Jagadish Shettar terms Congress move to approach Supreme Court for funds release a political gimmick

Jagadish Shettar terms Congress move to approach Supreme Court for funds release a political gimmick

BJP leader Jagadish Shettar says the Congress has adopted diversionary tactics hoping to gain in the Lok Sabha polls. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The former Chief Minister and BJP leader Jagadish Shettar has criticised the State government for its move to approach the Supreme Court for the reported delay in release of drought relief … Read more

Uttam Kumar Reddy ridicules BRS for suggestion on repairing Medigadda Barrage, terms ‘Chalo Medigadda’ a political gimmick 

Uttam Kumar Reddy ridicules BRS for suggestion on repairing Medigadda Barrage, terms ‘Chalo Medigadda’ a political gimmick 

A file photo of Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has no moral right to criticise the Congress government with regard to its attempts to revive the damaged Medigadda Barrage, part of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), terming it a disaster thrusted upon … Read more

Govt. not trying to impose Bengali on students, says Minister after hill leaders oppose priority language terms

Govt. not trying to impose Bengali on students, says Minister after hill leaders oppose priority language terms

A day after the West Bengal Cabinet led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee approved a three-language formula where students across State-run schools in classes V-VIII, will have to study Bengali as a priority language, State Education Minister Bratya Basu on August 8 said that that government does not wish to impose Bengali. The Minister said that … Read more

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry GST zone stands third in terms of revenue collection

Tamil Nadu and Puducherry GST zone stands third in terms of revenue collection

The Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (GST) zone has eight executive, three audit and three appeal commissionerates and has a tax base of 4.57 lakh tax payers administered by Central GST authorities, which has contributed 8.12% of all of India’s GST revenue and 4.72%of the all-India Central Excise Revenue in 2022-23. The … Read more

India repatriates 22 Pakistani prisoners after completion of jail terms

India repatriates 22 Pakistani prisoners after completion of jail terms

22 Pakistan nationals imprisoned in India were repatriated via the Attari-Wagah border, on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Government has repatriated 22 Pakistani prisoners, who had completed their sentences, via the Attari-Wagah border, officials said. They were handed over to the Pakistani Rangers at the border’s Joint Check Post (JCP) by Border Security … Read more

Most MSOs not yet adhering to terms of registration

Most MSOs not yet adhering to terms of registration

Hundreds of multi-system operators (MSOs), or cable TV operators, have not yet complied with all the terms and conditions for their registration as laid down by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB). According to the latest list released by MIB, there are a little over 1,700 operators and among them, about 230 are compliant. … Read more

Amit Shah terms Muslim quota in Telangana as “unconstitutional”

Amit Shah terms Muslim quota in Telangana as “unconstitutional”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting at Chevella in Rangareddy district on Sunday. | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna Union Home Minister Amit Shah has termed the reservation given to Muslims in Telangana in education and employment, and in the implementation of welfare schemes such as double-bedroom houses as “unconstitutional” and warned that … Read more

India wants energy transition on its own terms — without phasing out coal and with more grants

India wants energy transition on its own terms — without phasing out coal and with more grants

India is unlikely to sign a deal with richer nations this year for a just energy transition, as international funding rests on India committing to a timeline to phase out coal, an “unviable” proposition for the country, energy analysts said. The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations, together with Norway, Denmark and the European Union, … Read more

Only use polite terms to address students, teachers told

Only use polite terms to address students, teachers told

The General Education department has called on teachers to stop using certain terms to address students. This follows a complaint by a parent to the Chief Minister’s complaint redressal cell. As part of the action taken, the Thiruvananthapuram Deputy Director of Education has directed district education officers and assistant education officers to ensure that such … Read more

Canada launches Indo-Pacific Strategy, terms China ‘increasingly disruptive’, India ‘crucial partner’

Canada launches Indo-Pacific Strategy, terms China ‘increasingly disruptive’, India ‘crucial partner’

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | Photo Credit: Reuters Recognising that the Indo-Pacific region will play a “significant and profound” role in its future, Canada released an Indo-Pacific strategy which termed China an “increasingly disruptive” global power. Calling India a “crucial partner”, the strategy said Canada will seek new opportunities to partner and engage in … Read more