Stay updated with the latest deccan-chronicle news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on deccan-chronicle topics.
Vijayawada: Recognising woman cricketer Nallapureddy Sree Charani's outstanding performance on the global stage, the NDA coalition government in AP has presented her a cash reward ₹2.5 crore. Charani had played a crucial role in India lifting the coveted ICC Women's One-Day International World Cup. Education and IT minister Nara Lokesh personally handed over the cheque to the cricketer during a meeting at his Undavalli residence on Wednesday. In addition, the state government announced other i ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Disheartened by the sight of posters defacing artwork near the LB Nagar police station, renowned folk musical artiste and Padma Shri awardee Darshanam Mogilaiah on Wednesday took it upon himself to clean the area. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Mogilaiah said he was deeply hurt to see posters pasted over artwork, leaving it looking unsightly. The state government had honoured him by recognising his talent and provided him space in artworks on flyovers at LB Nagar, Begumpet and Secund ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Lanka Dinakar, chairman of the Twenty Points Programme (Viksit Bharat-Swarna Andhra), Government of Andhra Pradesh, has called for comprehensive structural reforms to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to improve its effectiveness and transparency. The call followed a review of the scheme's implementation across all 26 districts in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Dinakar said restructuring the programme had bec ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The All India Retired Railwaymen's Federation (AIRRF) staged protest at Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad here on Wednesday demanding the government to fulfill their demands. The pensioners belonging to Central government, especially the railway staff urged the government to engage in constructive dialogue and to address their long-pending grievances with urgency and fairness for the dignity and security of the retired workforce. The protestors put forwarded some of their demands as to r ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh government is hoping that the National Medical Commission (NMC) will approve 100 undergraduate medical seats for each of the five new government medical colleges being started in the state under the PPP (public-private partnership) mode. These colleges are coming up at Markapur, Pulivendula, Adoni, Madanapalle and Piduguralla under Phase-2 of the development of medical colleges in the state. The previous YSRC regime had intended in 2020 to set up 17 new government me ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Congress-backed candidates won more than 60 per cent sarpanches in the gram panchayat elections across all three phases. The opposition BRS-supported candidates won 25 per cent posts, while the BJP-backed candidates got only four per cent panchayats. Independents and others emerged as a major block by winning at least 10 per cent, playing a key role in the Panchayat elections. In the third phase, the Congress-backed candidates won in 2,120 panchayats, while BRS-backed ones won 1, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Parliament on Wednesday passed a Bill to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the existing 74 per cent, a move the government said would help increase insurance penetration, lower premiums and generate employment. The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025, was cleared by the Rajya Sabha through a voice vote, a day after it was passed by the Lok Sabha. The Upper House rejected amendments moved by the Opposition, ...Read More >
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday claimed the "100 days work scheme" was facing a threat of being halted and dared the opposition AIADMK to explain its stand on the proposed new rural employment bill. Stalin sought to know the official stance of AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on the Centre's move to repeal the employment guarantee scheme, MGNREGA, named after Mahatma Gandhi.The DMK has been opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mi ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches at multiple locations in Imphal, Manipur, as part of a money laundering probe against individuals accused of collecting over ₹50 crore from the public through an alleged investment scheme and diverting the funds for activities amounting to waging war against the Government of India. ED officials said at least five premises in the state capital were raided, linked to Yambem Biren, a self-styled chief minister of the Mani ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has mandated that entities regulated by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) should adopt, by February 15, 2026, the '1600' series numbers for making service and transactional calls to consumers. The Trai said that the direction has been issued with the objective of enhancing consumer trust, curbing spam, and preventing fraudulent activities perpetrated through voice calls. "The series will ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Cyberpolice arrested a fraudster, who duped a victim to the tune of ₹32 lakh, from his house in Mumbai. He was linked to a Chinese national, who is the kingpin of crypto fraud.According to cybercrime DCP V. Arvind Babu, Ansari Mohammed Umar Murad alias Umar had cheated several people in online trading. "We received a complaint from a person who fell victim to an investment fraud."The victim said he clicked on the advertisement that purportedly claimed to be of the Aditya Birla Group. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Chief economic adviser (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Wednesday said that India is at a demographic and economic inflection point and higher education will play a decisive role, as millions of youngsters get ready to enter the workforce over the next two decades. "States hold the key to the next phase of higher education reform in India," he said at a CII event here. The CEA also stressed on addressing shortage of teachers urgently through mechanisms such as professors of practice and ...Read More >
Srinagar: In a significant enhancement to its operational capabilities along the northern borders, the Indian Army successfully inducted tanks, artillery guns, and engineering equipment into the Kashmir Valley using a Military Special Train on Wednesday. This operation, conducted as part of a validation exercise, involved the seamless transportation of heavy assets -- including tanks, advanced artillery systems, and dozers -- from the Jammu region to Anantnag in southern Kashmir. The move demon ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will lead a high-level investors' roadshow in Hyderabad on December 19 as part of the state government's push to attract fresh investments and position Odisha as a preferred industrial destination. The roadshow, to be held over two days, will focus on promoting investment opportunities in key sectors including automotive components, IT and electronics system design and manufacturing (ESDM), chemicals, green energy, pharmaceuticals and medica ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday clarified that the Nehru Papers are not "missing" from the Prime Minister's Museum and Library (PMML), stating that they are in the possession of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and asked her to explain what documents are being withheld. Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat issued the clarification after the Congress cited a parliamentary reply on the issue and demanded an apology from the Union government. Referring to a post by Congress l ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Vedanta Aluminium, one of the world's leading aluminium producers, has successfully scaled up operations at its Lanjigarh Refinery to 5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), marking a major milestone in the company's growth trajectory and reinforcing India's push towards self-reliance in the aluminium sector. With the expansion, Vedanta's Lanjigarh facility has emerged as the world's second-largest alumina refinery. The scale-up raises India's total alumina refining capacity to nearly 1 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that train passengers must pay charges for carrying luggage beyond the prescribed free allowance. Replying to a question by TD MP Vemireddy Prabhakar Reddy, the minister said the Railways already follow class-wise limits for luggage carried by passengers inside compartments. Second Class passengers are allowed 35 kg free and up to 70 kg on a chargeable basis, while Sleeper Class passengers can carry 40 kg free and up t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Modi government of promoting "monopoly or duopoly" across sectors and called for restoring control of the Indian economy to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). In a post on his WhatsApp channel, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha said monopoly or duopoly was a "curse for India" and alleged that the government was encouraging it in every sector and industry.Referring to his interaction with small and medium ice ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian economy is expected to record around 7 per cent growth in the current fiscal, slightly higher than 6.6 per cent projected by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October, said Gita Gopinath, former chief economist of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund. The IMF in October, however, revised upwards India's GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 6.6 per cent compared to its earlier estimate of 6.4 per cent on the back of strong growth, offsetting the ...Read More >
Nizamabad: The polling process for the third phase of gram panchayat elections in Nizamabad district concluded peacefully on Wednesday amid tight security arrangements.Polling began at 7 am, with voters braving cold weather and queuing up at polling stations from early morning to exercise their franchise. Officials said an average turnout of 23.35 per cent was recorded by 9 am, which rose to 54.69 per cent by 11 am.District election officer and collector T. Vinay Krishna Reddy visited polling st ...Read More >
KARIMNAGAR: A long-standing land dispute between the forest department and the Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple management in Jagtial district is moving towards resolution, with the district forest officer (DFO), M. Ravi Prasad, seeking a joint inspection by the Survey and Land Records Department to demarcate boundaries between forest land and temple property. The dispute intensified after the forest department issued a show-cause notice alleging that the temple had encroached upon about six ac ...Read More >
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday confirmed that India and Oman would sign a free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat with an aim to boost economic ties between the two countries. "It will be signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day, three-nation visit. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has already reached Muscat for the FTA signing and he is actively participating at the business summit there as well," a commerce ministry official said. Talk ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Another former official of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case. The SIT took into custody former administrative officer Sreekumar, during whose tenure gold from the Dwarapalaka sculptures was removed from the temple and later returned in 2019. His arrest followed the High Court's rejection of his anticipatory bail plea, after which he was questioned at the SIT ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Polling for the third and final phase of gram panchayat elections in Telangana began on Wednesday.The polling began at 7 am and would conclude at 1 pm. The counting begins at 2 pm.A total of 12,652 Sarpanch candidates are in the fray, while 75,725 are contesting for ward member posts, officials said.As many as 53 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the election at 36,483 polling stations.A total of 3,752 gram panchayats and 28,410 wards are going for polls.In the f ...Read More >
Kolkata: Around 1.36 crore voters will be called for hearings as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a senior Election Commission official said.He said the state has completed the SIR exercise within the stipulated timeframe."Among the big states, we finished in time. Others have asked for more time," Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal said on Tuesday."Around 1 crore 36 lakh voters will be called for hearings, though this number may redu ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The 1971 Indo-Pak war, which reshaped the region and affirmed India's military resolve, was recalled here and tributes paid to soldiers who laid down their lives for the nation, on Tuesday. At the Veerula Sainik Smarak in Secunderabad, senior civil and military leaders joined veterans and families of fallen soldiers to honour the sacrifice of personnel who fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War. Vijay Diwas is observed every year to remember India's decisive victory in the 13-day co ...Read More >
Mumbai: India's economy is expected to grow above 7.5 per cent in real terms in FY27, supported by easing fiscal and monetary conditions, low inflation, and ongoing regulatory reforms, according to Axis Bank's India Economic Outlook 2026 report. "With fiscal and monetary headwinds receding, GDP growth has picked up in FY26. In FY27, the pace of fiscal consolidation should slow further (20bps), and lagged effects of monetary easing should become visible, pushing growth to 7.5 per cent (above tre ...Read More >
Kolkata: Mizoram governor and former Army Chief General (retired) V K Singh asserted on Tuesday that India has always been in favour of peace and progress in Bangladesh. He attended the 54th anniversary of Vijay Diwas celebration at the Eastern Command headquarters in Fort William, recently renamed as Vijay Durg, to mark the defeat of Pakistan to India in the 1971 Liberation War and birth of Bangladesh. Eight Mukti Joddhas from Bangladesh led by Habibul Alam and their spouses participated in t ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Former chief minister and YSRC president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the demolition of houses at Joji Nagar in Vijayawada. Speaking to media, he charged that people in high places are involved in the demolitions. He vowed to extend legal assistance to the affected families. Expressing solidarity with residents of Joji Nagar, whose homes have been razed despite a court order granting them relief until December 31, Jagan Mohan Reddy alleged that Chie ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Election Commission has deleted around 58.20 lakh invalid voters' names after conducting the first phase of its special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal. The exact figure of the deleted voters' names is 58,20,898, according to the SIR draft roll published by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal on Tuesday. It included 127 electors at a booth in Bhowanipore of South Kolkata where chief minister Mamata Banerjee casts her vote ...Read More >
Stay updated with the latest None news, articles, and insights from trusted sources. Explore in-depth coverage and expert analysis on None topics.