CHENNAI: The Congress severed its 11-year ties with the DMK and decided to support TVK. AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu Girish Chodankar announced that Congress would support TVK on the condition that there should be no “communal forces” in the alliance.Girish Chodankar, in a statement, said Congress supports the people’s mandate. “It is our constitutional…
Hyderabad: Deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka, revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and TPCC president B Mahesh Kumar Goud on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give national project status to the Pranahita-Chevella irrigation project.Ahead of PM Modi’s visit to the city on Sunday, they criticised BJP, especially the Union ministers from the state, G…
SURI: A flex put up at the entrance of Kankalitala temple in Bolpur on Monday evening declared that only Hindus would be allowed to offer puja at the shrine, one of Birbhum’s five Shakti Peethas. The banner was installed by unidentified youths claiming affiliation to ‘Sanatan Paksha’.“We have neither removed the banner nor endorsed it,”…
Ahmedabad: In a major push to Gujarat’s semiconductor ecosystem, the Union cabinet on Tuesday approved two more semiconductor projects for the state with a combined investment of over Rs 3,900 crore. The proposals include the country’s first commercial mini/micro-LED display facility based on gallium nitride (GaN) technology and a semiconductor packaging unit. Together, the projects…
ROPAR: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday squarely blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for twin blast-like incidents in Amritsar and Jalandhar, calling them “BJP’s preparation for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections.”Speaking to the media at the outset of his four-day ‘Shukrana Yatra’ — which began with obeisance at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib in…
Pune: In the village of Military Apshinge, patriotism isn’t just a sentiment—it is a way of life. Recognising this unique legacy, the state govt has sanctioned Rs1.15 crore to build a grand military memorial. The project is a cornerstone of the state’s plan to develop the village as its first “military tourism” destination.The village, situated…
Lucknow: Despite being the simplest and most cost-effective intervention, hand hygiene continues to be one of the weakest links in global healthcare systems, experts at SGPGI here said on Tuesday at a programme to mark World Hand Hygiene Day.Citing WHO estimates, they said that nearly 70% of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) can be prevented through effective…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s navy responded to a distress call from an Indian vessel stranded in the Arabian Sea following a critical technical failure, the Pakistan’s military told Reuters on Tuesday.The ship, identified as MV Gautam, had seven crew members on board, six Indians and one Indonesian, and was en route from Oman to India when…
North Korea has revised its constitution to formally define its territory and remove all references to reunification with South Korea, Reuters reported citing a document. The move reflects leader Kim Jong Un‘s push to treat the two Koreas as separate states.According to the agency, a new Article 2 states that North Korea’s territory includes land…
You will have to shell out more for your plate of pasta, a biryani handi or namkeen and biscuits because the high cost of commercial LPG cylinders, prices of which have recently been raised for the third time and by Rs 933, coupled with an increase in plastic and packaging rates are pushing restaurants and…
