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New Delhi: Petrol and diesel are costliest in Andhra Pradesh largely because of the highest VAT the state charges, while smaller states and Union Territories such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands have the lowest fuel prices, according to information furnished in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. A litre of petrol in Amaravati - the capital city of Andhra Pradesh - costs Rs 109.74, while the same in Andaman & Nicobar Islands comes for Rs 82.46, according to a written reply by Minister of State for Petroleum ...Read More >
New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said he would seek time to respond to the notice issued by the Delhi Police in connection with the National Herald case. Speaking to the media at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, Shivakumar said he was originally scheduled to submit his reply to the police on Monday. However, due to the demise of senior leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa, he had to travel to Davanagere on a special flight. "In view of this, I will request time to submit my ...Read More >
Anantapur: Anantapur witnessed a massive bike rally on Monday as the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) intensified its protest against the alleged privatisation of government medical colleges, following a call given by party president and former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The rally was organised under the leadership of YSRCP Anantapur district president Ananth Venkatarami Reddy and saw large participation from party leaders, elected representatives and cadres. Legislative Council Members Sh ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday. The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions. Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay thei ...Read More >
Belagavi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday paid rich tributes to senior legislator Shamanur Shivashankarappa, stating that the late leader played a pivotal role in the social, economic and educational development of Davanagere district. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly while supporting the condolence resolution moved in the House following Shivashankarappa's demise, the Chief Minister recalled his long and impactful public life. Shivashankarappa entered the Legislative Assembly at t ...Read More >
Nellore: Leaders of various political parties and officials paid floral tributes to Sri Potti Sriramulu on the occasion of his death anniversary here on Monday. Municipal Administration Minister Ponguru Narayana along with district collector Himanshu Shukla has garlanded the statue of Sri Potti Sriramulu located at Atmakur Bus Stand centre and has paid rich tributes. BJP state president PVN Madhv along with party leaders also garlanded the statue of Potti Sriramulu at Atmakur bus stand and pai ...Read More >
Bengaluru: MaestroI laiyaraaja will hold a special concert here next month to mark 50 years of his musical journey, coinciding with the silver jubilee celebrations of the Akshaya Patra Foundation. The event, titled 'Ilaiyaraaja 50: A Legendary Musical Journey', will be held on January 10, 2026, at the NICE Grounds in Madavara. The concert will support 'Music for Meals', an initiative of the Akshaya Patra Foundation that leverages music-led programmes to raise awareness and mobilise support for ...Read More >
Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Monday launched a sharp political attack on the previous YSRCP government, accusing it of hatching a "big conspiracy" in the name of three capitals and leaving Andhra Pradesh without a functional capital, while asserting that his government has restored Amaravati's primacy. Addressing the Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu Self-Sacrifice Day programme at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram here, Naidu said the three-capitals proposal had pushed the state into ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Politicians generally lobby for a Minister post even before becoming an MLA or MLC. A few have become Ministers before holding these positions in Telangana. However, many do not become ministers despite winning multiple elections due to political dynamics. TPCC Chief Mahesh Kumar Goud's situation, however, is different. He is in a catch-22, unsure whether to accept a ministerial position in the expected upcoming cabinet expansion, even though the party is ready to offer him the post. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Congress party legislators and corporators from the city called on GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi to discuss the ongoing reorganisation of civic divisions and concerns over the redrawing of ward boundaries. MLAs Danam Nagender, Arikepudi Gandhi and Prakash Goud, MLC Balmuri Venkat, along with corporators, met the Mayor and GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan to raise concerns over the redrawing of ward boundaries following recent government orders. On the occasion, Mayor Gadwal Vijayal ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in preparation for one of its busiest periods in recent years, has lined up seven launch missions by March next year, including a key test of indigenous electric propulsion and quantum communication systems, and the first uncrewed flight of the Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme. The first mission in this series is expected as early as next week, signalling a tightly packed launch calendar with both strategic and commercial goals. At ...Read More >
New Delhi: IndiGo has cancelled as many as 109 flights across India due to adverse weather conditions, causing significant disruption to arrivals and departures at major airports, including Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. The airline stated that poor weather has impacted flight schedules and advised passengers to check their flight status before travelling. IndiGo also urged travellers to leave for airports early, as low visibility has affected road traffic and movement. "Prolonged lo ...Read More >
Mumbai: The rupee on Monday weakened further to close at a fresh all-time low of 90.74 against the US dollar, after slipping as much as 90.80 during intra-day trade, amid lingering uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and continued foreign fund outflows, according to market participants. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 90.53 per dollar and remained under pressure through the session as strong dollar demand from importers and risk-averse sentiment dragge ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Loudspeakers that had been blaring across 4,000-plus villages for so many days have fallen silent as campaigning by parties for the final phase of the Gram Panchayat (GP) elections, to be held on December 17 on non-party basis, concluded on Monday. The first phase of the GP elections was held on December 11 and the second phase on December 14. The final phase of the elections will be held on December 17 in 182 mandals, 4,157 village panchayats, and 28,406 wards. In the final phase, ...Read More >
