Hyderabad: Much before the semiconductor unit proposed by Andhra Pradesh in its Tirupati Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) could see the light of the day, it has generated immense political heat in Telangana, where the state's IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu has accused the Centre of blatant partiality in the allocation of a major semiconductor project, despite TG's full preparedness to host it. The Minister said the state government had undertaken every step, including allotmen...Read More
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Moscow on August 20-21, where he will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The visit comes days after the United States imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods in response to New Delhi's continued purchase of Russian oil. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a detailed conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the trade uncertainty and tariff announcements. Both the leaders discu...Read More
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the annual high-level session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the United Nations. The 80th session of the UNGA will open on September 9. The high-level General Debate will run from September 23-29, with Brazil as the traditional first speaker of the session, followed by the US. US President Donald Trump will address world leaders from the iconic UNGA po...Read More
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that the forest devastated at Kancha Gachibowli in April 2025 must be restored. "The state can have an IT park (and all) away from the place. Multiples of the trees uprooted in the area have to be planted," stated the bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran, while hearing the suo motu PIL on Kancha Gachibowli forest. When the state counsels informed the bench that 'everything is stopped' in the area and that a meeting was ...Read More
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Hyderabad: Upholding the Telangana High Court's interim orders, the Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the nominations of M Kodandaram and Amir Ali Khan as Members of the Legislative Council (MLCs) under the Governor's quota Acting on a petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders Sravan Dasoju and K Satyanarayana, the apex court cancelled the nominations of the two as MLCs. The SC ordered the stay while hearing arguments that the appointments had violated previous interim orders of the Te...Read More
New Delhi: After widespread protests across the country following a top court verdict on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, a new three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the suo motu case on Thursday. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria will hear the matter. The directions to permanently relocate all strays from streets to shelters "at the earliest" were passed by a bench comprising Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan on August 11....Read More
Mumbai, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra, her businessman husband Raj Kundra, and an unidentified individual have been booked by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) for allegedly defrauding a Mumbai-based businessman of Rs 60.4 crore in a loan-cum-investment deal linked to their now-defunct company, Best Deal TV Pvt Ltd, police said on Thursday. According to Mumbai Police, businessman Deepak Kothari has accused the couple of jointly cheating him of more than Rs 60 crore...Read More
CHENNAI: With the access to the US market, which accounts for nearly one-third of exports from Tamil Nadu, facing the threat of 50 per cent tariff announced by President Donald Trump, State Industries Minister TRB Rajaa on Wednesday held a detailed consultation with industry partners to address their concerns and reaffirm the State government's commitment to protecting their interests. The minister discussed the development with exporters from key sectors like textiles, automobiles, gems and je...Read More
CHENNAI: Protests in unauthorised locations cannot be permitted, and the cleanliness workers who have been staging a stir on the pavement outside the Ripon Building should move to designated protest zones, said a Division Bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Sunder Mohan on Wednesday. "While the right to protest is fundamental, it cannot infringe upon the rights of the public," the bench observed, instructing the authorities to clear the area outside Ripon Building "at ...Read More
New Delhi : In a departure from the usual exchange between the two border forces, it took the Pakistani Rangers more than 48 hours to acknowledge a protest note by their Indian counterpart, the Border Security Force, reportedly after waiting for a nod from their senior commanders in Lahore, BSF officials aware of the matter said. They said the Rangers did not acknowledge a protest note by the BSF after the latter shot a Pakistani intruder in the Kathua region of Jammu on Monday. The intruder, B...Read More
