The figures obtained by The Times come as the VAT exemption for private schools ended earlier this year, increasing fees by 20 per cent. Business rates relief is also set to finish in April.

Madikeri: The seer at Adichunchanagiri Mutt, Hassan, Shambhunath swami, expressed his intention to organise a Kumbha Mela at Bhagamandala, where the Sujyothi and Kannike rivers join River Cauvery.

A recent John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics (IOP) offered an opportunity for Harvard Kennedy School professors and IOP fellows to analyze what we have seen and what we might expect ...