Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao launched a scathing attack on the Congress government in the state, holding it responsible for the severe water crisis affecting the state's farming community for the deliberate negligence in releasing of water through the canals of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, which he termed a lifeline for agriculture in the state. In a statement, Rama Rao said that the frustration was building up among the farming community with prevailing drought condit...Read More
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the AP Drone Mart Portal at the Secretariat here on Monday. The AP drone corporation has developed the portal to avail drone services to those in varied sectors like agriculture, infrastructure, disaster management etc. Drones are already being used for spraying pesticide in the fields. With the launch of the portal, the commoners could also use drones for survey, supervision of major works and to provide security and take up mapping. ...Read More
Patna: The state govt on Monday launched the 'Bihar Idea Festival', a dedicated portal aimed at encouraging grassroots innovation and entrepreneurship across the state. State industries minister Nitish Mishra inaugurated the portal at an event held at Soochna Bhawan, describing it as a "milestone" initiative that will allow students, youth, entrepreneurs and startup teams, even from rural areas, to submit their ideas directly to the govt."The aim is to collect innovative ideas and solutions from...Read More
Hyderabad: The income-tax (IT) department has conducted inspections at 200 locations across the country, including among individuals employed in the Information Technology (IT) sector with links to Telangana, over the submission of fake bills to claim tax deduction. Although the raids were carried out in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Punjab, and Madhya Pradesh, it was reported that employees of several IT companies based in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu -- originally from Telangana and ...Read More
Ahmedabad, July 14 (PTI) The Gujarat High Court on Monday directed a man, facing contempt of court for attending a virtual court hearing while relieving himself on a toilet seat, to deposit Rs 1 lakh with the court's registry after observing that he was ready to tender an unconditional apology. The incident occurred on June 20 when Justice Nirzar S Desai was hearing a case. A video of the man soon went viral, prompting the high court to initiate suo motu contempt proceedings. On Monday, the di...Read More
CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin and the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami were among the top personalities who condoled the passing away of veteran south Indian film actress Saroja Devi on Monday in Bengaluru. He was saddened to hear about the demise of Saroja Devi, who had appeared in over 200 films, pairing with all top actors like Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, NTR, Gemini Ganesan, Stalin said, adding that the actress was known for her facial expression, acting skills. The deceased a...Read More
Hyderabad: Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, Chief Justice of the Tripura High Court, has been transferred to serve as Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. On Monday, the Central Government, after receiving the President's approval, issued a notification formalising Justice Singh's transfer. The Supreme Court Collegium had, in late May, proposed his move to Telangana. Simultaneously, the Collegium recommended that Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul of the Telangana High Court be transferred to t...Read More
NEW DELHI: Four people died in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to wreak havoc in the state, while five were swept away in Rajasthan's Kota at a barrage after a heavy downpour caused the authorities to release water from a reservoir. In Himachal, more than 200 roads are out of bounds for vehicular traffic, a majority of them in Mandi, while a flash flood warning has been issued for 12 districts in Jharkhand. An individual each drowned in Kullu and Kangra districts, one died after being bitte...Read More
Hyderabad: In an incident that reflects gross official apathy for ST hostels, at least 30 girl students of the ST Gurukul hostel at Mudigonda in Devarakonda mandal, Nalgonda district, were hospitalised after consuming food provided at the hostel. Officials suspect that the sickness may have been caused by food poisoning. They ate chicken curry for dinner on Sunday night and lemon rice for breakfast the next morning. Out of around 40 students in the ST hostel, more than 30 ate the chicken curry...Read More
Mumbai: A group of three lawyers of Bombay High Court have sought legal action against MNS chief Raj Thackeray accusing him of making hateful and inflammatory statements against non-Maharashtrian people. The complainants have also demanded action against the MNS chief under the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly delivering hate speeches and inciting violence. In a letter written in Marathi to the Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP), advocates Pankajkumar Mishra, Nityanand Sharma...Read More
