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India Plans to Be MRO Hub, Work With Singapore

Sector holds tremendous potential for employment generation

Emergency' triggers stir in Punjab, security at multiplexes tightened

THE screening of Kangana Ranaut's film 'Emergency' was cancelled in Punjab due to intense protests by various Sikh organisations, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) members and farmers' groups on Friday.

No action for returning to mainstream, cops tell Arunachal armed group

Arunachal Pradesh police on Friday appealed to the members of a newly-floated armed group to return to the mainstream, assuring that no legal action will be taken against them if they do so on their own accord.

Severe snowfall covers high peaks, harsh winter disrupts life in U'khand

UTTARAKHAND has been experiencing a harsh winter over the past 36 hours, with heavy snowfall affecting the region significantly.

RRR case: Govt initiates probe against IPS officer

In a major development in the custodial torture case of former MP K Raghurama Krishna Raju (RRR), the State government has initiated disciplinary action against Director General (DG) rank officer PV Sunil Kumar.

NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota on Thursday night, the third such case this month in the city, exposing failure of administrative measures aimed at addressing the crisis in the 'coaching capital'.

From playing with bamboo stick to Arjuna award

GROWING up, when Salima Tete fashioned hockey sticks out of bamboo to practice with, she would have hardly guessed that one day she would lead the Indian women's hockey team.

CM hails Centre's ₹11,440-cr package for steel plant

Citing VSP's sentimental value rooted in the slogan 'Visakha Ukku - Andhrula Hakku', Naidu exhorts employees to strive for profitability

Maruti, Hyundai Lit Up EV Space

Both the carmakers make their debut in the country's mass electric vehicle market

Three-day Flamingo Festival to commence today

THE much-anticipated Flamingo Festival 2025 will be organised grandly for three days from January 18 to 20, showcasing the rich biodiversity, cultural heritage, and natural beauty of the Pulicat Lake region.

Hero Launches Four New Products at the Auto Expo

THE country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

GVMC chief studies ward issues, promises action

GREATER Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner P Sampath Kumar visited the 25th ward of Zone 3 in Visakhapatnam on Friday, accompanied by Corporator Saripalli Govinda.

PM asks auto sector to invest more

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that India stands as an outstanding destination for investors looking to shape their future in the mobility sector.

Parliament's budget session set to begin on Jan 31, continue till Feb 13

The first part of Parliament's budget session will begin on January 31 and continue until February 13, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present her eighth consecutive Union Budget on February 1.

Hot-headed Djokovic cruises into Rd 4

A \"hot-headed\" Novak Djokovic sent an Australian Open warning to join Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev in the last 16 on Friday, but Naomi Osaka's bid for a third Melbourne crown is over with injury.

'My world has been destroyed'

Dad loses 5 kids, daughter battling for life as mysterious illness strikes Rajouri

Many Chefs Who Bake The Budget

Preparing the budget is a months-long exercise whose intensity would gladden those asking for 70-90 hours of work a week. This time, flexibility in policies would be essential

SC directs TN govt, Guv to resolve all pending issues

The Supreme Court on Friday said if the pending issues between Governor R N Ravi and the Tamil Nadu government, including selection and appointment of Vice-Chancellors to state universities, are not resolved by the next date of hearing, the court will intervene to resolve the issues.

MUDA case: ED attaches 142 properties worth ₹300 crore

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties with a market value of about ₹300 crore under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, in a case against CM Siddaramaiah and others.

ED Attaches Properties Worth ₹3.44 Cr in Money Laundering Case

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in Visakhapatnam has provisionally attached 13 immovable properties worth ₹3.44 crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the diversion of funds by the General and Technical Education Society (GATES), Gudivada, AP.

APERC SAC Meet Focuses on ARR & Tariff

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) conducted its 20th State Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting on Friday at its corporate office in Visakhapatnam.

VSP Is More Than Just an Industry, It Is a Symbol of Andhra Pride: Ganta

BHEEMILI MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao held a press conference at his residence in MVP Colony, Vizag, where he expressed his satisfaction with the Central government's announcement of ₹11,500-crore package to revive the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP).

India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh asks for no let-up in India's offensive and defensive preparedness amid growing turmoil and calls for maritime alertness because of the possibility of increased threats from the Gulf of Eden, the Red Sea and other coastal regions along eastern Africa.

PIL on stampede: HC posts matter next week

THE Andhra Pradesh High Court bench of Justice Kanchireddy Suresh Reddy and Justice Kuncham Maheswara Rao on Friday upheld the court registry's objections over inclusion of names of the Chief Minister and the Governor's Secretary in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking the court's intervention for a judicial inquiry into the Tirupati stampede, in which six devotees were killed and 40 injured.

Govt to look into conversion of lands

THE State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday, decided to conduct an in-depth study of lands removed from the prohibited list, and converted as freehold.

Israel nod to truce deal a step away

First hostages to be freed Sunday; Hamas required to furnish hostage names by Saturday

Coach backs Sindhu to regain form

PV SINDHU was at sea in the early stages of her women's singles match on Friday. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, the shuttler on the rise in the last 12 months or so, was just the opposite and made the Indian dance to her tunes in front of a sizeable home crowd here at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here.

BJP Decides To Go All Out On ONOP Plan, Sets Up High-Powered Panel

Signalling its resolve to roll out the 'one nation, one election' plan, the BJP has constituted a high-powered committee chaired by Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan to shape public opinion and align its own state and local body governments with the importance of the idea.

Maruti, Hyundai Lit Up EV Space

Both the carmakers make their debut in the country's mass electric vehicle market

Four arrested in cricket betting fraud; ₹45 lakh seized in raid

THE Vizag City Police have arrested four individuals involved in cricket betting fraud, following a raid led by CP Shankha Brata Bagchi.