New Delhi: In a setback to the Telangana government, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its petition challenging a high court order that stayed a government order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. “You continue with your elections with the same reservation that existed. Dismissed,” a bench of justices Vikram…
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the 21st century belongs to 140 crore Indians and that the country will become “Viksit Bharat” (Developed India) by 2047. Hailing the country’s Make in India ecosystem, he said, “We saw the might of home-made ‘things’ in Operation Sindoor, the military offensive launched at…
Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty, embroiled in a Rs 60-crore cheating case with her businessman husband Raj Kundra, on Thursday told the Bombay High Court she was withdrawing her application seeking permission to travel abroad as the plans did not materialise. Shetty’s advocate, Niranjan Mundargi, submitted to a bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice…
New Delhi: Pushkaraj Sabharwal, father of deceased Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, and the Federation of Indian Pilots have moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored inquiry headed by a former apex court judge into the on June 12 crash of Air India flight AI171 in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people. On September 22, the top court…
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid the foundation for multiple projects worth Rs 13,430 crore here, spreading across the state. The projects span across key sectors such as industry, power transmission, roads, railways, defence manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas. PM Modi laid the foundation for the Transmission System…
New Delhi: India on Thursday responded to US President Donald Trump’s claims of PM Modi’s assurance to stop Russian oil purchases. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the current US administration has shown interest in strengthening the energy cooperation with India, adding that the talks are ongoing. “India is a significant importer of…
Perth: Prominent members of the Indian ODI team, including star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and new captain Shubman Gill, arrived here early on Thursday for a three-match series against Australia starting on October 19. Gill, KL Rahul, and the star pair of former captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were among the first…
Mumbai: The rupee appreciated 40 paise to 87.68 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, primarily driven by central bank intervention, a softer dollar index. Forex traders said other supportive factors like positive domestic equities, lower crude oil prices, and renewed foreign fund inflows also boosted investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange…
Kohima: NITI Aayog is exploring the possibility of establishing an AI centre for skilling in Nagaland’s Dimapur, officials said. A team from the NITI Aayog visited Dimapur on Wednesday in this regard, they said. It is exploring options to establish the centre under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) and frontier technology skill training for…
Moscow: India is mainly paying in roubles for Russian oil, but has started payments in the Chinese currency yuan, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday. “I am aware that such payments have started. I believe the percentage is small at present because payments are largely made in roubles,” Novak was quoted as…
