The Karnataka Lokayukta has directed the Urban Development Department (UDD) to submit a detailed report on alleged irregularities related to postings in the Directorate of Municipal Administration, despite a vacancy rate of nearly 50%. According to the order, the Lokayukta has instructed a probe into the allegations and demanded a comprehensive report. The directive follows … Read more
Victoria Gill Science correspondent Kevin Church/BBC News Researchers are using specially designed games and brain-scanning ‘hats’ to work out how children develop key skills Two-year-old Henry is completely transfixed by the iPad in front of him. Every time a smiley face appears he taps the screen – and his tap transforms the face into a … Read more
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industries South India Annual Convention 2025 in Chennai on Friday | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The objective of the Tamil Nadu government is not just mere economic development but inclusive development, with social justice and women empowerment at its core; that is why the State … Read more
Roads, education, an international convention centre, addressing waterlogging, and houses for all took centre stage in the Kochi Corporation Budget for 2025-26, tabled in the council here on Monday. The surplus Budget of ₹262.36 crore, presented by Deputy Mayor and finance committee chairperson K.A. Ansiya, anticipated an additional revenue of ₹50 crore through effective financial … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) questioned the claims of high development rate and per capita income when certain States have about 70% of their population living below poverty line, and wondered whether distribution schemes of … Read more
Telangana government’s proposed Future City would anchored by AI (artificial intelligence) city, Pharma and manufacturing clusters along with multimodal mobility and metro access. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has asserted that the Future City, the first net zero city proposed by the Telangana Government, will become a model for next generation urban development in the … Read more
Chartered accountants V. Bhagyateja and Gopi Devarakonda at a meeting organised on the Union Budget in Tirupati on Sunday. PRSI president K. Srinivasa Rao and Secretary D. Chandramohan are seen. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar Speakers at the ‘Discussion on annual budget 2025’ organised by the Tirupati chapter of Public Relations Society of India … Read more
To shape higher education in line with current market needs, the government of Karnataka has decided to set up Centres of Excellence at a cost of about ₹2,500 crore in seven to eight places in the State. These government centers come on the heels of CEs being set up in various private and government colleges … Read more
Even as the row over the delay in land acquisition for rail projects continues between the State and Central governments, a cursory glance through the rail projects in neighbouring States reveals that Kerala lags behind in rail development compared to Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday reiterated that Kerala should … Read more
Former Minister and BJP Malkajgiri MP Eatala Rajender on Tuesday questioned the Congress government’s first year anniversary and remarked that the Revanth Reddy regime has only brought ‘sleepless nights to people because of indiscriminate demolitions with no development to show or peace’. “What is there to celebrate? The government has lost place in people’s hearts. … Read more