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The Karnataka High Court last week set aside a 2020 circular of the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (KRERA) that had the effect of imposing a “delay fee” when there were belated submission of quarterly updates and annual audit statements by promoters. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna held on September 19 that the fee was “without distinction to the scale of the project, the stage of development, or the peculiar circumstances surrounding it”. Several petitions had been filed against the circular. The bench noted that having taken the submissions into account, the issue was whether the action was…

Patna, Sep 24 (PTI) RJD president Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya on Wednesday voiced distress over “people with dirty minds” alleging that it was a “lie” that she had donated a kidney to her ailing father. The 47-year-old, who is said to have been cold-shouldered by supporters of her younger brother Tejashwi Yadav, her father’s heir apparent, came out with a post on X, without identifying those who had offended her. In the post, in Hindi, she wrote, “It is my open challenge to people with dirty minds and their patrons, if they prove that I curried favours with anybody…

Patna, Sep 24 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday hinted that the party was fine with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav as the INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial face in the Bihar assembly polls, without explicitly declaring it. Khera, who is the party’s media and publicity department chief, spoke to journalists on the sidelines of the Congress Working Committee meeting here. When asked about the reluctance of the Congress to declare Yadav as the CM face of the Mahagathbandhan, he replied, “We are contesting on issues. Faces are in front of you. All is known to everyone. You are asking a…

New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) The BJP on Wednesday alleged that Rahul Gandhi’s poll promise of increasing quota for the backward classes in Bihar is the Congress’ ploy to take away their rights and hand them over to the minority communities including Muslims. This came after Gandhi promised, among other things, increase in quotas for the Economically Backward Classes (EBCs) in local bodies and panchayats, 50 per cent reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and EBCs in government contracts and a law for protection against atrocities on the lines of the SC/ST Act, if…

A four-legged robot that keeps crawling even after all four of its legs have been hacked off with a chainsaw is the stuff of nightmares for most people.For Deepak Pathak, cofounder and CEO of the startup Skild AI, the dystopian feat of adaptation is an encouraging sign of a new, more general kind of robotic intelligence.“This is something we call an omni-bodied brain,” Pathak tells me. His startup developed the generalist artificial intelligence algorithm to address a key challenge with advancing robotics: “Any robot, any task, one brain. It is absurdly general.”Many researchers believe the AI models used to control…

Patna (Bihar) [India], September 24 (ANI): The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Wednesday targeted the BJP-led government during the meeting in Patna, accusing it of “systematically dismantling democratic institutions and constitutional values.” The CWC alleged that the Centre has weakened the Election Commission and other institutions, and investigative agencies such as the CBI and ED are being used to pursue personal vendettas. “The Congress Working Committee observes that the BJP-RSS’s relentless attacks on the Constitution and the Republic have continued unabated. The Parliament has been undermined, and even Constitutional offices have not been spared. The Election Commission of India, long…

A college student was killed after a 20-year-old man allegedly poisoned her and pushed her into a canal near Bhadravathi in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, the police said. Swathi, 19, went missing on September 21, and her body was recovered from the canal on Tuesday evening, following which the police arrested the man, identified as Surya. G K Mithun Kumar, Superintendent of Police, Shivamogga, told reporters that Surya forcefully took Swathi to a canal located on the outskirts of Bhadravathi. “As per the complaint received, he poisoned her with an insecticide first before pushing her into the canal,” he said. Story…

In an electrifying performance in the Asia Cup Super-4 match against Bangladesh, India’s opening batsman Abhishek Sharma took the opposition’s bowlers to task, scoring a brilliant half-century. The match, held at Dubai’s ground, saw Bangladesh captain Zakir Ali win the toss and opt to field, giving Team India the chance to set a challenging target.Also read: Asia Cup 2025: India vs Bangladesh clash tonight; Captain injuredSharma, opening the innings, dominated from the outset, sending a strong message to Bangladesh’s bowlers. His aggressive batting was a sight to behold, as he raced to a half-century in just 27 balls, smashing 5…

The Karnataka Media Academy has unveiled a three-day residential training program for journalists under the Infosys Springboard CSR initiative. The training, which will take place across various Infosys campuses, aims to equip media professionals with skills in digital media, artificial intelligence, and soft skills development.Also read: Here’s a look at veteran Kannada writer SL Bhyrappa’s literary works and awardsApplicants must have a minimum of five years’ experience in journalism and be currently employed with media organizations recognized by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR). Preference will be given to those nominated by editors from state-level newspapers and satellite…

In a significant development, the U.S. Embassy on September 18, 2025, announced the revocation and denial of visas for several Indian business executives, linking them to criminal conspiracies involving the smuggling of fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States.This follows charges levied earlier in January 2025 against two Indian firms, Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals, for their role in distributing chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl, a potent and dangerous synthetic opioid.Also read: 7th edition of PM Modi’s e-auction: Here’s the set of new products and how you can buy themActions part of broader U.S. efforts to combat illegal drug traffickingThe…