New Delhi: The government has imposed a 10 per cent import duty on lentils (mosur) and extended the duty-free import of yellow peas by three months till May 31 this year to enhance domestic availability, according to a finance ministry notification.

Mumbai/Thane, Mar 9 (PTI): Police in Beed district have begun a probe after local BJP functionary Satish Bhosale was issued a threat in the name of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from a social media account, which an official on Sunday said may be fake.

Jerusalem: Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects of that are not immediately clear, but the territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water.

Mangalore, March 8, 2025 – Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) celebrated International Women’s Day with an inspiring session on Competitive Programming in association with the IEEE Student Branch. The event, held at the International Seminar Hall, featured Ms. Ashwini Holla, Chairperson of the Women in Engineering Bangalore Section Affinity Group-2024, as the keynote speaker.

Pune: A man arrested for alighting from a BMW and urinating at a traffic junction in Pune was on Sunday remanded in police custody till March 10 along with his co-passenger.

New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing a tail strike incident involving an IndiGo A321 aircraft at the Chennai airport on March 8, according to a senior official.

Koppal (Karnataka): Karnataka Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said on Sunday that the third accused in the tourist rape case in Koppal district had been arrested.

Several studies, investigations, and research have shown that Muslims in India lag behind other communities in employment, education, industry, and business. In many key sectors, the representation of Indian Muslims has alarmingly declined. However, in some areas, they are significantly ahead of others—for example, in prisons.