Telangana has approved the construction of 2.5 lakh houses under the second phase of the Indiramma scheme, starting June 1, as part of its push towards making the state free of kutcha houses. Under the plan, the Cabinet has allotted 2,000 houses to each constituency.Alongside this, the Cabinet has decided to provide financial support for…
Texas woman Kelly Smith posts an AI-generated photo to mock Indians and says her new name is Pria. A Texas woman who claims to be running for the Texas governor election stoked some fresh anti-India sentiments as she ‘decided to become an Indian’ as all Indians, she said, have been claiming to be just as…
BENGALURU: Ravi K has assumed charge as chairman and managing director (CMD) of defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), becoming the company’s 22nd CMD. He takes over from DK Sunil, who superannuated on April 30.Ravi K was previously director (operations) at HAL, where he was involved in strategic planning. He has more than 30 years…
Delhi Police used sticks and batons to disperse hundreds of protestors NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday used sticks, batons and tear gas to disperse hundreds of protestors marching from Mandi House Metro Station towards Jantar Mantar, where the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was holding a protest.The protesters, including a large number of women, raised…
NEW DELHI: The Bareilly Cantonment has emerged as India’s first carbon-negative cantonment, four years ahead of the 2030 target set by defence minister Rajnath Singh during Manthan-2025.The Cantonment Board Bareilly had undertaken a series of transformative initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen environmental sustainability to achieve Rajnath Singh’s vision of carbon neutrality for…
Left to right: Rajah Chaudhry (NBA’s Head of Strategy, Asia Pacific), Sunny Malik (Country Head, NBA India), DeMarcus Cousins and Isiah Thomas. (Image: LinkedIn) New Delhi: NBA‘s ambitions in India extend well beyond television ratings and live game broadcasts. During the BUDX NBA House weekend in New Delhi on May 9-10, Sunny Malik (NBA India’s…
Miffed at the Kennedy Center removing his name, Trump plasters his greatness everywhere!Wannabe ‘King Donald’ doesn’t need a mirror to tell him who is the greatest of them all. Trump knows. And his flattering courtiers are always there to endorse the boss who has ‘aced’ his cognitive tests with “a Perfect Score… four times in…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party and Election Commission after fresh polling was announced in the Falta assembly constituency following reports of “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of polling on April 29.Reacting to BJP leader Amit Malviya’s social…
NEW DELHI: India’s trade deficit widened to a five-month high of $30.4 billion as imports jumped 31% – the fastest pace of expansion in nearly four years – to $70.8 billion, although exports retained their momentum.Latest data released by the commerce department on Monday estimated that exports rose 15.4% to $40.4 billion, but it was…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: It has been 4,341 days – or 11 years, 10 months and 19 days – since India last walked onto the field for an ODI at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.On Thursday, India will finally return to the same venue for the second ODI of the…