Sukriti Veni Bandreddi, the 14-year-old lead actor of the Telugu film Gandhi Tatha Chettu, recalls her first day on set. “We were filming montage shots of my character, Gandhi, walking from home to school. I felt overwhelmed and struggled initially. I told myself to focus on just walking.” Sukriti was 12 at the time and […]
The Madras High Court on Tuesday (January 22, 2025) directed the Accountant General of Tamil Nadu (AGTN) to depute a team of 10 officers to conduct audits at all eight central prisons across the State with respect to the use of the Tamil Nadu Victim Compensation Fund. Justices S.M. Subramaniam and M. Jothiraman issued the […]
BJP MLA and former minister S. T. Somashekhar attended the unveiling of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi on January 21. He said he attended the event as it was a government programme and that he had been invited by the government of Karnataka. “I am an original […]
After being hospitalised for five days, actor Saif Ali Khan has been discharged from Lilavati Hospital on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) following the knife attack at his Bandra residence in Mumbai on January 16. On discharge, Mr. Khan was accompanied by his spouse and actor Kareena Kapoor and sister Soha Ali Khan. Mr. Khan looked […]
On the second day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Tuesday (January 21, 2025), Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addressed a special session of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) on green industrialization. Highlighting his long-standing partnership with CII since 1995, he reflected on his journey of driving transformative change, citing […]
Kerala’s total revenue receipts fell by 6.21% in 2023-24 over the previous fiscal, largely on account of a sharp dip in grants-in-aid from the Centre, indicated a report of the Accountant General (Accounts and Entitlements) tabled in the State Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (January 21, 2025). At the same time, the State’s own tax and […]
Asserting that Indian workers prove their mettle everywhere they go including in leadership roles, Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary has said this success story is set to grow further on the global stage. Also read: World Economic Forum 2025 January 21, 2025 highlights Speaking to PTI in this ski resort town on the sidelines of the […]
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani was hospitalised briefly in Patna on Monday after he complained of uneasiness while attending a national conference of presiding officers of State Legislatures. Mr. Devnani left for Jaipur by a special plane late in the evening after being discharged from the hospital. Mr. Devnani, 77, was rushed to the Indira […]
A day after he reiterated Tamil Nadu government’s strong opposition to draft UGC regulations, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) endorsed two articles published in The Hindu to contend that they exposed UGC’s overreach on Vice-Chancellor appointments, undermining State autonomy. In a social media post, Mr. Stalin shared both the articles and […]
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will soon be opening small animal rescue centres in three zones in the city to rescue and treat canines and cats. If all goes as planned, BBMP will become the first civic body in Karnataka to establish an infirmary for animals. The initiative is part of the civic body’s animal welfare programme. In the absence […]
