Qatar and Turkiye dispatch two power ships to generate electricity for Syria
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Qatar and Turkiye sent two power-generating ships to Syria on Tuesday to help address the energy crisis in the country caused by insufficient electricity supplies. Khaled Abu Di, the director of Syria’s Public Establishment for Transmission and Distribution of Electricity, said the floating power plants are capable of generating a total of 800 megawatts […]
PM Modi, CM Naidu, Pawan Kalyan hold huge roadshow in Vizag
Visakhapatnam, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan held a huge roadshow here on Thursday evening. The three leaders were standing in an open-top flower-bedecked vehicle waving at people lined up on both sides of the road. The roadshow began at […]
Take police ‘highhandedness’ on CT Ravi seriously: K’taka Governor to Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has written a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged police highhandedness against BJP MLC C. T. Ravi in connection with the derogatory remark case, asking him to consider the matter seriously, sources said on Wednesday. The Governor has asked Siddaramaiah to initiate action against the […]
Kerala HC orders arrest of top IAS official, production in contempt case
Kochi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the police to arrest state Health Secretary Rajan Khobragade and produce him before the court on January 20. The court issued this directive after a contempt of court petition was filed by government employee, Dr B.Unnikrishnan, who is physically challenged. Unnikrishnan, in 2023, had […]
K’taka: Six Maoists surrender in CM Siddaramaiah’s presence
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Six Maoists have surrendered in presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his home office ‘Krishna’ in Bengaluru on Wednesday, submitting that they will join the society’s mainstream by lying down their arms. The arms laying down programme took place in the presence of Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara and Deputy […]
RBI allows Asirvad, DMI Finance to resume lending operations
Mumbai, Jan 8 (IANS) The Reserve Bank has lifted its ban on the ‘sanction and disbursal of loans’ by Asirvad Micro Finance and DMI Finance Pvt Ltd, in a big relief to the two microfinance companies, according to an RBI circular issued on Wednesday. The RBI had in October, 2024, taken action against four NBFCs […]
Northeast region requires more super speciality hospitals: JP Nadda
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Northeast region needs more super speciality hospitals, said Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday even as he inaugurated key healthcare facilities in Assam. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Nadda visited the Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), the […]
Green hydrogen hub, new railway zone among Rs 2 lakh crore projects launched by PM Modi
Visakhapatnam, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched projects worth Rs 2.08 lakh crore including India’s largest green hydrogen hub, South Coastal Railway zonal headquarters, Krishnapatnam industrial node and bulk drug park in Andhra Pradesh. At a mammoth public meeting at AU Engineer College ground in the presence of Governor S. Abdul Nazeer, Chief […]
Prithviraj Chavan rues over no alliance between Congress and AAP in Delhi polls
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress, who were alliance partners in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, are contesting the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections separately. They not only snapped ties for the ensuing Assembly polls but are also firing pointed volleys at each other. While the national capital braces for a […]
SC expresses ‘shock’ over bail application pending for 4 years
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has expressed shock when it was told that the bail application of a murder accused has been pending before the Allahabad High Court for the past four years. A bench of Justices of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan asked the apex court registry to forward its […]
