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Hyderabad, Nov 15 (PTI) Filmmaker S S Rajamouli on Saturday unveiled the title of his next mega project, "Varanasi", at a grand fan event held at Ramoji Film City in the presence of its stars Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran. The film marks Rajamouli's first collaboration with Telugu superstar Babu, who plays the lead role of Rudhra. It will be released worldwide in January 2027, coinciding with the festival of Sankranti. The grand "Globe Trotter" event drew about 50 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) After the Delhi government launched inter-state electric bus services to two cities and plans further expansion, it will also install electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at the city's three major interstate bus terminals (ISBTs), officials said. The Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTC) has floated a tender for the supply and installation of chargers and the required infrastructure at the three ISBTs -- Kashmere Gate, Sarai Kale Khan, and ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Nov 14 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh and Singapore governments on Friday signed a deal on urban governance, sustainable development, and flight services between Vijayawada and the city-state at the 30th CII Partnership Summit here. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said Singapore's government and companies operate on innovative ideas, and that Andhra Pradesh is keen to collaborate with such entities. "Singapore and Andhra Pradesh governments sealed the deal in the presence of Chief Mini ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) Before launching into the Bihar assembly elections, the celebrated former poll strategist Prashant Kishor had made two predictions, one about his Jan Suraaj Party and the other about the JD(U), of which he is a former national vice president. His prediction of "arsh par ya farsh par" (either sky high or down to dust) for his own party has, much to his chagrin, come true, though JD(U) cadres, including its supreme leader Nitish Kumar, the Bihar Chief Minister, may ridicule hi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) A Delhi court on Friday allowed the ED 14 days' custody of Gurugram builder and director of the Ocean Seven Buildtech Pvt Ltd (OSBPL), Swaraj Singh Yadav, in an alleged money-laundering case. Yadav was produced at the residence of Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon around 2:25 am on Friday after being arrested in a money-laundering case linked to allotments made under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), the Union government's flagship scheme. The agency sai ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Nov 14 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief Jagdish Vishwakarma on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "politics of development" for the party's resounding win in Bihar assembly polls. Union Jal Shakti minister and former Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil said instead of indulging in caste-based electoral politics, which is common in Bihar, PM Modi sought votes solely on the basis of development. Addressing a press conference at the st ...Read More >
Srinagar, Nov 14 (PTI) The ruling National Conference (NC) candidate from the Nagrota assembly segment was among 23 candidates who forfeited their deposits in the bypolls to the two assembly seats of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, for which the results were declared on Friday. In the Nagrota assembly seat in Jammu, eight candidates out of 10 forfeited their deposits. The candidates who lost their deposits included the ruling party's Shamim Begum. A candidate forfeits the deposit i ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) Riding on the clear trends of Bihar Assembly polls which pointed towards a landslide victory of the NDA alliance over the Mahagathbandhan, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan said on Friday that he firmly believed that Nitish Kumar would continue to remain the state's chief minister. Paswan attributed the "arrogance" of the Tejaswai Yadav-Rahul Gandhi-led opposition alliance for its thumping defeat and stated that the people's "faith in the unity of NDA partn ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea of former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji seeking relaxation of his bail conditions in the money laundering case related to the alleged cash-for-job scam in the state. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the plea of Balaji and sought its response in 10 days. The matter has been posted for hearing on December 1. Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Na ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) founder Mukesh Sahani on Friday attributed his party's rout in the Bihar assembly polls to NDA's aggressive cash outreach to women voters, as the INDIA bloc ally failed to take a lead in any of the 12 seats it contested. Speaking to PTI Video shortly after trends confirmed the VIP's wipeout, despite his projection as the alliance's deputy chief ministerial face, Sahani insisted that the verdict was the "people's mandate", not a reflection of org ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Inox Wind Ltd (IWL) on Friday posted 43 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 121 crore for September quarter FY26, mainly on the back of higher revenues. The company had logged a net profit of Rs 84 crore a year ago, a statement said. Revenue rose to Rs 1,162 crore in the quarter from Rs 744 crore in the same period a year ago. IWL's order execution during the quarter increased to 202 MW, with order book at 3.2 GW providing revenue visibility of 18-24 months. ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Nov 14 (PTI) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said India is negotiating free trade agreements at present with countries, including the US, European Union, New Zealand, Oman, Peru and Chile. He also said that the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) would be happy to join hands with the Andhra Pradesh government to develop a world class convention centre - Andhra Mandapam - here like Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The minister added that lowering trade ba ...Read More >
Aizawl, Nov 14 (PTI) Mizoram's main opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) president Zoramthanga on Friday attributed the collective efforts and dedication of party workers for the MNF winning the by-election to the Dampa assembly seat in Mamit district. In the Dampa Assembly bypoll, MNF candidate Dr R Lalthangliana defeated his nearest rival, Vanlalsailova of the ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM), by a margin of 562 votes, according to the results announced by the Election Commission. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) India's adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the justice system remains human-supervised, ethically guided and privacy-conscious, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Friday. The minister made the comments at the 10th OECD Global Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice, held in Madrid during the Justice Leaders Dialogue on the theme "Data-driven and resilient justice systems for shared prosperity. "India's adoption of AI in the jus ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) The Union government has released Fifteenth Finance Commission (XV FC) grants during the financial year 2025-26 for rural local bodies in Assam, the Panchayati Raj Ministry said in a statement. The ministry said it entails the second instalment of untied grants of the financial year 2024-25 amounting to Rs 219.24 crore. These funds are for all eligible 27 district panchayats, all eligible 182 block panchayats and all eligible 2,192 gram panchayats of the state. Further, ...Read More >
Lucknow, Nov 14 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday congratulated the voters, workers and office bearers of the NDA for their resounding victory in the Bihar Assembly elections. He also termed the victory as a "testament to the people of Bihar's unwavering faith in the development-oriented guidance" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a post on X in Hindi, Adityanath said, "Hearty congratulations to the dedicated workers and office bearers of the BJP-NDA alliance for t ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (PTI) The Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election victory is a shot in the arm for Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who made the poll a prestigious battle for the party and further consolidated his position. With the win, the Congress's tally in the 119-member Assembly rose to 66. This is the second bypoll the party has won in the last two years. Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav on Friday won the by-election to the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency -- crucial for both the ruling ...Read More >
Visakhapatnam, Nov 14 (PTI) World Trade Organization Chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday said India should take the leadership role in reform process at the WTO amid growing uncertainties at global trade front. She said that India's economy is growing at a healthy pace and it is a leader in areas such as technology. She said that there is a need to look at areas in the WTO which are not working and discuss ways to correct that. "'...and here India can be a leader, India should be a leader in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Ruling parties Friday lost four of the eight seats where assembly bypolls were held on November 11 with the Congress bagging one seat in BJP-ruled Rajasthan and the PDP handing the National Conference its first ever defeat in its stronghold of Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP won the Nagrota seat in Jammu and Kashmir and Mizoram's main opposition party, Mizo National Front (MNF), retained the Dampa assembly seat with its candidate R Lalthangliana defeating Vanlalsail ...Read More >
New Delhi: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)'s support proved crucial for the Congress in the Jubilee Hills by-elections in Telangana as the ruling party registered a comfortable win over the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, popularly known as KCR. It is said that Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy had "managed" AIMIM chief and Hyderabad Lok Sabha member Asaduddin Owaisi to support the Congress candidate, V Naveen Yadav. There are over 1.20 ...Read More >
