New Delhi: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on Thursday welcomed “RRR” star Jr NTR to its Actor’s Branch. The Academy posted a note on its official Instagram page, announcing the Telugu cinema star as part of the prestigious group which also includes Ke Huy Quan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Kerry Condon, and…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has extended the interim bail granted earlier to former Delhi minister Satyendar Kumar Jain in a money laundering case till November 6 when his plea for regular bail will be taken up for hearing. A bench of justices A S Bopanna and Bela M Trivedi had taken note of the mentioning…
Jagdalpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the Congress of encouraging Naxalism and said incidents of Naxal violence have come down by 52 per cent in the nine-year rule of the Narendra Modi government. Addressing a rally in Jagdalpur in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Shah urged people to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch 511 rural skill development centres in the name of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan in Maharashtra today via video conferencing. The PMO said in a statement that these centres are being established across 34 rural districts of Maharashtra. They will conduct skill development training programs across various…
Washington: Israel has been badly victimised, but it should explore the opportunity to relieve the suffering of people in Gaza who have nowhere to go, US President Joe Biden said following his trip to Israel. “Look, Israel has been badly victimised. But the truth is that if they have an opportunity to relieve the suffering…
Mumbai: Air India Group, which has embarked on ambitious expansion plans, is expected to take delivery of a new aircraft every six days on average till the end of 2024, according to a top official. The group, comprising Air India, Air India Express, AIX Connect and Vistara, is owned by the Tatas, which is also…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led UDF on Wednesday laid siege to the Kerala Secretariat here, accusing the Left government of corruption, administrative mismanagement and financial extravagance. The UDF alleged the state government’s misrule has suspended development and welfare measures in the state. Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan alleged that “looters were ruling…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Wednesday said he was aware that a team is active in the BJP to destabilise the government and Congress legislators have been informing him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, as to who is contacting them and what offer is being made to them. He said he will make…
Tel Aviv: President Joe Biden opened his visit to Israel on Wednesday vowing to show the world that the U.S. stands in solidarity with the Jewish people and offering an assessment that the deadly explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital appeared to have been carried out “by the other team” and not the Israeli military….
New Delhi: Ahead of assembly polls in key wheat growing states, the government on Wednesday announced an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,275 per quintal for the 2024-25 marketing season. This is the highest increase by the Narendra Modi-led government since it came to power in…
