New Delhi: The Congress has always worked towards building an India that is based on parliamentary democracy and equality, its president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday as the party celebrates its 139th foundation day and kickstarts its Lok Sabha poll campaign with a mega rally in Nagpur. In a post on X, Kharge said, “The…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the government will not allow anyone to take the law into their own hands in the state in the name of fighting for the Kannada language. He was reacting to the large-scale vandalism in Bengaluru by the activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Narayana Gowda…
Chennai: DMDK founder-leader and popular yesteryear Tamil actor Vijayakanth passed away here on Thursday following illness. MIOT International Hospital said in a press release: “Captain Vijayakanth was on ventilatory support following his admission for pneumonia. Despite the best efforts of the medical staff, he passed away in the morning on 28th December 2023.” Vijayakanth passed…
Guna (MP): At least 12 people were killed and 14 others sustained severe burn injuries as a bus caught fire after colliding with a dumper in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday night, an official said. The private bus collided head-on with the dumper on Guna-Aaron road, the official said, adding that the injured…
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Russia next year as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on the Russian leader at the Kremlin. “We will be glad to see our friend, Mr. Prime Minister Modi in Russia,” Putin told Jaishankar. Jaishankar, who is here on a five-day official…
Hyderabad: The former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday condoled the death of former chief secretary MS Rajajee. He said it came as a great shock when he t received the sad message of M.S. Rajajee passing away. He said Rajajee, a 1962 batch IAS officer, was a formidable officer and above…
Hyderabad: AIG Hospitals became the first tertiary care hospital in the country to host a dedicated conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare with the sole objective to bring together doctors, technology experts, AI researchers, and government officials, discussing the future of AI-based patient care. “The technology landscape is changing at an exponential pace and…
Secunderabad: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC on Wedenesday entered into an MoA (Memorandum of Agreement) with Dept of Mining, College of Engineering, Osmania University at its office here under the aegis of its CSR Program. Debasish Chattopadhyay, RED (South) signed the agreement on behalf of NTPC and P.Laxminarayana, Registrar, Osmania University on behalf of Osmania University….
New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Wednesday constituted a three-member ad hoc committee to run the day-to-day affairs of the WFI after the sports ministry suspended the wrestling national body for not following the provisions of its own constitution while taking decisions. Wushu Association of India president Bhupinder Singh Bajwa will be the chairman…
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) warned universities on Wednesday against offering MPhil courses, saying it is not a recognised degree and cautioning students against taking admission in such programmes. “It has come to the notice of the UGC that a few universities are inviting fresh applications for MPhil (Master of Philosophy) programmes. In this…
