New Delhi: As the Monsoon Session of Parliament approaches, the Congress is gearing up to challenge the government and finalise its strategy. Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of senior party leaders on July 15 at her 10 Janpath residence to map out the party's approach for the session. Attendees will include Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, the deputy leaders in bo...Read More
Chennai: Surge in imports by the US ahead of anticipated tariff increases may see global trade expand by around $300 billion in the first half of 2025, with goods contributing about $230 billion and services around $70 billion. However, India was among the few countries that saw both goods and services trade decrease in the March quarter. The second half may see slower growth, finds UNCTAD. Global trade in goods and services continued its positive trajectory during the March quarter of 2025 wit...Read More
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said that justice will be delivered to every victim of terrorism" in Jammu and Kashmir, reiterating that acts of terrorism will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of law. He asserted that this reflects his administration's commitment to pursuing justice against terrorists. It, he said, would provide financial assistance and government jobs to the families of the terror victims and restore their confiscated properties, which suggests a broader...Read More
SRINAGAR: A collision involving three buses carrying Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Kashmir Valley's southern Kulgam district left 17 pilgrims injured on Sunday. The witnesses and police sources said that the mishap took place along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH44) near the Tachloo crossing in Kulgam's Khudwani area. "Over ten pilgrims were injured in the accident, which took place during convoy movement en- route to Baltal (a base-camp of the annual pilgrimage)," a police official said. ...Read More
New Delhi: Amid tensions in West Asia, especially the Israel-Iran conflict, India's import of crude oil from Russia rose to an 11-month high in June as refiners topped up tanks. According to data from Kpler, a global commodity tracking firm, India imported 2.08 million barrels per day (bpd) of Russian crude last month, the highest since July 2024. India has purchased over 80 per cent of Russia's seaborne Urals crude exports so far in 2025, with Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy accounting f...Read More
Guwahati: The anti-talk faction of outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (Ulfa-I) led by Paresh Baruah on Sunday said that a missile attack, carried out by Indian army on its camp in Myanmar, killed its two top commanders. The outfit in a statement to a local newspaper said that the attack was carried out during the funeral ceremony of one of its senior-most leaders self-style Lieutenant General Nayan Asom, who was killed in an alleged drone attack by the Indian army early on Su...Read More
New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Justice (retd) Sanjay Kishan Kaul said that the judiciary must perform the role of a catalyst for the rights of LGBTQIA+ persons.He was speaking on Saturday at the launch event of a policy document on recommendations for queer inclusion in India's legal and social landscape, organised by Keshav Suri Foundation and Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. "The judiciary must perform the role of a catalyst. India's legislative landscape for LGBTQIA+ recognition has evo...Read More
New Delhi: The first thing Grandmaster Shyam Sundar Mohanraj noticed about Harikrishnan A Ra was his calculation skills when he joined his academy, Chess Thulir in Chennai, as an early bird in 2022. Harikrishnan, 24, on Friday earned his third GM-norm at the La Plagne International Chess Festival in France to become the country's 87th Grandmaster and bring joy to his coach Mohanraj, who has seen two players from his academy become GMs in a span of months....Read More
New Delhi: The Election Commission has always been a "puppet" in the hands of the Modi government, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has alleged and claimed the poll body's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar is an "unconstitutional" move aimed at ensuring that majoritarian governments remain in power. In an interview with PTI, Sibal also alleged that each election commissioner surpasses the previous one in his "alignment to this government"....Read More
New Delhi: Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found "a large number of people" from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of voters' list in Bihar, officials said on Sunday.They asserted that the names of illegal migrants will not be included in the final electoral roll to be published on September 30, after proper enquiry of such people is conducted after August 1....Read More
New Delhi: 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 historian Meenakshi Jain have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha. In a notification issued late Saturday night, the Union Home Ministry said the President has nominated the four to the Rajya Sabha. "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of article 80 of the Constitution of India, read wi...Read More
Mehsana (Gujarat): The father of Sanket Goswami, a 19-year-old student who died in last month's Air India AI171 crash, stated that he was "not satisfied" with the preliminary investigation report released by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and requested the government to conduct a "thorough investigation". He also urged the government to take strict action against those responsible for the incident. Sanket's father, Atul Goswami, told ANI, "My son was 19 years old... My famil...Read More
ahmedabad, India - A preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171 has revealed that all crew members were deemed fit to operate the flight after being breathalysed upon arrival at Ahmedabad airport. The inquiry is now intensely focused on retrieved engine components, with investigators identifying "components of interest for further examinations." The aircraft,en route to Ahmedabad,began losing altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall. While no significant b...Read More
NIZAMABAD: The Bonalu festival will be held at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple in Domakonda mandal on July 14. The temple committee and the endowment department have made all arrangements for the annual event. Kamareddy MLA K. Venkataramana Reddy, state government adviser Mohammad Ali Shabbir, Zaheerabad MP Suresh Shetkar and other dignitaries will attend. Temple committee executive officer B. Prabhu said on Saturday that, after the Bonalu celebrations on Sunday, a Jatara will take place on Monday. H...Read More
Hyderabad: The Telangana Haj Committee is offering a free online application facility for pilgrims intending to undertake Haj in 2026. Minister Adluri Lakshman inaugurated the service at the Haj House on Saturday, assuring that the committee would ensure smooth arrangements. Officials said the last date to submit applications is July 31. Children below 12 years are not eligible. Applicants must complete the process early and ensure that their passports are valid until at least December 31, 2026...Read More