Srinagar/Budgam (J&K), Nov 14 (PTI) Opposition PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir on Friday won the Budgam assembly bypoll in Jammu and Kashmir, defeating ruling National Conference (NC) candidate Aga Syed Mehmood by a margin of nearly 4,500 votes. This is the first time that the NC has lost in its bastion of Budgam, in central Kashmir, since 1957, the first elections for the legislative assembly. According to the data on the ECI website, Muntazir secured 21,576 votes against Mehmood's 17,098 at ...Read More >
Tarn Taran (Punjab), Nov 14 (PTI) Punjab's ruling AAP retained the Tarn Taran assembly seat with its candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu defeating his nearest rival and SAD nominee Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa by a margin of 12,091 votes. Harmeet Singh Sandhu secured 42,649 votes against Randhawa's 30,558 after the completion of all 16 rounds of counting, the Election Commission website showed. Celebrations broke out at AAP offices in Tarn Taran and Chandigarh, with party workers dancing to drumbeats a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has dealt a body blow to the grand old party, the Congress, in the Seemanchal region as it appears set to win six seats. An aggressive campaign by Asaduddin Owaisi in Kishanganj, Katihar, Araria and Purnia districts helped him gain the support of the electorate and eroded the Congress vote bank. The Congress, which contested 61 seats, was banking on a strong performance in this region, but it managed to win only a few seats, while A ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Police have intensified digital surveillance and are keeping a vigil on various social media platforms to monitor conversations, reactions and potential leads linked to the Red Fort blast, police sources said on Friday. Multiple specialised teams have been deployed round-the-clock to scan public posts, comments, videos and online discussions to detect any hint of radicalisation, misinformation, provocation or suspicious online activity emerging after the blast, said a so ...Read More >
Budgam (J&K), Nov 14 (PTI) PDP's winning candidate from Budgam Aga Syed Muntazir on Friday said the bypoll verdict of the people is a protest against the ruling National Conference (NC) for not fulfilling its political and developmental promises. Muntazir won the Budgam assembly bypoll in Jammu and Kashmir, defeating ruling National Conference candidate Aga Syed Mehmood by a margin of nearly 4,500 votes. According to the data on the ECI website, Muntazir secured 21,576 votes against Mehmood's ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday termed the NDA's landslide win in the Bihar assembly elections as a victory of good governance, development and the spirit of public welfare and social justice. In a series of posts on X, Modi also congratulated the BJP's alliance partners -- Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, LJP-RV supremo Chirag Paswan, HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi and RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha. "Deepest gratitude to my family members of Bihar, who have blessed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) Sunrisers Hyderabad are set to trade out-of-favour India pacer Mohammed Shami to Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). SRH had acquired the services of the 35-year-old pacer for Rs 10 crore at the auction last year. "Both franchise have agreed to the trade," a source in the know of things told PTI Shami endured an underwhelming season last year with SRH. In nine outings he managed just six wickets at an average of 56.16 with an economy rate ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 13 (PTI) India faces a significant public health risk from poor-quality PVC resin imports containing carcinogenic compounds at levels up to five times higher than global safety limits, a report by the Centre for Domestic Economy Policy Research (C-DEP.in) said on Thursday. The report, launched at IIT Delhi, revealed that imported PVC resin contains high levels of Residual Vinyl Chloride Monomer (RVCM), classified as a Category 1A carcinogen by the International Agency for Researc ...Read More >
Porbandar, Nov 13 (PTI) Exercise Trishul has set new benchmarks in jointness and interoperability and "we go back much stronger out of it", top Indian military commanders said on Thursday. The nearly two-week-long mega tri-service exercise will draw to a close after the culmination of a final amphibian exercise, Amphex 2025, currently underway at Madhavpur Beach off Saurashtra Coast in Gujarat. Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command; Vice-Admiral Krishna Swam ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 13 (PTI) Leaders across the political spectrum of Bihar on Thursday held hectic parleys and reviewed last-minute preparations as the state was readying for the counting of votes polled in the recently held high-stakes assembly polls that will decide whether Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister, will get a record fifth term. RJD leader and INDIA bloc's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav said his party workers and the common people were ready to handle "any unconstitutional activi ...Read More >
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