumental in adding crucial late runs on a surface which demanded application from the batters. Gujarat Titans’ Washington Sundar plays a shot during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match…

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a 12.50 per cent increase in the salaries of employees and officers working in the state’s four road transport corporations, bringing relief to over one lakh staff members who had been demanding wage revision for several months. The revised pay scale will be applicable retrospectively from April 1, 2025, covering employees of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation, North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation and Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation. According to the government order, the existing basic pay being drawn by officers and employees as of March 31,…

Hyderabad: A 47-year-old businessman and a minor were arrested for allegedly assaulting a Hyderabad Traffic Police Constable while on duty in Hyderabad. According to a press release by the Goshamahal Police, the incident took place near Labour Adda on Monday, May 11. Ved Prakash Mittal and his son were travelling on a two-wheeler when they entered into an argument with the traffic police constable for creating a nuisance on the road. The father-son duo abused the officer and punched his face. It is also reported that Prakash allegedly attacked him with a five-litre water can. Also ReadFeel jail experience at…

Washington: Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced tough questions Tuesday from Republican and Democratic lawmakers about the Trump administration’s end game for the Iran war, the cost of the conflict and its impact on diminishing US weapons stockpiles. For his part, the Pentagon chief softened his tone from hearings before Congress nearly two weeks ago, notably avoiding the same pointed criticism of lawmakers in his opening remarks as he outlined the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up production of weapons and other military capabilities. Even so, Hegseth insisted that the military has plenty of missile defence systems and other munitions for…

Hyderabad: Several vehicles stored by an auto finance company, police and the Regional Transport Office (RTO) at an open field in Indresham, Patancheru, were gutted in a fire, on Tuesday, May 12. Six vehicles that were damaged in the fire, including five tippers and one lorry, belonged to Sriram Auto Finance. Meanwhile, several other cars, bikes and autos that were gutted had been seized by the police in criminal cases or by the RTO from no parking zones, an official from the Patancheru fire station told Siasat.com. Also ReadTanker carrying chemical catches fire in Sangareddy The vehicles stored by the…

Hyderabad: Telangana is making strides in Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption with 91,572 new registrations and a market value of Rs 6,297 crore being recorded in the financial year 2025–26, Special Chief Secretary for Energy, Navin Mittal, stated on Tuesday, May 12. He was presenting Telangana’s EV success story and execution strategy at a national conference titled ‘Enabling Nationwide EV Charging Infrastructure under the PM E‑DRIVE Scheme’ held at Hotel Taj Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru. Several key stakeholders from central ministries, state departments, public sector enterprises, EV manufacturers and charging infrastructure providers were present at the conference. Electrification of Public Transport in Telangana…

Hyderabad: The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) on Tuesday, May 12, slammed the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 over paper leak allegations, saying it exposes the complete collapse of the credibility of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Union Government’s examination system. They criticised authorities for once again failing to protect the integrity of one of India’s most important competitive examinations despite stringent anti-paper-leak laws and repeated assurances after the NEET-UG 2024 controversy. “For lakhs of students from poor and middle-class families, NEET represents years of sacrifice, sleepless nights, financial burden, and hope for a dignified future; not uncertainty…