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In this issue

December 25, 2024

Arif transferred to Bihar, Bhalla goes to Manipur

Kerala governor shifted to NDA-ruled Bihar; former home secy gets to manage Manipur

1 min

BPCL TO LAUNCH WORKS FOR PETCHEM COMPLEX

IN a communication sent to SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) and BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) informed that its board, during a meeting held on Tuesday (December 24), has approved the initiation of pre-project activities with an investment of ₹6,100 crore for the establishment of a greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex on the East Coast of Andhra Pradesh.

1 min

BJP X'mas outreach hits Kerala wall

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Christmas celebration hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) in Delhi, a senior Orthodox Church Bishop in Kerala on Tuesday openly questioned the saffron party's outreach to the Christian community.

1 min

Lokpal calls Sebi chief for oral hearing

TAKING cognizance of complaints of impropriety and conflict of interest filed by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and two others, anti-corruption body Lokpal on Tuesday called Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and the complainants for 'oral hearing' on January 28.

1 min

Allu Arjun grilled for three hours, seeks bail

ACTOR Allu Arjun, accused in the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, was on Tuesday grilled for more than three hours by the police.

1 min

RINL invites EOI to enhance fire safety & prevention measures

VISAKHAPATNAM Steel Plant (VSP), under the corporate entity of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from agencies for providing firefighting, prevention, and rescue services within its premises.

1 min

Identify govt lands, Collector directs officials

DISTRICT Collector A Shyam Prasad on Tuesday directed revenue officials to identify government lands across all mandals to facilitate the establishment of government infrastructure.

1 min

Road safety awareness prog held at GITAM

A road safety awareness programme was conducted at GITAM Deemed to be University on Tuesday, focusing on the importance of preventive measures to reduce road accidents.

1 min

Central schemes key to comprehensive growth: Min

CIVIL Aviation Minister and District Development, Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) Chairman Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu on Tuesday urged district officials to prioritise comprehensive development by leveraging welfare schemes and developmental initiatives provided by the Union Government.

1 min

Ganta promises solution to beach erosion

He underlines need to focus on developing tourism in State with minimal investment and maximum returns

1 min

Three killed as car rams into electric pole in S'kulam

THREE members of a family were killed, and three others sustained injuries in a road accident on National Highway-16 near China Kojjiria Junction under Kanchili mandal on Tuesday.

1 min

HRD Min takes up major overhaul of higher education

Al varsity and five CoEs to come up in State

1 min

TTD to use AI facial recognition in three months to expedite darshan

Decides to build Srivari temples in major cities across country

1 min

Excise sleuths seize 200 litres of ID liquor

OFFICIALS from the Excise and Police departments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana jointly conducted raids in Gunduvari Gudem and Pichhukulapadu villages in Yetapaka mandal, Andhra Pradesh.

1 min

Purandeswari: Congress humiliated Ambedkar

STATE BJP president and Rajamahendravaram MP Daggubati Purandeswari on Tuesday alleged that the Congress had humiliated the architect of the Indian constitution, B.R. Ambedkar.

1 min

HC reserves verdict on Chevireddy's quash plea

THE AP High Court on Tuesday reserved its orders to January 10, 2025, pertaining to the former YSRCP MLA Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy's quash petition pertaining to a case filed against him at Yerravaripalem police station.

1 min

Stop acting in a vindictive manner against YSRC cadre: Sajjala to NDA

YSRCP State coordinator Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy on Tuesday slammed the TDP-led NDA government for acting in a vindictive manner, targeting its political opponents.

1 min

Ensure no more exodus in Kadapa: Jagan

YSRCP chief and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a meeting with the party corporators and key leaders from the Kadapa Municipal Corporation at Idupulapaya on Tuesday, amidst recent political upheavals.

1 min

More Jindal energy plants likely in State

MUNICIPAL Administration and Urban Development Minister Ponguru Narayana met Prithvi Raj Jindal, Chairman of Jindal SAW, in New Delhi on Tuesday, and discussed the establishment of more waste-to-energy Jindal plants in Andhra Pradesh.

1 min

Min promises to solve woes of slab stone units

MINISTER for Mines and Geology Kollu Ravindra and Minister for Roads and Buildings BC Janardhan Reddy discussed the issues of slab stone industry on Tuesday.

