New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Andhra Pradesh government’s plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Amaravati Inner Ring Road (IRR) scam case. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta dismissed the state’s appeal challenging the high court’s January 10 order giving relief to…
New Delhi: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to gain around six seats in the Rajya Sabha after the February 27 elections to fill up 56 vacancies, with the JD(U) and the NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar having joined the ruling coalition. The Election Commission on Monday announced elections to the 56…
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu’s nominal Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) is estimated to expand to around USD 2.6 trillion by 2047-48, from USD 294 billion last fiscal, but the state will need to allocate capital expenditure of USD 111 billion to realise this potential growth, according to a report by CREDAI and Knight Frank. Real…
New Delhi: Every year spent in school or university improves our life expectancy, while not attending school is as deadly as smoking or heavy drinking, according to the first systematic study directly linking education to gains in longevity. Using evidence from industrialised countries such as the UK and US as well as developing countries such…
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala issued a pointed reminder to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday that his role is that of the head of state, and it is inappropriate of him to adopt the demeanor of a “street goon”. The party characterised Khan’s recent wayside sit-in against the SFI’s black flag protest as…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said it is crucial to instill resilience in children to help them cope with pressures and asserted that parents and teachers should collectively address challenges faced by students. Interacting with students, parents and teachers during his annual Pariksha Pe Charcha programme, the prime minister advised parents against…
New Delhi: A woman died and 17 devotees were injured when a stage set up for a religious function, attended by singer B Praak, at the Kalkaji temple here collapsed on Sunday, police said. The incident occurred around 12.30 am when an elevated wooden platform, supported by an iron frame, set up near the main…
New Delhi: A controversy erupted on Sunday over UGC’s draft guidelines proposing that any vacancy reserved for SC, ST and OBC candidates can be “declared unreserved” if enough candidates from these categories are not available, with the Congress terming it a conspiracy to do away with quota in higher education institutions. Union Education Minister Dharmendra…
Patna: JD(U) president Nitish Kumar, who took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time on Sunday after a dramatic volte-face, asserted that there is now no question of leaving the NDA-fold. Kumar was sworn in by Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan here, hours after he resigned from the post, saying…
Chennai: JD(U) President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said ‘only Hindi should be spoken’ and the party tolerated it for the sake of cordiality in INDIA alliance, DMK leader T R Baalu said here on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after holding seat sharing talks with Congress leaders here, Baalu, when asked on the exit…