Hyderabad: North Telangana districts bore the brunt of heavy rains that disrupted normal life in many parts of the state on Wednesday. People in the northern districts were subject to harrowing times to reach their destinations due to the extensive damage to roads that was made worse by breaches across culverts and bridges on overflowing canals and water bodies. Meanwhile, flights were diverted at Shamshabad airport due to the heavy downpour in Greater Hyderabad limits. Hyderabad-bound flights ...Read More
The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of four new semiconductor manufacturing units at a total cost of ₹4,594 crore. Two of the facilities will be set up in Odisha, with one each in Andhra Pradesh and Punjab, according to a statement by the Ministry of Electronics & IT. These four proposals approved are from SiCSem, Continental Device India Private Limited (CDIL), 3D Glass Solutions Inc., and Advanced System in Package (ASIP) Technologies. While SiCSem and 3D Glass will be set up in...Read More
China is easing urea shipment restrictions to India, signaling improved relations amid trade tensions with the US. India, a major urea importer, could receive up to 300,000 tons, potentially easing global supply constraints. This follows relaxed visa rules and possible meetings between leaders, indicating a thaw in relations after border clashes in 2020. China has eased curbs on urea shipments to India, in the latest indication of a thaw in tensions between Beijing and New Delhi as US President...Read More
In a significant political shift, V Maitreyan, a senior leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, has left the AIADMK to join the ruling DMK. Maitreyan, once a close ally of the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, made this move ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. His departure is seen as a setback for AIADMK as it prepares for the upcoming polls. Maitreyan's political journey has been marked by several transitions. He initially joined the BJP in 1991 and held various positions within its ...Read More
Heavy rain is likely in parts of Tiruvallur and Ranipet on Tuesday and Wednesday, and additionally in Vellore and Tirupattur on Wednesday. Chennai and other parts of north Tamil Nadu are likely to experience rainfall for the next two days, The New Indian Express reported. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heavy rain is likely in parts of Tiruvallur and Ranipet on Tuesday and Wednesday, and additionally in Vellore and Tirupattur on Wednesday. As per the report, the Nilgiri...Read More
Reaching for the stars is becoming an everyday affair at India's space agency, having visited the Moon and Mars with orbital missions, now eyes are set on a mission to Venus and a sample return from the Moon. Human space flight to fly an Indian citizen on an Indian rocket from Indian soil where the countdown will also be by India, is also taking shape fast. India's space journey reached new heights with the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 nearer the Moon's South Pole on August 23, 2023, mak...Read More
An Indian diesel cargo is on its way to China. This marks the first such shipment since April 2021. The EM Zenith departed from Nayara's Vadinar terminal. EU sanctions on Rosneft-backed refinery complicated payments for Nayara. The vessel initially headed to Malaysia but changed course. It is now destined for Zhoushan, China. A cargo of Indian diesel is heading to China, in what would be first such shipment since 2021, with oil product exports from Russia-linked Nayara Energy in a state of limb...Read More
The flyover is designed to carry metro trains and vehicles simultaneously to ease traffic congestion at the busy junction. The other side ramp of the flyover work is 90% completed, and PMRDA has scheduled to finish the entire project by October 2025. According to PMRDA officials, currently, 88-90% of the work is done. Ganeshkhind Road is being widened to 45 metres to keep traffic moving during construction. Ramps on the Shivajinagar and Aundh sides are almost ready. The Baner and Pashan side r...Read More
Marking the ceremony, senior veterans visited Lt Col Jamwal's residence to extend greetings and felicitate him on the milestone. The Indian Army's Tiger Division on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Sharak Dev Singh Jamwal (Retired) on his 100th birthday, celebrating his decades of distinguished service to the nation. Marking the ceremony, the General Officer Commanding of Tiger Division, the Commander of Chenab Brigade, Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma (Retd), President of JKESL...Read More
