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HyderabadJul 15, 2025 07:53 IST First published on: Jul 15, 2025 at 07:52 IST Share BJP MLA in Telangana, T Raja Singh, quit the party on June 30 in protest against ex-MLC N Ramachander Rao’s elevation as the party’s state president. Though the three-time MLA from Goshamahal in Hyderabad faces the risk of being disqualified from the Assembly and the prospect of a bypoll, he says he will continue to support senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. In an interview, Raja Singh speaks about why he…

BENGALURU: The Regional Transport Authority Monday announced a revision in autorickshaw fares, increasing the base fare from Rs 30 to Rs 36 for the first 2km and the per-kilometre fare from Rs 15 to Rs 18 thereafter. The new fares will come into effect from August 1, 2025.Auto drivers are allowed to charge 1.5 times the fare for trips between 10pm and 5am. They have 90 days to recalibrate their digital meters. Until then, they must display the revised fare chart. Under the revised fare structure, there will be no waiting charge for the first five minutes. After that, a…

BENGALURU: In a new development in the 2003 sensational Bengaluru ‘Ring Road Murder’ case – where a young woman plotted her fiance’s murder with the help of her boyfriend – the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the life sentences of prime accused Shubha Shankarnarayan and her three aides.While the top court not only upheld the convictions, it also gave the convicts eight weeks to file mercy petitions before the Karnataka governor. The court ruled that the convicts, currently on bail, should not be arrested until that window expires.On the night of Dec 3, 2003, BV Girish, 27, took his fiancee…

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Defense Ministry has promoted a plan to force much the population of the Gaza Strip into a small and largely devastated zone in the territory’s south, a proposal that threatens to derail the latest efforts to forge a truce between Israel and Hamas. In recent weeks, Israeli officials have briefed journalists and foreign counterparts on a loose plan to force hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians into an area controlled by Israel’s military close to the Gaza-Egypt border. Legal experts have warned that the plan would violate international law because the civilians would be barred indefinitely from…

A week ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which kicks off on July 21 and will run till August 21, Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Strategy group on Tuesday.The next Parliament session is expected to be stormy, with the Opposition expected to raise issues ranging from the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor to the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The meeting is expected to be attended by senior party leaders in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Story continues below this…

According to AQI.in, this weather data represents the beginning of a significant seasonal shift in Bengalur’s climate pattern.Bangalore residents will experience a mild and damp day on July 15, 2025, with temperatures ranging from 20.8°C to 27°C and an 89% chance of rain. The day will feature scattered showers, patchy rain, and wind speeds up to 32.4 km/h, while humidity levels will hover around 71%.The morning begins at 20.8°C, creating ideal conditions for outdoor activities. By midday, temperatures will reach 27°C, maintaining comfortable conditions throughout the day.Light showers are expected throughout the day with total precipitation of 0.32 mm. Partly…

Bengaluru: The 218th edition of the annual Lalbagh Independence Day flower show, scheduled from Aug 7 to 17, will pay a floral tribute to Kittur Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna, Karnataka’s iconic freedom fighters. Their stories of resistance against British colonial rule will be recreated through elaborate flower arrangements inside the famed Glass House.The show is expected to draw a record 11 lakh visitors, surpassing the 4.7 lakh footfall seen during the Republic Day edition earlier this year. “The theme this time is the valiant fight led by Chennamma and Rayanna in the 1820s. Their sacrifice and patriotism will be…

Bengaluru: Buckling under pressure from political and real-estate lobbies, the govt Monday reduced BMRCL’s land requirement for the Namma Metro rail project at Hebbal, in north Bengaluru, from 45 to 9 acres.With this, all future infrastructure facilities such as depot for Metro trains and even multi-level parking systems for train users stand nixed. Instead, what will come up at the important transport hub will be high-rise commercial buildings, upscale residential facilities, and star hotels to be constructed by private players. At the high-power committee meeting chaired by chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh in the city, BMRCL said it had scaled down…

Bengaluru: Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, who oversees Karnataka, is facing a backlash following his latest visit to Bengaluru, which marked the beginning of his third round of performance review meetings with ministers.His arrival Monday and closed-door interactions with ministers BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan and Byrathi Suresh have deepened unease within the party. One-on-one meetings with other ministers are scheduled to continue through Tuesday and Wednesday.Just days earlier, Surjewala had met nearly 90 Congress MLAs to hear their grievances and restore discipline within the party. The move came after several legislators, including seniors such as BR Patil and…

Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s aspiration to lead Karnataka may have hit a pause, but political undercurrents suggest his ambition to become CM burns as bright as ever. Incumbent Siddaramaiah has affirmed he will complete a full five-year term as CM, and Congress’ high command appears to have endorsed this stand — for now.Siddaramaiah’s remarks that the CM post is not vacant and that “Shivakumar has endorsed my view, and he has no backing of MLAs”, are being seen as an attempt to shut down talk of a rotational arrangement that was rumoured to take shape by the end…