Amarvati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday attended the foundation stone laying ceremony for construction of a temple at Hare Krishna Gokula Kshetram in Kolanukonda here. The Chief Minister offered prayers and participated in ‘Ananta Sesha Stphana’ (ritual) for Sri Venkateswara temple. “Hare Krishna movement is an institution which instills confidence to…
Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch, dedicate to the nation and lay foundation stones of projects costing over Rs 29,400 crore at a function at NESCO Exhibition Centre in Goregaon during his visit to Mumbai, officials have said. The PM will lay the foundation stones of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) Thane-Borivali…
New Delhi: Amid speculation about assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of Home Affairs has amended the J&K Reorganization Act, 2019, granting more authority to the lieutenant governor regarding the transfers and postings of all-India service officers, police, and the appointment of judicial officers. On Friday, the central government issued a notification amending…
Mumbai: The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was unstable, and may not complete its term, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday as she met two key INDIA bloc leaders in Mumbai more than a month after the Lok Sabha poll results. She criticised the Centre over the three new criminal laws…
Mumbai: In a morale-boosting victory for ‘Mahayuti’ in Maharashtra ahead of assembly polls, the ruling alliance on Friday won all the nine seats it contested in the biennial elections to 11 Legislative Council seats, while the opposition MVA faced a setback as a candidate backed by Sharad Pawar’s party lost. In the results announced in…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reaffirmed India’s commitment to seven-nation grouping BIMSTEC and stressed on its role as an engine for economic and social growth. The foreign ministers of the BIMSTEC member states made a joint call on Modi on the second and final day of their retreat in Delhi. The Bay…
Chennai: A sessions court here on Friday extended the remand of former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, arrested in a money laundering case last year by the ED, till July 16. Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on June 14, 2023 in connection with the case. Principal Sessions Judge S Alli, before whom…
New Delhi: The government has decided to observe June 25, the day the Emergency was declared in 1975, as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ to commemorate the “massive contributions” of those who endured inhuman pains of the period, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Friday. He also said the observance of ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ will help…
United Nations: India’s population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world’s most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said. The World Population Prospects 2024 report, released here on Thursday, said that the world’s population…
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh police registered an “attempt to murder” case against former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, two senior IPS officers and two retired officials, following a complaint lodged by a TDP MLA, an official said on Friday. The complaint was lodged by the ruling party’s Undi MLA K Raghurama Krishna Raju….
