New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday directed security agencies to implement area domination and zero-terror plans in the Jammu division like they did in Kashmir to achieve success. He also said the Narendra Modi government is committed to set an example by cracking down on terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir through innovative…
New Delhi: Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, NCERT’s director has said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition were modified in school textbooks because teaching about riots “can create violent and depressed citizens. ” In an interaction with PTI editors at the agency’s headquarters here, National Council of Educational Research and…
Thiruvananthapuram: A day after his reference to former prime minister Indira Gandhi as ‘mother of India’ received widespread attention, Union Minister Suresh Gopi on Sunday clarified that he called the late leader the mother of the Congress party in the country and his remarks were misinterpreted by the media. The actor-turned-politician said he was a…
Bengaluru: A day after the Karnataka government announced a Rs 3 hike in fuel prices in the state, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defended the move, pointing out that despite the price rise, Karnataka’s fuel prices remain lower than many other states in the country. “The Government of Karnataka has increased VAT on petrol to 29.84% and on…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Municipal Administration Minister P Narayana on Sunday said here that the Amaravati capital city development works will be completed in two-and-a-half years’ time. Narayana said the state capital of Amaravati will be developed as one of the top five capital cities in the world and that the plans devised in the past…
New Delhi: Income tax relief for the people in the lowest slab may need to be considered in the upcoming full Budget for 2024-25 considering the high levels of inflation, according to newly-elected CII President Sanjiv Puri. In an interview with PTI, he also suggested creation of an institutional platform for consensus building between the…
Chennai: NEET, ‘masquerading’ as a measure of merit, is a ‘scam’ and the Centre must stop defending the national test as it went against the interests of students and it is also against social justice and poor, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Sunday. Stalin, also the president of the ruling DMK…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said EVMs in India are a “black box” which nobody is allowed to scrutinise, and asserted that “serious concerns” are being raised about transparency in India’s electoral process. “Democracy ends up becoming a sham and prone to fraud when institutions lack accountability,” Gandhi said and tagged a…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh IT and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh said a new investor-friendly Information Technology policy will be implemented in the state soon. Lokesh held a review meeting with senior IT and Electronics officials on Saturday and inquired about the kind of incentives extended to companies for inviting them to set up shop…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government is prioritizing the enhancement of the public health sector by addressing the vacancies in the state’s Medical and Health department, as well as in government hospitals. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has placed a strong emphasis on improving healthcare services for the population. Given the prevalence of Dengue and other viral…