Dehradum: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday requested ₹3,500 crore from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fund the Haridwar Mahakumbh in 2027. He also asked the Prime Minister to instruct central departments to expedite clearances for several state development projects. During a long-awaited meeting in Delhi, Dhami told the Prime Minister that his government has already begun preparations for the 2027 Mahakumbh in Haridwar. He said work must include bridge repairs, expanded...Read More
Bhubaneswar: In a rare gesture of compassion and sensitivity, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday broke protocol to visit Soumyasree Bisi, a 20-year-old student battling for her life at the special burns unit of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar. Soumyasree, a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) student at Fakir Mohan (FM) Autonomous College in Balasore, had attempted self-immolation on July 12 after allegedly being denied justice in a sexual harassment case she filed aga...Read More
Mumbai: HDFC Bank's managing director and chief executive officer, Sashidhar Jagdishan, received an 11.8 per cent hike in his annual pay, which rose to Rs 12.08 crore in the financial year 2024-25 from Rs 10.8 crore a year earlier. As per the Bank's Annual Report, Jagdishan's pay package included a basic salary of Rs 3.09 crore, allowances and perquisites of Rs 3.46 crore and a performance bonus amounting to Rs 4.67 crore. Contributions to the provident fund and superannuation were Rs 37.08 lakh...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the Grand Mufti of India Kanthapuram E Abubaker Musaliyar's active intervention, there is a ray of hope for Malayal nurse Nimisha Priya, who is to be executed in Yemen on July 16 in connection with the murder of a Yemeni national. According to reports, Kanthapuram, who is also All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulama general secretary, is actively involved in efforts to prevent the death penalty for the 36-year-old Malayali nurse, currently imprisoned in Yemen. Talks about her...Read More
Bhubaneswar: BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday expressed concern over an alleged incident of egg hurling at devotees during the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Toronto, Canada. In a post on X, Patnaik said, "Deeply disturbed to know about the reports of eggs being hurled at devotees during #RathaJatra celebrations in Toronto, Canada. Such incidents not only grievously hurt the sentiments of Lord Jagannatha's devotees worldwide, but also cause deep anguish to the people of #Odisha, for whom...Read More
WARANGAL: Five members of the banned CPI (Maoist) party, including two women, surrendered to Superintendent of Police Shabarish on Monday as part of the "Poru Kanna Ooru Minna - Mana Ooriki Tirigi Randi" initiative, jointly undertaken by Mulugu Police and the CRPF Battalion in Mulugu district. SP Shabarish told the media that among the five was Area Committee Member Shyamala Rajesh, alias Itha (22). The others are Kadthi Iduma (20) from Sukma district; and three from Bijapur district: Uke Jogi ...Read More
Warangal: High tension prevailed in the agency areas surrounding Karregutta after a pressure‐bomb blast in Bijapur district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh on Monday. Security forces, on high alert, intensified combing operations around Karregutta following intelligence reports of suspicious Maoist activity. Three villagers from Dhangol, a hamlet under Angampalli Gram Panchayat in Bijapur, were injured when they accidentally triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) while foraging in the hill...Read More
New Delhi: The government on Monday said that talks for proposed trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and the US are still in the discussion stage. India and the US are negotiating a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) and they are aiming to conclude the first phase of the pact by fall (September-October) of this year. Similarly, India and the EU are also negotiating free trade agreements (FTA). "The FTAs, which India is doing, are one of the key enablers to promote global capability centr...Read More
New Delhi: In a major relief to the common man, headline retail inflation dipped to a more than six-year low of 2.1 per cent in June, mainly due to subdued prices of food items such as vegetables, pulses, meat, and milk among others. At the same time, wholesale price inflation (WPI) also stayed in a negative zone after a gap of 19 months, declining 0.13 per cent in June due to cheaper prices in food articles and fuel, and with softening in manufactured product costs, two separate government data...Read More
New Delhi: Economic affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur on Monday said that India needs to streamline policies at national level to make the country a hub for Global Capability Centres (GCC). "There needs to be a deliberation on the policies adopted by states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, wherein most GCCs are localised and see if such policies can be emulated across the country," she said at an CII event here. India has about 1,800 GCCs, which are set up by MNCs as offshore facilitie...Read More
