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BENGALURU: Congress on Tuesday accused the Union government of triggering a "full-blown livelihood crisis" in Karnataka, alleging mismanagement of LPG and fuel supply that has hit auto drivers, small businesses and gig workers. In a joint statement, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Congress general secretary in charge of the state Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed that over five lakh auto drivers and lakhs of small hotel owners, vendors and delivery ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court's nine-judge Constitution Bench on Tuesday began hearing a batch of review petitions related to the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple. The Court will examine the scope of Articles 25 and 26, the essential religious practices doctrine, and the extent of judicial review in matters of faith. The nine-judge Constitution Bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, along with Justices B V Nagarathna, M M Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanul ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: In a major environmental concern, 315 out of 697 lakes in Jammu and Kashmir have disappeared since 1967, resulting in the loss of 2,851.26 hectares of water area over nearly six decades, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The report states that Jammu and Kashmir originally had 697 lakes, including 367 in the Jammu region and 330 in the Kashmir Valley. Of these, 315 lakes, 259 in Jammu and 56 in Kashmir, have vanished, causing a loss of 1,537.0 ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan and Minister for HRD and IT Nara Lokesh congratulated the rank and file of the BJP on the occasion of the party's 47th foundation day on Monday. "I extend my warmest wishes to all leaders, karyakartas, and supporters of the BJP on its 47th Foundation Day. Rooted in nationalism and committed to the nation's all-round development, the party has consistently worked towards strengthening our culture and democratic values, promot ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Civil Supplies Director S Nupur Ajay Kumar on Monday stated that there is no shortage of LPG, petrol, diesel, or fertilizers in the state and urged the public not to panic. Addressing a joint press conference at the State Civil Supplies Corporation office in Kanuru along with PIB Director G Suresh Kumar, she said the government has taken all necessary steps to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities. She stated that despite global uncertainties, adequate stocks are bei ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BRS MLA and former minister T Harish Rao on Monday alleged a conspiracy to divert 200 acres of land -- earmarked for the proposed Koheda fruit market -- to private players. Speaking to the media after visiting the market site on the outskirts of Hyderabad, he claimed that while the previous BRS government had sanctioned funds for the project, the current Congress administration was attempting to sell the land. He said the BRS government had planned a world-class fruit market on 200 ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Monday expressed hope that the saffron party will emerge as an alternative force and form the government in Telangana by winning the next Assembly elections. Nabin was speaking to party state unit chief N Ramchander Rao over the phone on the occasion of BJP foundation day. Extending his greetings to Ramchander Rao, he expressed his desire to see BJP emerge victorious in the next elections. Urging party workers and leaders to reach out to the pu ...Read More >
ADILABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday said that the Congress government has delivered on all the promises made during the "People's March" padayatra he took out ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections in the state. During a massive public meeting organised at Pippiri village in Adilabad district, he said: "The Congress government has a humanitarian perspective. Our goal is to build a society without inequalities." It may be mentioned here that Vikramarka had launched t ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) has cautioned that varied weather conditions will persist across the State for the next two days. Managing Director Prakhar Jain said that while many districts will see cloudy skies, thunderstorms and rainfall, others may experience intense heat. A surface circulation remains active over the southwest Bay of Bengal, with a trough stretching from Rayalaseema and Tamil Nadu up to the Gulf of Mannar, influencing the curren ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, which came into force on April 1, mandate strict four-stream waste segregation at source and introduce enhanced accountability measures to improve recycling and reduce landfill dependence. Replacing the 2016 framework, the new rules require segregation of waste into wet, dry, sanitary and special care categories, supported by a compulsory four-bin system. They also introduce digital waste tracking and enforce the 'polluter pays' principle ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: In a significant development, Pithapuram Railway Station has been included under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, with works worth Rs 37.25 crore sanctioned for its modernisation. The initiative comes following the efforts of Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan. During a previous visit to Pithapuram, Pawan Kalyan had inspected the station premises and expressed concern over unhygienic conditions. He directed officials to take immediate steps for improving sanitation and infrastructu ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday as surging crude oil prices amid growing uncertainty about the fate of West Asia war dented investors' sentiment. Unabated foreign fund outflows also added to the gloom. The 30-share BSE Sensex tumbled 824.44 points to 73,282.41 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 248.95 points to 22,719.30. From the 30-Sensex firms, InterGlobe Aviation, Eternal, Axis Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, State Bank of ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A 43-year-old IT employee from Kondapur lost Rs 2.36 crore allegedly after being duped into investing in a fake online platform by fraudsters posing as acquaintances on Facebook. According to the victim, he received a friend request in August 2025 from a woman identifying herself as Yeung Dee, also known as Cora, which he accepted. The two later exchanged phone numbers and continued their communication. During conversations, she claimed to be from Singapore and working in Mumbai, add ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The IMD has forecast light to moderate rain across Telangana over the next three days, with thunderstorms and gusty winds likely in several districts. Officials said multiple atmospheric systems over southern India are influencing the weather. A trough persists over the south coastal Andhra region near the west-central Bay of Bengal, while a cyclonic circulation over Rayalaseema has shifted towards areas adjoining Telangana. Another trough extends from this system across Tamil Nadu t ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The Government of India has officially published the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Act, 2026 in the Gazette, confirming Amaravati as the State capital. The Act, which received Presidential assent on April 6, amends Section 5 of the 2014 law, replacing 'and there shall be a new capital' with 'and Amaravati shall be the new capital.' It also clarifies that Amaravati includes areas notified under the APCRDA Act, 2014. The amendment is deemed effective from June 2, 2024. E ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has hit back at his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan after the latter's criticism of the performance of the Congress government in Telangana. Revanth, in a statement on Monday, said: "Kerala is struggling with brain drain, industrial stagnation and a welfare model increasingly dependent on Gulf remittances. It deserves a better government than the one that held power for 10 years and has run out of new answers. The people of Kerala deserve the Congre ...Read More >
