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Palestine Issues Orders to Ban Al Jazeera
The Palestinian Authority has ordered the suspension of broadcasts by Al Jazeera in a move the Qatar-based television network condemned on Thursday as reminiscent of Israeli practices.
Bar brawl leads to shooting rampage in Montenegro, killing 12, injuring four
TWELVE people, including two children, were killed and four others were seriously wounded on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin city, officials said.
Truck driver who mowed down 15 was US national, served in Army
FBI says Shamsud-Din Jabbar solely responsible for the attack, professed allegiance to IS
Stir in MP town over Union Carbide waste
PROTESTS erupted at Pithampur industrial town in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Thursday, hours after truckloads of toxic waste was brought from the defunct Union Carbide factory in Bhopal.
Debris disposal hits Char Dham road project
THE ongoing all-weather road project aimed at enhancing the accessibility to Char Dham shrines in Uttarakhand has hit a snag as the dumping zones created for hill-cutting debris along the Badrinath highway have reached their full capacity.
RJD Home Truth: Dad, Son Agree to Disagree on Nitish
LALU Prasad and his son Tejashwi Prasad Yadav are apparently not on the same page on the issue of Nitish Kumar returning to the INDIA bloc, even as the JD(U) leader gave an \"evasive\" reply to the RJD chief's statement that \"doors were open for the CM\".
Prayagraj airport expands ops, flights connecting 23 cities for Maha Kumbh
THE Prayagraj Airport authorities are bracing up to meet the expected crowd of devotees thronging the Sangam city for Mahakumbh.
NIA Court Convicts 28 for Killing ABVP Man During Kasganj Rally
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court of Lucknow convicted 28 of the 30 accused in the high-profile Chandan Gupta murder case.
BSF allowing infiltrators to India to destabilise Bengal, says Mamata
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Border Security Force of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh and alleged that they were doing so as part of a Central government's \"blueprint\" to destabilise the state.
Return of Maha farm land soon
MahaYuti govt amends revenue law code to give back 4.9K acres of land to original farmers
1/3rd of insurance claims filed in '24 still unpaid
Only 8% say claims processed instantly
Will implement panel's reco on NEET-UG
THE Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would implement all the corrective measures suggested by its seven-member expert panel on exam reforms after reviewing the National Testing Agency's functioning in holding NEET-UG last year.
2 Sites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal for Singh Memorial Proposed to Family
The Centre has formally started the process to allot land for the memorial of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the campus of Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, the area along the Yamuna bank earmarked for the last rites and memorials of presidents, vice-presidents and prime ministers.
Army hunts for ammunition to protect air defence assets
AIMING to bolster security of the Indian Army's ground-based Air Defence assets against drones, the Indian Army Air Defence branch has released a Request for Information (RFI) to identify prospective vendors (DPSUs/Private Vendors) to undertake manufacturing of 23mm Anti-Drone Ammunition under Make in India.
Inauguration of college named after Savarkar triggers political controversy
AN announcement for inaugurating a new college named after Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar triggered a political row, with the Congress and its student wing, NSUI, demanding that the college be renamed after former prime minister Manmohan Singh.
Muizzu minister-EAM meet today
Jaishankar and his Maldives counterpart to give new direction to eco, maritime cooperation
Cohesion At Home Must While Backing An Equitable World
As India champions the cause of the Global South, it must address its domestic vulnerabilities. International leadership requires a balance between ambition and resilience
Fertility Decline: A Success Story Or Cause For Concern?
India's declining fertility rates, once hailed as a success of family planning policies and socio-economic progress, are now the subject of renewed debate. Recent statements by the CMs of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and the RSS chief underscore a pressing issue: the implications of India's declining fertility for economic growth and sustainability.
New energy policy will help create 7.5 lakh jobs: Gottipati
THE State government aims to realise the target of attracting ₹10 lakh crore investments and generating 7.5 lakh jobs under the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy Policy, 2024, said Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar.
CPI's surprise over CM's stance on Adani deal
CPI State Secretary K Ramakrishna on Thursday expressed surprise over Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's statement that his government is waiting for the final report from the US government on power purchase agreements with Adani.
No pay for outsourcing staff of Palasa kidney hospital, MLA promises action
THE negligence of the previous YSRCP government seems to have become a curse for several outsourcing employees of the Dr YSR Kidney Research Hospital at Palasa as they have not been getting salaries ever since their appointment.
Double-decker metro rail in State
66 km project to be taken up in Vijayawada & 76.9 km in Visakhapatnam with Central aid
Centre sanctions ₹963 cr for highway proj in Vizag
UNION Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday announced that the Centre has sanctioned ₹963.93 crore for the construction of a six-lane access-controlled highway in Visakhapatnam district.
TDP activists get ₹5L insurance cover
AS the party membership is set to cross the one crore mark soon, TDP general secretary and Minister for HRD and IT Nara Lokesh has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United India Insurance and Pragmatic Insurance Broking Services to provide ₹5 lakh accidental insurance cover to TDP activists.
Veteran Journalist S J Nair Bids Adieu
IT could well be a curious coincidence that he bade adieu exactly a week after legendary writer M T Vasudevan Nair breathed his last.
Centre approves ₹76 lakh handloom cluster for Patur
THE Union government has approved a mini handloom cluster in Patur-Gumalladibba under the Kovur constituency in Nellore district, allocating ₹76.32 lakh for the project.
Police Aspirant Dies During Fitness Test
A 25-year-old police aspirant, Dharavath Chandrasekhar, died of cardiac arrest during a physical fitness test at the police parade grounds in Machilipatnam on Thursday.
AP Chambers seeks settlement scheme for indirect tax disputes
The Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation (AP Chambers) has written to the State government, urging the introduction of a settlement scheme for indirect tax disputes.
2 Held in ₹12-cr Pan-India Cyber Fraud
BAPATLA police have arrested two cyber criminals involved in transferring over ₹74 lakh into fraudulent accounts, with two main suspects still at large.
Timings of several trains changed
TIMINGS of several trains under the jurisdiction of the Vijayawada Division have changed with effect from January 1, 2025.