VIJAYAWADA: As part of his Swarnandhra Vision 2047, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has decided to make field visits, and interact with people directly to get their feedback on various development programmes and welfare schemes and their views for the rapid economic growth of the State. Speaking in the AP Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Naidu highlighted the development initiatives of his government in the first 150 days. Accusing the YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government of destroying the State

IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh expressed grief over the killing of six people by suspected Kuki militants last week and asserted that his government would not rest until the culprits are brought to justice. He said search operations were underway for the killers of three women and three children whose bodies were recovered from a river in Jiribam district last week. The chief minister also said the killing of women and children is a crime against humanity. Singh, in a video message

KOLKATA: Rights activist Irom Sharmila believes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's direct intervention is essential to resolving the crisis in violence-hit Manipur, warning that the reimposition of the draconian Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in six police station areas in the northeastern state could escalate the unrest further. Sharmila appealed to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to take moral responsibility for the unrest and step down, while urging the Centre to hold a referendum to

BENGALURU: India has set a global example by breaking down barriers and enabling millions of people to participate in the financial system, RBI Innovation Hub CEO Rajesh Bansal said on Monday. He was speaking during a two-day international symposium organised by the Indian Institute of Management-Bengaluru (IIM-B), on digital innovations, financial inclusion and sustainability. The event brought together industry leaders, policymakers and academicians to explore how fintech innovations can drive

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan appealed to the people of Maharashtra to vote for the Maha Yuti alliance in the Assembly elections to be held on November 20. On the second and final day of his electioneering in support of Maha Yuti candidates in Maharashtra on Sunday, Pawan Kalyan addressed a public meeting in Ballarpur Assembly constituency of Chandrapur district. Observing that good governance and inclusive development are only possible w

KAPPATAGUDDA(GADAG): The State government recently decided not to permit mining in Kappatagudda, a hilly area spread across Gadag, Mundargi and Shirahatti taluks with a unique landscape, like Sandur. The region needs separate planning to ensure conservation and sustainable living. Formed billions of years ago, Kapppatgudda has been exploited for centuries for its rich iron ore and gold reserves. It is divided among two sections of people -- those who practice sustainable living and those who wan

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that while previous governments used to frame policies to suit vote bank politics, the current dispensation has ensured that people's faith in government is restored. Addressing the HT Leadership Summit, the prime minister said his government is moving forward with the mantra of progress of the people, by the people and for the people. When in many countries governments change with every election, people in India elected our government for

HYDERABAD: IT & Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu on Friday rejected BRS working president KT Rama Raos claim that Congress government was conspiring to arrest him in the Lagcherla incident. Addressing a press conference, along with Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao, he said that former BRS MLA Patnam Narender Reddy confirmed, on video, Rama Raos involvement in the case. Stating that Rama Rao was trying to gain sympathy by claiming that he will be arrested, Sridhar Babu said that they

CHENNAI: Justice P Velmurugan of Madras High Court on Friday commented that both the ruling DMK and the opposition AIADMK are interested more in trading charges against each other and not seem to show interest in the welfare of the people of the state. He made the comments while hearing the petitions filed by former AIADMK minister Sellur K Raju, who prayed for quashing a pending defamation suit against him, and AIADMK MP and former minister CVe Shanmugam seeking a CBI probe into the attack and

NEW DELHI: According to a report by Lancet, people with diabetes - both type 1 and type 2 - are two to three times more likely to develop depression and 20% more likely to develop anxiety than those without diabetes. The report further highlights that disordered eating or abnormal eating patterns are twice as common in people with type 1 diabetes. Among women with type 1 diabetes, diabulimia (insulin omission to lose weight) is the most common eating disorder, while binge eating is more common i

VIJAYAWADA: APCC chief YS Sharmila on Thursday slammed YSRC president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, questioning his partys commitment to the Assembly, and terming it insignificant. In her remarks, Sharmila said the YSRC, despite winning 11 seats and securing 38% of vote share, failed to fulfil its responsibility by attending the Assembly session, a contrast to the Congress approach, which, she noted, has a longstanding legacy predating Jagans political career. She suggested that Jagan reflect on his gov

COIMBATORE: Coimbatore South MLA Vanathi Srinivasan on Wednesday said that the incident in which a patients relative stabbed a duty doctor at Guindy government hospital in Chennai shows that people have lost faith in government hospitals and doctors. Addressing the media at Ramanathapuram, she further said that the stabbing of a government doctor is the latest incident to show that the law and order in the state are deteriorating and Chief Minister M K Stalin should not consider the assault as a

