SRINAGAR: A security high alert has been sounded across Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on Friday, his first after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor launched by India on the night of May 6-7, as a direct response to it. While the security arrangements in the hinterland are notably stringent, the anti-infiltration grid along both Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) with Pakistan is on high alert, the official sources said, adding tha...Read More
Hyderabad: Efforts of ACB officials to weed out corrupt officials are being affected by bureaucratic delays, in some cases influenced by the accused officials, resulting in delayed prosecution and justice. The conviction rate in the cases involving bribery and disproportionate assets, registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), is low because of the delayed clearances from the vigilance and enforcement for prosecution, and the department concerned. Director-general Vijay Kumar said the ACB...Read More
Hyderabad: Contrary to widespread and distressing reports circulating on social media and some unofficial sources earlier today, Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has not passed away. He remains critically ill but is showing signs of recovery after being rushed to AIG Hospital in Gachibowli on Thursday with heart-related issues. BRS MLC Dasoju Shravan provided a crucial update, stating, "Maganti Gopinath is recovering." Shravan clarified that Gopinath is res...Read More
BENGALURU: Bengaluru police on Thursday registered an FIR against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and event management company DNA in connection with a stampede that occurred outside Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday, leading to the deaths of 11 people and injuries to around 50 others. The victims had gathered outside the stadium to attend a felicitation programme for RCB players following their Indian Premier League 2025 victory. The stampede ...Read More
Vijayawada: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said Andhra Pradesh aims to plant one billion trees in a single day and targets planting five crore trees this year. Participating in a Vana Mahotsavam programme at the ADCL Park in Ananthavaram, Amaravati, on Thursday, Naidu and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan planted saplings in the ADCL Park. They took a round of the pollution control stalls near the venue. Announcing that AP's target is 50 per cent green cover by 2047, Naidu said, "It ...Read More
Raipur: Top Maoist leader Tentu Lakshmi Narasimhachalam alias Sudhakar, who carried a collective bounty of Rs one crore in three states, was on Thursday killed in an encounter with security forces in the Indravati National Park area under Bijapur district in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh, police said. This was the second major breakthrough made by the security forces in their ongoing battle against Leftwing extremism in Bastar, in the last fortnight. On May 21, CPI (Maoist) general secretary Na...Read More
Bhubaneswar/Gopalpur: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday laid the foundation stones for five major industrial projects at the Tata Steel Special Economic Zone Limited's (TSSEZL) Gopalpur Industrial Park (GIP) in Ganjam district. With a cumulative investment of over Rs 20,500 crore, these projects mark a significant boost to the state's fast-growing industrial base. Addressing the gathering, Chief Minister Majhi said, "Ganjam has emerged as a dynamic industrial destination due ...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Marking World Environment Day, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to plant 7.5 crore saplings across the state this year, stepping up efforts to combat climate change and promote a greener, healthier environment. Addressing a state-level event in Bhubaneswar, Majhi emphasized that a healthy environment is vital for a healthy society. "The government has already planted over 6.5 crore saplings under the 'Ek Ped Maa Ki Nam' initiative, an...Read More
HYDERABAD: Union minister for coal and mines G. Kishan Reddy, accompanied by students from various government schools in Telangana, who achieved top ranks in the 10th class public examinations, planted saplings at his official residence in Delhi as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative of 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' and asked them to don the role as new age environment warriors and work hard to save earth from plastic pollution. He also gave them tips on environmental protection....Read More
