Our Special Correspondent Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s capital city is poised for a dramatic revival as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Amaravati on Friday to lay the foundation stones for a slew of mega infrastructure projects. These include both central and state-backed developments worth an estimated ₹1.01 lakh crore—marking a significant push to…
Dibrutgarh (Assam): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has transferred an indigenously developed diagnostic technology to rapidly detect tuberculosis (TB) to a private firm for commercial production, according to an official release issued on Thursday. The ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East (ICMR-RMRC NE) has announced the successful transfer of its indigenously developed CRISPR-Cas-based…
New Delhi: Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, an accomplished fighter pilot with over 3,300 hours of flying experience on over 20 types of aircraft, on Thursday assumed charge as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC), considered to be a key position at the headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff. He succeeds Lt Gen JP Mathew, who…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday inspected the fire-ravaged hotel in central Kolkata and announced that those responsible for the death of 14 people in the city’s latest inferno tragedy will not be spared. Banerjee reached the affected Rituraj Hotel in the Mechhua Falpatti area of Burrabazar on her way back from…
Dubai: The iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the final of the expanded Women’s T20 World Cup on July 5 next year, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The 12-team tournament will begin on June 12 and feature 33 matches, culminating in a grand finale at Lord’s, which also hosted the final of the…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday said Yoga practitioner Ramdev was “not in control of anyone” and lived in his own world before finding him in prima facie contempt of its order over his controversial “sharbat jihad” remarks against Hamdard’s Rooh Afza. The court previously ordered him not to issue any statement or…
Digha (WB): Rejecting speculations of joining the TMC, former West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said he went to the newly-built Jagannath temple in Digha on the day of its consecration as he was officially invited by the government and his party did not bar anyone from visiting it. Ghosh, along with his…
New Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed the NIA to collect the voice and handwriting samples of 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, a source said. Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Judge Chander Jit Singh, who on April 28 extended Rana’s custody for 12 days, passed the order on April 30 on an application…
New Delhi: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday asserted the government’s decision to include caste enumeration in the next census has exposed the difference between “true intentions and empty sloganeering”. Addressing a press conference at the BJP Headquarters, Pradhan termed the move as a “gamechanger decision” which has been welcomed by a majority of opposition…
In India, becoming an MLA or MP once has become a guarantee of a lifelong pension, even if their parliamentary record is zero. On the other hand, soldiers deployed on the borders risk their lives every day, but their families struggle to get even the minimum facilities. The question arises—is the patriotism of leaders limited…