VIJAYAWADA: While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Pola Vijay Babu, a journalist, on cases being filed against social media activists, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday sought to know what was wrong with booking people for posting offensive content on social media. Recalling the derogatory comments made against judges in the past, a division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice C Ravi said the court cannot control police from registering cases. Furth

VIJAYAWADA: Asserting that learning is a continuous process, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu suggested that legislators be aware of the budget session of the State Assembly, and go through the allocation of funds to different sectors. Addressing the MLAs and MLCs at a training session conducted in the Assembly committee hall on Tuesday, he urged them to study the policies and bills to be tabled by the government. Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu organised the training session for

CHENNAI: A portion of an unused building which was previously used as the postgraduate mens hostel by the Madras Medical College (MMC) at Broadway collapsed on Monday morning. Three people who were walking along the road sustained injuries. The Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) personnel rushed to the spot and started clearing the debris. According to the Flower Bazaar police, the three-story building, which is several decades old, was in the process of being demolished. A police offic

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said some people were trying to divide the society for their vested interests and need to be defeated, and stressed on the need for unity and integrity to make India a developed nation by 2047. He was virtually addressing a gathering of devotees at Vadtal in Gujarat's Kheda district on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Shree Swaminarayan Temple in the town. Unity among citizens and integrity of the nation is important to make India a devel

KOCHI: Radhakrishnan, a CPM central committee member, is camping in Chelakkara to strategise the partys campaign for U R Pradeep. In an interview with TNIE, Radhakrishnan, whose win in the Alathur Lok Sabha election necessitated the bypoll in Chelakkara, says the voters have benefited in terms of better roads, power connection and welfare measures in the constituency where the CPM has not lost since 1996. What are your observations on the Chelakkara bypoll? The conditions in Chelakkara are favou

KOCHI: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will continue to extend its support to the LDF in the upcoming Wayanad, Chelakkara and Palakkad bypolls. This was decided at the central committee and state secretariat meetings of the party held here on Saturday. Its a direct contest between the LDF and the UDF in Palakkad. This time, the BJP wont be able to enjoy the support that it got during the candidature of E Sreedharan. We have high hopes that a secular, democratic caution would be maintained aga

SRINAGAR: In his first speech in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly after being elected as Chief Minister in the states first Assembly polls post Article 370 abrogation, Omar Abdullah on Friday said people of J&K want to live with honour, so the Centre must restore full fledged statehood. He termed the resolution on restoration of J&Ks special status and constitutional guarantees passed by Assembly as historic resolution, stating that there is something in the resolution, given how Prime Minister Narend

NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday slammed the BJP over its leader Devendra Fadnavis' remarks on Rahul Gandhi showing a 'red-covered' copy of the Constitution, and said the people of Maharashtra and the country will give a befitting reply to the anti-Constitution and anti-reservation BJP. His remarks came after Fadnavis asked what message Rahul Gandhi wanted to give by showing a red-covered copy of the Constitution of India. Fadnavis also accused the Congress leader of bu

KOZHIKODE: As the row over Waqf Boards claim on the land by more than 600 families at Munambam in Ernakulam becomes a political hot potato, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday said the government will stand with the residents. The CM made the statement during a public function held as part of the Wayanad byelection campaign of LDF candidate Sathyan Mokeri in Kalpetta. The government will stand with the residents of Munambam. The issue is now getting wide media attention. A meeting will

NEW DELHI: Alleging that the BJP favoured the Adani Group in setting up a power plant in Jharkhand in 2015, the Congress on Tuesday said the state polls are a contest between a government that works for the people and another that works to please Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cronies. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in charge, communications, Jairam Ramesh said that in June 2015, the Modani Group started the process of setting up a coal power plant spread across 10 villages in

NEW DELHI: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll campaign in Jharkhand, the Congress on Monday asked him about the promises he has made to the people of the state and said he should fulfil them before seeking a single vote. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed a set of three questions to the PM, reminding him of his promise of setting up the Korba-Lohardaga and Chatra-Gaya railway lines, besides setting up engineering and medical colleges in Jharkhand. Assembly elections in Jhar

NEW DELHI: Colourful lights decked up buildings and diyas (earthen lamps) dotted houses as people across the country celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm on Thursday. In the national capital, Delhiites defied the firecracker ban as the city's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category with an AQI of 327 at 9 pm. Keeping up his tradition of celebrating the festival with soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Sir Creek near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat's Kutch district and offer

