Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP today strongly condemned Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy’s remark that “Maoism is an ideology and no one can destroy it,” calling it a blatant distortion of history and a dangerous attempt to glorify left-wing extremism. In a hard-hitting statement, BJP State Chief Spokesperson and Media Chief N.V. Subash said: “Revanth Reddy…
Hyderabad: The Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday suspended its MLC K Kavitha from the party for her alleged anti-party activities. Kavitha’s father and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao has decided to suspend her with immediate effect, party general secretary T Ravinder Rao and another general secretary (in charge for disciplinary affairs) Soma Bharat Kumar said…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya, who is accused of sharing allegedly objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social media. Noting that he has apologised on his Facebook and Instagram accounts, a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria gave…
New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday called India a “lighthouse of stability and growth” amid turbulent global times, and urged global industry leaders to invest in the nation’s rapidly expanding semiconductor ecosystem. Speaking at Semicon India 2025, Electronics and IT Minister Vaishnaw highlighted the significant progress made by India in three and a…
New Delhi: The government is working on the next phase of the India Semiconductor Mission and Design-Linked Incentive Scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. During the inaugural address of Semicon India 2025, Modi said the base of digital infrastructure is critical minerals and the country has started working on the Critical Minerals Mission…
New Delhi: The water level of the Yamuna river rose to 205.80 metres at Delhi’s Old Railway Bridge on Tuesday morning, crossing the danger mark of 205.33 metres, an official said. The rise poses a threat of flooding in low-lying areas of the city. On Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the government…
Marri Shashidhar Reddy Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently observed that anti-Naxalite operations suffered a serious setback after the Supreme Court’s July 5, 2011 judgement delivered by Justice B. Sudershan Reddy, which disbanded Salwa Judum — the controversial people’s movement backed by the Chhattisgarh government with central assistance. This remark has triggered a storm. A group of…
Hyderabad: Dr. M. Shashidhar Reddy, former Vice Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Chairman of the BJP Telangana State Election Commission Affairs Committee, has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of deliberately manufacturing panic over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the state elections. “Rahul Gandhi is…
Tianjin: India and Russia on Monday vowed to strengthen their strategic ties against the backdrop of New Delhi’s frictions with the US, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that the two countries stood “shoulder-to-shoulder” even in the most difficult times. Modi and Putin met on the sidelines of the annual summit…
New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Bank of India to provide significant insurance cover for its employees and their families, an official statement said. Under the MoU, signed in the presence of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, employees who maintain salary accounts with SBI will get accidental…
