Author: Rahul M

Ride cancellations by drivers of app-based taxi services, such as Ola, Uber, and Rapido, continue to be a major pain point for commuters across India. A survey revealed that a staggering 82 per cent of users experienced cancellations in 2025, up from 75 per cent in 2023. The data, from a comprehensive survey by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, involving over 75,000 responses from 325 districts, paints a bleak picture of service reliability despite growing government intervention. According to the findings, one in every two users faced cancellations at least once in the past year, often after the driver…

To enhance passenger convenience, the East Coast Railway has announced the temporary addition of AC-3 Tier coaches to the Rajdhani and Rajyarani Express trains. This initiative aims to provide a more comfortable and seamless travel experience during this peak demand period. The Bhubaneswar–New Delhi–Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express will have one additional AC-3 Tier coach added on the following dates: from Bhubaneswar on the 8th and 11th of July 2025, and from New Delhi on the 9th and 12th of July 2025. Additionally, the Rourkela–Gunupur–Rourkela Rajyarani Express will be augmented daily with one extra AC-3 Tier coach from Rourkela from the 3rd…

Karnataka’s cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to rename Bengaluru City University after former prime minister Manmohan Singh as a tribute to the Congress leader, marking his contributions to the state capital. In June 2006, Singh laid the foundation for Bengaluru’s critical infrastructure projects ranging from elevated corridors to Bengaluru Metro. On June 24, 2006, the former prime minister laid the foundation for Bangalore-Electronic City elevated Highway, a key link to the IT and manufacturing hub. Besides, under his administration, Singh also undertook key road infrastructure projects including the six-laning of the Bengaluru-Nelamangala stretch of NH4, including a 4-km-long elevated…

After the Congress high command and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar dismissed speculation about a leadership transition in the state, the KPCC president himself publicly questioned what option he had but to stand by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. With the internal rumblings in the state unit appearing to calm down following intervention by top leaders, Shivakumar, who is also the Minister of Water Resources, told reporters: “What option do I have? I have to stand by him and support him. I don’t have any objection to it.” His remarks came a day after All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary…

The Karnataka government on Wednesday moved the Karnataka High Court against a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order that struck down the suspension of IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash over the stampede near Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy stadium that claimed 11 lives last month. A bench of Justice S G Pandit is set to take up the matter on Thursday. Besides Vikash Kumar Vikash, then Bengaluru police commissioner B Dayananda, DCP Shekar Tekkanavar, and Police Inspector A K Girish were also suspended by the government on June 5. Story continues below this ad The tribunal objected to the “mechanical” way in which the suspension order was passed, and said there was no convincing…

The BJP’s NDA allies in Bihar have publicly backed the Election Commission’s (EC) Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state in the face of Opposition criticism, but there is concern among some in the ruling coalition about the exercise.Several leaders of the BJP, JD(U), and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) The Indian Express spoke to expressed doubts if the EC could complete the exercise in the short time it has on its hands without leaving out genuine voters. The revision drive began on June 25 and is set to conclude on July 25. Pointing to the…

With Siddaramaiah asserting that he will remain Karnataka chief minister for the entire five-year period, and his deputy D K Shivakumar conceding that he had no option but to stand by Siddaramaiah, there appears to be a temporary halt to talks surrounding a possible leadership transition in Karnataka. Ahead of a special Cabinet meeting at Nandi Hills in the Chikkaballapura district Wednesday, Siddaramaiah brushed aside ongoing speculation that he would be replaced within the next two months. Responding to a question on whether he would complete the full term as CM, he said, “Yes, I will remain CM for five…

ChandigarhJul 2, 2025 18:10 IST First published on: Jul 2, 2025 at 18:10 IST Share Three months after the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) announced a tariff hike for domestic consumers, the issue has become a major rallying point for the Opposition. As revised electricity bills began reaching households in the second and third weeks of June, former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda alleged a four-fold increase in electricity charges. On Tuesday, senior Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Abhay Singh Chautala led a protest outside the power utilities’ headquarters, Shakti Bhawan, in Panchkula to protest…

NBC This article contains discussions of addiction, domestic abuse, mental health, sexual assault, and suicide. When you consider that “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has been on the air since 1999, it’s not surprising that it’s spanned hundreds of episodes. (To put that in context, the series, which is easily the most successful spin-off of Dick Wolf’s “Law & Order” and has even surpassed that show’s longevity, is older than some members of Gen Z.) Led by Mariska Hargitay’s empathetic and passionate detective Olivia Benson since the very beginning, the series…

A shadowy and elusive member of the proscribed Al Ummah terrorist outfit in South India, who eluded the police for 30 years despite being linked to high-profile terrorism cases like the 2013 BJP office blast case in Bengaluru, has been arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police in Andhra Pradesh.Abubakar Siddique, who is in his late 50s, was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Annamaya district of Andhra Pradesh, the Tamil Nadu police said in an official statement on Monday. The Tamil Nadu CB-CID police had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh for his arrest in 2013 after he…