The Andhra Pradesh government’s ambitious plan to link the waters of the Godavari and Krishna has become controversial. Touted by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu as a “game changer,” the Godavari-Banakacherla project aims to provide drinking water to 80 lakh people and ensure an additional 7.5 lakh acres of irrigated land. It is estimated to cost […]
Former Rajya Sabha member Ali Anwar Ansari, “Mountain Man” Dashrath Manjhi’s son Bhagirath Manjhi were among leaders and social workers who joined the Congress on Tuesday (January 28, 2025). They joined the party at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office in the presence of senior AICC leader Pawan Khera and Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee […]
India on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) night strongly rejected “insinuations” made against it in a report by a Canadian commission that investigated allegations that certain foreign governments were meddling into Canada’s elections. In a strong reaction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it rejects the report’s “insinuations” on India. It is in fact Canada […]
A major portion of the 133-km-long Chennai Peripheral Ring Road (CPRR) running from Ennore Port to Poonjeri, near Mamallapuram, is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. Sources in the Highways Department said work had made good progress on the 30.8-km stretch from Tiruvallur Bypass to Sriperumbudur. One of the contractors on the […]
Tamil Nadu Forest Department has placed orders for weapons worth ₹5 crore to modernise the force, especially to meet the need for rifles for the government’s recent decision of regulated culling of wild boars. Srinivas R. Reddy, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) and Head of the Forest Force, told The Hindu that orders have […]
Former Ministers S.M. Velusamy and V. Mullaivendan and former MP V. Maitreyan were on Tuesday appointed organisation secretaries of the AIADMK. Announcing this in a statement, the party general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami named former MLA, R. Chinnasamy, also for the post. Source
The ongoing Utkarsh Odisha Conclave in Odisha has facilitated the signing of 54 MoUs, paving the way for new industries and the expansion of existing ones, with a potential to attract fresh investments worth ₹5 lakh crore to the state on the first day of the business summit. The investment rush was led by Adani […]
When a President makes a personal religious visit, can the expenditure thus incurred be recovered from those holding the high constitutional office? In the early 1990s, the Madras High Court had to decide on the merits of such a plea. President R. Venkataraman (1987-1992) made personal visits to the Kanchi Math. In September 1992, after […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) downplayed any alarm about the strength of the 130-year-old limestone-and surkhi-made Mullaperiyar dam, saying the structure has remained stoic for more than twice its life term. A Bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S.V.N. Bhatti indicated the dam’s safety was not an immediate danger as portrayed by […]
In a move that has raised eyebrows, a professor of a Bengaluru-based private engineering college has been appointed the Director (Technical Cell) of the Department of Forest, Environment and Ecology, a post traditionally held by an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer. By default, the Director of Technical Cell is the member-secretary of State-level Expert Appraisal […]
