N Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Mumbai: Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu backed women’s reservation, growth-led welfare and a higher birth rate, arguing that India must tackle structural challenges together.Addressing the The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence, he said reserving seats for women was the best route to stronger political participation…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed relief over the safety of US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and vice president JD Vance after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.“Relieved to learn that President Trump, the First Lady and Vice President are safe and unharmed following the recent…
NEW DELHI: Six passengers onboard SWISS Delhi-Zurich flight LX 147 of Sunday morning have been hospitalised after everyone on the aircraft had to be evacuated on the runway at IGIA using emergency slides. The Airbus A330 was on take off roll at about 1.08 am when its engine number one fails and then had a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, exchanges a handshake with newly-appointed Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog Ashok Lahiri. (PMO via PTI Photo) The govt has reconstituted Niti Aayog, appointing Ashok Lahiri as the new vice-chairman and four new members in the biggest overhaul of the thinktank since it was set up in 2015.AIIMS Delhi director M…
New Delhi: India’s peak power demand reached an all-time high of 252 GW on April 24, as temperatures soared across the country, pushing electricity consumption to a record level, reports Atul Mathur.According to data from Grid Controller of India, electricity demand touched 252.1 GW at 3.28 pm on Friday, up from 240.1 GW recorded on…
Dehradun: Students celebrate after the declaration of Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) Class 10th and Class 12th results, in Dehradun. (PTI Photo) Dehradun: Geetika Pant from Bageshwar and Naincy Dubey from Dehradun emerged as inspiring toppers in the Uttarakhand board results, their achievements shaped by hardship and resilience.Geetika scored 98% in Class 12, jointly…
New Delhi: AAP leader Sanjay Singh addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Despite the breakaway faction claiming they have fortified themselves legally with two-third of the party’s members in the Upper House merging with BJP, AAP on Saturday announced that they will be writing to RS chairman C P Radhakrishnan…
Kolkata Police on Saturday issued a fresh transfer and posting order involving four inspectors across three police stations in the city. In an official communication, KP commissioner informed Bengal chief electoral officer that Gautam Das, inspector with the special branch has been posted as officer in-charge (OC) of Kalighat police station (PS). Subrata Pandey, inspector…
Benji busy preparing a dish at his adoptive family’s eatery in Kolkata KOLKATA: Born into loss in Kerala, raised without memory of parents, and finding a home after decades of drift, 50-year-old Benjamin – “Benji” in Kolkata’s Beleghata – says the state has made him an orphan again. EC’s SIR of electoral rolls has struck…
Ladakh LG VK Saxena (File photo) SRINGAR: Ladakh lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Saturday lifted regulations that barred govt employees in lower-qualified positions from applying for graduate-level posts in the Union Territory.Earlier, a candidate selected for a lower-qualification govt job was required to submit an affidavit declaring that they were only a Class 10 or…
