Gadag (Karnataka): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara were the result of factionalism within the Congress’s Karnataka unit. Joshi said a faction of the ruling Congress in Karnataka had provided all the information to the ED, which led to raids on institutions linked…
New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday met three Union ministers here and sought the Centre’s support for the state’s renewable energy initiatives, a defence manufacturing hub proposal and a major water transfer project. In his meeting with Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Prahlad Joshi, Naidu requested for the allocation…
Amaravati: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast thunderstorms in parts of Andhra Pradesh for five days, from May 23 to 27, accompanied by lightning and gusty winds with speeds of up to 60 km per hour. The IMD predicted thunderstorms at isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Yanam, South Coastal Andhra…
New Delhi: Vedanta Group on Friday said it will invest Rs 30,000 crore in the Northeast in fields of oil and gas, critical minerals, refining facilities, power, optical fibre, system integration, renewable energy, transmission sectors, and data centres. Earlier this year, Vedanta had committed an investment of Rs 50,000 crore in Assam. On Friday, the…
Nagpur: India’s top defence scientist is confident that the success of the indigenously developed ‘Akashteer’ air defence system during Operation Sindoor will draw interest from other countries. ‘Akashteer’, the fully automated air defence control and reporting system, emerged as the invisible force of new war capabilities during Operation Sindoor, launched against nine terror sites in…
Chennai: The flight carrying an Indian MP delegation to Moscow, led by DMK leader Kanimozhi, had to circle in the sky for some time due to a drone attack, but the aircraft later landed safely. Kanimozhi was leading the delegation of MPs deputed by the Centre as part of an international outreach post Operation Sindoor,…
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Friday said the crew of an IndiGo flight from the national capital to Srinagar on Wednesday had sought permission to enter the Pakistan airspace to avoid turbulence, but the request was rejected. In a detailed statement about the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said there was…
New Delhi: Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd will invest Rs 75,000 crore in North Eastern states in setting up 350 biogas plants, expanding its telecom services, retail footprint, and clean energy projects, chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Friday. Speaking at the Rising NorthEast Investors Summit here, Reliance Industries Ltd chairman and managing director said his…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Northeastern region is witnessing unprecedented progress and the government is determined to accelerate its growth story. Addressing the ‘Rising North East Investors Summit’ here, he also said that the diversity of the Northeast is its biggest strength and that the region is emerging as the…
Narayanpur: The 27 Naxalites, including 12 women, who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district were dreaded cadres and carried a cumulative bounty of Rs 3.33 crore in the state, an official has said. In one of the biggest strikes on Naxalites, security forces gunned down Nambala Keshav Rao alias…
