Chennai: E-commerce shipments as well as parcels sent to relatives in the US will now be subjected to tariffs as the US has suspended the exemptions for smaller packages valued $800 or less. The suspension of tariff from Friday will have a six-month transition period to a new tariff regime. The tariff rates on small packages will be calculated in one of two ways starting August 29. As per the first option, a flat rate of $80 to $200 per item, depending on the country of origin, will be levied....Read More
New Delhi: As India is facing a steep US tariff on exports, Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday talked tough, saying that India will neither bow down nor ever appear weak in any trade deal with any country. Besides, the minister also assured all domestic exporters that the government would soon announce a slew of measures to boost exports and domestic consumption to shield the industry from the adverse impact of unilateral actions by other countries. His comments come at...Read More
Visakhapatnam: Minister of tourism, culture and cinematography Kandula Durgesh paid tributes to Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy, hailing him as "the great man who took the umbrella of the colloquial language" during Telugu Language Day celebrations held in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Speaking as the chief guest, Durgesh felicitated 14 recipients of the Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy awards, personally presenting each awardee with a cash prize of Rs 25,000, a memento and a ceremonial shawl. The awards recogni...Read More
Bengaluru: Scion of erstwhile Mysore royal family and Lok Sabha member representing Mysuru-Kodagu Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Friday imposed a condition of International Booker Prize-2025 winner Banu Mushtaq to come out with a clarification on her past remarks regarding Goddess Bhuvaneshwari, revered as State deity (Mother Kannada). However, he made it clear that if she does not issue her clarification sought, then, "My objection to her opening Dasara festivities will be there." ...Read More
Hyderabad: Student leader and PhD scholar at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (Manuu), Hyderabad, Talha Mannan has been booked by Aligarh police for raising pro-Palestine slogans during a protest at Aligarh Muslim University on August 4. The FIR, filed on the complaint of Hindu Raksha Dal's Sanjay Arya, accuses Mannan of holding a demonstration near Bab-e-Syed Gate without permission and raising "provocative slogans" with 8-10 others. It states that videos of the protest circulated on socia...Read More
Hyderabad: Dog lovers in Hyderabad rejoiced on Friday after the Supreme Court modified its earlier directive on street dogs, ordering that strays be released from shelters following vaccination, deworming and sterilisation. A key feature of the order is the establishment of designated feeding spaces, with feeding on the streets prohibited and action mandated against those who defy the rule. While dog owners, veterinary doctors and animal welfare officials welcomed the order, they cautioned that...Read More
HYDERABAD: When the Supreme Court on Friday restored the Animal Birth Control (ABC) protocol and ruled that sterilised and vaccinated dogs must be released back into the same locality they were caught from, animal welfare workers in Hyderabad said the judgment merely reaffirmed what they had long demanded. On the ground, however, they allege the practice of shifting dogs out of affluent colonies and abandoning them in poorer neighbourhoods continues unchecked. The order overturned the August 1...Read More
New Delhi: India's private sector activity expanded at the fastest pace on record in August, as the headline HSBC Flash India composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) output index witnessed a significant jump over four points to 65.2 in the month. A historic surge in demand was led by the dominant services sector, which allowed firms to hike prices at the fastest clip in over 12 years, a private survey showed on Thursday. As per the survey, HSBC's flash India Composite PMI, compiled by S&P Gl...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested Ananthula Venkanna, a Forest Beat Officer at Kodad in Suryapet district when he demanded and accepted Rs.20,000 from the complainant to do an official favour. Venkanna demanded bribe to avoid any hindrance to the complainant's wood business. The bribe amount was recovered from the pocket of tank cover of Venkanna's bike. The ACB officials produced him before the special court for ACB cases in Nampally after which the court ...Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM: The depression over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh - south Odisha coasts moved north-north-westwards and crossed South Odisha coast close to Gopalpur during early morning of Tuesday and lay cantered over south coastal Odisha. Weatherman said it was likely to move north-westwards across south Odisha and south Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area during next few hours. Under its influence, thunderstorms accompani...Read More
Hyderabad: Bandlaguda police rescued a kidnapped labourer and arrested six men within six hours of the crime, exposing a ransom attempt by a gang locally known as the "ganja batch." Police said the victim, Shaik Shahasa Vali of Noorinagar, was returning home when the accused -- Amer, Omer, Amer Ali, Rahman, Imran and Naib of Chintalmet, Rajendranagar -- intercepted him near EWS Colony, Ghousenagar. When he refused to pay the money demanded, the gang dragged him at knife-point into an autoricksh...Read More
NELLORE: With urea supplies meant for agriculture facing the risk of diversion to industries, officials in Prakasam district have been asked to step up surveillance and carry out inspections across multiple sectors. According to the agriculture department, the district requires 54,468 metric tonnes of urea for the current kharif season (April-August). So far, 34,051 MT has been supplied, of which 30,565 MT has already been sold. Another 30,597 MT remains available for farmers. Departments have...Read More
NEW DELHI: Prioritising rural, urban infrastructure and investing in people, a parliamentary panel on Tuesday called for raising the investment rate of gross domestic product (GDP) to 35 per cent to achieve the ambitious growth target of 8 per cent in the country. It also urged the government to maintain sustainable, growth-oriented energy policies that prioritise affordability and efficiency while balancing climate commitments with economic and social objectives. "The investment rate must incr...Read More
New Delhi: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh hit out at the Opposition parties on Monday, calling it "surprising" that the opposition cannot even praise the space achievements of India, while the country has demonstrated its space sector capabilities in Operation Sindoor too. Commencing the special discussion in Parliament on the return of astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to India, after his mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Singh...Read More
