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India ranks 15 in global FDI attraction: UNCTAD Report 2025
- By Madhusudhanan S
- . June 20, 2025
On June 19, 2025, the World Investment Report for 2025 was released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), highlighting a negative outlook due to trade tensions, geopolitical issues, and economic volatility.

Now, higher quota for minorities in government urban housing
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 20, 2025
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said that the government was increasing quota for minorities in urban housing built by the Housing Department to 15 percent from the earlier 10 percent.

Jet, Set, Go: India’s HAL, France’s Safran deepen strategic partnership with manufacturing MoU
- By ARUN KUMAR RAO
- . June 20, 2025
Senior officials of Safran and HAL with the signed agreement. (Right) The LEAP1A engine, which will be jointly manufactured by the duo. Senior officials of

Industries Minister meets three firms in Sweden to bring more investment to Karnataka
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 20, 2025
As part of Karnataka’s efforts to attract global investment and reinforce its position as a hub for advanced manufacturing, innovation, and research, the Minister for Large and Medium Industries, M.B. Patil, recently held key meetings with industry leaders in Sweden.

CII Karnataka charts bold agenda to accelerate state’s global competitiveness
- By ARUN KUMAR RAO
- . June 19, 2025
In a major move to position Karnataka as a front-runner in India’s industrial transformation, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Karnataka has unveiled its strategic roadmap for 2025–26.

When work is a ‘warship’: Pushback to government’s 12-hour working day proposal
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 19, 2025
The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) has called upon the entire working class to resist the Karnataka government’s move to increase the working hours in IT/ITES/BPO sector to 12 hours a day.

KMF to open Nandini outlets in eight metro stations: Deputy CM
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 18, 2025
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said that the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has been asked to submit an application to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to open Nandini outlets in eight metro stations in the city.

Visvesaraya Jala Nigam wins top award in Yettinahole project execution
- By TBM Newsdesk
- . June 18, 2025
The Visvesvaraya Jala Nigam Limited (VJNL) has won a prestigious national award, ISDA INFRACON National Award-IINA, for the year 2025 for using cutting edge technology in Karnataka’s Yettinahole project.

Three years, and cured of cancer: Narayana Health City marks landmark success with CAR T-Cell therapy
- By ARUN KUMAR RAO
- . June 18, 2025
Doctors of Narayana Health City addressing the media on breakthroughs in cancer treatment. Bengaluru: In a quiet consultation room at Narayana Health City in Bengaluru,

WPI inflation lowest in 14 months: What does it mean?
- By Madhusudhanan S
- . June 18, 2025
On 17 June 2025, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) data was released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. WPI inflation is at its lowest in 14 months. In this article, we will see what does “inflation decline to the economy” mean.