1 min

APSFL revamp begins with sacking of 410 staff

IN its efforts to revamp the Andhra Pradesh State Fiber-Net Limited (APSFL) and bring it out of the red, as many as 410 employees, employed during the previous YSRCP regime without following due procedures, and who exhibited gross dereliction of duties, were terminated with immediate effect.

2 mins

Focus on zero poverty and sustainable growth: CM

Says capacity building should cover all people to achieve set goals

2 mins

CM lays emphasis on development of work-from-home mode for women

CHIEF Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is of the firm opinion that educated women should not remain as housewives and that they should be provided good employment opportunities.

1 min

Have been duped by chit fund firms twice in life: CM

MAKING a startling revelation, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday admitted that he too was taken in by the chit fund lure and cheated by the ponzi companies twice - in 1990 and again in 2002.

1 min

SL govt nationalised 365 Indian boats

Though 193 boats were released by island nation, 21 of them are still in Sri Lanka, reveals RTI report

2 mins

KCR, Harish get relief as Telangana HC stays the decision of sessions judge

IN major relief to former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former Minister T Harish Rao, Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday stayed a decision of the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district court to allow the numbering of a private petition against them.

1 min

MYANMAR JUNTA DIGS ITSELF A DEEPER HOLE

EARLY four years after the coup in Myanmar in February 2021, the world seems to have forgotten the tragic circumstances within the nation and the unresolved political crisis that has engulfed it. With bigger crises looming across the European theatre, Myanmar seems to have been pushed to the backburner and relegated to a matter of domestic politics.

3 mins

MAKING WHOLE WITH CHARGE OF HALF A STATE

The Delhi government has always had to contend with the limited power it's given. A new book gives details of its governance model in health and education

4 mins

Selection process of NHRC chief fundamentally flawed, says Rahul

A day after retired Supreme Court Justice V Ramasubramanian was appointed as chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday stated that the selection process adopted by the committee was fundamentally flawed.

1 min

Cong challenges tweaks in election rules, moves SC seeking 'transparency'

THE Congress on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Central government's move to amend the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.

1 min

EC rules out foul play in Maha polls, invites Cong for meeting on Dec 3

IN its response to a complaint filed by the Congress, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Tuesday wrote to the party dispelling the misconceptions regarding the jump in voting percentage on the polling day of the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly election.

1 min

Notice for my removal was a 'rusted knife', says V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, in his first response to the opposition INDIA bloc's notice seeking his removal, likened the attempt to using a \"rusted knife\" for a serious procedure.

1 min

Kamarajar Port cargo handling capacity doubled

THE cargo-handling capacity at Indian ports has risen from 871.52 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in 2014-15 to 1629.86 MTPA in 2023-24.

1 min

Crucial Belagavi CWC meet to make Congress battle-ready for 2025

The Congress will prepare a blueprint to get battle-ready for 2025 in the working committee meeting in Karnataka's Belagavi, which will mark the 100th anniversary of the Belagavi session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.

1 min

A tribute to Atal Ji, the statesman whose vision shaped India

Today, December 25, is a very special day for all of us. Our nation marks the 100th Jayanti of our beloved former Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji.

4 mins

Govt on car buying spree, acquires 8 for Omar

AFTER purchasing 90 new Mahindra Scorpio vehicles for the 90 newly-elected MLAs of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the Omar Abdullah government would purchase eight Toyota Fortuner vehicles for the Chief Minister's use.

1 min

Maoists kill 4 over 'links with cops' in Bastar

THE Maoists killed four villagers on suspicion of being a police informer in two separate cases in Chhattisgarh's Bastar.

1 min

Maha Yuti in Maha slugfest over guardian ministry

Allies in tussle for Pune, Thane districts

1 min

UP teenager stripped, beaten, urinated upon, dies by suicide in Basti

A party turned into a tragedy for the family of a Class 10 student.

1 min

Punjab police stations under security cover after 8 blasts, encounter deaths

IN the wake of eight blasts at various police stations, police posts and check posts last month, the Punjab Police is tightening security around its establishments in Amritsar and Gurdaspur districts, sources said on Tuesday.

