The latest round of import tariff revisions announced in the Budget have done away with the peak rates of 150%, 125%, and 100% which applied to just five items, but had created “bad optics” about India’s tariff structure, top officials told The Hindu. Such high tariffs have led to criticism of the sort levelled by […]
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday said that the face of Channapatna and ‘Bengaluru South’ district will change in the next three years. Speaking at an event organised to thank the party workers and leaders for achieving a victory in the Channapatna bypolls, he said: “The district has strengthened the Congress by electing four MLAs. […]
The Krantiveera Brigade will be inaugurated in Basavana Bagewadi of Vijayapura district on Tuesday. This is aimed at the protection of all Hindus, the former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has said. He told reporters in Vijayapura on Sunday that over one lakh people are expected to attend the launch of the brigade. Moreover, 1,008 […]
The Rashtriya Adivasi Samnvay Samiti, based in Jharkhand has given a call to Scheduled Tribe associations across the country to join a protest for a separate Sarna religion code in the upcoming Census. The outfit, which has been part of the movement for a separate religion column for Scheduled Tribes communities in India, has said […]
Work has commenced to widen a portion of the existing four-lane Krishnagiri-Ranipet High Road (SH-24) into a six-lane stretch at V.C. Mottur village near Walajah town in Ranipet. Officials from the State Highways Department, which maintains the stretch, stated that widening the road, particularly at the intersection with the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 44), is crucial […]
Thousands of devotees on Sunday witnessed the Kumbhabhishekham at the Sri Devanatha Swamy Temple in Thiruvahindrapuram. The temple wore a festive look when at 10.5 a.m., the holy water was poured on the kalasams of the gopurams and vimanams amid the chanting of Vedic hymns and associated rituals. The chanting of “Govinda” by the assembled […]
NLC India Ltd. (NLCIL) on Saturday distributed artificial limbs and assistive devices to Persons with disabilities (PwDs) in Neyveli. According to an official release, NLCIL had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2024 with the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India Limited (ALIMCO) for the distribution of artificial limbs and assistive devices to PwDs […]
Hundreds of people participated in the Krishna river-crossing competition, an annual event organised by the Aqua Devils Welfare Association, in Vijayawada on Sunday, February 2. Inaugurating the competition, Vijayawada East MLA Gadde Rammohan Rao congratulated the association on having completed 25 years of the event. “Swimming keeps one’s body fit. It is surprising to see […]
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Sunday (February 2, 2025) that the country cannot permit the entry of millions of illegal migrants and allow electoral politics to be disturbed by demographic dislocation. He appealed to youth to neutralise anti-national narratives. Mr. Dhankhar, also the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, voiced concerns over frequent disruptions in Parliament. […]
A second-year MBBS student from R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital has been found dead in her room at the Kamarhati ESI Hospital. The incident was reported on Friday (January 31, 2025) and the Barrackpore Police Commiserate has registered a case of unnatural death. The post-mortem was conducted at Sagore Dutta Hospital and Medical College. According to reports […]
