New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday approved the budget estimates for expenditure contained in the demands for grants for different ministries after applying a guillotine. The guillotine was applied after the House discussed demands for grants of 4 ministries — Railways, Education, Health and Fisheries. The House also passed the Appropriation Bill 2024, which…
New York, USA: In a landmark move, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy secured a substantial expansion agreement with the global IT giant Cognizant on Monday. This deal will see the establishment of a new facility in Hyderabad, boasting over one million square feet and rapidly creating 15,000 new jobs. Cognizant, a leader in IT services…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has mandated officials to secure a top spot for the state in the Ease of Doing Business rankings. Addressing the first district collectors’ conference of the new NDA government at the secretariat, Naidu issued comprehensive instructions across various departments for the state’s ‘reconstruction.’ Naidu emphasised that Andhra…
Chennai: DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday admitted that the clamour within his party has grown stronger to elevate his son and Sports Minister, Udhayanidhi as his deputy but indicated the time is yet to come. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of his official programmes here, Stalin, when…
New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday issued a “high alert” across all its formations along the 4,096-km India-Bangladesh border in the wake of the developments in the neighbouring country, officials said. BSF director general (acting) Daljit Singh Chawdhary and other senior commanders have landed in Kolkata to review the security situation, they…
Nanterre: The final night of swimming at the Paris Olympics stirred a wide range of emotions for an American team that no longer rules the world. A world record from Bobby Finke. Elation. A historic loss that reignited gripes about Chinese doping. Stunning. Finally, another world record for the women’s 4×100-meter medley relay team to…
Paris: Germany won gold in the mixed triathlon relay on Monday at the Paris Olympics, with the build-up to the event marred by news that a Belgian athlete had fallen sick after swimming in the Seine last week. Germany’s Laura Lindemann won a sprint finish in the final leg, narrowly edging out Beth Potter from…
Paris: Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider on Sunday became the first Russians to win a medal at the Paris Olympics when they took silver in the women’s tennis doubles. Playing as neutrals, they were beaten in three sets in the final by Italy’s Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini. Athletes from Russia and ally Belarus were…
Pairs: The United States’ Bobby Finke smashed the 12-year-old 1500m world record Sunday on his way to Olympic gold as Swedish veteran Sarah Sjoestroem capped her fifth Games by sealing the 50-100m freestyle double. On a thrilling final day of action in La Defense Arena, the American women turned on the afterburners to lower their…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the corruption case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam, dealing a massive blow to the AAP leader. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, holding that it cannot be…
