Amid UDF Opposition’s demands that the Kerala government take over the 12 megawatt (MW) Maniyar small hydro project in Pathanamthitta district from Carborundum Universal Ltd as the contract period has expired, a reply given by the LDF government in the State Assembly on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) indicated that it was not averse to allowing […]
The Telangana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CtrlS Datacenters Limited to establish a cutting-edge AI Datacentre cluster in Telangana. This agreement was finalised during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual conference 2025 in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday (January 21, 2025). The proposed AI Datacentre Cluster will feature a capacity of 400 […]
Ahead of Delhi Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a “mera booth sabse majbooth” event where he interacted with the Delhi BJP cadre. During the live event, PM Modi said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been making new announcements everyday as it’s losing ground everyday because they are exposed in front of people. […]
With the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative completing 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) said it has been instrumental in overcoming gender biases and at the same created the right environment to ensure that the girl child has access to education and opportunities to achieve her dreams. Beti Bachao Beti […]
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) said it would hear the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the victim’s family and the convict before deciding on the admission of an appeal filed by the West Bengal Government claiming inadequacy of sentence given by a trial court in the R.G. Kar hospital rape-murder case. […]
A court in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) remanded Walmik Karad, accused in an extortion case linked to the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, in 14-day judicial custody. Mr. Karad was produced, through a video link, before the special court for Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) cases after the end […]
The Kerala government has granted permission to use dredged soil from Vembanad Lake for the development of National Highway (NH) 66 in Alappuzha district. Dredging will be carried out on a 3.2- km stretch of the lake near Punnamada. The hydrographic survey wing has already earmarked the area. The soil removed will be brought to […]
The Opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) walked out of the Kerala Assembly in protest on Wednesday (January 22, 2025), accusing the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of apathy in addressing the “unprecedented backlog” in pay revision and other benefits of government employees and pensioners. An Opposition demand that the House halt the day’s […]
This year’s Sankranti was particularly sweet for the turmeric farmers in Telangana as their nearly two decade-long demand for a National Turmeric Board (NTB), headquartered in Nizamabad, became a reality when Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated it on the day of the festival. Turmeric is widely cultivated in Nizamabad and parts […]
India and China should handle the bilateral ties from a “strategic height and long-term perspective” while implementing the common understanding reached by the leaders of the two countries, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (January 21, 2025). The Ministry was reacting to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s recent remarks that the India-China relationship is […]
