Centre promises full support for completing Polavaram project in time

Centre promises full support for completing Polavaram project in time

Union Minister C.R. Patil. | Photo Credit: PTI Water Resources Minister Nimmala Ramanaidu met Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil at Udaipur in Rajasthan on Wednesday. On the occasion, the Union Minister assured that the Centre would extend all help to complete the Polavaram irrigation project as per the deadlines. During the meeting, Mr. Ramanaidu … Read more

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee questions silence of Centre over U.S. deportees being chained

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee questions silence of Centre over U.S. deportees being chained

File photo of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday (February 18, 2025), questioned the silence of the Union government over deportees from the U.S. being brought back to the country in chains. “The Prime Minister should have protested against it. The deportees could … Read more

Trump to open detention centre in Guantanamo Bay for ‘worst criminal aliens’

Trump to open detention centre in Guantanamo Bay for ‘worst criminal aliens’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the US illegally who have been accused of crimes. He also announced at the ceremony that his administration planned to send the “worst criminal aliens” to a detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The … Read more

Centre has agreed to consider proposal to set up food tech institute in Belagavi, says MP

Centre has agreed to consider proposal to set up food tech institute in Belagavi, says MP

BJP MP Jagadish Shettar in a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Friday, seeking financial approval for a National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management for Belagavi. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Union government has agreed to consider a proposal to set up a national-level food technology institute … Read more

HC asks Centre, MP govt to digitise medical records of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors

HC asks Centre, MP govt to digitise medical records of Bhopal gas tragedy survivors

A waste disposal facility at Pithampur is seen where a huge quantity of waste from Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory has been brought for disposal, in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo Credit: PTI The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the Union Health Ministry Secretary, State Chief Secretary, and Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre … Read more

Pakistan migrants: Delhi High Court refuses to direct Centre on plea for rehabilitation package

Pakistan migrants: Delhi High Court refuses to direct Centre on plea for rehabilitation package

A view of Delhi High Court. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) refused to direct the Centre to provide a comprehensive rehabilitation package for migrants from Pakistan who obtained citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. A Bench of acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar … Read more

Assam CM says State in talks with Centre to create a defence corridor

Assam CM says State in talks with Centre to create a defence corridor

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: ANI The Assam government is actively negotiating with the Defence Ministry for the declaration of areas adjoining Guwahati towards Nagaon as a defence corridor, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said here on Tuesday (January 7, 2024). Mr. Sarma made these remarks after holding a roadshow and … Read more

Centre undermining rights of hill tribes: Former Mizoram Minister Zodintluanga

Centre undermining rights of hill tribes: Former Mizoram Minister Zodintluanga

Zodintluanga. File | Photo Credit: Photo Credit: X/@ZodintluangaR GUWAHATI: A Mizoram-based leader of the All India Adivasi Congress Committee (AIACC) has accused the Narendra Modi government of undermining the rights of the Adivasis and hill tribes, particularly in the country’s northeastern region. Speaking at the State-level convention of the Tripura State Adivasi Committee in Dhalai … Read more

BRS blames Congress government for return of DPR of Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme by Centre

BRS blames Congress government for return of DPR of Palamuru Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme by Centre

HYDERABAD The Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has blamed the Congress government in the State for the return of detailed project report (DPR) of the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) recently without according necessary permissions and clearances, long after the project getting environmental and forest clearances during BRS rule and conduct of trial run of a … Read more

MK Stalin links Tamil Nadu rain to climate change, seeks Rs 2,000 crore from Centre

MK Stalin links Tamil Nadu rain to climate change, seeks Rs 2,000 crore from Centre

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, during his visit to flood-affected areas in Tindivanam, Marakkanam, Vikravandi, and Villupuram, acknowledged the severe impact of heavy rain on the region and asserted that relief efforts were progressing effectively. Speaking to reporters, Stalin attributed the unrelenting rainfall to climate change, saying, “As per our calculation, this rain is … Read more