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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah opened up to the public at an event here on Thursday night, recalling his failed 'love story' due to casteism in society. During an event on inter-caste marriage on the occasion of 'Buddha Poornima', the full moon night when Gautam Buddha was born, the chief minister went on a flashback to his college days. «I wanted to have an inter-caste marriage but it did not happen. The girl did not accept it,» Siddaramaiah said. Elaborating further, he said, «When I was studying I had fallen in love with a girl. Don't mistake me. I had thought of marrying her but her family and also the girl did not agree. Hence, the marriage did not happen.

As the Qualifier 2 match of IPL between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) is scheduled for today at 7:30 pm in Chennai might get affected by a light rainfall in the city. If it happens as forecasted by the Regional Meteorological Department then SRH has a chance to qualify for the finals swiftly. 

Income tax return filing FY 2023-24: You need to be careful while claiming tax exemptions and deductions in income tax return ITR. The Income Tax Department may ask you for proof for the deductions and tax exemptions you claim in the ITR during processing, whether for the current year or previous years.

India's growing weight will ensure that the overall balance in the world order remains in favour of freedom, openness, transparency and a rules-based order, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. In a virtual address at the Nikkei Asia Future of Asia Forum, he said the challenge of supply chain and the use of economic coercion by states have put a premium on resilience, in comments that came amid China's attempt to become an economic hegemon. Jaishankar said the world is undergoing a flux, driven by geopolitical, geo-economic and geo-technological developments and that the global order today is visibly under stress, with Asia and the Indo-Pacific very much part of this transformation. «But it is not just change we are seeing; there is also much greater risk-taking. It is visible in the conflict in Ukraine, in violence in the Middle East and the disregard for international law and agreements in Asia and the Indo-Pacific,» he said.

—Name withheld on request.Insurance can be bought only if you have an insurable interest. This means that you should suffer a loss should the property be damaged. As a tenant, you have an insurable interest in the contents of the house but not on the structure.

In a keynote speech at Investment Week's Private Markets Summit this month, he told delegates that when building a diversified private markets allocation wealth managers should not only diversify their portfolio by manager and strategy, but also by product structure.  «The LTAF is a UK-specific answer to a UK-specific problem, but it is not the beginning, middle and end of the story. It would be foolish and ruling out quite a lot of the market to think private assets access equals the LTAFs,» he said.   «The LTAF is certainly part of the solution, but I think it is important to realis...

Balu Forge Industries Ltd (BFIL) has acquired three forging lines having a combined capacity of producing 72,000 tonnes of heavy forged products annually for an undisclosed amount. The units are located in Karnataka, Balu Forge Industries said in a statement on Wednesday. BFIL announces the acquisition of three forging lines in a combination of hammers and presses capable of producing 72,000 tonnes per annum of heavy forged products, it said. BFIL Executive Director Trimaan Chandock said, «The acquisition also provides level playing footing with all global majors in critical engineering product space & equally compete with them at global level in terms of precision, product and pricing. These newly acquired production lines complements the existing precision machining capacity of 32,000 tonne.»

electoral bond scheme for political donations as unconstitutional. This has meant serious ramifications for corporate houses that made contributions to political parties based on this scheme and the three statutes which were amended to facilitate it. If transactions done before the ruling are not preserved by the SC, it is going to cause donor companies a lot of hardship.

—Name withheld on request. As a Hindu father with two daughters and a son, the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act of 2005 ensures that your daughters have equal rights to your property as your son. This amendment abolished gender discrimination in inheritance laws, making daughters coparceners in joint Hindu family property. To ensure an equal and fair distribution of your assets, you can create a will clearly stating your intentions.

The United States’ dollar has strengthened sharply in recent months, and against Asian currencies in particular. A rising crescendo of apocalyptic financial talk threatens to spook markets. The Japanese yen, for example, appears to be on the verge of collapse.

tornadoes and extreme weather events in the US in the past few weeks, a storm season has begun to hit the country with weather variations across the length and breadth of the country. On Sunday, winds speeding up to 100 mph were noticed in Kansas even as Tennis Ball-sized hail storms were raining down in the state.

Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash, who retired as a judge of the Calcutta High Court on Monday, said he was a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Speaking at his farewell at the high court in the presence of the judges and members of the bar, Justice Dash said he was «ready to go back to the organisation» if they called him for any assistance or for any work that he was capable of doing.

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The Chicago Tribune is being sued by some of its staffers, who say they and other women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts

financial independence of women is described by the term fiscal feminism and it is becoming popular in India. This term represents women’s freedom in terms of money, especially those who are mothers since they are defying traditional barriers and redefining their roles within the financial sector. India has experienced a significant growth of female investors over the last few years.

Bengaluru: Tata Consultancy Services Ltd and Infosys, India's top two IT services exporters, have seen the share of Gen Z employees as a percentage of their total headcount plunge to the lowest in five years and a decade, respectively, showed an ET analysis. The share of Gen Z employees — or those aged 30 and under — fell by about 5 percentage points last fiscal at Bengaluru-based Infosys, and by over 2.5 percentage points at Mumbai-based TCS. The trend underscores a tepid IT hiring climate amid industry turbulence, which have impacted onboarding of young talent the most.

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parental leave policies, in a nod to changing family structures and an increasingly diverse work environment, as companies seek to foster inclusion, spur women’s workforce participation and attract and retain talent from varied backgrounds. Such policies, being implemented under heads such as parental, adoption, supporting caregiver, foster and kinship, are designed to support parents — including biological, LGBTQIA+, adoptive and surrogate – challenging traditional gender roles and enabling everyone to participate equally in childcare.

sword. But for some writers, both objects hold equal fascination. Take Amir Khusrau and Babur. Or Samudragupta from an earlier time. Or Valmiki if we go mythological, who is said to have been the fierce bandit Ratnakar, adept with the bow and arrow before taking up the quill. 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, who would become, among other things, a gunrunner in the Horn of Africa, found the calling to be much more lucrative and satisfying than writing poetry. What fascinates most writers with the pen and the sword — or its modern avatars, laptop and gun — is that both can be used to right a wrong or commit a wrong. Both assure its owner that he or she is well protected. When you see a wrong committed, you could write a story, poem or report about it. Or air your grievances on social media. Sometimes you could just take out your Mauser and point it at the mob about to lynch a man, fire a few rounds in air, to disperse them. The effect of the gunshot is immediate. A good write-up may take days, even weeks, a poem or story years to gain ground.

Tomorrow's IPL Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will play Punjab Kings (PBKS) on May 19 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The afternoon match will start at 3:30 PM. SRH, having won 7 out of 13 matches, have qualified for the playoffs after the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) got washed out on May 16.

₹12,999. These soundbars are the first "Made in India" soundbars with Dolby Atmos support, produced at Channelplay’s facility in Manesar, Gurgaon. This launch signifies a major milestone in the Indian audio industry, becoming the first ever “Made in India" sound bars with Dolby Atmos technology.