New Delhi: The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA), the narrow-body fleet pilots' body at Tata Group-owned Air India, on Sunday said the crew of the AI-171 flight that crashed last month acted in line with their training and responsibilities under challenging conditions, and the pilots should not be vilified based on conjecture. Strongly rejecting insinuations in some quarters about pilot suicide, the association representing narrow-body pilots of Air India stressed that until the offic...Read More
Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Brahmos missile proved instrumental in Operation Sindoor and since then, more than a dozen countries have expressed interest in it. Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled a statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at the National PG College and released a postage stamp in tribute to him. "Just a few days ago, I inaugurated a Brahmos airspace integration and testing facility in Lucknow. You ...Read More
Visakhapatnam: Reaffirming India's commitment to strengthen regional maritime connectivity and cooperation across the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) region, Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) is going to host the second BIMSTEC Ports Conclave at Novotel on Monday (July 14). Focusing on the theme 'navigating the future: blue economy, innovation and sustainable partnerships', the two-day conclave will bring together ministerial delegations...Read More
Gadwal: In a shocking incident that has drawn widespread criticism, unidentified assailants attacked the Q News office located in Peerzadiguda, Hyderabad, as well as MLC Teenmar Mallanna. The attack, which occurred earlier today, has been strongly condemned by civil society and political leaders, with calls for swift action and justice. Jogulamba Gadwal District President of the Teenmar Mallanna Team, Kommula Praveen Raj, issued a sharp statement denouncing the assault. He described the inciden...Read More
Guntur: The Guntur Municipal Corporation bagged Swachh Survekshan award for the year - 2025 for better sanitation in the category of Swachh Super League cities having 3 lakh to 10 lakh population category. Mayor Kovelamudi Ravindra, GMC commissioner Puli Srinivasulu will receive the award from President Draupadi Murmu at a programme to be held at Vidya Bhavan in Delhi on July 17. Puli Srinivasulu congratulated the people, public health department staff and workers who tried their best for impr...Read More
Vijayawada: Mayor Rayana Bhagyalakshmi and Commissioner Dhayanachandra HM, in a press release on Saturday, stated that Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has been selected for Super Swachhata League under Swachh Survekshan 2024. Mayor Bhagyalakshmi informed that on President Droupadi Murmu will be presenting the award at a programme in New Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan on July 17. She thanked citizens, sanitation workers, and staff -- the key contributors to this success. Commissioner Dhayanachandra HM e...Read More
Bhimavaram (West Godavari District): Providing employment opportunities to youth is the primary goal of Rozgar Mela initiative, Union Minister of State for Steel and Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma said. Participating as the chief guest at 16th Rozgar Mela held in Guntakal on Saturday, the Minister reiterated that the Central government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, has been consistently working to provide quality employment to all sections of society. Accordin...Read More
Penukonda (Sri Sathya Sai district): BC, EWS welfare, handlooms and textiles S Savitha launched a scathing attack on YSR Congress Party (YSRCP)... Penukonda (Sri Sathya Sai district): BC, EWS welfare, handlooms and textiles S Savitha launched a scathing attack on YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders, accusing them of behaving like terrorists and inciting their cadres to violence and intimidation. Speaking to the media at her camp office here on Saturday, the minister alleged that YSRCP workers w...Read More
Vijayawada: Five cities in Andhra Pradesh bagged Swatcha Sarvekshan awards in different categories. Minister for municipal administration P Narayana will receive the awards from Union minister for urban affairs Manoharlal in New Delhi on July 17. Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation bagged ministerial award under special category award and Rajahmundry bagged ministerial awards under state level category. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Guntur and Tirupati Municipal Corporations bagged ...Read More
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Police have arrested a doctor in connection with a drug peddling case, making it the ninth arrest in an ongoing investigation into a local narcotics supply network, officials said on Saturday. City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy identified the accused as Prajwal Peenyas, a native of Mangalapet in Bidar district and currently residing in Kodipalya, Kengeri, Bengaluru. He was previously a medical student at a private college in Mangaluru and had three drug-relat...Read More
