Hyderabad: The Telangana government is strengthening the health department by increasing budget allocations to improve public health and to effectively deal with emergencies like Covid-19 should they arise, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Wednesday. Speaking after laying the foundation for a new block in the state-run Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here, he…
Bhubaneswar: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra is expectedly not competing but all the other top athletes of the country, led by long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, will look to seal Asian Games berths when the National Inter-State Championship begins here Thursday. Chopra is recovering from an injury but he would have got exemption even if he was fit…
Washington: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the US, American corporate sector leaders have said they are upbeat and excited about India and want to see a deepening of technological convergence between the two countries in industries like semiconductors, defence, cybersecurity and telecoms. On Tuesday, the US India Business Council (USIBC) hosted its…
Washington: A trade advocacy group that represents US businesses has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden to work towards achieving bilateral trade of USD 500 billion per annum. The two countries achieved bilateral trade of USD 190 billion last year. “By reaching that ambitious bilateral trade target (of USD 500 billion), together we…
Vijayawada (AP): The 2023 Andhra Pradesh EAPCET results were announced by State Education Minister Botcha Satyanaraya on Wednesday. Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test or EAPCET is the annual entrance examination conducted by the state government to determine admissions to undergraduate courses in colleges. Challa Umesh Varun from Nandigama in NTR district scored 158 marks…
Washington: Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he broke the law dozens of times by hiding classified documents in his Florida home as he was formally arraigned at a Miami court, becoming the first former US president to face federal criminal charges. Wearing a navy suit and red tie, Trump, 77, was…
Washington: Describing the India-US ties as a “partnership like no other”, the Indian envoy here has said the US has the necessary capital and the technology know-how while India offers both the scale and the talent which make this relationship a stock which anyone can bet on. The remarks by India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit…
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will address members of the Goa Legislative Assembly on Thursday on the theme of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047: Role of Elected Representatives’. A statement from the Lok Sabha Secretariat said the Speaker’s address will be at the Goa Legislative Assembly chamber in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant…
Bengaluru: A private defamation complaint against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on his comment about a Lingayat chief minister during the recent Assembly election has been dismissed by an Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court. The Special Court exclusively to deal with criminal cases related to elected former and sitting MPs/MLAs on Tuesday dismissed the complaint filed for…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister V Senthil Balaji by the Enforcement Directorate, and alleged it was nothing but “political harassment and vendetta” by the Modi government. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Balaji under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), making him the first minister in…
