Amaravati: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday alleged that the state suffered bigger damage under the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government than the bifurcation of united Andhra Pradesh, citing the case of the Polavaram Project. He claimed that the project which was completed up to 72 per cent under his regime between…
New Delhi: Ahead of the rollout of three new criminal laws replacing the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act from July 1, 2024, sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the NCRB has formed 36 support teams and call centres for states and UTs to ensure smooth implementation. Sources said that to man…
New Delhi: Monsoon arrived in Delhi with a fury in the early hours of Friday as heavy rains, the highest in a single day of June in 88 years, brought the national capital to a standstill leaving streets flooded, traffic caught in chaos and flight operations suspended at Delhi airport’s Terminal-1 due to a canopy…
Hyderabad: In a fresh setback to BRS in Telangana, its MLA from Chevella Kale Yadaiah joined the ruling Congress on Friday. Yadaiah joined the ruling party in the presence of Chief Minister and PCC president A Revanth Reddy, AICC incharge of party affairs in Telangana Deepa Dasmunsi and other leaders in Delhi, Congress sources said…
Ranchi (Jharkhand): The Jharkhand High Court on Friday granted bail to former Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case linked to land scam. The high court had on June 13 reserved its decision on Soren’s bail plea. “Bail has been granted to Soren. The court has held that prima facie he is not…
Thiruvanthapuram: The fake election ID cards allegedly used for the state Youth Congress organisational polls in Kerala were raised in the Assembly by ruling party members on Friday and the Congress-led opposition accused the Left government of trying to divert attention from the issues affecting it. The fake ID cards issue was raised during the…
Chennai: Dashing India opener Shafali Verma smashed the fastest double-century in the history of women’s Test cricket, eclipsing Annabel Sutherland of Australia during the one-off Test against South Africa here on Friday. Shafali, 20, scored her double ton off just 194 balls, bettering Sutherland’s feat, which came off 248 balls against South Africa earlier this…
Georgetown (Guyana): India head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma have thrown their weight behind the struggling Virat Kohli, saying the stylish batter has shown the intent and is due for a “big one” in the T20 World Cup finals against South Africa. Kohli, who was the highest run-getter at this year’s IPL with…
Chikkodi (Karnataka): A day after a Vokkaliga seer publicly urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and make way for his deputy D K Shivakumar, a prominent seer from the dominant Veershaiva-Lingayat community on Friday urged that ministers from his community should be considered in case there is a change in CM post. Also…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a “respectful” and good discussion in Parliament on the issue of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the NEET exam as it concerns the country’s youth and their future. Addressing reporters in Parliament complex, Gandhi…
