Somanna, Bommai & Wadiyar hit out at Congress over women’s quota BillUnion Minister V Somanna, MP Basavaraj Bommai, and MP Yaduveer Wadiyar criticized Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They stated the Congress par...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Government using women's quota to shape poll narrative, it's code violation: CWCCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge has voiced concerns over the Modi government's proposed delimitation exercise for the women's quota l...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.05 AM IST
GST enforcement should be balanced with sensitivity: SBI Research amid K'taka UPI-GST rowSBI Research cautions that aggressive GST enforcement based on UPI transactions could push small businesses back into the informal economy,...
22 Jul, 2025, 08.30 PM IST
Today's welfare measures aim to empower: Union Minister Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated a dividend distribution program for Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under the Sri Kshetra Dharmasth...
14 Nov, 2024, 06.14 PM IST
'Bankrupt K'taka govt' will stop 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme, says ex-PM Deve GowdaFormer Prime Minister and JD(S) leader Deve Gowda said the Karnataka government will stop the Gruha Lakshmi scheme. Gowda stated the govern...
11 Nov, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
BJP leaders welcome K'taka HC order upholding hijab banThe Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls Coll...
15 Mar, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
India's population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across statesOf the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which im...
15 Dec, 2020, 05.14 PM IST
Amazon India ties up with KudumbashreeThrough this partnership, Amazon India will support, train and empower women entrepreneurs associated with the organization.
27 Feb, 2019, 05.59 PM IST
Women empowerment: Sidda asks Modi to cut down on rhetoricSiddaramaiah was responding to Modi's remarks on women empowerment and important portfolios of external affairs and defence being handled b...
04 May, 2018, 08.09 PM IST
Goa, J&K, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal among top states for women entrepreneursThe report also finds that nearly 80% of women entrepreneurs across the country are self-financing their businesses with little utilization...
21 Nov, 2017, 04.38 PM IST
Close to nature: Wayanad offers a unique experience for volunteersHome to a large chunk of tribal population in Kerala, Wayanad is also known as the ‘Land of paddy fields’.
15 Jun, 2017, 05.15 AM IST
Karnataka has Rs 10 crore for women entrepreneursThe state government announced the new Idea2POC (Idea to Proof of Concept) fund on the occasion of International Women's Day this week.
10 Mar, 2017, 09.51 AM IST
40 per cent women own or have share in joint property: SurveyBihar tops the chart with highest 58.8 per cent having property in their name, followed by Meghalaya and Tripura at 57.3 per cent each.
24 Jan, 2016, 11.36 AM IST
Bimaru states show the way in women empowermentOne of the parameters to judge women empowerment is by knowing how many are functioning as elected representatives.
18 Dec, 2015, 01.26 PM IST
Reverse quota: Karnataka reserves 50% seats for men in panchayatsWhen the state goes to panchayat polls on May 29, there will be a strange affirmative action in place: Half the seats would be reserved for...
15 May, 2015, 10.30 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Rahul Gandhi taunts Narendra Modi over chowkidar remarks, snoopgate"There are already several big chowkidars and they needed to be removed and this is why we empower you with right to information and MGNREG...
10 Apr, 2014, 04.02 PM IST
- India will earn Rs 1,000 crore foreign exchange by coir pith export
Coir industry is a women-oriented industry and production and processing of coir yarn and products is practised in the households of Kerala...
18 Feb, 2013, 02.28 AM IST