Mumbai, Jun 5 (PTI) India head coach Gautam Gambhir didn't specify which three of the five Tests will Jasprit Bumrah be available but insisted that the bowling unit has enough quality to handle the workload in absence of its the pace spearhead during the upcoming series against England. "We have not already taken that call that which three games we want (him) to play," Gambhir said, though it is not certain if Bumrah would play only three Tests. India's chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar had i...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar said there was no question of removing the portrait of Bharat Mata from the Raj Bhavan premises. At the World Environment Day function in Raj Bhavan here on Thursday, Governor Arlekar said;''I was told that the agriculture minister would be present for this function. Earlier, it was informed that the education minister will also be present. However, they were not able to come here. The minister wanted the Bharat Mata portrait to be removed fr...Read More
Bhubaneswar: Prominent social activist Medha Patkar was stopped from entering Odisha's Rayagada district on Thursday morning, where protests against bauxite mining were planned for the day. Patkar, a leading face of the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan,' arrived at Rayagada railway station early in the day, only to be served a prohibitory order restricting her entry into the district for two months, effective from June 4, 2025. The order, signed by Rayagada district collector Parul Patawari, also bars n...Read More
New Delhi: A section of Bangladesh media has come out against the ordinance brought by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus saying the new definition of freedom fighter has only led to confusion, controversy and ambiguities. While questions are being raised on the need to change the definition of freedom fighters and the interim government's intentions behind this, editorials have also questioned the need for the interim government to go for such major policy level changes when it is the...Read More
Chennai: Silver on Thursday hit an all-time high in the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) at Rs 1,05,484 per kilogram and made a 12-year international peak near $36.15 per ounce due to weak US economic indicators, rising geopolitical tensions, a softening dollar, and robust industrial demand. MCX silver had touched Rs 1,02,000 in March this year and in the international market silver saw these levels in October 2012. Weak US economic data and ISM Services PMI contraction sparked concerns of a slo...Read More
Cuttack: A police constable on Thursday saved the life of a 44-year-old man who slipped into the gap between a train and the platform of the Cuttack railway station in Odisha, in a heroic rescue. Constable Tulu Behera, hailed a hero on social media after a video of the incident went viral, was patrolling the platform when he spotted a man slipping into the gap while trying to board the Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Express, which was departing....Read More
Bengaluru: On the orders of the State Government, Bengaluru City Deputy Commissioner Jagadeesh on Thursday began his Magistrate probe into the stampede at the Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday which claimed 11 lives. On Wednesday, stampede occurred outside Chinnaswamy stadium when Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans gathered around the Stadium to witness a felicitation programme of the players. The felicitation was organized to celebrate RCB winning the IPL-2025 trophy, which was its first....Read More
HYDERABAD: Former chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao has sought a postponement for appearing before the Justice PC Ghose commission of inquiry into the Kaleshwaram project barrages. Chandrashekar Rao, who was to appear on June 5, is learnt to have informed the commission that he would be able to do so on June 11, and that this request was accepted by the commission. Former irrigation minister T Harish Rao, who was given June 9 as the day to appear before the commission will do so on the same da...Read More
Hyderabad: The State government has envisaged plans to develop Telangana as a number one developed State in the country as well as in the world, said Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Monday. "India is bracing for the centenary celebrations of the country's Independence in 2047. The State government is working in a mission mode to play a pivotal role in developing India," he said while participating as a chief guest during Telangana Formation Day celebrations organized at Parade Grounds he...Read More
Visakhapatnam: The southwest monsoon set in over Andhra Pradesh (Rayalaseema region) on Monday, arriving nine days ahead of schedule, bringing rain to parts of the Rayalaseema and coastal Andhra Pradesh. For the second year in a row in the past one decade, the monsoon entered AP region earlier as the usual date of onset is on June 4. Last year, the monsoon arrived in AP on June 2. Director of IMD, Andhra Pradesh Stella S said southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of centra...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a PIL seeking to regulate all online and offline betting applications. A bench of justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh issued the notice on a plea filed by K A Paul, who claimed that many children committed suicide after getting involved in online betting and gambling applications. The petitioner also alleged that a lot of online influencers, actors and cricketers were promoting these online apps due to which children we...Read More
