An undated image of Tahsin Ahmed, son of TMC Minority Cell’s state leader Shakil Ahmed, who has been accused by the BJP of being involved in a financial scam in Asansol. | Photo Credit: PTI Almost a decade after ponzi scams by Saradha and Rose Valley groups had rocked West Bengal, a fresh chit fund … Read more
Enforcement agencies have seized liquor, cash, drugs and freebies with a combined value of Rs 64.13 crore across Bihar since the announcement of the schedule for the assembly elections on October 6, officials said on Monday. These seizures include liquor worth Rs 23.41 crore in dry Bihar, they said. The police and other agencies concerned … Read more
Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments P.K. Sekababu. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR and CE) P.K. Sekarbabu said on Sunday that 1,074.12 kg of pure gold, belonging to 21 temples in the State, had been invested under the Gold Bond Scheme, fetching ₹17.768 crore as … Read more
A view of the Sardar Patel Road on October 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: RAGU R The State Highways Department will soon call for tenders to widen Chennai’s Sardar Patel Road. The estimated cost of adding two additional lanes, building near footpaths for pedestrians, and constructing a soundproof wall for the Cancer Institute (WIA) … Read more
Chief secretary Shalini Rajneesh and former chief secretary K. Ratna Prabha felicitate Uma Reddy, who took over as the new president for Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI) in Bengaluru on September 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J The State government in two years had empowered nearly 1.2 lakh women, … Read more
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi with NCC cadets and others during the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, in Bhubaneswar, on September 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Mohan Majhi Government on Wednesday (September 17, 2025) claimed to have planted more than one crore trees on a … Read more
Image used for representation | Photo Credit: The Hindu A ‘kalash’, made of 760 grams of gold and embedded with precious jewels, has been stolen from a Jain religious ceremony near the Red Fort Complex, an official said on Saturday (September 6, 2025). The vessel was embedded with 150 grams of diamonds, rubies, and emeralds, … Read more
The Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara also known as ‘Kumbh Mela of the South’ attracts millions of devotees, mainly tribals from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The State government has sanctioned ₹150 crore for the conduct of the Sammakka-Sarakka (Saralamma) Medaram Maha Jatara, scheduled to be held from January 28 to … Read more
Minister for Mines, Geology and Excise Kollu Ravindra along with MLC Beeda Ravichandra and local MLA Dagumati Venkata Krishna Reddy laying foundation stone for CC road at Kavali in SPSR Nellore district on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Minister for Mines, Geology and Excise Kollu Ravindra on Tuesday said that the State government is … Read more
Former Vice-Chancellor of B.R. Ambedkar University Hanumanthu Lajapathirai. Hanumanthu Lajipathirai, Chairman of the North Andhra Development Advisory Forum and former Vice-Chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University–Srikakulam, has urged the State government to establish an exclusive Regional Council for North Andhra with statutory powers and allocate ₹8,000 crore for the completion of long-pending irrigation and other … Read more