22-07-2026
The foundation stone for a new building of Ittihad Public School, located at Valki in the Sharavathi belt of neighbouring Honnavar taluk near Bhatkal, was laid on Wednesday.
Students from various schools and colleges in Bhatkal on Wednesday staged a demonstration outside the Mini Vidhana Soudha in solidarity with social activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on a hunger strike in New Delhi in support of students.
The Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned INS Malvan, an advanced Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), at the Kadamba Naval Base in Karwar, marking another milestone in India's indigenous naval modernisation programme.
22-07-2026
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday directed the district authorities to prepare for a possible drought situation across the state, warning that negligence, bogus claims in relief works and reliance on paperwork instead of field verification would invite strict action.
Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader on Tuesday said the state government is considering a scheme to provide free medical treatment of up to Rs 2.5 lakh for road accident victims
22-07-2026
Protesters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) continued their sit-in at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday, with more supporters gathering at the protest site overnight and volunteers receiving food and other supplies sent by sympathisers, as the agitation over alleged irregularities in competitive examinations entered its second month.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accompanied by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, protested outside the Prime Minister’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of PM Narendra Modi over the police action against students protesting on the NEET paper leak issue.
The toll in Assam floods increased to 11 with one more fatality reported on Tuesday even as over 3.10 lakh people remained affected by the deluge in 11 districts, officials said.
12-07-2026
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then shattered tradition by voluntarily turning over power to his son, has died, state media reported. He was 74.
Thumbay Group has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Geneva College of Longevity Science (GCLS), Switzerland, becoming the first private medical university in the United Arab Emirates
Electric Way, a premier regional pioneer in the value-added distribution of electrical products including cables and lighting, today officially broke ground on a massive expansion of its core Distribution Center in National Industries Park.
18-07-2026
Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.
Amid claps and cheers, four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis-II mission splashed down in the Pacific ocean after a historic flight to the moon – the first by humans in more than 50 years.
20-07-2026
Spain were crowned FIFA World Cup 2026 champions after edging defending champions Argentina 1-0 after extra time, bringing an end to Lionel Messi's title defence and completing an impressive unbeaten campaign in which La Roja conceded just one goal in eight matches.
Skipper Shubman Gill led from the front with an 80, while Axar Patel and Washington Sundar made valuable unbeaten fifties to guide India to a six-wicket win over England in the first ODI of the three-match series here on Tuesday.