BHUBANESWAR: Commercial banks in the state have made a credit disbursal of Rs 44,950.44 crore to around 3.66 lakh micro, small and medium enterprises during 2024-25 financial year. Replying to a question of BJD MP Sasmit Patra, Union minister of state for MSME Shobha Karandlaje informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that margin money subsidy amounting to Rs 53.42 crore has been provided to 1,867 micro enterprises under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme and 94,128 number of guarantees...Read More
* A person does not become Indian citizen by possessing documents like Aadhaar or PAN card, said high court * The Citizenship Act 1955 defines who can acquire or lose Indian citizenship * The Citizenship Act of 1955 is the main law for deciding questions about nationality in India, said the court Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Mumbai: A person does not become a citizen of India merely by possessing documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card or a voter ID, the Bombay...Read More
Pune: Thirty five year old Sainath, alias Khalibali Dattatray Janrao, was killed by a nephew and his friend in Ambedkar Vasti of Chandan Nagar after he reportedly misbehaved with the aunt, police said on Tuesday. The accused brutally attacked Janrao with hockey sticks, punched and kicked him mercilessly, leading to his death. To avoid the law, the accused nephew himself called up the police and informed them that they had found the victim in an unconscious state. But a deeper probe revealed the...Read More
As a part of nationwide call for protest by the Sayunkt Kisan Manch, farmers and workers across Himachal Pradesh organised a protest in Shimla on Wednesday. Voicing their opposition to anti farming and neo-liberal economic policies, central government trade decisions, and local land eviction drives. The protest in Shimla was organised at four designated spots and was marked by symbolic demonstrations and the submission of memorandums to authorities. Sohan Singh Thakur, president of the Himacha...Read More
Vijayawada: The newly-formed Group of Ministers (GoM) met for the first time on Wednesday at the Secretariat here to discuss the modification of district names and boundaries in Andhra Pradesh. The meeting was attended by Ministers Anagani Satya Prasad, P. Narayana, Vangalapudi Anitha, B.C. Janardhan Reddy, Nimmala Ramanaidu, Nadendla Manohar, and Satyakuamr Yadav. The GoM decided to submit its final report on changes to district, mandal, and village names and boundaries by September 15. To gat...Read More
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 14 (ANI): Chennai police on Wednesday night detained sanitation workers who had been protesting for 13 consecutive days outside the Greater Chennai Corporation Ripon Building, following a Madras High Court order to clear the protest site. Around 800 sanitation workers, opposing the civic body move to privatise waste management in two zones, were forcibly removed around midnight and taken away by buses within 45 minutes. For the 13th consecutive day, hundred...Read More
Srinagar- Full-dress rehearsals for the upcoming 79th Independence Day celebrations were held today across Kashmir, marking the culmination of weeks of preparation for the grand August 15 festivities. At Srinagar's Bakshi Stadium, Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri hoisted the National Flag, inspected parade contingents, and addressed participants, highlighting developmental achievements and commending security agencies for maintaining peace during events like the Shri Amarnathji Yatra...Read More
Nellore: State Waqf Board Chairman Sheik Abdul Aziz has directed officials to ensure resumption of Waqf Board lands. Speaking at a video-conference with Inspector and Auditor of Waqf Boards (IAWB) and zonal officials at a State-level meet organised in Nellore, the Waqf Board Chairman said that the State government has been able to retrieve several acres from land-grabbers for the last 10 months across the State. He said that it was proposed to get atleast 50 per cent of lands in coming two mon...Read More
NEW DELHI: ED has arrested Sandeepa Virk, a social media influencer who also ran an online platform with little business, allegedly a front for money laundering.The arrest followed a police case registered in Mohali, with the probe agency conducting raids on Tuesday and Wednesday at multiple locations in Delhi and Mumbai, ED said in a press release.The agency said it found that Virk, who acted in movies and claims to be a cosmetologist, was in regular touch with Angarai Natarajan Sethuraman, a f...Read More
CHENNAI: PGP Group of Companies chairman, Palani G Periasamy, on Wednesday, addressed the media and clarified about the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) searches at his company's head office in Nungambakkam on Tuesday. CBI officials conducted searches at several locations in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday in connection with a Rs 120 crore bank fraud case against Kancheepuram-based Padmaadevi Sugars Limited, in which searches were also conducted at the head office of the PGP group of companies. The...Read More