Washington: Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk said Tuesday his critics needed “better dirty tricks” after a row erupted over a gesture he made at an inauguration event for US President Donald Trump that some likened to a Nazi salute. The X, SpaceX and Tesla chief appeared on stage at the Capital One Arena in Washington,…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said India will enter a new era of global leadership starting in 2028. He was addressing a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) session on green industrialization held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland. Speaking to top Indian industrialists,…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday described the BJP’s election manifesto as “dangerous for the country”. He alleged that the party plans to shut free education in government schools and dismantle free health services, including the Mohalla Clinics, if voted to power. In a press conference, Kejriwal accused the BJP of…
Belgavi (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said Mahatma Gandhi was a diehard Hindu and the Congress believes in “Gandhi’s Hindutva”. BJP always projected Mahatma Gandhi as ‘anti-Hindu’ but one must understand that it is 100 percent false, Siddaramaiah said at the inauguration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in…
In his inaugural address, US President Donald Trump reignited controversy over the Panama Canal, issuing a stark warning to both Panama and China. Trump vowed to “take back” the canal, accusing Panama of breaching promises and overcharging the US Navy, while alleging without evidence that China has control over the waterway. “We have been treated…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday greeted the people of Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura on their statehood day and hoped the states will continue to make progress and touch new heights of success. Following the enactment of the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura became full-fledged states on January 21,…
Imphal: Four members of the banned outfit Socialist Revolution Party of Kangleipak were arrested from the India-Myanmar border in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district, police said on Tuesday. They were apprehended from border pillar 79 in Pangal Basti under the Moreh Police Station limits on Monday, a senior officer said. “One smartphone with three SIM cards was…
Bhubaneshwar: Twelve more Maoists were killed in a gunfight between security personnel and left-wing extremists along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border on Tuesday, police said. As two women red rebels were gunned down on Monday, the total number of Maoists killed in the ongoing inter-state operation mounted to 14, a senior officer said. The operations were being…
T Vivek Welfare and democracy go hand in hand. The avowed objective of the state is to provide succour to the deprived and the needy. However, the government of the day is stretching itself beyond its means in utter disregard of the consequences. State governments are vying with each other in announcing what unmistakably looks…
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old MBA graduate from Hyderabad, working part-time in Washington DC, was fatally shot in a suspected carjacking attempt. Koyyada Raviteja was attacked near a gas station while delivering food. Authorities are investigating the incident, including the possibility of a hate crime. According to preliminary information received by the family, Teja suffered fatal bullet injuries…
