Hyderabad: Telangana BJP president and Union minister G. Kishan Reddy will inaugurated the tourism ministry-funded facade lighting system at the historic Kacheguda railway station. The '2.23-crore project is meant to beautify the heritage structure through facade lighting, making them more visually appealing. The Kacheguda station, built in 1916 during the Nizam's rule in Gothic architectural style, has been illuminated with 785 fixtures. The lighting will help people understand and appreciate ...Read More
Hyderabad: The Telangana Waqf Board is yet to begin geo-tagging waqf properties on the UMEED portal, which the Central government launched following the implementation of the Waqf Amendment Act. The board said it is waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict. The Unified-waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development (UMEED) will serve as a centralised digital platform for real time uploading, verification, and monitoring of waqf properties. Telangana Waqf Board chairman Azmattullah Hus...Read More
Hyderabad: After a carefully calibrated Cabinet expansion, providing representation to marginalised sections, the senior Congress leadership reached out to aspirants who did not make it to manage internal party dynamics. While legislators like Sudarshan Reddy, Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy, Malreddy Ranga Reddy, and Premsagar Rao -- all from upper castes -- aspired for Cabinet posts, the party prioritised social justice by inducting Dr Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy, Adluri Lakshman Kumar, and Vakiti S...Read More
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said the Telugu people are one though they are living in different regions - and that his aim is to make the community "number one" in the world. Naidu was speaking at the launch event of a book, Prajala Kathe Na Aatmakaatha (The people's story is my autobiography) authored by Bandaru Dattatreya. He said, "When we thought of how to elevate the Telugu community, we began with the development of Hyderabad through the Hi-Tech City. With then P...Read More
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has condemned "the disgraceful remarks" targeting women in the Amaravati region. Naidu's reference was to the remarks of V.V. Krishnam Raju on the Telugu news channel owned by YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. In a strongly worded statement, the chief minister warned of tough action against those who "crossed all boundaries and wounded the sentiments of women in the name of a malicious conspiracy against the capital." Such people, he said, would face the s...Read More
VIJAYAWADA: The Yogandhra vibrant celebration of wellness was held at the scenic Haritha Berm Park, attracting nearly 2,000 participants on Sunday in Vijayawada city. NTR District Joint Collector S. Ilakkiya stated that the event, organised by the district administration in collaboration with the tourism and Ayush departments, aimed to promote yoga as a consistent daily practice. "It is not sufficient to practise yoga for just a month. I encourage everyone to dedicate some time every day to yog...Read More
Hyderabad: The Congress hopes to secure a second Assembly seat in Hyderabad by winning the bypolls in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency following the death of BRS incumbent Maganti Gopinath. The Congress, which drew a blank in the state capital in the 2023 Assembly polls, opened its account from Hyderabad by winning the Secunderabad Cantonment bypoll in June 2024 after the untimely death of Lasya Nanditha in February 2024. In the 2023 Assembly polls, Maganti Gopinath secured 80,549 votes...Read More
Hyderabad: Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday praised Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya as a rare leader with no enemies in public life and said his autobiography would inspire youth to take up social service. "Dattatreya is a friend to everyone," the former President remarked. Speaking after releasing Dattatreya's autobiography 'Prajala Kathe, Naa Atma Katha' (The Story of the People is My Autobiography) at Shilpakala Vedika in Madhapur, Kovind said Dattatreya rose to the position of...Read More
Nalgonda: Makthal MLA Vakiti Srihari, one of the three newly inducted ministers in the Telangana government following Sunday's Cabinet expansion, has risen through the ranks, from serving as a sarpanch, to becoming a state minister. Contesting on a Congress ticket, Srihari was elected as MLA in the 2023 Assembly elections. He defeated his opponent, BRS candidate Chittem Rammohan Reddy, by a margin of 17,525 votes. Srihari secured 74,917 votes, accounting for 39.99 per cent of the total vote sha...Read More
Ahmedabad, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MSC IRINA, recognised as the world's largest container ship by TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) capacity, is set to dock at the Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport on Monday and will be berthed till Tuesday. The monumental arrival marks a significant milestone for the seaport, which was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 2. The MSC IRINA boasts an impressive capacity of 24,346 TEUs, making it a formidable player in g...Read More
Guwahati: Massive protests broke out amid violence in the Imphal Valley of Manipur after the alleged arrest of five volunteers from the Arambai Tenggol, an armed Meitei radical group, on Saturday night, forcing the state administration to impose curfew and suspend Internet services for five days amid escalating tension in the state. The violent protests erupted after the security forces arrested five Arambai Tenggol leaders, including its commander Kanan Singh. The protesters burnt tyres on the...Read More
Madurai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the NDA would form governments in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Addressing party office bearers, he hailed Madurai as a city of 'Parivartan' and said his party's Karyakarta Sammelan (workers meet) would lead to change as well, of dislodging the DMK from power. The DMK's corrupt rule has affected the poor, women and children in Tamil Nadu, Shah alleged, and urged his party members to resolve to dislodge the Stalin-led Dravidian party ...Read More
Madurai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday chaired the core committee meeting of Tamil Nadu BJP unit here and said that the people of the state are fed up with the "massive corruption" of the DMK government. The BJP top leader was in the temple city to review the preparedness of the party to face the Tamil Nadu Assembly election next year and devise a strategy to fight polls. "The people of Tamil Nadu are fed up with the massive corruption of the DMK govt. The BJP Karyakartas will reach o...Read More
New Delhi: In a move to curb digital frauds, leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel Ltd has requested over 40 banks, as well as banking regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and government's umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), proposing a close collaboration and a unified front, including sharing intelligence over repository of known fraudulent financial domains....Read More
