Women staff at KSRTC to get paid menstrual leave from January 2026. Image used for representative purpose only. Bengaluru: In a significant step towards operationalising the State’s progressive menstrual health framework, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has released an official circular providing one day of paid menstrual leave every month to its women employees, beginning January 1, 2026. The directive, issued by Akram Pasha, Managing Director of Karn

A view of Kannur International Airport in Kerala. Photo: Special Arrangement Kannur(Kerala)/New Delhi: The Union government has clarified that Kannur International Airport will not be designated as a new Point of Call for foreign airlines at present, even though the Kerala government has formally sought such a status to enable international carriers to operate from the airport. Responding to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha on December 8, Minister of State for Civil

Illustration used for representative purposes only. Virajpet: A 14-year-old schoolboy lost a finger after an unexploded firecracker went off in his hand at Kaikeri village in Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district, highlighting the continuing risks posed by leftover fireworks. The injured boy, identified as Pavan, a Class 7 student and a native of Devarapura Paisari, was visiting relatives at Kaikeri when the incident occurred. According to sources, Pavan noticed an unexploded fir