Simran Rajak Chennai: Governor RN Ravi on Wednesday threw down another gauntlet to the state government by dismissing the search committee set up by the state higher education department to find another vice-chancellor for Chidambaram’s Annamalai University and announcing his own committee for the purpose. A search committee notified by the higher education department through a government … Read more
Mumbai: The BJP will hold all aces in the Maharashtra legislature as the saffron party on Wednesday nominated Ram Shinde, a close aide of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, for the post of chairman of the Vidhan Parishad (State Legislative Council). BJP’s Rahul Narvekar also holds the Speaker’s post. Shinde filed his candidature for the post … Read more
Hyderabad: To clear encroachments on footpaths and roads in Vambe Colony and Laxmiguda localities of Mailardevpally, officials of Town Planning Branch, GHMC, carried out a demolition drive on Wednesday. Unauthorized structures and shops on footpaths, which cause inconvenience and safety to pedestrians as well as creating traffic jams, have been demolished. The campaign was launched … Read more
Mumbai: Radhakishan Damani (69), founder of Avenue Supermarts, IDFC First Pvt., the company that runs popular retail chain DMart, and Hurun India has topped the Top 200 Self-Made Entrepreneurs of the Millennium 2024. Avenue Supermarts cost more than Rs 3.4. Lakh crore shows a 44 percent increase in value compared to last year. Indian consumers’ … Read more
Srinagar: A significant haul of narcotics and arms was jointly seized by the Indian Army and local police on Wednesday from an area near the Line of Control (LoC) in north-western Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Army said it launched a search operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police at Chinotra in … Read more
Chennai: The Center has released a total of Rs 10.36 lakh crore to the states till December. Among the states, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest debt-to-GSDP ratio at 50.4 percent, while Tamil Nadu tops the total outstanding liabilities. Till December in FY25, the government has released Rs 10,36,460 crore to states. The largest share of … Read more
Jerusalem: Exhausted and grieving, Palestinian activist Fakhri Abu Diab stood amid the rubble of his home in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, a narrow valley away from the Old City’s famous domes. In early November, bulldozers from the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality demolished his house for the second time in the Silwan neighborhood due to unauthorized construction. “They … Read more
Karimnagar: The proposal to merge five village panchayats and Kothapalli Municipality into Karimnagar Municipality (KMC) has been strongly opposed. Mayor Y. People’s representatives and villagers including Sunil Rao expressed their concern. On Wednesday, Mayor Rao wrote an open letter to the Provincial Chief Secretary of Urban Administration and Urban Development and asked the government to … Read more
Vijayawada: Due to adverse weather, the operation of tourist boats on Godavari river from Gandipochamma ferry crossing to Papikondalu has been stopped since November 19. Rampachodavaram Deputy Collector KR Kalpashree issued a notice on Wednesday saying that the low pressure system over South Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify and move towards Andhra Pradesh … Read more
The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, has once again warned India to impose reciprocal taxes on the country. Trump has in the past described India as a “tariff king” and accused New Delhi of charging “high tariffs” on US products. At a press conference in Mar-a-Lago, he said, “Reciprocal. If they … Read more