Hyderabad: HYDRAA has launched a focused crackdown on nala encroachments, beginning with inspections in Patny, Rasoolpura, and Chikoti Gardens -- areas that have repeatedly suffered from severe urban flooding. The move comes in response to public complaints received earlier this week.During an inspection at Patny, officials found that a nala originally 17 metres wide had narrowed to just 6 metres over a 150-metre stretch, drastically reducing water flow. Local residents presented photos of past ...Read More
Hyderabad: Twelve people were arrested in connection with Wednesday's violent protest against an ethanol factory proposed at Pedda Dhanwada village in Jogulamba district. Sub-inspector D Jagadeeswar said the police used video footage to identify those involved in the unrest.In a video statement on Thursday, the SI said notices were issued to five others. "Protesters came armed with sticks and red chilli powder. They pelted stones at the police and set fire to a container and makeshift shelters m...Read More
Brescia: India and the EU will beat the expectations of their leaders and are trying to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks ahead of the year-end deadline, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said Thursday. In February this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen announced that the India-EU FTA will be reached by the end of 2025. Goyal has already met the European Commissioner for Trade Maros Sefcovic thrice in 35 days, the latest one ...Read More
Lucknow: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Thursday convicted and sentenced a former officer of Punjab National Bank and another individual in a bribery case dating back to 2013.Court of Special Judge, CBI (Court No. 04), sentenced Bhupinder Singh Bhatiyani, then Officer (Scale-I) at PNB's Usmanpur Branch in Barabanki, to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,10,000. Co-accused Nitin Tiwari, was sentenced to six months of imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000.According to Ce...Read More
Chennai: Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) finalised its last set of trainsets for Phase-2 by awarding a 1,538.35-crore contract to Alstom Transport India for 32 driverless trains. Each trainset will have a passenger capacity of around 900.As per the delivery schedule, the first driverless train will be handed over by February 2027 for testing at Phase-2 depot, with remaining rakes to follow between Sept 2027 and May 2028. A 14-month integrated testing period is planned before commissioning.This...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): According to a joint report by Moody's Ratings & ICRA, highlights that India will require a huge investment in order to meet ambitious 2070 net-zero emissions norms particularly in the power sector. The report projects that over the next decade, these investments are projected to constitute 2 per cent of country's real GDP for the electricity value chain, encompassing power generation, storage, transmission and distribution.The report also suggests that the coun...Read More
MUMBAI, 5 Jun: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) disbursed margin money subsidy of Rs 300 crore to 8,794 beneficiaries across the country on Tuesday under the Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). This disbursement was made against loan sanction of about Rs 884 crore. Releasing the subsidy to the beneficiaries through the virtual mode from the KVIC central office here, KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar said that the PMEGP has presently created a strong and effectiv...Read More
Washington, Jun 5 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading a multi-party delegation to the US, was Thursday asked a question by his journalist son whether government interlocutors sought evidence of Pakistan's culpability in the Pahalgam attack to which he replied India would not have conducted Operation Sindoor without convincing evidence. "That shouldn't be allowed. This is my son," Tharoor said laughing, during an interaction at the Council on Foreign Relations when his son Ishaan Tharoor, ...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): To meet the country's ambitious 500 GW target, India's renewable sector will need to double its annual capacity addition to 50 gigawatts (GW) over 2025-2030, S&P Global Ratings said in a report. This will mean almost doubling last year's capacity addition of 29GW. The global rating agency said capacity addition will require USD 175 billion and up to USD 150 billion for the expansion and strengthening of the transmission and distribution network. The next five ...Read More
New Delhi: TVS Motor Company Thursday announced the appointment of Sudarshan Venu as chairman with effect from August 25, 2025. "The board of directors unanimously named Sudarshan Venu as incoming chairman, in recognition of his exemplary contributions to the company's sustained growth and strategic development during his tenure as director. Effective August 25, 2025, Sudarshan Venu will be appointed as chairman and managing director", the company said in a statement. Its current chairman, Si...Read More
Mumbai: Consumers are exhibiting a preference for placing deposits in the one- to three-year category, with lenders also favouring this tenure. A breakup of the deposits by tenor for 4QFY25 showed that about 65% of the overall deposits contracted are in the one- to three-year bucket. Moreover, 80% of individual term deposits had ticket sizes between ₹1 lakh and ₹15 lakh. The fourth quarter of FY25 saw a 5-percentage-point jump in deposits in the 7-8% interest-rate bucket, with some signs of a sl...Read More
Hyderabad: Dassault Aviation and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) have signed four production transfer agreements to manufacture the Rafale fighter aircraft fuselage in India. This marks a significant step in strengthening the country's aerospace manufacturing capabilities and supporting global supply chains. It will serve as a critical hub for high-precision manufacturing. Under this partnership, TASL will set up a production facility in Hyderabad for the manufacture of key structural sect...Read More
Bhopal, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister for Urban Development, Housing and Parliamentary affairs, Kailash Vijayvargiya stirred controversy on Thursday with remarks disapproving of women wearing short outfits, asserting that such a trend is a foreign concept of beauty and not aligned with Indian tradition. A six-time legislator and a state government minister, Vijayvargiya emphasised that in Indian culture, women are regarded as a form of Goddess and...Read More
Ranchi: Chief minister Hemant Soren inaugurated the 2.34 km Siromtoli Flyover cum elevated four-lane project, which connects Mecon roundabout to Siramtoli Chowk via Rajendra Chowk, on Thursday. At the event, Hemant also announced that the new flyover will be named after Kartik Oraon, a former Congress politician and a freedom fighter. "This flyover stands as a symbol of progress and dedication. We always aimed to ensure that development does not come at the cost of hurting anyone's sentiments. T...Read More
NEW DELHI: Seemanth Kumar Singh was appointed new commissioner of Bengaluru after CM Siddaramaiah took action against top cops following the Bengaluru stampede that claimed eleven lives.Earlier in the day, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah suspended Additional Director General and Commissioner of Police B Dayananda, along with several other police officers, with immediate effect. The decision was taken following the stampede in front of Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's victory celebrations, ...Read More
