Hyderabad: Thanking the people for protesting against his arrest in September last year, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday proclaimed that the Telugu Desam Party will soon regain its past glory in Telangana as well. Addressing TDP workers here, Naidu said the party was born in Telangana (four decades ago) and soon…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has concluded consultations with various stakeholders, including representatives of industry and social sectors, as part of the budget preparation exercise. Sitharaman will present her seventh Budget on July 23. This would be the first full budget of Modi 3.0 which is going to set the path for Vikshit Bharat…
New Delhi: Excellent work of Indians across various fields and enthusiasm to make India a developed nation is the country’s biggest strength, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. In a written message to the Jain International Trade Organisation (JITO) on the seventh foundation day of its incubation innovation fund, Modi said that the kind of…
Noida: Devprakash Madhukar, the main accused in Hathras stampede, was arrested from Delhi by Uttar Pradesh Police which claimed he was the main organiser-fundraiser for the July 2 ‘satsang’ and suspected that self-styled godman Bhole Baba’s events were “funded” by a political party. Claiming that some political parties had recently contacted Madhukar, the police said…
Hyderabad: The Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana held a pivotal meeting on Saturday at the Jyotiba Phule Praja Bhavan in Hyderabad. The meeting concluded on a constructive note, with both leaders agreeing to form two committees: one comprising ministers from each state and another made up of state officials. This move is aimed…
New Delhi: The Naini Coal Mine in Odisha, which boasts a production capacity of 10 million tonne per year, is expected to commence operations soon. This development follows the allocation of the mine to Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) on August 13, 2015, specifically for supplying coal to its thermal power plants. The operational start…
Thiruvananthapuram: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday lashed out at Congress leader P Chidambaram over his comment that the three new criminal laws were “drafted by part-timers”, terming it as “inexcusable” and urging him to withdraw his “derogatory, defamatory and insulting” observation. Dhankar said he was “shocked beyond words” when in the morning he read…
Lucknow: A Labour Party candidate’s landslide victory in the UK general elections sparked celebrations thousands of kilometres away in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur and Gorakhpur. Navendu Mishra, elected to the House of Commons for a second consecutive term from the Stockport constituency, was born in Kanpur in 1989. His mother’s paternal home is in Gorakhpur. Mishra’s…
Dharamsala (HP): Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama turned 89 on Saturday and in his birthday message said he is physically fit and is determined to continue his service to Lord Buddha’s teachings. The Dalai Lama is in the US where he is recovering from a knee-replacement surgery. “I am nearly 90 now but don’t feel…
New Delhi: Parliament’s Budget Session will be held between July 22 and August 12, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on July 23. Rijiju said, “Hon’ble President of India, on the recommendation of Government of India, has approved the proposal for summoning of both…
