AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Sunday said he will visit all 234 assembly constituencies in the state from January 2025, and to expose the DMK government to the “sad state” of Tamil Nadu. will meet He further announced that a major electoral alliance would be formed under the leadership of the AIADMK for … Read more
There has been a lot of seismic activity in Chase over the past few years. But an earthquake emanating from the epicenter – India – really shook the sport in 2024. No one can deny that 2024 is the year of Indian chess. And also a great year of Indian chess on the chessboard. It … Read more
Trump Presidency: What It Could Mean for India After Donald Trump took an incomparable lead over Kamala Harris in the presidential election, India’s foreign relations should take a collective breath. The implications of any new US president for the world are usually profound. But in a world characterized by strategic turmoil and two wars (between … Read more
A man named Avnish Kumar was on his way to school in Bihar’s Begusarai district when he was abducted by a dozen unidentified men who stopped the e-rickshaw he was sitting in. Representative Image (pexels.com) A man named Avnish Kumar was on his way to school in Bihar’s Begusarai district when he was abducted by … Read more
Hyderabad: BRS leader T. Harish Rao criticized Chief Minister A Revant Reddy for suspending Rithu Bandhu Yojana to support farmers and Yadav community sheep. Speaking at the inauguration of the party office in Aminpur municipality, Rao condemned the hydro initiative and claimed that houses were demolished without building new ones. BRS leader RS Praveen Kumar … Read more
The Kontai Cooperative Bank elections in West Bengal’s East Medinipur district were held under the supervision of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) on Sunday. In a petition filed by Shankar Bera, the former chairman of Arga municipality, the Supreme Court has ordered the mobilization of the central forces for the election of bank cooperatives. … Read more
Of the 11 Shiv Sena MLAs sworn in as ministers on Sunday — nine cabinet and two ministers of state — the party has retained five ministers and dropped three who were part of the previous Mahayuti government. The party has given opportunity to 6 new faces including those who came for the first time. … Read more
Maharashtra polls: Inside the high-stakes battle of strategy and influence Congress party’s media and publicity wing president Pawan Khera posted on Twitter that the party’s internal survey indicates that the Maha Vikas Aghadi will win between 165-170 seats in the upcoming Maharashtra elections on November 20. Adequately – various polls conducted by the three coalition … Read more
Farmer leader Saravan Singh Pandher announced that he would protest against the tractor march and rail row outside Punjab. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher had announced a tractor march outside Punjab on December 16 and a ‘rail stop’ in Punjab on December 18. The announcement was made a few hours after a ‘jatha’ of 101 … Read more
Hyderabad: Telangana’s green energy policy is on the verge of completion and is set to be launched soon, announced Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company (TGSPDCL) CMD Musharraf Farooqui. Speaking at an international conference on clean energy for MSMEs, Farooqui emphasized the state’s ability to adopt green energy despite being landlocked and providing free electricity to … Read more
PMK founder S Ramadoss on Sunday said the people of Tamil Nadu had restricted him to a ‘small circle of caste’ and said those who read his book would have a different opinion. He said this while speaking at the launch of his 20th anniversary bookth Book, ‘Porgal Oivadhillai’ in Chennai. Speaking at the event, … Read more
Apart from trying to manage caste equations in the regions, the selection of ministers from the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) showed that party president and deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has decided to rest the old guard, boosting confidence in faces who can deliver. Consequences for the party. Under the leadership of Ajit PawarThe NCP … Read more
CAG – the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is a cornerstone of accountability in India’s governance, tasked with auditing the Union and State governments, government bodies, third-tier administrations, PSUs amongst others. This role of the CAG ensures institutions stay transparent, accountable, and corruption-free. But when allegations of corruption, cronyism, and cover-ups infiltrate this office, … Read more
Referring to the Nehru-Gandhi family, Prime Minister Modi accused them of ‘challenging the Constitution at all levels’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the Congress over the Emergency and said that whenever democracy is discussed, “this very sin” of the Congress will be remembered. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during the discussion … Read more
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police has deployed 300 personnel at Annapurna Studio for the final show of ‘Bigg Boss 8’ held on Sunday. To prevent disruption, authorities restricted public access and prohibited processions and processions around the studio. Roads from Indiranagar and Krishnanagar to Annapurna Studio were blocked as a precaution. A DCP-level officer oversaw the security … Read more
Tiruvannamalai Collector D Bhaskar Pandian inspects garbage removal by sanitation workers in Tiruvannamalai on Sunday after Mahadeepam Divas celebrations. : More than 1,000 sanitation workers were deployed on Sunday to remove around 350 tonnes of garbage from the Mahadeepam on the tenth day of the Kartigai Deepam in Thiruvannamalai city. Tiruvannamalai Corporation officials said around … Read more
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma on Sunday said that his government has saved more than Rs 33 crore in electricity expenditure in the last nine months. Money was saved through accurate billing, automatic disconnection, individual metering, self-payment by ministers and officials and installation of smart meters in government offices, Sharma said in a post … Read more
CAG Headquarters Stalled Critical Government Audits In Part 1 of our series, we reported on allegations of corruption, cronyism, and cover-ups within the Comptroller and Auditor General of India’s office. Our investigation highlighted the controversial foreign posting fiasco within the organisation, and the CAG’s response to our story inadvertently validated our findings regarding senior officials … Read more
Gadkari revealed that 1,78,000 people die annually in road accidents, of which 60 per cent are between the ages of 18 and 34. He also revealed the four states that have the highest number of road accidents. Millions of people die in road accidents every year, and most of the victims are in the age … Read more
Hyderabad: A state-of-the-art eye operation theater was inaugurated at the Government General Hospital in Gadwal on Sunday in the presence of local MLA Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy and Collector BM Santosh. Krishnamohan Reddy, highlighting the government’s efforts to provide quality healthcare services to rural areas, said that after the inauguration of the facility, advanced eye treatment … Read more
Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressing a gathering at the launch of a magazine titled ‘India’s World’ in New Delhi on Sunday (Dec 15, 2024). | Photo credit:- Defending the government on the issue of transparency in India-China relations, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that since 2020, there has been more public debate … Read more
Apple launched the iPhone 16 series on September 9, with significant upgrades and changes to the standard and Pro models. Apple confirmed that the new iPhones are designed specifically for Apple Intelligence, with the updated A18 chip in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus and the A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 Pro … Read more
Four passengers were killed and 24 injured in an accident that occurred when a truck and a State Transport (ST) bus collided in Jalna district on Saturday evening. There were around 60 passengers in the ST bus going from Malegaon to Mahurgad. Officials said that it is suspected that the bus collided with the speeding … Read more
CAG appointment amid calls for reforms President Draupadi Murmu has appointed K Sanjay Murthy as the next Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. Murthy will take over from Girish Chandra Murmu, whose CAG tenure ends on November 20. The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) under the Ministry of Finance issued a notification late Monday … Read more
Legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain, whose music crossed borders and generations, passed away today at the age of 73. His manager Nirmala Bachani informed that the actor, who is fighting heart disease, has been admitted to a hospital in San Francisco. Born in Bombay as the eldest son of renowned tabla player Ustad Allah … Read more
The 4th National Lok Sabha of Maharashtra during the year conducted by MSLSA disposed of 10,78,532 cases. | Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The fourth National Public Court of Maharashtra of the year conducted by the Maharashtra State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) disposed of 10,78,532 cases including 9,04,090 pre-litigation disputes and 1,74,442 pending cases. Operated through … Read more