Karnataka's industrial growth is hampered by massive welfare schemes, bureaucratic red tape, corruption, and caste-based politics. These issues make the state less attractive to investors, who are flocking to competitors like Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused Home Minister Amit Shah of orchestrating the recent violence in the state over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, calling it a "pre-planned conspiracy" to incite unrest and destabilise her government.
A shocking incident from a private rehabilitation centre near Bengaluru surfaced after CCTV footage showed a patient being brutally assaulted by staff.
Expressing concern over environmental damage in Telangana, SC directed the state to submit a comprehensive restoration plan for the degraded area. The bench emphasised state cannot allow “indiscriminate destruction” in ecologically sensitive zones.
A 46-year-old air hostess was allegedly sexually assaulted by hospital staff while on a ventilator in the ICU of a private Gurugram hospital. Police have registered an FIR and are reviewing CCTV footage.
A woman was caught on CCTV assaulting a toll booth worker at Chhijarsi Toll Plaza in Hapur after being asked to pay a fine due to insufficient FASTag balance.
A 40-year-old pilgrim from Karnataka, Maruthi Hariharan, died, and around 30 others were injured when a bus carrying Sabarimala pilgrims overturned near Erumeli, on Wednesday morning.
Businessman Robert Vadra, after being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in the Gurugram land case, stated that he stands by the truth and is prepared to face "unjust pressure."
Two hardcore Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces near the Kondagaon-Narayanpur border in Chhattisgarh. Bastar IG Sundarraj P. confirmed the recovery of an AK-47 rifle and the bodies from the site.
A mild earthquake of magnitude 2.4 struck Kishtwar district in Jammu & Kashmir early on April 16, 2025. According to the NCS, the quake occurred at 5:14 am IST at a depth of 5 km. No damage or casualties have been reported so far.