SRINAGAR: People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the Union Territory Foundation Day is a lack day for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as it marks disenfranchisement and not development. J&K Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra also termed the foundation day as a lack day and said that expecting the people to celebrate it is asking for too much. The lieutenant governor administration on Thursday celebrated the fifth foundation day of J&K UT. What has happened to

BANIHAL: Four people were killed and as many were injured in two separate road accidents in Ramban and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. A cab bearing a Punjab registration number plunged into a deep gorge near Magarkoot along Jammu-Srinagar in Ramban district around 7 am, killing the driver and a female passenger on the spot, the officials said. They said four other passengers, Neha (35), Aman (36), Manisha (40) and Megna (35), all residents of Maharashtra were

PUNE: Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Ajit Pawar, who would be facing off with his nephew Yugendra Pawar on the family turf of Baramati, on Friday said he had faith in the constituency's voters who have always supported him. The rival NCP(SP) led by Sharad Pawar on Thursday announced the candidature of 32-year-old Yugendra , son of Ajit's younger brother Shrinivas Pawar, from Baramati, setting the stage for a high-profile contest. Assembly elections will be held in Maharashtr

NEW DELHI: Days after India and China firmed up an agreement on patrolling by their militaries along the LAC in eastern Ladakh, the Congress on Wednesday said it expects that the disengagement will restore the status quo ante as it existed in March 2020 and asked the government to take the people of India into confidence on the matter. The opposition party's assertion comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's bilateral talks on the margins of the BRICS summit

NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said the Supreme Courts role as a peoples court must be preserved for the future, but this does not mean it has to fulfil the Oppositions role in Parliament. Addressing the first Supreme Court Advocates On Record Association conference in South Goa, Chandrachud, who would demit office on November 10, said derogatory language, particularly against women, has no place in courts, and insensitive words can perpetuate stereotypes and dispro

NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said Parliament was using artificial intelligence and related technologies for record-keeping and making speeches by members and other information available to the people in their mother tongue. Addressing the concluding session of the 149th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Birla said in a multilingual society like India, it is necessary to facilitate MPs to speak in their preferred languages. He highlighted the imperati

United Nations, United States: More than one billion people are living in acute poverty across the globe, a UN Development Program report said Thursday, with children accounting for over half of those affected. The paper published with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) highlighted that poverty rates were three times higher in countries at war, as 2023 saw the most conflicts around the world since the Second World War. The UNDP and the OPHI have published their Multidimen

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed satisfaction with the BJPs success in the recent Haryana assembly elections during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. He emphasised the importance of good governance and tangible development achievements in securing electoral victories, stating, kaam bolta hai aur acche kaam ko hi logon ka vote milta hai (work speaks for itself and good work gets peoples votes). In his about 25-minute address to Union ministers, the PM highlighted the need for them

MUMBAI: Legendary industrialist Ratan Tata' s body was on Thursday morning taken from his house in a hearse, decked with white flowers, to the NCPA in south Mumbai where it would be kept for people to pay their last respects. Before the hearse started from Tata's home, located a couple of kilometres away from the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA), the Mumbai Police band played a tune as a mark of respect to him. As the news of Tata's demise spread, people from different walks of life ga

NEW DELHI: There are some people who are cheating innocent people in the name of Ayurveda, spreading misleading information and making false claims, which not only harm the money and health of the public but also defame this traditional medical system, said President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday. Speaking at the eighth foundation day of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) here, she said that people associated with different systems of medicine often claim that their system is the best. It is g

NEW DELHI: In a letter written to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday strongly refuted the party's allegations of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Haryana assembly elections. Addressing a press conference here after the results of the Haryana assembly elections were announced, Congress general secretary in charge of communications Jairam Ramesh said some candidates had noticed that on EVMs that had 99 percent battery charge, the p

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the party was analysing the unexpected results in Haryana and will apprise the Election Commission about complaints received from various constituencies of the state. In his first reaction after the shock defeat in Haryana, the former Congress president also thanked the people of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir for their support. My heartfelt thanks to the people of Jammu and Kashmir - INDIA's victory in the state is a victory of the Consti

KOLHAPUR: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the BJP government, saying there was no use in bowing before Shivaji Maharaj after scaring people and destroying the Constitution and institutions in the country. Gandhi on Saturday unveiled a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha empire, in Kolhapur city of western Maharashtra. Addressing a public meeting before unveiling the statue, Gandhi slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the collapse of

