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Udupi: Officials of the food and civil supplies department seized over 15 quintals of rice allegedly meant for free distribution under the public distribution system (PDS) from a general store in Brahmavar taluk.Based on a tip off, the department officials conducted a raid on a general store in Kenjoor village on Monday, and seized rice allegedly meant for distribution to ration card holders.According to the complaint filed by Vasanth Kumar, food inspector, a tip-off was received from the public, following which the deputy director of the food and civil supplies department, directed officials to visit the premises. During the inspection,…

Opposition legislators demonstrating on the first day of the monsoon session of legislative assembly, in Patna on Monday Patna: On the opening day of the five-day monsoon session of the state legislature on Monday, opposition MLAs and MLCs marched in unison from the outer gate of the state assembly near the Martyrs’ Memorial to the assembly building, expressing solidarity with protesters gathered at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.Leader of the opposition in the assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, was conspicuous by his absence as he remained abroad with members of his family. There was no official information about his return.“In his absence, the…

Bokaro: A 50-year-old man was arrested in Bokaro for killing a 19-year-old youth after he allegedly made objectionable comment about the former’s wife, police said on Tuesday.On July 18, family of the deceased, Sagar Kumar, a resident of the Chandankiyari area approached Barmasia police to report about his sudden disappearance, prompting police to launch a probe.ASP Chas, Vedant Shankar said that the accused, identified as Manik Manjhi of Bhawanidih village, was upset over an objectionable comment by Sagar about his wife. The accused and victim were known to each other for the past six months. “During questioning, Manjhi confessed to…

Bandhan Bank founder Chandra Shekhar Ghosh Kolkata: Bandhan Bank has reported 35% year-on-year growth in net profit at Rs 501.6 crore for the first quarter this fiscal. This was largely due to around 40% reduction in provisions during the period, the bank said. However, it witnessed an 18.6% year-on-year fall in operating profit to Rs 1,358.1 crore for Q1FY27 due to a sharp rise in operating expenses.Last fiscal, the lender posted a net profit of Rs 371.9 crore in the first quarter.Operating expenses rose around 19% on the back of increase in employee cost owing to the new labour codes,…

New Delhi [India], July 21 : Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained by the Delhi Police on Tuesday while leading a protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence at Lok Kalyan Marg, where Congress leaders were demanding accountability over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and seeking the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.  While being detained by the Delhi Police, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said “They are cowards. They are scared. We are not scared of them. They are scared of us.”  Police attempted to forcibly removed…

Jitendra Singh details fallout of talks with Congress leader NEW DELHI: Union minister Jitendra Singh accused the opposition leader Rahul Gandhi of shifting his demands during talks over the Congress protest at Lok Kalyan Marg outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence, alleging that the Congress leader was more interested in “confrontation” than resolving the issue through dialogue.Speaking to news agency ANI, Singh said he and Union home secretary Govind Mohan were deputed by the government to meet senior Congress leaders after they began a sit-in protest at a location that, according to him, was not designated for demonstrations and was…

A source said John Abraham has no plans to redevelop it and that he ‘just loved the place’ Mumbai: Actor John Abraham, one of the most prolific investors in Mumbai’s real estate, has purchased a bungalow in Bandra West for a reported Rs 84 crore.The bungalow, built in 1926, is owned by a Parsi family—the DeVitres—and is in a quiet lane called St Martin Road that connects Bandra’s landmark Turner Road to the bustling Hill Road. It has a nondescript name: 20, St Martin Road. It has four bedrooms, a large hall, a garden with fruit-bearing trees and an outhouse.Does…

A thoughtful gesture emerged from Mumbai as Anuj Rawat ordered food packets for demonstrators at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Hundreds of protesters camping at Jantar Mantar amid heavy rain received an unexpected gesture of support on Tuesday when a Mumbai resident ordered and paid for food packets to be distributed among those gathered at the protest site.A video of a delivery partner arriving with the food has since gone viral on social media.In the clip, the delivery executive says the order was placed by Anuj Rawat from Mumbai with instructions to hand the food to anyone hungry at Jantar Mantar.“Someone…

Bengaluru: A wedding shopping trip turned into a heartbreaking loss after a woman lost gold jewellery worth nearly Rs 9 lakh to pickpockets in the bustling Nagarathpet Main Road area recently.Shruthi S, 52, told police the incident happened Sunday between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. The Kodigehalli resident had travelled to her village in Doddaballapur a day earlier to bring her sister to the city for wedding shopping. Before leaving, Shruthi packed gold jewellery, including chains, rings, earrings, in a bag for safekeeping during the journey.On July 19, Shruthi, her sister and other family members went shopping. The jewellery was kept in…

Hyderabad: CuraTeQ Biologics Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurobindo Pharma Limited, has received approval from Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency, ANVISA, for its biosimilars manufacturing facility in Hyderabad.The approval follows a good manufacturing practice inspection conducted by ANVISA from May 11 to May 15, 2026, covering biological active pharmaceutical ingredients and sterile products, Aurobindo Pharma said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.The inspection scope included four biosimilar products and assessed the company’s mammalian and microbial drug substance manufacturing facility, prefillable syringe and vial filling facility, packaging and labelling facility, and quality control testing and release laboratories.CuraTeQ’s drug substance…