Vijayawada: With an aim to give boost to construction activity in the state, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to launch new free sand policy in Andhra Pradesh from Monday. Under the policy, the users can get free sand by paying online loading and seigniorage charges straight from the depots. Announcing this, Minister for Excise, … Read more
Lisa Nandy holds a Master’s degree from Birkbeck, University of London. London: Lisa Nandy, the Indian-origin MP, has been re-elected from Wigan in north-west England. She will take on the role of Culture Secretary under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet. The 44-year-old MP was among the 11 women who have been appointed by Mr Starmer … Read more
People online have reacted with a mix of amusement and concern Needless to say, all jobs include some level of stress. However, a person can feel an added amount of stress if the workplace is toxic and the boss is unsupportive and insensitive. Such an unfair work environment can be a breeding ground for negativity, … Read more
Mahesh Jethmalani said a businessman with Chinese links commissioned Hindenburg report Mumbai: The capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in its 46-page show cause notice to Hindenburg Research, has detailed how the US short seller shared an advance copy of its critical report on the Adani Group with New York-based hedge … Read more
The Congress has targeted the administration and the BJP for “failing” to safeguard temples. Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said they have cracked a temple vandalism case in Jammu with the arrest of an accused, Arjun Sharma. The man told the police that he tried to set the temple, which is located … Read more
More than 38,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military onslaught (File) Gaza: Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza. “We … Read more
ITBP Head Constable Recruitment 2024: The Indo Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) is currenlty accepting application for head constable (Education and stress counselor) positions. The recruitment drive aims to fill a total of 112 posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply by visiting the official website. The application process began today and will continue until August … Read more
Vijayawada: A worker died and 16 others suffered injuries of whom five are in serious condition when some extremely hot material used in cement manufacture fell on them from the third floor at the Budawada Ultra Tech cement factory in Jaggaiahpeta mandal of NTR district when workers were on the second floor, according to Commissioner … Read more
“The visit is very significant. It is taking place after a gap of three years.” Moscow: India’s Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Russia “very significant” and noted that it is taking place after a gap of three years. Speaking to ANI, Vinay Kumar stated that the … Read more
There was heavy rush of visitors at the site since it was a Sunday Panaji: All 80 people stuck at Pali waterfall in Goa’s Sattari taluka were rescued on Sunday by the state’s Fire and Emergency Services and the police, an official said. These people had got stranded after sudden increase in water upstream and … Read more
Thousands of people pulled the nearly 45-feet tall wooden chariot of Lord Balabhadra Puri (Odisha): Thousands of people pulled forward giant chariots from the 12th century Jagannath temple in Puri towards Gundicha temple, around 2.5 km away, on Sunday afternoon. The chariot pulling started around 5.20 pm after Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalanada Saraswati visited the … Read more
With this, the toll in this year’s flood, landslide and storm increased to 78. Guwahati: Eight more people lost their lives as the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Sunday, an official bulletin said. Two deaths each were reported from Dhubri and Nalbari, and one each from Cachar, Goalpara, Dhemaji and Sivsagar, the Assam … Read more