Bhopal: Nabha, the eight-year-old Namibian cheetah in the Kuno national park (KNP) in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday succumbed to injuries that she had sustained while hunting. She had been under treatment for a week for her injuries, KNP field director Uttam Kumar Sharma told this newspaper. "Nabha got badly injured a week back probably during a hunting attempt inside her soft release boma (large enclosure). She had fractures in both ulna (bone in the foreleg) and fibula (smaller of the two outer ...Read More
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh has won five Swachh Survekshan awards for its cities across various categories, as announced by the Centre on Saturday. Vijayawada, Guntur, and Tirupati have been selected under the 'Swachh Super League Cities' category at the national level. Vijayawada falls under the below 10 lakh population category, Guntur under 3 to 10 lakh, and Tirupati under the 50,000 to 3 lakh range. Visakhapatnam, under the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC), was selected fo...Read More
Hyderabad: In a fresh development in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) irregularities case, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) police on Saturday questioned several HCA officials and staff at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium over alleged unauthorised fund transfers involving HCA president A. Jagan mohan Rao. A team of CID officials visited the Uppal stadium, examined financial records and questioned officials and council members who were present at the HCA office for a...Read More
Nizamabad: High‐level corruption within several government departments has allowed the sale of adulterated toddy to flourish across Telangana. Fatalities linked to contaminated toddy have risen sharply, affecting both men and women addicted to the illicit brew. In pursuit of quick profits, unscrupulous depot owners, toddy tappers and corrupt officials are promoting this dangerous trade. Disturbingly, some young migrant workers from Telangana have struggled to maintain jobs in the Gulf because o...Read More
HYDERABAD: Union minister Kishan Reddy on Friday credited India's emergence as the world's fourth-largest economy to the energy and capabilities of its youth, noting that the nation's demographic advantage -- with an average age of 30 -- continues to drive rapid economic growth. Speaking at the 16th Rozgar Mela held at Rail Kalarang in Secunderabad, held as part of a nationwide programme headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, he said the newly appointed youth will shape India's future...Read More
Visakhapatnam: Union aviation minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu on Saturday said that it was too early to jump to conclusions over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report on the Air India aircraft crash in Ahmedabad, the findings are not final. "So, let's not jump to any conclusions at this stage. Let us wait for the final report. These are technical things and that is why we have these investigation agencies. Once they are clear, they are going to submit the final report. At this st...Read More
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has raised serious concerns over the increasing financial burden on the state government due to the high interest rates on loans inherited from the previous BRS administration. In a meeting with Prof. S. Mahendra Dev, chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), the CM spoke of the difficulty in loan repayment which, he said, was significantly hindering the state's development. The Chief Minister requested the Centre's coop...Read More
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's (AAIB) preliminary report on Air India AI 171 plane crash in Ahmedabad indicates fuel supply shut down to both engines, one after the other, due to fuel switch being shifting from "Run" to "Cut Off" mode immediately after take off which led to engine shut down and crash. The sound picked up from the Cockpit Voice Recorder of the Boeing 787 that crashed indicated that during the take off the fuel system transitioned from "Run" to "Cut Off" ...Read More
Visakhapatnam: Civil aviation minister Rammohan Naidu distributed 52 appointment letters to newly recruited individuals in various government sectors as part of the nationwide Rozgar Mela initiative. Among the recipients were 20 individuals appointed to the Indian Railways, along with others selected for India Post, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Union Bank of India, and Indian Institutes of Management (IIM). In his inaugural address, the Union minister emphasised the spirit o...Read More
VISAKHAPATNAM: The second Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Ports Conclave will be held in Visakhapatnam on July 14 and 15, according to an official release from the Visakhapatnam Port Authority. The two-day conclave, themed "Navigating the Future: Blue Economy, Innovation, and Sustainable Partnerships", will bring together ministerial delegations, port authorities, maritime experts, and business leaders from BIMSTEC member countries -- Ban...Read More
New Delhi: The Airline Pilots' Association of India (ALPAI) has strongly criticized the preliminary report issued by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) regarding the AI 171 crash on June 12, raising serious concerns over the direction, transparency, and integrity of the ongoing investigation. In a sharp statement, ALPAI alleged that the "tone and direction of the investigation suggest a bias toward pilot error." The association categorically rejected what it called a premature pr...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA would form the government in Kerala in 2026. Addressing a meeting of hundreds of booth-level workers drawn from local body wards, Shah said," To the voters of Kerala, I want to say that the BJP-led NDA under Modi will fight the 2026 assembly elections to form the government in Kerala. The 25,000-strong cadre gathered here is sending out this message." Kerala has experienced LDF and UDF gover...Read More
Guwahati: The Assam government on Saturday launched a massive eviction drive to evict 1080 families allegedly encroaching upon about 140 hectares of forest land in the Paikan Reserve Forest in Western Assam's Goalpara district. Amid the protest of those being evicted, the state administration said that drive was primarily to curb human-elephant conflict and restore ecological balance in the area. In order to maintain law and order during the eviction drive, joint teams of the Forest Department...Read More
Hyderabad: Raising his voice against Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan for his remarks on Hindi language, film actor Prakash Raj expressed displeasure over the former's statement underscoring the importance of Hindi and its advantages in learning it for better communication. In a tweet, Prakash Raj said, "Should sell at this range. Chi... Chi.. Shameful." Prakash Raj posted the tweet in response to Pawan's comments. Pawan was the guest of honour at the "Dakshin Samvad" programm...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the inscription of 'Maratha Military Landscapes' on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and said every Indian is elated with this recognition. 'Maratha Military Landscapes', representing extraordinary fortification and military system envisioned by the Maratha rulers, was on Friday inscribed on the coveted list. This is India's 44th property to receive the recognition....Read More