Growing up, I often heard elders bless newlywed couples with wishes for a ‘house full of children.’ In our agrarian past, such blessings were not mere platitudes; they were practical wishes. Larger families meant more hands to till the land, sow seeds, and reap the harvest. Whether one owned land or worked as a farmhand,…
New Delhi: In a relief to YSR Congress Party social media in-charge Sajjala Bhargav Reddy, the Supreme Court on Monday granted protection from arrest to him for two weeks to enable him to move the high court for quashing of multiple FIRs lodged against him in Andhra Pradesh. Refusing to quash the multiple FIRs on…
Chennai: Shree Cement, a leading name in India’s cement industry, has been honored with the prestigious CII Performance Excellence Awards 2024 for its innovative renewable energy projects. The awards were presented during the valedictory session of the 23rd Green Power Conference, a flagship event of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), held in Chennai. The…
New Delhi: Farmers from Punjab, who announced the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to Parliament demanding compensation and benefits related to agricultural reforms, including a legal guarantee for the Minimum Support Price (MSP), broke police barriers near the Dalit Prerna Sthal in Noida and began moving towards Delhi. However, after holding talks with cops, the farmers left…
Adelaide: Australia’s seam bowling all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has allayed concerns about his injury, declaring himself “good to go” for the pink ball second Test against India, which begins here on December 6. The 33-year-old had felt discomfort after bowling after bowling 19.3 overs in the opening Test, which Australia lost by 295 runs at Perth,…
Petrapole (WB): West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday threatened the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh of imposing an “indefinite export embargo” through the state’s land borders if the neighbouring country failed to reign in sustained attacks on minority Hindus and their institutions. Speaking at a protest meeting organized by…
Mumbai: Domestic carrier SpiceJet on Monday said it has secured the rights to operate Haj flights in 2025 from four key cities in the country — Kolkata, Guwahati, Srinagar, and Gaya. As part of its mandate, SpiceJet will operate over 100 special flights for Haj 2025, using a mix of narrow-body and wide-body aircraft, and…
New Delhi: India is set to seal the proposed procurement of 26 naval variant of Rafale jets and three additional Scorpene submarines soon, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Monday. At a media briefing ahead of Navy Day, Admiral Tripathi also said that the government’s approval for two SSNs (nuclear-powered submarines) indicated its…
Hyderabad: Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya and Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Verma paid homage to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Governor Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy on his 28th death anniversary at a solemn event held at Rock Gardens on Monday. The commemoration, organized by Dr. Reddy’s son, Marri Shashidhar Reddy, a senior BJP leader and…
The One Nation One Subscription scheme, approved by the Government of India, aims to provide nationwide access to over 13,000 scholarly journals for students, teachers, and researchers in higher education institutions. With a budget of ₹6,000 crores for 2025-2027, it seeks to promote research and innovation across the country. The “One Nation One Subscription” (ONOS)…