Chennai: Drawing the curtains on a 63-year-old issue, the State Cabinet on Monday decided to give pattas to a total of 86,000 poor and ordinary people now occupying poramboke land, including 29,187 of them living in the non-objectionable regions in the 'belt areas' of the four districts surrounding Chennai, Chief Minister M K Stalin said. After presiding over the Cabinet meeting in Chennai, Stalin announced through a message on his X page, about the government decision to issue pattas to 57,084...Read More
Raipur: Five of 31 Maoists slain in Sunday's encounter with security forces in a forest falling under Indravati National Park in Bijapur district in south Bastar of Chhattisgarh have been identified, police said on Monday. West Bastar Division secretary Hunga Karma, who was in the rank of divisional committee (DVCM) member carrying a bounty of Rs eight lakh, was among the five slain Naxals who have been identified so far, police said. The other three deceased Naxals, who have been identified, ...Read More
Hyderabad: Actor Ajith Kumar's racing car was involved in yet another accident but he himself escaped unharmed though the vehicle suffered significant damage. The mishap took place during a training session at the Estoril track in Portugal for an upcoming sprint challenge. This is the second incident in the very recent past. Earlier, during practice for the Dubai 24H-racing event, the racing enthusiast's car spun out of control and hit the barricades at the boundary. In an interview after the ...Read More
Hyderabad: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday directed officials to take measures to supply sand at lower prices to people and supply sand free of cost to beneficiaries of Indiramma houses. During a review meeting on the mines and minerals department at his residence on Monday, Revanth Reddy ordered officials to inspect sand reaches and take stringent action against those involved in sand smuggling. District collectors and superintendents of police are being entrusted with the responsibil...Read More
Karimnagar: The state government is making significant progress in tackling the unemployment problem, while simultaneously fostering regional development, said irrigation minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, Karimnagar district in-charge, here on Monday. He was addressing a rally that was taken out by the Congress for the Graduate MLC seat candidate V. Narendar Reddy from SRR College grounds to the collectorate, where he filed his nomination papers. Present on the occasion were TPCC chief B. Mahesh ...Read More
Hyderabad: South Central Railways is operating 140 special trains for the Maha Kumbh Mela. Railway authorities reported that these trains have already carried approximately 1.3 lakh reserved passengers. Event organisers urged pilgrims to use public transport to avoid traffic congestion A press release noted that on February 9 alone, a record 330 trains operated from eight railway stations in the Prayagraj area, transporting about 12.5 lakh passengers back home. Indian Railways scheduled trains...Read More
Chennai: The overwhelming victory in the Erode East Assembly by-election and a series of storms in the AIADMK teacup have led to the DMK speculating on the AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami losing his grip over the party, whose cadre, as Law Minister S Regupathy claimed, had already started gravitating towards the DMK. While Regupathy told the media at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK headquarters, on Monday that the four years of good governance provided by the DMK had led to the people ...Read More
Cuttack: India vice-captain Shubman Gill has allayed fears around Virat Kohli's fitness, saying the batting stalwart is fine and should be fit for the second One-Day International against England here on Sunday. Kohli, 36, was forced to miss the ODI series opener in Nagpur due to swelling in his right knee, leaving the team in a spot of bother as it went into the final dress rehearsal for the ICC Champions Trophy, beginning in Pakistan and Dubai on February 19....Read More
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said it will respond with full facts in writing after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that Maharashtra has more voters than the state's total population. Soon after Gandhi levelled the allegations at a press conference here, the poll body said in a post on X, "ECI considers political parties, as priority stakeholders, of course the voters being the prime and deeply values views, suggestions, questions coming from political parties."...Read More
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) felicitated its staff for their humanitarian approach while performing their duties and giving free lifetime bus pass to a child born in a bus. The TGSRTC released a release on this event which took place on Wednesday. The MD of the corporation felicitated the staff. Koteswara Rao, the driver, managed to retrieve 10 tolas of gold that was stolen in the bus. A child was born in a bus on January 2 and the corporations gave a life...Read More