Hyderabad: The Telangana BJP has strongly criticized the Revanth Reddy-led Congress government for its decision to host the 72nd Miss World pageant in Hyderabad while the state grapples with a severe financial crisis. State BJP spokesperson N.V. Subash questioned the necessity of spending an estimated Rs 250 crore on the event when the government is…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the state will soon issue a Government Resolution (GR) outlining guidelines to ensure that government officials maintain “discipline” while using social media. Speaking in the legislative council, he said appropriate rules would be framed to “regulate” the conduct of officials in their social media use. “Our…
New Delhi: Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Wednesday met Union Health Minister J P Nadda and reviewed the collaboration between the government and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the healthcare sector. Gates also held discussions with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday expressed delight over the return of NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her fellow Crew-9 members and said they have rewritten the history of human endurance and perseverance in space. Williams and fellow NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Butch Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, returned to Earth…
Mumbai: Amid growing demand to demolish Aurangzeb’s tomb, opposition Shiv Sena(UBT) on Wednesday attacked the BJP, claiming that the ruling party considers the Mughal emperor more important than Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. It also said the Centre should remove the protected monument tag of Aurangzeb’s tomb, located in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, to prevent riots and cool down…
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly criticized the state budget presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Batti Vikramarka, calling it a mere “jugglery of figures” designed to mislead the public. BJP spokesperson NV Subash dismissed the budget as unrealistic, arguing that while the overall size may have marginally increased, the allocations…
New Delhi: Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams returned safely to Earth at 3.27 am IST after an unexpected nine-month stay in space. Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, both part of Boeing’s first crewed Starliner mission, landed off the coast of Florida on Wednesday morning aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Along with them were NASA’s…
Mehsana: Residents of NASA astronaut Sunita Willaims’ ancestral village in Gujarat’s Mehsana district burst into celebrations on Wednesday morning as a SpaceX capsule carrying her and her colleague Butch Wilmore splashed down off the Florida coast. All eyes were on Willaims’s safe return as those in Jhulasan gathered at a village temple to view the…
In a remarkable demonstration of resilience and collaboration, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore have safely returned to Earth after an unexpected nine-month tenure aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Their prolonged stay, initially slated for just over a week, underscores the unpredictable nature of space exploration and highlights the pivotal role of…
Bengaluru: BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal was booked for his alleged derogatory remarks about Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who was recently arrested in a gold smuggling case, police said. Based on a complaint from Akula Anuradha, the case was registered at the High Grounds police station here under Section 79 (Word, gesture, or act intended…