1 min

5 jawans killed in J-K as vehicle falls into gorge; no terror angle

AT least five soldiers were killed and five others injured after the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge at the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

1 min

Fresh fissures in Gujarat BJP over unveiling plaque

Row as MPs, MLAs, party in-charges left out

1 min

9-member panel for biz rules in House formed

JAMMU and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Tuesday constituted a 9-member committee to finalise draft Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Legislative Assembly.

1 min

RJD, JD(U) in poster war ahead of assembly polls

BIHAR politics has already gone into an overdrive even as the assembly elections are still around 10 months away with the RJD and JD(U) sparring over issues like migration and employment.

1 min

11 killed, 7 hurt in blast at Turkey explosives plant

A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing 11 people and injuring seven others, officials said.

1 min

Expect Haniyeh rerun on Houthis, says Israel

ISRAEL's defence minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas' top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar action against the leadership of the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.

1 min

Bill Clinton discharged

FORMER President Bill Clinton was discharged from a hospital in Washington on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever.

1 min

Parts of Bosnia powerless after heavy snow storm

TENS of thousands of homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina were left without electricity on Monday, particularly in the northern part of the Balkan country, after it was hit by heavy snow and strong winds, the local electricity provider announced.

1 min

Biden signs defence bill to boost military spending

PRESIDENT Joe Biden on Monday signed into law a defence bill that authorises significant pay raises for junior enlisted service members, aims to counter China's growing power and boosts overall military spending to $895 billion despite his objections to language stripping coverage of transgender medical treatments for children in military families.

1 min

HFCL defence equipment mfg unit in Hosur

HFCL Limited, a leading telecom equipment maker, on Tuesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art defence equipment manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

1 min

Fresher hirings see rise: No. of job applications surge 27% to 2 cr in 2024

THE country's fresher job market has bounced back in 2024 as the year saw significant fresher hiring across sectors.

1 min

No GST on sale of used car at loss

As per sources, GST is payable only on the value representing the margin of the seller

2 mins

PM Modi meets economists ahead of Budget

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with a group of economists and thought leaders in preparation for the Union Budget at NITI Aayog.

1 min

Year-ender 2024: Telecom sector sees tariff hikes, user losses, Vi fundraising

INDIAN telecom sector had a mixed bag in 2024, marked by tariff hikes, subscriber losses, and fundraising by loss-making telecom service provider Vodafone Idea.

1 min

Recharge plans for voice calls, messages to benefit customer, not telcos

THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) recent directive to have recharge plans exclusively for voice calls and messages without any compulsion to buy internet data will benefit customers not much to telecom service providers, say industry experts.

1 min

Dabur to launch toothpaste for kids' category

FMCG segment leader Dabur approached the Delhi High Court on Tuesday, alleging that Patanjali Ayurved has been running advertisements that disparage its Chyawanprash products.

2 mins

RBI bulletin says economy on recovery path

IN a bid to support a falling rupee, which lost as much as 125 paise between October 10 and December 24 when it closed at 85.207, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it has net sold $9.28 billion on the spot foreign exchange market in October. The net outstanding forward sale stood at $49.18 billion in October as compared to the net sale of $14.58 billion in September.

1 min

Excited with pack of pacers in SA20

WITH the third edition of the SA20 coming soon, the Ambassador of the franchise league and former South African fast bowler Allan Donald believes the new crop of pace bowlers coming from his home country are the ones to watch out for.

1 min

Cranbrook to MCG, the rise and rise of teenager Konstas

ON the eve of New South Wales' first Sheffield Shield match of the season - against South Australia at Cricket Central in Sydney - Sam Konstas was sitting with his batting coach Tahmid Islam for dinner.

3 mins

Deol's ton helps India seal series

HARLEEN DEOL'S maiden hundred set the foundation and India sealed the ODI series with a 115-run win over the West Indies.

1 min

Shooting mental sport, don't know when award snub will affect Manu: Jaspal

DOUBLE Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker finally broke her silence on her exclusion from Khel Ratna list.

1 min

Timely lift for Haryana shuttler

DEVIKA SIHAG is stoked at the moment. She had a valid reason to be.

1 min

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