The new excise policy of Telangana government, which will come into force from October 1, is set to extend working hours for bars and liquor shops by one more hour in the night. A draft copy of excise policy has been submitted to Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday. Mr Rao convened a meeting with officials at the Secretariat […]
» Read moreSuvra Mukherjee, wife of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, has been admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital and her condition is said to be critical. Suvra has been ill for the past few days and she was taken to the hospital on Friday and kept in the ICU. Suvra is a heart patient and she had been suffering from […]
» Read moreThe Congress party’s ‘Poru Sabha’ protest meet in Tirupati against the centre’s denial of special status to AP took a tragic turn. During the meeting, a Congress party member named Koti suddenly poured kerosene and immolated himself, demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. Koti was admitted to a hospital with 50% burn injuries. Koti’s condition is said to be stable. […]
» Read moreMumbai: Taiwan’s Foxconn, the trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry, on Saturday signed a pact with Maharashtra to invest $5 billion over five years on a new electronic manufacturing facility. The announcement was made by Foxconn founder Terry Gou and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis after the signing of an accord between the two in state capital Mumbai. […]
» Read moreNew Delhi: Bengaluru is the cleanest state capital, according to Swachh Bharat ranking done by Union urban development ministry. Mysore city in Karnataka has been ranked at the best among all the 476 cities. Karnataka has done exceptionally well with another three cities making it to the list of top 10. West Bengal has also done well with 25 cities […]
» Read moreIndia will boycott a Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meeting in Islamabad in September in protest against Pakistan not inviting the speaker of Jammu & Kashmir assembly, a decision that comes amid tensions over two terror attacks in Punjab and J&K. “A meeting of speakers of all states here today unanimously decided that India will boycott the meeting of the CPU if […]
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