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Kannada cinema still leans heavily on its tried-and-true male heroes and familiar storylines. It’s time for the industry to evolve and embrace a new generation of talent that reflects the vibrant, diverse audience it serves, writes Vivek M.V.

Justice Shamim Ahmed rules that an intending woman between 50 and 51 years of age will not become ineligible to avail of surrogacy

Operating each advisor’s office costs taxpayers roughly ₹2.5 lakh monthly. Civil Societies laments the appointments as an unconstitutional drain of public money. In-service bureaucrats are apprehensive that such appointments could create another level of hierarchy in administration.

The consultant will supervise the MEP, facade, interiors and allied works of the 145-department complex, with bids to be opened on June 30

Around 55 election petitions, challenging the victory of several high-profile candidates, have been filed in 2026 with respect to both Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Assembly elections, as against 23 petitions filed in 2016 and just 14 petitions in 2021

Mr. Fadnavis also accepted the family's demand to try the case in a fast-track court and approved the appointment of senior advocate Ujjwal Nikam as the special public prosecutor in the case

‘If I had links with Shivakumar, I would be as guilty as some of our MLAs, who have cross-voted in the Council elections and working against the party’

Officials of the WRD said work is in progress to issue fresh NOCs through the online portal in about a month

Former SCERT director among the four suspended officials; the SCERT will prepare a Master Errata Register and provide corrected information to all students, and establish a Quality Assurance Cell

The Karnataka government has requested the Centre to address the digital attendance-related issues faced under the existing scheme so that the same problems are not carried forward into the new framework. 

Many iconic international brands along with local ones would be added in the next five years.

The Chief Minister and the HRD Minister pledged stronger enforcement and rehabilitation, as the BJP State chief pointed to tighter checks at ports

The top court Bench headed by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan closed criminal proceedings in the culpable homicide case after noting that two of the three accused persons have died during the pendency of the appeal

Cites HC verdict on Thiruvananthapuram councillors

To focus on a particular category of grievances during each session

In a statement, CPI(M) Tamil Nadu Politburo member K. Balakrishnan alleged the management had housed young women workers from other States in hostel accommodation under exploitative conditions and made them work until midnight, leading to the incident

Post Bihar SIR, its voters' list was pruned by nearly 65 lakh amid allegations by the Opposition and activists that the poll authority was working at the behest of the BJP to disenfranchise citizens for want of documents

A 1992 batch IAS officer Sanjay Jaju has been preferred in spite of presence of two of his batchmates, Jayesh Ranjan and Vikas Raj, owing primarily to his stint in the central services since the formation of Telangana State without any connection whatsoever with the previous BRS government

Rescue operations are being carried out for the third consecutive day at the site of the accident, by NDRF, Indian Army, Kolkata Police and other agencies