Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced a Rs 40,000 lease per acre for a decade to the farmers who offered their land under the second phase of Land Pooling Scheme in the greenfield capital city, Amaravati. In addition to promising an annual hike of Rs 3,000 to the lease amount, the chief…
Chennai: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the opposition parties defeated the delimitation bill in the Parliament on Friday to defend the “idea of India.” Addressing a poll rally at Ponneri here, he said the BJP-led government at the Centre brought a new bill on April 16, and said they were trying to pass…
Seoul: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a state visit to India, the first by a South Korean leader in eight years, before heading to Vietnam, a presidential adviser said on Thursday. Lee will start his April 19 to April 24 trip in New Delhi at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Hyderabad: Elections to the Medchal Malkajgiri District Cycling Association (MMDCA) were recently conducted under the supervision of Returning Officer Shanmuk (Advocate), along with observers J. Pandu (TCA) and Damodar Reddy (DYSO), leading to the formation of a new committee. Marri Laxman Reddy was elected as Chairman, while Marri Rajasekhar Reddy, MLA, was named Patron. Paul…
Ahmadabad: Kagiso Rabada reflected on a “disappointing” 2025 season but underlined his shift from being “desperate” to “determined” after producing a match-winning spell to guide the Gujarat Titans to victory over Kolkata Knight Riders. Rabada, who had missed a significant portion of the previous edition due to a recreational drug-related suspension, returned with figures of…
New Delhi: BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Friday slammed Congress and its allies over the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha, accusing them of adopting an “anti-women stance” and betraying women of the country. Addressing the media in the Parliament House complex, Nabin said the day “could have been…
Amaravati: YSRCP supremo YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has said the women’s reservation bill losing out in the Lok Sabha ended up rendering justice neither to South India nor to women. A Constitution Amendment Bill to implement reservation for women in legislatures in 2029 and increase the number of seats of the Lok Sabha was defeated…
Washington: The United States has extended by a month a waiver from sanctions to allow countries to buy petroleum products from Russia, days after it ruled out renewal of the special measure. The US Department of the Treasury issued an order late Friday extending the waiver from sanctions on Russian oil that is already at…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Congress and its allies for the defeat of a Constitution amendment bill in the Lok Sabha, and said their mindset is neither in the interest of women nor the country. The bill, which failed the LS test, sought to increase the number of seats…
Durban: South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt struck a fluent 51 as the hosts defeated India by six wickets in the opening Women’s T20I here on Friday. Chasing a modest 157/7, built around captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s 33-ball 47, South Africa overhauled the target in 19.1 overs to go 1-0 up in the five-match series. Wolvaardt and…