Bengaluru: India ranks among world's top 10 tech markets in 2025, particularly standing out in terms of talent availability, with its top six cities making the top 10 list for tech talent acquisition in the Asia-Pacific region, a report showed on Thursday. The Asia Pacific region is gaining momentum as a global tech talent hub, being home to three of the world's top 10 locations - Bengaluru in India, Tokyo in Japan and Beijing in China, said the report from Colliers. "India is a powerhouse of ...Read More
Bengaluru: Three tiger cubs that were allegedly abandoned by their mother after littering have died in Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) recently, officials said on Saturday. Tigress Hima Das gave its third litter of three cubs on July 7, and after giving birth, she did not take care of them, and consequently, all three cubs were injured, they said. According to the BBP, the cubs were shifted to a Hospital for intensive care and hand-rearing. Despite all interventions by doctors, the cubs did...Read More
Thane: A 16-year-old girl showed presence of mind and foiled her alleged kidnapping attempt by an autorickshaw driver by attacking him with a geometry compass while she was on her way to school in his vehicle at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said. The incident occurred on July 9 around 12 noon, they said on Saturday. A case in this connection has been registered at the Shanti Nagar police station in Bhiwandi. "The girl had boarded the rickshaw to go to her school on Wednesd...Read More
CHENNAI: The concept of backbenchers will no longer exist in Tamil Nadu schools, as the School Education Department has proposed new seating arrangements where the benches will be laid in the shape of the Tamil letter 'Pa'. Noting how seating arrangement plays a vital role in enhancing learning, promoting interaction and comfort, the School Education Director S Kannappan said the key features in the new plan would ensure that every student can see the board and teachers clearly, improve accessi...Read More
Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India, Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, said Dr. BR Ambedkar's contribution to shaping the Indian Constitution as a testament to his foresight in acting as an instrument of social and economic transformation in the country. The CJI delivered a lecture on Dr. BR Ambekdari's contribution to the Indian Constitution organised by Osmania University on Saturday. He noted how Dr BR Ambedkar had to come up within a short period the Objective Resolution in 1946 and steered ...Read More
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced that it has successfully completed the development of the Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) for its ambitious Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, following the conclusion of its qualification test program. The milestone moves India closer to its first crewed space mission, slated for the first quarter of 2027. A full-duration hot test of the SMPS was conducted for 350 seconds at the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) in T...Read More
New Delhi: The US Embassy in India has issued a fresh advisory reminding visa holders that visa screening continues even after the visa has been granted. In a recent post on social media platform X, the embassy emphasised that individuals who fail to comply with US laws and immigration rules risk having their visas revoked and may face deportation. "US visa screening does not stop after a visa is issued," the embassy stated. "We continuously monitor visa holders to ensure they follow all US law...Read More
Kolkata: A second-year MBA student at IIM Calcutta has been arrested after a woman alleged that she was raped inside boys' hostel of the premier institute. However, in a surprising turn, the woman's father later claimed there was no sexual assault and said his daughter was "fine and resting." The woman, a psychological counsellor by profession, visited the Haridevpur police station on Friday evening and submitted a handwritten complaint. She alleged that she had been offered pizza and water dur...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday emphasised his government's focus on generating employment in the public and private sectors, asserting that the country has progressed in every field in the past 11 years. In a virtual address after the distribution of over 51,000 appointment letters, the PM said his government's welfare schemes, be it building over 4 crore houses for the poor, distributing over 10 crore new LPG connections or the rooftop solar programme, have created lakhs o...Read More
Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has decried the growing trend of pursuing foreign degrees regardless of the financial position of the student's family. He cautioned students against doing so merely out of peer pressure, while emphasising that an international qualification was not necessarily a marker of excellence. Delivering the convocation address as chief guest at the 22nd Convocation of the NALSAR University of Law here on Saturday, he advised students to...Read More