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy announced that supply of 'sanna biyyam' has begun at all the ration shops in the villages. Over 5.61 lakh new ration cards were also issued in the state. Taking to X, the CM said that all ration shops were bustling with activity with the supply of 'sanna biyyam'. In addition, the 10-year long wait by the poor for new ration cards also came to an end. Food guarantee has been provided to over 3.10 crore poor in the state as each of them would ...Read More
SRINAGAR: A defiant Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday scaled the gates of the Naqshband Sahib graveyard to pay tributes to the 22 people killed by the Dogra army on July 13, 1931. The dramatic scene unfolded a day after Abdullah and several leaders of the National Conference and opposition parties were put under house arrest to prevent them from going to the graveyard to mark Martyrs' Day. National Conference president Farooq Abdullah took an autorickshaw from the Khanya...Read More
Nalbari: A man in Assam's Nalbari district bathed himself in milk to mark his "freedom", recording the video of this unique celebration. Manik Ali was celebrating the divorce with his wife, who had a history of eloping following extra-marital affairs. Ali can be heard saying, "I am free from today" in the video, which has gone viral on social media. A resident of Boroliapara, Ali claimed that his wife had eloped twice and he had convinced her to return both times for the sake of their minor dau...Read More
New Delhi: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the initial report by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the recent Air India plane crash has not identified any mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft or its engines. He urged the public and media to avoid drawing premature conclusions, as the investigation is still underway. "The AAIB's preliminary findings did not identify a specific cause for the accident nor did they make any recommendations at this stage," Wilso...Read More
Hyderabad: A coded WhatsApp message, "Bhai, baccha aa gaya", was all it took to alert consumers to collect ganja at the HDFC Bank branch in Gachibowli from a Maharashtra-based supplier. Acting on a tip-off, the EAGLE narcotics wing conducted a decoy operation on Saturday and caught 14 people red-handed as they tried to purchase the contraband. The accused include Naveen (31), an online trader; Ayush (22), a student; Nikhil (29), a racing engineer; Sindura (26), an architect; Hasan (34), a prope...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's directive that all eateries along the Kanwar route display QR codes revealing the names and identities of their owners. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N. Kotiswar Singh will consider the public interest litigation filed by academician Apoorvanand Jha and others. Last year, the apex court stayed similar directives issued by the BJP-ruled governments of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya...Read More
Hyderabad: Secunderabad and surrounding areas came alive on Sunday to the devotional chants, drumbeats and thunderous energy of Potharajus, as the Bonalu festivities commenced, with lakhs thronging various temples. While Ujjaini Mahankali Temple remained the main attraction, devotees visited several other temples in Secunderabad such as including Mavurala Pedamma, Dokalamma, Katta Maisamma, Gandi Maisamma and Yellamma temples -- all located within two kilometre radius of the Ujjaini Mahankali T...Read More
New Delhi: The Centre has nominated four distinguished people to the Rajya Sabha: former foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Special Public Prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case Ujjwal Nikam, Kerala BJP leader C. Sadanandan Master, and Delhi-based historian Meenakshi Jain. In a notification issued late Saturday, the Union home ministry stated that, "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 80 of the Constitution, read with clause (3) of t...Read More
Vijayawada: Governor Justice S. Abdul Nazeer has expressed profound grief on the passing away of versatile Tollywood actor and former MLA Sri Kota Srinivasa Rao in Hyderabad on Sunday. Governor Nazeer said Srinivasa Rao made a lasting impact with memorable roles on stage and screen over the last four decades and won the hearts of Telugus. The governor offered his condolences to the bereaved family. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed his deepest sorrow and condolences to the Kota fam...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a suo motu petition addressing the practice of investigative agencies summoning lawyers who advise and represent parties in legal proceedings. A bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria will preside over the matter. The hearing follows the Enforcement Directorate's summonses to senior advocates Arvind Datar and Pratap Venugopal. In response, on June 20 the ED instructed its officers not to summon a...Read More