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US media blames Trump for show of unity at SCO summit Washington, Sep 2 (IANS) Photos and videos from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s camaraderie with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, have gone viral worldwide, including in the United States. The US media framed the display as a deliberate show of unity against American dominance, driven largely by US President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade policies. Prime Minister Modi and President Putin walked to Chinese President Xi and the three leaders shook hands and shared a conversation marked by…

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has imposed a fine of Rs 102 crore on Kannada film actor Ranya Rao in a gold smuggling case, the DRI sources said on Tuesday. Along with her, the DRI imposed a penalty of Rs 63 crore on hotelier Tarun Kondaraju and Rs 56 crore each on jewellers Sahil Sakaria Jain and Bharat Kumar Jain. On Tuesday, the DRI officials reached the Bengaluru Central Jail and served each of them a 250-page notice along with 2,500-page annexure. Story continues below this ad “It was a herculean exercise to prepare a detailed notice along with supporting…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday once again defended the decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara, reiterating that the festival is celebrated by everyone as ‘Nada Habba’ (state festival). To a question about the BJP’s ‘Chamundeshwari temple chalo’ rally on Chamundi hill, the CM said, “Let them do it, who said no?” BJP leaders, including R Ashoka, have warned about launching ‘Chamundeshwari Devastana (temple) chalo’ rally, alleging that the Hindu religious centres are being targeted by the ruling Congress as part of a “toolkit” by claiming that the Chamundi Hill which…

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A court on Tuesday annulled the Istanbul provincial congress of Turkey’s main opposition party, citing alleged procedural irregularities in a decision that critics view as an escalating campaign to weaken the party.The ruling against the Republican People’s Party, or CHP, led to the dismissal of Istanbul chair Ozgur Celik and other provincial administrators.The decision followed a legal challenge seeking to nullify the CHP’s Istanbul congress on Oct. 8, 2023, claiming procedural violations. It comes just weeks before a separate court in Ankara is expected to rule on a similar case targeting the CHP’s main congress in…

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner produced a flawless performance to oust 23rd seed Alexander Bublik for a place in the US Open 2025 quarter-finals. A sensational Sinner stymied the Kazakhstani 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 to keep his title defence alive in emphatic fashion.  “Overall I’m very, very happy. [It was] the first time this year that I can play the night match here and it makes [such] a big difference. I wanted to say thanks to everyone for coming, for cheering. This is a very special occasion for us players, so thank you so much,” said Sinner.  Notably, Bublik entered Arthur…

DreamWorks SKG Movie adaptations of books are not good because they follow every word of the text. On the contrary, the greatest adaptations are more like translations of their source material. They find inspired ways to bring what works in one medium to another form of artistic expression, which includes changing details once thought indispensable by readers. So it was with 2001’s “Shrek,” a movie based on William Steig’s 1990 children’s book “Shrek!” The 30-page book is an exceedingly simple, albeit strikingly written and illustrated, work about a hideous ogre causing chaos in his…

Ahead of the key GST Council meeting scheduled for September 3 and 4 for the rationalisation of GST rates, Karnataka’s revenue minister and representative in the council, Krishna Byre Gowda, said on Tuesday that the Centre should ensure the losses suffered by the states due to the move are compensated. Addressing a news conference, Gowda said the rationalisation measure with two GST slabs—of 5 per cent and 18 per cent—would result in annual losses to the tune of Rs 15,000 crore for the state exchequer. “We are not opposed to rationalisation. But the states should be compensated (for the shortfall…

Bengaluru: The new Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), created under fresh legislation to govern India’s IT capital, has come into effect starting Tuesday, replacing the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which has governed the city since 2007.  The legislation divides Bengaluru into five city corporations in an attempt to streamline services, renewing hope of better public infrastructure and improved quality of life for the city’s around 14 million residents.  “From today, the Greater Bengaluru Authority will come into existence. Under the GBA, five city corporations have been created: Bengaluru Central, Bengaluru East, Bengaluru West, and Bengaluru South,” Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister…

HyderabadSeptember 2, 2025 07:30 PM IST First published on: Sep 2, 2025 at 07:30 PM IST From avoiding a question on whether she would be Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao’s successor with just a smile in May, to being suspended from the party on Monday after accusing her cousins – former minister T Harish Rao and ex-Rajya Sabha MP Santosh Kumar – of “amassing wealth while blinding her father”, party MLC K Kavitha stands at the crossroads of her political career. Kavitha has said she would “speak” on Wednesday, when she may spell out her future course…

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil called off his agitation on Tuesday after a government resolution was issued on Kunbi status for Marathas in Marathwada, which will allow his community to receive quota benefits. While Jarange Patil’s supporters claimed victory, the four-day stir at the heart of Mumbai also served to expose the differences in the ruling Mahayuti alliance.That the coalition was not on the same page was apparent with its top three leaders, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, not showing any urgency to deal with the Jarange Patil issue initially, as the…