ANANTAPUR : Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday launched a 100-day Water Security Action Plan and a dedicated mobile application at Yadiki in Tadipatri constituency, Anantapur district. The initiative, running until July 14, is designed to conserve water, recharge groundwater, and ensure sustainable irrigation across the State. Addressing a public gathering under the Jaladhara - Water Security & Responsibility of Water Users Associations programme, Naidu declared water security as the ...Read More >
PIPPIRI (ADILABAD) : Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced that the Pranahita-Chevella project at Tummidihatti would be taken up soon and that the foundation stone for the Adilabad airport would be laid on June 2. He also said that, as requested by MLA Payal Shankar, development of the Gudem Satyanarayana Swamy temple would be taken up first as part of the Godavari Pushkaralu works. The chief minister, along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and other Congress leaders, laid ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: India is steadily emerging as a strong global power and is on track to become a Vishwaguru by 2047, AP BJP President PVN Madhav said on Monday. Foundation Day celebrations of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were held at the party's state office in Vijayawada. Addressing party workers during the event, Madhav said the BJP has completed 46 years and entered its 47th year, describing it as a significant milestone in its journey. He extended greetings to party cadres, leaders, and citi ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Adding to her list of fallouts with the BJP, R Sreelekha, the party's candidate in the high-profile Vattiyoorkkavu constituency, on Monday walked out of her own campaign event following a lack of acknowledgement of her name by the chief guest, Union Minister S Jaishankar. After reconciliation talks made by the party's state leaders, Sreelekha returned to the stage and attended the event. In an apparent damage control move, she later told the media that she had no such issue ...Read More >
CHENNAI: India on Monday achieved a major milestone in its civil nuclear programme, with the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attaining criticality, the stage at which a controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction begins. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described it as a "defining step" in advancing the second stage of India's nuclear programme. "The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained criticality... a decisive step towa ...Read More >
CHENNAI: As of Monday, the last date for filing nominations for the upcoming Assembly election, over 6,700 nominees have entered the fray to contest from 234 seats in Tamil Nadu. On Monday alone, over 3,300 candidates submitted their nomination papers. Of the 6,740 nominations uploaded to the ECI website by 10 pm on Monday, 5,497 were from men and 1,241 from women. Two nominations were filed by trans persons one from the Villivakkam Assembly constituency and the other from the Radhapuram seat. ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The BJD on Monday suspended former Bhadrak MP Manjulata Mandal and her husband, former Dhamnagar MLA Muktikanta Mandal for anti-party activities. Sources in the BJD said both the leaders were hobnobbing with the BJP which went against the interest of the party in Bhadrak district. Both the leaders are likely to join the BJP soon. Manjulata was elected from the Bhadrak Lok Sabha seat in 2019 parliamentary election on a BJD ticket by defeating Avimanyu Sethi of the BJP. However, she ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR : With a majority of public universities left without vice-chancellors (V-C) for several years, which had seriously affected their functioning, the state government finally appointed V-Cs to 14 institutions on Monday. Governor and Chancellor of universities Hari Babu Kambhampati appointed the V-Cs to Utkal, Ravenshaw, Fakir Mohan and 11 other universities as per the provisions of The Odisha Universities Act, 1989 and The Odia University Act, 2017. As per the communication from the ...Read More >
BALASORE: Three persons were killed after a speeding truck rammed into a vehicle parked along NH-16 near Dahisada chowk under Soro police limits late on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as truck helper Vookuri Ajay Kumar (33) of Nalgonda district in Telangana and assistant Dara Sudarshan Rao (22) of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. The identity of the truck driver is yet to be ascertained. Police said a snag-hit truck bearing Jharkhand registration was parked along the NH ne ...Read More >
COIMBATORE: Government school teachers in Coimbatore urged the School Education Department to conduct transfer counselling before the academic year begins. A secondary grade teacher from a panchayat union middle school in Pollachi district told TNIE, "The conditions of the general transfer counselling policy clearly state that the counselling should be done in May. Further, it also states that no transfer counselling should be done during the academic sessions." "But the department conducts co ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: One-and-half years after the Mohan Charan Majhi government dissolved the Special Development Councils (SDCs) formed by the previous BJD regime citing their continued dysfunction and failure to achieve intended objectives, it has now reconstituted the bodies in 23 districts. The government on Monday announced the names of the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons for each district. In order to ensure gender representation, women have been appointed vice-chairpersons in 22 councils. Keo ...Read More >
KOZHIKODE: Kerala's long-pending tunnel project received a decisive legal clearance on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to halt the Kozhikode-Wayanad twin tunnel project, dismissing petitions challenging its environmental approval and effectively allowing construction to proceed. A Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi upheld an earlier verdict of the Kerala High Court, which had validated the environmental clearance granted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The BJP on Monday celebrated its 47th foundation day at the state party office here with senior leaders highlighting the importance of organisational strength, dedication and ideological commitment. Addressing a meeting after unfurling the party flag, deputy chief minister Pravati Parida said BJP is a cadre-based party where continuous efforts inevitably lead to success. "It is the only party where even an ordinary worker can rise to the top through commitment and hard work. The p ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: To prevent re-registration of old commercial vehicles from other states in Odisha, the government on Monday issued an order restricting entry and operation of such vehicles that are over 10 years old and registered outside the state. The move assumes significance in view of the prohibition imposed in Delhi/NCR over plying of diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years due to pollution concerns. Sources said such ban outside Odisha has increased the r ...Read More >
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