Amaravati: YSRCP supremo Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday announced that he would launch another padayatra (political walkathon) in about one-and-a-half years, alleging that all institutions in Andhra had been “severely weakened” under the NDA coalition government. Addressing YSRCP local body representatives and party workers from the Eluru Assembly constituency at the party central office in…
Davos: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday asserted that India will definitely become the world’s third-largest economy over the next few years, with economist Gita Gopinath saying it can happen by 2028 or even earlier. Speaking in a World Economic Forum Annual Meeting session here, Vaishnaw said the only matter of concern is what will…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad cricket is no longer being mismanaged. It is being methodically dismantled—selection by selection, season by season, dream by dream. Behind the ceremonial announcements of under-23 and under-19 squads lies a far uglier scorecard: one that tracks influence instead of innings, connections instead of centuries, and loyalty to power brokers instead of loyalty…
Prayagraj: A two-seater, ultra-light trainee aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed into a pond near the KP College ground in Prayagraj on Wednesday, officials said. The incident took place in the area under the jurisdiction of the Georgetown police station. A quick emergency response followed soon after the aircraft went down. According to ANI,…
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of government’s flagship Atal Pension Yojana (APY) up to financial year 2030-31, along with extension of funding support for promotional and developmental activities and gap funding. APY was launched on May 9, 2015 to provide old-age income security to workers in the unorganised sector. As of…
Chennai: Months after walking out of the NDA, TTV Dhinakaran-led AMMK on Wednesday returned to the AIADMK-led bloc in Tamil Nadu. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) founder-leader Dhinakaran met senior BJP leader and Union Minister Piyush Goyal and was formally re-inducted into the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami, whose party leads…
New Delhi: Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini has embarked on a 10-month transoceanic expedition, during which the vessel will traverse 22,000 nautical miles, and visit 18 ports in 13 countries, officials said. Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Southern Naval Command (SNC), Vice Admiral Sameer Saxena, flagged off INS Sudarshini from the Kochi naval base,…
New York/Washington: US Vice President J D Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance are expecting their fourth child, a boy, in late July. “We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy. Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming…
Hyderabad: Veteran journalist and academic Dasu Krishnamoorthy passed away on Monday morning in New Jersey after a brief illness. He was 99, just six months short of his centenary. A member of the first batch of the journalism course at Osmania University (1954–55), Krishnamoorthy went on to build a distinguished career spanning newsrooms and classrooms…
Davos: Senior Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said there is a lot of curiosity in the world about the democratisation of technology and asserted that it is the right way to go ahead to ensure the benefits of AI and all other tech innovations for everyone. Addressing a press conference here on the sidelines of…