CHANDIGARH: Senior Congress leader Kumari Selja on Saturday said people of Haryana have been waiting for the assembly election to change the current dispensation in the state and bring her party to power. Selja was speaking to reporters after casting her vote in Hisar district. Polling began for all the 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday morning. We have seen this inclination in people even before the Lok Sabha polls, they have been waiting for this day to change the rule and elect a Congr

GUWAHATI: Assam on Friday launched a new concept of co-district within a district administration by doing away with the existing system of civil sub-divisions. The co-district commissioners will have powers and responsibilities similar to those of the district commissioners. The objective of this first-of-its-kind initiative in the country is to take governance one step closer to people. It is expected to address the administrative challenges being faced by the administration in the districts. W

GUWAHATI: Assams Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has installed Citizens Grievance Boxes in all circle offices of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), thereby enabling people to demand good governance. During the celebration of the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, BTC chief Pramod Boro said the Citizens Grievance Boxes were installed in line with the Gandhian ethos for good governance and swaraj and as part of the Vibrant BTR Mission. The public announcement of the grievance redres

NEW DELHI: People aged 60 years and above continue to experience unmet health care needs, whether they live in low, middle, or high-income countries, said the WHO on Tuesday. On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said around two in three people who reach older age are likely to require longer-term support and care from others to perform activities of daily living, such as eating, moving around, or bathing. The world health body urgently ca

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers in the third and final phase of the assembly polls, with Rahul Gandhi calling on them to remember that this election is about their self-respect and rights. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appealed to the voters to each a lesson to those who snatched statehood from them. Voting for the third phase of the Jammu and Kashmir elections is underway in 40 seats across seven districts, including Jam

Actor-turned-BJP politician of West Bengal Mithun Chakraborty or Mithun Da has been nominated for this years 54th Dadasaheb Phalke Award the countrys highest honour in the field of cinema. He says his struggles started from the lanes of Bengal. Popularly known as Mithun Da, he debuted in Bengali film Mrigayaa, and went on giving one superhit after another and became a superstar. His many Hindi blockbusters include Surakshaa, Disco Dancer, Dance Dance, Pyar Jhukta Nahi, Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye, Hum

NEW DELHI: On completion of 10 years of Make in India initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 114th episode of the monthly radio programme Maan Ki Baat on Sunday urged the people to buy locally made products during festivals. He also invited the creator community to showcase their talent and strengthen the Create in India movement. He also said that Mann Ki Baat shows people like positive stories and inspiring examples. This episode today is going to make me emotional. It is flooding me

JAMMU: People in Jammu and Kashmir are looking forward to a government free of corruption, terrorism and separatism for peace and a better future for their children, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Addressing an election rally in support of BJP candidates at M A M Stadium here, he said this assembly election has given a historic opportunity to the people of Jammu to decide the next government. They need to seize this moment and choose the BJP, Modi said. There has been a massive v

PATNA: As many as 43 people, including 37 children, died by drowning and three others went missing while taking holy dip in rivers and ponds in separate incidents during the 'Jivitputrika' festival in Bihar, the state government said in a statement on Thursday. The incidents occurred in 15 districts of the state during the festival held on Wednesday. During the 'Jivitputrika' festival, women fast for the well-being of their children. In last October, during the same festival, as many as 22 peopl

SABARKANTHA: Seven people were killed and one was grievously injured when a speeding car rammed into a trailer truck near Himatnagar in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district early Wednesday morning, police said. The car was carrying several people from Shamlaji to Ahmedabad when it hit the trailer from behind while it was going ahead on a national highway, a Himatnagar police official said. Seven car occupants were killed in the accident, Superintendent of Police Vijay Patel said.

SILIGURI: Attacking the TMC government over the rape and murder of the doctor, state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday claimed the people of West Bengal will pray for the removal of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Durga Puja. Majumdar, a Union MoS for Education, said a racket of corruption has been unearthed in the state's healthcare sector after the rape and murder of the doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last month. He was addressing a BJP rally in northern We

NEW DELHI: Amid a social media storm over the death of a young employee at tax consultancy major EY allegedly due to work pressure, Deloitte has formed a three-member external committee, which includes former revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj, to look into practices, policies and processes concerning employees, its South Asia CEO Romal Shetty said on Friday. Shetty said to manage the work pressure within the organisation and have an open work culture, Deloitte has a chief happiness officer and takes

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people in Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. Voting began for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, first time since the abrogation of Article 370, as 24 constituencies spread over seven districts of the Union Territory went to polls in Phase 1 amid tight security arrangements. As the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections begins, I urge all those