Amaravati: Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan and former Union ministers MM Pallam Raju and JD Seelam filed their nominations for the elections in Andhra Pradesh. Actor-politician Kalyan, whose Janasena is a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituent in the state, was accompanied by local party leaders as he filed his nomination paper for the Pithapuram assembly seat….
New Delhi: The current geo-strategic landscape is characterised by a change that is taking place at an “unprecedented” scale and speed, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Tuesday while asserting that military strength and capabilities are necessary to prevent wars. Addressing an event here, Gen Pande also said the recent global developments have underscored…
Chennai: Marcus Stoinis made a bustling unbeaten hundred, a perfect anti-thesis to Ruturaj Gaikwad’s classy century to shepherd Lucknow Super Giants to a stunning six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match here on Tuesday. Stoinis (124, 63b, 13×4, 6×6) helped the Super Giants to mount the highest chase – 211 – at…
Amudalavalasa (Andhra Pradesh): TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday claimed his brands are IT and jobs while that of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy are “ganja and drugs”. Naidu, the leader of opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, made the remarks during a public meeting at Amudalavalasa in Srikakulam district as…
Noida: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never done politics on the basis of religion or by dividing the society and stressed that his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh had in 2006 talked about extending reservation for the Muslims. The defence minister made the remarks at an election rally in…
New Delhi: India was the fourth largest military spender globally in 2023 with an expenditure of USD 83.6 billion, behind the US, China and Russia, according to a report by an independent international think-tank. The report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shared on its website in April also said the “rise” in global…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday ruled that public sector banks do not have the power in law to issue Look Out Circulars (LOCs) against default borrowers. The HC’s verdict would render all LOCs issued by such banks against defaulters as quashed. A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Madhav Jamdar held as…
Thiruvananthapuram: The electoral landscape of Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal Lok Sabha constituencies has always been intricately intertwined with the delicate balance of CSI Nadar, Latin Catholic, and Ezhava votes, each group having the potential to sway the outcome in favor of a particular political front. The UDF’s fortunes in these areas hinge significantly on minority votes,…
Hubbali: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday spoke to the father of slain student Neha Hirenmath over the phone and said “sorry” over his daughter’s killing and assured that “we will be on your side.” The Chief Minister also informed Niranjan Hiremath, who is also a Congress councillor of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, about the government’s…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): TDP’s candidate for Guntur Lok Sabha seat, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, has captured headlines after he declared his family assets—both movable and immovable—at Rs 5,785 crore in his election affidavit, potentially making him one of the wealthiest contestants in the current electoral race. According to an affidavit filed by him, his individual assets…
