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NEW DELHI: India and China should be partners contributing to each other’s success and a cooperative “pas de deux” between the dragon and the elephant is the only right choice for the two countries, Beijing said while welcoming PM Modi’s “positive” remarks in a podcast in which he had endorsed signs of a rapprochement in […]

The State recorded an attendance percentage of 98.27 on the first day of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) board examinations on Monday (March 17). In a press release, School Education Director Vijay Rama Raju said the First Language exam was conducted smoothly. Out of 6,27,277 registered students, 6,16,451 appeared for the exam and 10,826 were […]

As the construction of the greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district, 45 km from Visakhapatnam, is on the fast track, the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority (VMRDA) has initiated steps to address one of the key issues of road connectivity to the airport. The VMRDA has decided to develop 15 road points ranging […]

The Ayodhya Ram temple will not have any chief priest as of now, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra (SRJTK), Champat Rai said on Sunday (March 17, 2025). Mr Rai also claimed that the construction of the temple is 96% complete and will probably be finished by the June this year. Also Read […]

The case was registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Gaming Act and the IT Act at Panjagutta Police Station, police said. A case was registered on Monday against 11 YouTubers and social media influencers for allegedly promoting betting apps on social media platforms, police said. The case was registered under relevant […]

Rajan, who is presently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar jail, was produced before the court via videoconference. The court informed him that he has been acquitted in the case. A special court in Mumbai on Monday acquitted gangster Chhota Rajan in the 2011 killing of the driver/bodyguard of Iqbal Kaskar, brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. […]

Luxon is visiting India from March 16 to 20 on his first trip to the country as prime minister. He is accompanied by one of the largest delegations a New Zealand prime minister has ever travelled with. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon on Monday evening visited Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib […]

Gold smuggling case: Actress Ranya Rao’s bail plea adjourned till March 19 (Picture credit: ANI, IANS) NEW DELHI: The bail plea of Kannada actress Ranya Rao, who is currently in judicial custody over her alleged involvement in a high-profile gold smuggling case, has been adjourned to March 19. The Sessions Court, which was set to […]

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday accused the opposition parties of “misleading” the Muslim community on the Waqf bill, which is meant to make a significant overhaul in the current Waqf laws. The ruling party’s remark came amid protests carried out by several Muslim organisations, led by the All India Muslim […]

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has accused PM Modi’s government of refusing to lower petrol and diesel prices despite a steady decline in crude oil costs.Kharge pointed out that even though global crude prices have fallen by 34% since May 2014, petrol and diesel prices in India have stayed the […]

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a major organizational reshuffling in Uttar Pradesh, announced 70 district party presidents. Aiming a caste balance among the new district president who are likely to lead the party going into 2027 assembly polls, the BJP focused on Brahmins and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) as 44 out of 70 (60%) […]

Control rooms and helpline centres were opened in Yadgir on March 16 to attend to complaints regarding the drinking water crises in the district in north Karnataka. Nodal officers were appointed. As the mercury is going up day by day, rural areas in the district may face drinking water problems in the next three months. […]