Amaravati: The cash-strapped Andhra Pradesh government expects about Rs 20,000 crore through sale of licensing fee and liquor during the remaining financial year, sources said on Monday. “As such the state government netted Rs 1,800 crore towards non-refundable application fee for 3,396 outlets. Once the outlet was allotted on lottery basis, the winner will have…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday took stock of the situation arising due to the heavy rain predicted by the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, in the next four days. He has directed the authorities to declare a holiday for schools and colleges in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram, and Chengalpattu districts on October…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution against the Centre’s delayed assistance to landslide-hit Wayanad. The substantial motion was presented by Parliamentary Affairs Minister M B Rajesh at the outset of an adjournment discussion in the House on the matter. In the resolution, the minister said a memorandum had already been submitted to…
Secunderabad: Mild tension prevailed in Secunderabad here on Monday after an idol was found damaged at a temple and a large number of people gathered near the premises of the place of worship demanding stern action against the perpetrators. The idol at the Muthyalamma temple was allegedly vandalised and one person was taken into custody…
New Delhi: India has dismissed a communiqué from Canada suggesting that the Indian High Commissioner and other diplomats are “persons of interest” in the probe related to Hardeep Singh Nijjar murder plot. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said, “We have received a diplomatic communication from Canada on Sunday suggesting that the Indian High Commissioner and…
Amaravati: State Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to take all possible legal steps to overcome obstacles coming in the way of construction of houses for the poor in R5 zone of the CRDA region. At a review meeting here on the Housing Department today, the Chief Minister expressed his displeasure over…
New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with French President’s diplomatic advisor Emmanuel Bonne with a focus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit to Paris next week. Modi will attend this year’s Bastille Day Parade as the guest of honour in Paris on July 14. Bonne also called on Modi and…
New Delhi: “I am the president of NCP,” veteran Sharad Pawar asserted on Thursday after a meeting of the party’s Working Committee which approved the decision to expel Praful Patel, Sunil Tatkare and nine others who joined hands with NDA recently. Briefing the media here, party leader P C Chacko said eight resolutions were passed…
New Delhi: Talented Mumbai Indians left-hander Tilak Varma was the only new face in an otherwise tried and tested Indian T20 squad led by Hardik Pandya, which will play five T20 Internationals against the West Indies, starting August 3 in Trinidad. Senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not been picked once again, an indication…
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda’s stunning remarks that an Indian businessman settled here “once made efforts” to make him the premier has stirred up a storm in the Himalayan Nation with the Opposition demanding his resignation. Prachanda also said that Sardar Pritam Singh, a pioneer trucking entrepreneur in Nepal, played a special and…
