Where there's a will, there are funds to deal with urban challengesProjects worth ₹15,000 crore across six states are being awarded to kick-start the Centre's ₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund. These initi...
20 May, 2026, 11.51 PM IST
Alcohol-in-beverage: Karnataka leads India’s next liquor tax experimentKarnataka becomes India's first state to adopt an Alcohol-in-Beverage excise duty structure. This new policy, effective May 11, deregulates...
17 May, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
New policy will benefit premium brands, hurt local ones, distillers tell Karnataka CM SiddaramaiahLocal alcohol manufacturers in Karnataka have urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to review the proposed liquor tax system, saying it favours...
03 May, 2026, 06.54 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman bullish on gems & jewellery sector opening new skilled job opportunitiesA significant grant supports lab-grown diamond research at IIT Madras. The Finance Minister inaugurated a new jewellery institute in Udupi....
28 Apr, 2026, 07.34 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Gems and Jewellery Institute campus in UdupiUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery in Udupi. The centre provides professional...
28 Apr, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
From tech to tinsel town: 10 Indian actors who are graduates from IITs and NITsMany Indian actors built strong academic foundations in engineering from prestigious institutions like IITs and NITs before pursuing career...
23 Apr, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Siddaramaiah seeks Rs 6,000 crore special grant for Bengaluru infra, flags 17 demands to CentreSiddaramaiah has sought a ₹6,000 crore special grant from Narendra Modi for Bengaluru, along with faster clearances for key rail, highway a...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
PM Modi’s big pay boost promise in West Bengal: 7th Pay Commission for state govt staff amid 8th CPC buzz explainedPrime Minister Narendra Modi promised the 7th Pay Commission for West Bengal state government employees if the BJP wins the upcoming assemb...
10 Apr, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
Karnataka got record budget allocation for railways, says MoS Jalshakti V SomannaSixty-one railway stations across the state are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, he told the media in Bengaluru.
09 Apr, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah presents state Budget, LoP R Ashoka claims "it's his last Budget"Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is presenting the state budget in the Legislative Assembly. The Leader of Opposition, R Ashoka, criti...
07 Mar, 2025, 10.51 AM IST
Karnataka got 'khaali chombu' in this union budget: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized the union budget for offering no substantial benefits to the state, despite it being a hig...
01 Feb, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
Karnataka Budget: Properties in Bengaluru to get digital ownership documentSiddaramaiah said additional non-tax resources of Rs 2,000 crore will be mobilised through revised advertisement policies and premium Floor...
16 Feb, 2024, 02.47 PM IST
Karnataka Budget announcements by CM Siddaramaiah: Key highlights and detailsKarnataka Budget: Ahead of budget presentation, all eyes were on what revenue generation mechanism the govt comes up with to meet the finan...
16 Feb, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
Karnataka Budget: Govt to waive interest on overdue loans of district cooperative banks"Our government has decided to waive off interest on medium and long-term overdue loans of DCC and Primary Cooperative Agriculture and Rura...
16 Feb, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai to present BJP regime’s last budget on Friday, Congress calls it manifestoThe budget comes on the back of a healthy uptick in tax collections from the major heads of commercial taxes, liquor, transport, and proper...
16 Feb, 2023, 04.50 PM IST
HD Kumaraswamy thanks JDS pockets with his first budgetWhile Old Mysuru is the only stronghold of the JDS, the BJP found much success in the coastal, north Karnataka and Malnad regions during th...
06 Jul, 2018, 09.26 AM IST
After Mamata Banerjee, Karnataka opts out of centre’s health schemeThe Centre’s National Health Protection Scheme, which the Centre hopes to implement by the end of this year, promises an annual cover of up...
16 Feb, 2018, 10.31 AM IST