GURUGRAM, India - June, 2025 - Samsung, India's largest consumer electronics brand, today announced an exciting limited-period offer on the flagship Galaxy S25 Ultra. Originally priced starting INR 129999, Galaxy S25 Ultra will be available at just INR 117999. The special price on the Galaxy S25 Ultra includes an instant cashback of INR 12000. Further sweetening the deal for consumers, the Galaxy S25 Ultra is also available with a 24-month no-cost EMI. Consumers seeking enhanced affordability c...Read More
Katra/Jammu Jun 5 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday inspected arrangements for a public rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Katra. A multi-tier security setup has been put in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Friday to inaugurate the much-awaited Kashmir rail link and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 46,000 crore in Katra, officials said. This will be the prime minister's first visit to the Union ...Read More
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Uttarakhand Government has suspended three engineers from the Public Works Department (PWD) over the damage to an under-construction bridge at Tharali in Chamoli district. Secretary of the Public Works Department, Pankaj Kumar Pandey, issued the suspension orders on the instructions of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, said an official release. According to the release, under the leadership of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, concrete and d...Read More
-- Benchmark Indian equity indices extended their winning streak on Thursday, mirroring upbeat global sentiment and broad-based buying across sectors. The BSE Sensex climbed 444 points (0.55%) to close at a fresh high of 81,442, while the Nifty 50 advanced 131 points (0.53%) to settle at 24,751, supported by gains in banking, energy, and realty stocks. The rally was also in sync with gains in major Asian markets, as investor confidence was buoyed by hopes of a softer interest rate stance by glo...Read More
Mumbai: On Thursday, the city added 34 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total since May to 569. There have been four Covid-19-linked deaths in the city since, and three more in MMR. All had pre-existing health conditions.In all, the state reported 98 Covid-19 cases on the same day. There were four in Thane, two in Kalyan, one in Vasai-Virar, four in Pune district, 10 in Pune city, one each in Satara, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district and Nagpur, and three in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Co...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): The Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) organised the 3rd edition of its International Conference on "Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes" during the London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2025, where Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai recapitulated the huge potential of growth in the India-UK economic corridor, aided by a robust cross-border commercial dispute resolution mechanism. The symposium laid emphasis on "Synergising In...Read More
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday held separate meetings with the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan ahead of the fourth India-Central Asia Dialogue, which is scheduled for Friday. Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev, and Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov all condemned terrorism and supported collaborative efforts to tack...Read More
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Sikkim, has confirmed that, except for Lachen and Lachung in Chungthang Sub-Division of Mangan district, all other tourist destinations across the state remain open and safe for visitors. Speaking to the media, Additional Chief Secretary CS Rao clarified that permits to Lachen and Lachung are currently suspended due to road damage caused by recent landslides. However, he emphasised that Sikkim of...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) India on Thursday pitched for greater use of Iran's Chabahar port to cut distances and costs, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calling for devoting more resources by India and Central Asian nations to boost regional connectivity. In an address at a business conclave joined by foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Jaishankar also underlined the need for closer engagements between financial institutions of India an...Read More
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 5 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav attended the Spiritual and Wellness Summit 2025 held in Ujjain on Thursday and said that investment proposals worth around Rs 1950 crore were received in the summit. He also highlighted that the state is ready to lead India's wellness mission and is becoming the country's leading spiritual and wellness destination, a major attraction for investors in this sector. Also Read | Gautam Gambhir Reacts On Bengal...Read More
New Delhi, Jun 5 (PTI) India on Thursday pitched for greater use of Iran's Chabahar port to cut distances and costs, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar calling for devoting more resources by India and Central Asian nations to boost regional connectivity. In an address at a business conclave joined by foreign ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Jaishankar also underlined the need for closer engagements between financial institutions of India an...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has said that the entry of foreign law firms in India will provide a pathway to introduce global best practices in the Indian arbitration ecosystem, which will be effective in increasing the overall quality of arbitration in India. CJI said that the rules notified by the Bar Council of India (BCI) would also ensure that the rights of Indian legal professionals are not compromised. CJI Gavai was speaking at the International Confe...Read More
New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): Aspiring candidates for government jobs can now apply for Staff Selection Commission (SSC) recruitment exams using an enhanced mobile application developed by the Commission. In partnership with Cubastion Consulting Pvt. Ltd., SSC has launched a significantly upgraded version of its official app -- My SSC -- to streamline and secure the application and registration process for candidates nationwide. The new version, available since 2 June 2025, incorporates adva...Read More
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 5 (ANI): A day after the tragic stampede during the IPL victory celebration event of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Bengaluru that left 11 dead and dozens injured, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that a one-member commission has been formed to probe the incident. CM Siddaramaiah also announced that the state government has decided to suspend top police department officials, including the Commissioner of Bengaluru City Police. ...Read More
Hyderabad: Efforts of ACB officials to weed out corrupt officials are being affected by bureaucratic delays, in some cases influenced by the accused officials, resulting in delayed prosecution and justice. The conviction rate in the cases involving bribery and disproportionate assets, registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), is low because of the delayed clearances from the vigilance and enforcement for prosecution, and the department concerned. Director-general Vijay Kumar said the ACB...Read More