Hyderabad: Five people were electrocuted and four others injured when a chariot came in contact with overhead electric wires during a procession organised as part of Sri Krishna Janmashtami celebrations, police said on Monday.The incident occurred at around 1.30 AM on Monday in Ramanthapur when the chariot with Lord Krishna's idol was being taken out in a procession, they said....Read More
New Delhi: On the eve of the 79th Independence Day, the Centre on Thursday announced gallantry medals for 16 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel for displaying "conspicuous bravery" and "unmatched valour" during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan. The medals were awarded to some personnel for destroying enemy surveillance cameras and neutralising drone attacks. "This Independence Day, 16 Brave Seema Praharis (border guards) are being awarded Gallantry Medals for their conspicuous bravery and...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver his 12th consecutive Independence Day address to the nation on Friday -- a milestone that comes months after Operation Sindoor and amid opposition parties uniting over alleged poll irregularities to question his government. Modi is expected to emphasise India's uncompromising stand on national security, economic growth, and the expanding welfare model. He may also address the prevailing mood of economic and foreign policy uncertainty triggere...Read More
Bhubaneswar: In a stirring show of patriotism ahead of Independence Day, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi joined a massive Tiranga Yatra (Tricolour Rally) in Cuttack on Thursday, organised by the BJP's Cuttack 42 Mouza Mandal. The event, part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drew thousands of participants waving the national flag with pride. The rally, which began at Jhinkiria and culminated at Chanduli, transformed the streets into ...Read More
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the government of "snatching" the rights of tribals by weakening the Forest Rights Act and asserted that his party will protect these rights at all costs."'Erase the paper, steal the rights' - The BJP has made this a new weapon for the oppression of Bahujans. Somewhere they remove the names of Dalits and backward classes from the voter list, and somewhere they make the forest rights titles of tribals 'disappear'," Gandhi said in a post ...Read More
CHENNAI: Export-Import Bank of India estimates that India's total merchandise exports for the ongoing September quarter will grow 4.5 per cent to $108.1 billion. The goods exports for the July-September quarter of FY26 is expected to grow to $108.1 billion from $103.2 billion in the same quarter of last year. While non-oil exports are forecast to amount $ 92.1 bn, with a y-o-y growth of 5.2 per cent, during July-September quarter of FY26, non-oil and non-gems and jewellery exports are forecast...Read More
Guwahati: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) on Thursday renewed its demand for a separate flag, separate constitution and integration of all the Naga dominated contiguous areas. Asserting that a separate national flag, separate constitution and integration of all Naga contiguous areas are non-negotiable, the NSCN general secretary, Thuingaleng Muivah said, "We will stand by our precious unique history and sovereignty, whether it is today or tomorrow. We do not demand anything fro...Read More
Jammu, Aug 14 (PTI) The Army has joined the relief and rescue operation at the cloudburst-hit Chisoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, in which 30 persons have died and more than 100 have been injured, officials said. "In the aftermath of a cloudburst at the Chisoti village in Kishtwar, troops of the White Knight swiftly mobilised for relief and rescue operations," a Jammu-based PRO said. The efforts are centred on safeguarding lives and aiding survivors, he said, adding that ...Read More
BENGALURU: While observing severe defects in granting regular bail to murder accused actor Darshan Thoogudeepa by the High Court of Karnataka, the Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled bail granted to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa by the High Court of Karnataka and ordered for his immediate arrest in a murder case. While setting aside the bail granted to actor Darshan, the Supreme Court warned authorities against providing special treatment to the accused in Prison. Along with Darshan, bail ...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide detailed information regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, amid ongoing legal challenges and political controversy surrounding the exercise. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi resumed hearing pleas challenging the June 24 decision by the ECI to conduct the SIR in the state, and sought clarity on the documents considered during the 2003 ...Read More
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New Delhi: Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday lashed out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the latter's allegations of "vote theft" by the Election Commission, alleging that the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha has not read the Constitution and has no respect for it. Speaking to the media, Rijiju said, "Rahul Gandhi has not read the Constitution and has no respect for it. I don't have any medicines to improve Rahul Gandhi. He should come to his senses after the Supreme...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to inform about the documents considered during the 2003 intensive electoral roll revision in Bihar.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, which resumed the hearing on a pleas challenging the June 24 ECI decision to conduct the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state said, "We would like ECI to state what documents were taken in 2003 exercise"....Read More
New Delhi: The whole problem of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR is because of "inaction" of local authorities, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while reserving its order on the interim prayer seeking a stay on the August 11 directions passed by the apex court. A two-judge bench of the top court had on August 11 directed authorities in Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) to start picking up stray dogs from all localities "at the earliest" and relocate the animals to dog shelters....Read More
Kadapa: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) registered a resounding victory in the Pulivendula ZPTC by-election, with candidate Latha Reddy winning by a majority of 6,035 votes. YSRCP's Hemanth Reddy lost his deposit, securing only 683 votes, while Congress and independent candidates polled less than 100 votes each. Eleven candidates contested, and the election recorded a 74% voter turnout. Minister Savita hailed the result as a victory for democracy and said Pulivendula had gained freedom a day bef...Read More
New Delhi: Protest at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) against a recently announced fee hike, the long-standing suspension of students' union elections and calls for administrative accountability have entered their sixth day, with students boycotting classes and staging sit-ins at the Bab-e-Syed gate (the iconic entrance of the varsity). The fee structure for different courses has witnessed a sharp revision. Students say the hike ranges from 25% to over 60% across various programmes. Many cl...Read More