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief and former Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao paid tribute to the party MLA Maganti Gopinath, who passed away on Sunday morning. KCR visited the MLA's residence in Madhapur, where he offered his respects to the departed leader. Visibly emotional, KCR was moved to tears upon seeing Gopinath's body. He later met with the bereaved family members and extended his heartfelt condolences....Read More
New Delhi: Resignation is the only option before Justice Yashwant Varma to avoid impeachment by Parliament as the government pushes for bringing a motion to remove the Allahabad High Court judge over alleged corruption. Officials aware of the procedure to appoint and remove Supreme Court and high court judges pointed out that while defending his case before lawmakers in any of the House, Justice Varma can announce that he is quitting and his verbal statement will be considered as his resignatio...Read More
Guwahati: Massive protest broke out Protests in Imphal valley of Manipur after the alleged arrest of five volunteers from the Arambai Tenggol group a Meitei group on Saturday night forcing the state administration to impose curfew and suspend the internet services for five days amid escalating tension in the state. The security sources which were tight-lipped about the alleged arrest of five youths said that curfew has been imposed in Bishnupur besides prohibitory orders on gatthherings of over...Read More
New Delhi: In a joint operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israel Security Agency (ISA) have eliminated As'ad Abu Sharaiya, a senior leader of the Mujahideen terrorist organization in Gaza, and another terrorist, Mahmoud Muhammad Hamid Kuhail. According to the IDF, Abu Sharaiya was directly involved in the October 7, 2023, massacre, infiltrating Kibbutz Nir Oz, and was responsible for the abduction and murder of several Israeli citizens, including Shiri, Ariel, Kfir Bibas, and Nat...Read More
Bengaluru: The one-man inquiry commission constituted by the Karnataka government under retired High Court judge John Michael Cunha to inquire into the June 4 stampede that killed 11 people, has been asked to identify the persons responsible for the omissions or deficiencies that led to this incident. As per the terms of reference to the commission from the government, it has also suggested precautionary measures that can be taken to prevent recurrence of such incidents in the future, among oth...Read More
New Delhi: The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has given all e-commerce companies three months to audit their websites and apps for "dark patterns" -- deceptive design tactics that nudge or trick shoppers into unintended purchases or disclosures. Officials added that show-cause notices have already gone out to several unnamed platforms found flouting the agency's 2023 guidelines, which identified 13 specific dark patterns like false urgency, basket sneaking, confirm shaming, forced...Read More
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Mr Rahul Gandhi has once again questioned the transparency and neutrality of the Election Commission of India during the Maharashtra assembly elections of 2024, fearing that the upcoming Bihar state polls too may go through the same pattern of institutional "rigging" as of Maharashtra. Mr Gandhi, in an article published on Saturday, had raised several issues pertaining to Maharashtra assembly elections and accused the ECI of "match-fixing." He alleged that the vo...Read More
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday met senior security officers involved in two major anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh and declared that the Centre remains "fully committed" to eradicating left-wing extremism. At North Block, Shah reviewed recent successes with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Deka and other top officials. "I congratulated the officers on t...Read More
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 7 (ANI): Following the completion of one month of Operation Sindoor, people living near the Indo-Pak border in Rajasthan expressed happiness. A resident in Barmer said that there was too much enthusiasm among the people during Operation Sindoor, and nobody living near the border vacated their village. A resident, Raghuvir Singh, said, "My village is just 2 km away from the Indo-Pak border. We have seen Operation Sindoor very closely. Nobody living near the bo...Read More
Bhopal: As many as 50,000 employees of the Madhya Pradesh government have not been paid salaries for the past six months despite having employees' codes. This has given rise to the suspicion that bogus employees may have entered into the payroll of the state government. The Commissioner of Treasury and Accounts (CAT), functioning under the state finance department, has ordered a probe into it, sources said. The issue came to light when the state-level finance intelligence cell (SFIC), functio...Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday outlined five key global priorities to build disaster-resilient infrastructure, including a skilled workforce, a global digital repository to document best practices and innovative financing. He said that strengthening early-warning systems and coordination is another crucial aspect. Addressing the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025 via videoconferencing, Mr Modi noted that India has established a tsunami-warnin...Read More
Hyderabad: The BRS was not intimidated or running scared on the Kaleshwaram project issues was being claimed by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, and would "expose the Congress government's lies" before the Justice P.C. Ghose commission of inquiry, senior BRS leader and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao declared on Saturday. Harish Rao, in a clear reference to former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, made it clear that "a man who was not afraid to give up his life for Telangana" would g...Read More
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, An...Read More
Kolkata: The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation has started conducting a structural health test of the 425-metre New Town flyover over Biswa Bangla Sarani. Traffic cops said the flyover will undergo various tests every weekend for 20 days, after which the authorities will decide on taking corrective action if necessary.Currently, work has started on the Sector V-bound flank of the flyover. Barricades have been put up and motorists have been asked to move slowly. "The flyover flanks w...Read More
Hyderabad: The government announced on Saturday that it would grant permits for 65,000 green autorickshaws to ply within the Outer Ring Road (ORR) limits. Permission has been granted for operating 20,000 electric autorickshaws, 10,000 fuelled by CNG, 10,000 by LPG and 25,000 retro-fitted electric three-wheelers. No permissions shall be given to petrol or diesel autorickshaws. Earlier, no new autorickshaws were delivered or sold to people unless they submitted a certificate issued by the transpo...Read More
Hyderabad: A sudden spell of heavy rain disrupted weekend routines across Hyderabad on Saturday, soaking several neighbourhoods and triggering waterlogging and traffic congestion. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more such spells till June 11, with lightning, gusty winds, and a dip in daytime temperatures across Telangana. In the city, showers were reported from Borabanda, Ameerpet, Mehdipatnam, Jubilee Hills, and Banjara Hills by Saturday afternoon. The sun was out until ...Read More