New Delhi: Setting the stage for a political face-off during the ongoing winter session of Parliament, the Centre has introduced a Bill that will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA). The new Bill is called The Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Grameen), shortened as VB G RAM G. A whip has been issued, and BJP MPs have been asked to attend Parliament to ensure the passage of the Bill. According to the government, the new Bill pres ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday that India is "very close" to concluding an interim trade deal with the US to bring down tariffs but stopped short of fixing any timeline on the issue. "We are very close on closing the initial framework deal, but I don't want to put a timeline to it," the Commerce Secretary told journalists here. "We have done six rounds of talks with the US, where we have discussed both the BTA (bilateral trade agreement) as well as an interim ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Apart from political backlash over the doubling of divisions by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) from 150 to 300, following the merger of municipalities and the redrawing of boundaries, there is heavy public outcry over the delimitation exercise believed to have been done "in haste" and "without transparency". People are demanding a thorough review of the entire exercise. Citizens of various divisions have raised strong objections to the recent delimitation process ...Read More >
New Delhi: Bihar minister and MLA Nitin Nabin on Monday formally assumed charge as BJP's national working president at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in Delhi. Union ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Piyush Goyal, among others, welcomed Nabin amid rousing sloganeering by party's workers. Nitin Nabin, 45, is the youngest BJP national working president. A five-time MLA from Bihar, Nabin currently serves as the state's Road Construction Minister and has previously held portfolios, includi ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab General Secretary Baltej Pannu on Monday rebutted the allegations raised by Opposition parties over Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections, stating they have resorted to false propaganda as it is clearly staring at a massive defeat. Addressing the media here, Pannu said the local body elections were conducted in a completely peaceful, fair and transparent manner, a first in many decades in Punjab. He said people participated enthusiastically and e ...Read More >
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday condemned the "inhuman treatment and misconduct" meted out to students and youths protesting in Prayagraj against alleged corruption at the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC). The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh was displaying "arrogance of power" by resorting to lathi-charge, assault and alleged acts of humiliation, including pulling hair, against unemployed youths who were raising issues related to examinations and recru ...Read More >
Jalandhar: In a money laundering probe related to an environmental crime, the Enforcement Directorate attached properties, including land, building and plant and machinery, worth Rs 79.93 crore belonging to a Punjab-based company involved in water pollution, an official said on Monday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Jalandhar Zonal Office, provisionally attached the immovable properties of Malbros International Pvt Ltd on Saturday in the money laundering investigation related to environmental ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi choked under a thick blanket of smog on Monday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) settling at 498, which falls in the higher spectrum of 'severe' category. The air quality was 'severe' at 38 stations while it was 'very poor' at two stations. Jahangirpuri, which recorded an AQI of 498, recorded the worst air quality amongst all 40 stations. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'modera ...Read More >
New Delhi: Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, the owners of North Goa's Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, are likely to arrive in Delhi from Thailand on Tuesday, the Goa Police said. The brothers will be taken into custody by the Goa Police immediately upon their arrival in the national capital. Thai authorities had detained the Luthra brothers on the basis of an INTERPOL Blue Corner Notice issued at the request of Indian law enforcement agencies. Following their detention, the two will be produced befor ...Read More >
Kolkata: Police have arrested two people in connection with the incident at the Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, during Lionel Messi's event on Saturday. A senior officer of Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate said on Monday that the two were arrested from the Nagerbazar area by officers of the South Bidhannagar police station. The arrested individuals have been identified as Gaurav Basu and Shubhrapratim Dey. According to police sources, these two were ...Read More >
Mumbai: Ahead of the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections slated for January 15, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday unveiled plans for 295 acres of Central Park, combining the open land of Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the Coastal Road and also the 10 lakh square feet of the Underground Sports complex. Shinde said that this will be the largest gift ever given to Mumbaikars. "There will be no concrete construction on the ...Read More >
Manipal: The Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) will celebrate its 33rd convocation through two phases of ceremonies scheduled in Manipal and Bengaluru spanning November 21 to 30. More than 8,500 students across the country and overseas are set to graduate this year from one of India's top-ranked private universities, recognised as an Institution of Eminence and placed third in the NIRF 2025 university rankings. At Manipal, the convocation will take place between November 21 and 23 at K ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The BJP leader, Jay Dholakia, who recently registered a landslide victory in Nuapada by-election, on Thursday took oath as a member of Odisha Assembly. Speaker Surama Padhy administered the oath of office to Jay in the presence of senior leaders, his mother, Kalpana Dholakia, and other family members. Jay was elected to the Assembly from Nuapada constituency in the November 11 by-poll necessitated by the death of his father and sitting BJD MLA Rajendra Dholakia. He defeated Congres ...Read More >
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Ghatshila (Jharkhand): The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has registered a resounding victory in the Ghatshila Assembly bye-election, with party candidate Somesh Chandra Soren defeating BJP nominee Babulal Soren by an impressive margin of 38,524 votes. Somesh Soren maintained a strong lead from the very first round, steadily widening the gap as counting progressed. He secured 1,04,794 votes, while the BJP candidate managed 66,270 votes. All other 11 candidates lost their deposits. The by ...Read More >
Varanasi, November 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in his parliamentary constituency,Varanasi on Friday evening on a two-day visit. Around 5 PM, PM's special aircraft landed at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Babatpur, where State Finance and Parliamentary Affairs Minister and district in-charge Suresh Khanna, MLA Dr. Awadhesh Singh, MLA Sunil Patel, MLA T. Ram, Commissioner S. Rajalingam, Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal, District Magistrate Satyendra Kumar, and others welc ...Read More >
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