Ambala: President Droupadi Murmu undertook a sortie in a Rafale fighter jet from the Air Force Station in Haryana’s Ambala on Wednesday. Air Chief Marshal A P Singh also flew in a separate aircraft from the same airbase. Before getting on the Rafale jet, the President wore a G-suit. Murmu, who was holding a helmet…
Los Angeles: Veteran actor Kelsey Grammer, best known for his role in the popular series “Frasier” and several “X-Men” films, has become a father again at the age of 70. Grammar shared the news during an appearance on the “Pod Meets World” podcast on Monday, revealing that he and his wife, Kayte Walsh, recently welcomed…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Tuesday directed all district election officers to ensure that no eligible citizen is left out in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, a statement said. He gave the instructions at a virtual meeting with the officers to review preparations for SIR,…
Patna: Poll temperature has shot up in Bihar as Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, are set to address several public rallies on Wednesday in favour of their NDA and INDIA bloc nominees, respectively, in various parts of the poll-bound state. Union minister Rajnath Singh and…
Hyderabad: Veteran journalist Cherukuri Rangaiah Naidu, who served with several leading Telugu dailies during a distinguished career, passed away at the age of 73. Former Andhra Bhoomi reporter T. Surender shared the news of his demise in a media WhatsApp group. Surender informed that Naidu, a native of Chittoor district, had spent much of his journalistic life in Tirupati…
Jerusalem: Israel carried out air strikes on Gaza on Tuesday despite an ongoing ceasefire, Gaza’s civil defence agency said, after accusing Hamas of violating the US-brokered truce by attacking its troops. At least two people were killed when one of the strikes hit a house in Gaza City, the agency, which operates as a rescue…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hailed the Cabinet decision approving the nutrient-based subsidy rates on Phosphatic and Potassic fertilizers for the ongoing 2025-26 Rabi season, asserting that his government is committed to the welfare of farmers. The Centre raised the subsidy on phosphorus (P) and sulfur (S) fertilizers for the ongoing 2025-26…
Manama (Bahrain): Teenage wrestler Yashita dug deep into her reserves of energy to overcome a gritty Kazakh opponent and clinch the girls’ 61kg gold on a day when six Indian boxers sailed into the final to assure the country of half a dozen medals in the Youth Asian Games here on Tuesday. In an extremely…
Bhubaneshwar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday said Odisha escaped major damage from severe cyclonic storm Montha, which made landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast around 7 pm, bringing relief to the state even as precautionary measures remained in force. Majhi, who reviewed the post-landfall situation at the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) control…
Amaravati: Severe cyclonic storm Montha is likely to maintain the intensity for a period of six hours after its landfall over interior Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining areas, including south Odisha, the Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. The Met Department forecast very likely light to moderate rainfall at most places in Andhra Pradesh and Yanam…
