March 20, 2024 09:07 pm | Updated 09:07 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA A division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court led by Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao dismissed a PIL filed by Narapareddy Kiran Kumar Reddy, a social worker from Nellore district, seeking …...Read More
Andhra Pradesh High Court dismisses PIL seeking Hyderabad as common capital of A.P. and TS till 2034
Modi government legalised corruption: Brinda Karat
March 20, 2024 09:06 pm | Updated 10:35 pm IST - Thrissur The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has legalised corruption, Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has said. Ms. Karat was speaking on 2024 polls: the challenges faced by the democracy at the 6th …...Read More
Annual Teppotsavams of Lord Venkateswara begins
March 20, 2024 09:06 pm | Updated 09:06 pm IST - TIRUMALA The five-day annual Teppotsavams (float festival) began at the temple of Lord Venkateswara here on Wednesday. The idols of Lord Sri Rama along with those of Lakshmana, Sita and Hanuman were mounted atop the two-tier flotilla and dipped …...Read More
Social media influencers on EC radar, but telling opinion apart from paid content is a challenge
March 20, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:05 pm IST - Bengaluru To ensure accountability in political messaging on social media platforms during polls, the Election Commission will keep a close watch on social media influencers and those who indulge in providing indirect publicity to political parties and candidates. Top …...Read More
Jharkhand HC stays defamation case against Rahul Gandhi for one month
March 20, 2024 09:05 pm | Updated 09:05 pm IST - Ranchi The Jharkhand High Court on March 20 stayed the 2018 defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for one month. On February 27, the MP-MLA Court of Chaibasa district had issued a non-bailable warrant against Mr. Gandhi …...Read More
Kudumbashree’s Quick Serve is now in 20 urban local bodies
March 20, 2024 09:01 pm | Updated 09:01 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram The Kudumbashree’s ‘Quick Serve’ initiative, launched earlier this month, now covers 20 urban local bodies in the State. The Quick Serve teams of professionals are trained to provide various services in homes and offices. Based on the urban …...Read More
New species of deep-sea isopod discovered off Kollam named after ISRO
March 20, 2024 08:59 pm | Updated March 21, 2024 02:35 am IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Researchers have named a new species of deep-sea isopod discovered off the Kollam coast after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The tiny fish-parasitic crustacean, belonging to the genus Brucethoa, was recovered from the base …...Read More
New species of deep-sea isopod discovered off Kollam coast named after ISRO
March 20, 2024 08:59 pm | Updated 08:59 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Researchers have named a new species of deep-sea isopod discovered off the Kollam coast after the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The tiny fish-parasitic crustacean, belonging to the genus Brucethoa, was recovered from the base of the gill …...Read More
Raids carried out against vendors using chemicals to ripen mangoes
March 20, 2024 08:58 pm | Updated 08:58 pm IST - HYDERABAD In a joint operation, the Commissioner’s task force of Hyderabad police along with food safety officers of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) raided fruit warehouses in the city for illegally using artificial ripeners on mangoes. They were found …...Read More
ECI’s independence does not rely on a judge’s presence in selection panel, Centre tells Supreme Court
March 20, 2024 08:56 pm | Updated 10:05 pm IST - NEW DELHI The recent appointment of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar, criticised as hasty and opaque, was a necessity arising from a constitutional duty to conduct the national elections on time, the Union government said in …...Read More
