The Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party has asked the Centre to release a “balance sheet” on the assistance extended to Andhra Pradesh in the last two years, post-bifurcation. The party wanted the Centre to implement the promises made to the State by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the floor of Parliament at the time of bifurcation of the State. The […]
» Read morePassengers travelling by a Chennai-bound private bus had a miraculous escape when the bus caught fire after dashing against a truck between Mocherla and Veerepalli on the Chennai-Kolkata National Highway under Gudlur police station limits in Prakasam district on Wednesday. The 18 passengers of the sleeper bus from Hyderabad jumped to safety from the emergency exit window, said Kandukur Deputy […]
» Read moreChief Minister Siddaramaiah’s elder son, Rakesh, who has fallen ill while on a tour of Europe, has been hospitalised in the University Hospital Brussels in Belgium. Mr. Siddaramaiah, who told reporters here on Wednesday that his son’s condition was “critical but stable”, is leaving for Belgium by an early morning flight on Thursday. “He is undergoing treatment in the University […]
» Read moreEminent litterateur and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away on Thursday afternoon at a private hospital in Kolkata. The 90-year-old Magsaysay awardee was admitted to the hospital in south Kolkata on June 22, 2016 with septicemia and urinary infection. She was also suffering from diabetes. She passed away at around 3 p.m. on Thursday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted: “India […]
» Read moreTaxi aggregator Uber has announced the ‘Mi Pan Malak’ scheme to encourage taxi and auto drivers across the megapolis to join its platform. Under the scheme, the drivers can avail of offers and services through Uber’s partnerships with leading financial institutions and car manufacturers with a down payment of as low as Rs 25,000, Uber said in a statement here. Presently, […]
» Read moreTrain passengers booking their tickets online through the IRCTC website will be able to opt for travel insurance cover from September for a premium of just Re 1. The scheme offers travellers or their families compensation of up to Rs 10 lakh in the event of death or permanent total disability, Rs 7.5 lakh for permanent partial disability, up to […]
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