Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Thursday said Telangana’s food security network now covers 3.42 crore people, or nearly 85% of state population, through 1.06 crore ration cards.Launching smart ration card distribution in Suryapet, Uttam said the govt had added 16.5 lakh new cards, extending coverage to nearly 62 lakh additional beneficiaries.He…
The arrested accused, Gurpreet from Mehrana village in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district, will be produced before a local court, said an official from the Economic Offences Investigation Branch (EOIB) Hisar: Fatehabad sadar police have arrested a Rajasthan resident for allegedly defrauding a local family of ₹7.3 lakh on the pretext of securing a work visa and…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh has launched a joint initiative with IIT Delhi to prepare district-specific road safety action plans for three districts with high fatality rates, as the state targets a 50% reduction in traffic deaths by 2030.Transport minister Ojing Tasing announced the initiative at an inception workshop held at IIT Delhi, organised by the state…
Jaipur: The principal seat of Rajasthan High Court in Jodhpur has set aside the appointment of retired Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna as a one-man commission to adjudicate claims and counterclaims over properties attached in connection with the Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society matter.However, a division bench of Justice Munnuri Laxman and Justice Sangeeta Sharma…
2.44 lakh URLs flagged by states for takedown between March and July Nearly 3 lakh URLs were sent to social media platforms for takedown by government departments between March and July 2026, with states accounting for 82% of the requests, the PIB Fact Check unit said. The figures come after articles claiming that Meta had…
PC: Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve A drive through the Texas Hill Country can make the landscape appear almost timeless. Limestone ridges rise above open grassland, scattered trees break up the horizon and streams cut through the valleys. But the appearance can hide a very different history.When J. David Bamberger went looking for ranchland in 1969,…
Domestic solar cell supply shortage short term, market set to realign soon India’s shortage of domestically made solar cells is expected to ease as manufacturers increase production to meet local-content rules, industry players have said. At present, the country has around 32 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity and is expected to rise to around…
England’s Joe Root celebrates hitting a half century. (AP Photo) Joe Root added another landmark to his extraordinary Test career on Thursday, equalling Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket during England’s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before…
Overview of Hibernophis breithaupti (UW11120 on two blocks), showing holotype (UW-11120-A) and paratype (UW-11120-B) specimens as exposed on the surface. Image Credit: Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society A snake fossil discovery in Wyoming has given palaeontologists an unusually close look at the lives of these ancient reptiles. Four complete skeletons belonging to a newly…
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has asked Delhi Pollution Control to impose environmental compensation on a bottling plant which was running illegally in Shahdara. The sub-divisional magistrate informed the tribunal that the plant has been closed now.“Learned Counsel appearing for DPCC submits that the period of past violation will be ascertained and necessary action will…