Hyderabad: Politicians belonging to rival parties at the Centre and in the State may make their points with animosity. However, when it comes to bitter truths that cannot be sugar-coated, it is easier to reason with a top central official who is none other than the PM's Economic Advisory Council Chairman. Sensing this, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has just poured out his 'financial' woes concerning the state before Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Prof. S Mahendra Dev a...Read More
Jammu: More than 6,400 pilgrims, accompanied by a multi-tier security escort, left for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas on Friday, officials said. Over 1.30 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at the shrine since the start of the 38-day annual yatra through the twin tracks of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district on July 3. Escorted by CRPF and police personnel, the 10th batch of 6,482 pilgrims, including 4...Read More
Gurugram: Police here on Friday said they were investigating all possible angles in the murder of former tennis play-er Radhika Yadav, including what her mother was doing when the incident occurred. According to an FIR registered based on the complaint of the deceased's uncle, Kuldeep Yadav, Radhika's mother Manju Yadav was present on the first floor of the house when the shooting took place. The 25-year-old former player was shot dead by her father at the family's double-storey home in the up...Read More
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru University has issued a detailed clarification rejecting allegations made by a few Dalit professors who had resigned claiming discrimination and anti-Dalit policies in the institution. In an official letter to the Association of SC/ST Teachers, the university stated that there is no truth to claims of anti-Dalit bias. Instead, it stressed that teachers from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes have been given significant representation in various posts. The university...Read More
New Delhi: India's economic growth remains on track amid global uncertainties, with an improvement in high frequency indicators for both services and manufacturing, and consumption picking up momentum during Q1/FY26 versus Q4 of FY25, according to a Bank of Baroda (BoB) report released on Friday. High frequency data available for the first quarter (Q1) so far shows that consumption demand appears to be improving compared with the last quarter. This is reflective in the rise in steel consumption...Read More
New Delhi: Electric vehicle maker Kinetic Green on Friday said it plans to expand its business with the launch of three e-scooters over the next 18 months. The first of the three new products is expected to be launched around the festive season this year, the Pune-based firm said in a statement. Kinetic Green has partnered with Italy's Torino Design to co-create a new range of ultra-futuristic scooters, it added. "Having sold over 80,000 E2Ws in this initial phase, created a strong manufacturi...Read More
Mumbai: Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, on Friday announced that the conglomerate is preparing for a capital expenditure investment of nearly $100 billion over the next five years. "The scale and pace of this commitment is unprecedented in India's private sector history as we do our part for strengthening the very spine of India's rise that must carry 1.4 billion dreams," Gautam Adani remarked. Addressing a conference of top doctors here, Gautam Adani said these investments are manifestat...Read More
Hyderabad: The BJP in Telangana appears to have taken a firmer stance following the acceptance of Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh's resignation by the central leadership on June 30. State party spokesperson Rani Rudrama stated on Friday that former state BJP chief and Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy had forwarded Raja Singh's resignation letter to the party high command, as Singh was the party's sitting MLA. Rudrama explained that Raja Singh has faced suspension from the BJP on multiple occasions in t...Read More
Hyderabad: To prevent urban flooding and ensure the smooth flow of water during rains, the Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) has launched a demolition drive along the IDL nala and Balkapur nala. The operation targeted illegal structures built over the nalas, carried out with strong police protection. Following recent complaints from locals regarding encroachments causing the submergence of residential clusters, HYDRAA Commissioner AV Ranganath, along with concer...Read More
Hyderabad: Alleging that the Telangana BJP Chief N Ramchander Rao was maintaining silence on the Bhadrachalam Sri Ram temple land issue, BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Friday urged the BJP leaders to put aside the politics and come forward to save the temple lands in Andhra Pradesh. Taking to X, the BRS leader said, "BJP President Ramachander Rao has no time for our Telangana's Bhadrachala Ramachandra Prabhu? Why isn't Bandrachalam land sacrosanct enough for the BJP to protect? About 889....Read More