Daily Quiz | On September 29 Julia Gillard, born on September 29, 1961, who became the first woman to become Australia’s Prime Minister. She was also the first woman to hold which post in the Australian Labour Party. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Nominated by the then U.S. President George W. Bush, this … Read more
Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Tamil Nadu Petroleum Dealers’ Association has asked customers to not purchase fuel using ₹2,000 notes on Friday and Saturday. “The last date fixed by the Reserve Bank of India for exchanging such notes is the September 30. Since that is a Saturday, we are asking that customers … Read more
Namma Metro train services between Krishnarajapura and Garudacharpalya stations will be curtailed for the whole day on September 21 due to the safety inspection of the newly constructed line between Baiyappanahalli and Krishnarajapura stations by Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (Southern Circle), the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (BMRCL) announced on Tuesday. The services will … Read more
A view of new Parliament House Complex in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR MPs to move to new Parliament on Tuesday, Opposition asks for Women’s Bill More than three months after the new Parliament House was inaugurated, Members of Parliament will move into the building on Tuesday, the second day of the … Read more
Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate five government medical colleges constructed in Vizianagaram, Rajamahendravaram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, and Nandyal on September 15 (Friday). The Chief Minister will inaugurate the college in Vizianagaram personally and the remaining colleges remotely. “The government is spending ₹8,480 crore for construction of 17 new government medical colleges. It is … Read more
DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin will address the party’s booth agents in the western belt of the State, on September 24, 2023. The meeting will be held in Padiyur near Kangeyam, according to a statement issued by the DMK’s general secretary, Duraimurugan. Gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections next … Read more
Electricity bills of consumers of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) in September will get dearer by ₹1.15 per unit as the Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA) has been revised. This revision will be applicable only for September. However, for the beneficiaries of the Gruha Jyothi scheme, even the FPPCA charges will be covered by … Read more
A farmer on his land in Belagavi district. Up to 150 taluks have witnessed a dry spell and soil has lost moisture, Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy informed mediapersons on August 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: P K Badiger The decision to recommend drought in affected areas will be taken on September 4 when the cabinet … Read more
State government pensioners and family pensioners who have not filed their eKYC have to do so by September 15. D.D. Prasada Rao, president, State Government Pensioner’s Association, Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam district branch, said that around 900 pensioners were yet to file their eKYC. He called upon the pensioners to get it done before the due … Read more
The Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising the Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP and Congress has formed several committees to plan various aspects of the meeting of the Opposition bloc INDIA on August 31 and September 1 in Mumbai. Sources on August 25 said the committees, which include two leaders from each of the three parties, will take … Read more