West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the 2nd day of the 8th edition of the BGBS in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (February 6, 2025) said investment proposals worth ₹4.40 lakh crore were received during the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit, 2025, emphasising that the State remains the “safest … Read more
Omprakash Chavan who plays women characters getting ready for a performance. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Omprakash Chavan who plays women characters getting ready for a performance. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Omprakash Chavan rehearses before the play in Sindhudurg district. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Omprakash Chavan displays the images of the women characters … Read more
You love croissants and French toast but can choose only one—a true dilemma for food lovers. Feranoz, the patisserie and café, has your back and now a new address too. Their latest outlet in Jubilee Hills has brought the best of both worlds together, offering a croissant French toast. Imagine flaky croissant layers embracing the … Read more
The announcement on the continuation of the residual part of Waltair Division, with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam, is being hailed by various organisations, trade unions, leaders of various political parties and people of North Andhra, who have been demanding its continuation and opposing its merger with Vijayawada Division. TDP State president and Gajuwaka MLA welcomed … Read more
A science exhibition will be organised by the Breakthrough Science Society in connection with its ‘All India Science Conference’ to be held at Tagore Theatre here from February 8 to 10. The expo, aimed at the public, will feature innovation, live demonstrations, and scientific models from premier research institutions such as the Indian Institute of … Read more
Ana Mirtha | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Ana Mirtha, a Spanish theatre artiste and artistic director of Knuk Theatre, is bringing her one-woman show to Ranga Shankara in J.P. Nagar on February 7 and at Jagriti Theatre at Whitefield on February 13. Titled Birds or The Tale of When I Came Down To Earth, the … Read more
“Do you know what ontology is?” asks Professor Janet Thornton, a pioneer in structural bioinformatics, as I sit down with her for a conversation. I shake my head in the negative. Taking a table in the room as an example, in a minute she explains the concept, which essentially is a framework that represents knowledge … Read more
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu chairing the Cabinet meeting, at the Secretariat in Amaravati on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet, at its meeting chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday, took certain key decisions that would benefit women from the BC, SC, ST, and minority communities. Addressing the media … Read more
POCSO cases in Andhra Pradesh: Healing wounds of broken childhood
In a major victory for retired staff of RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, the long-pending pension issue has been resolved thanks to the relentless efforts of Lok Sabha MP M. Sribharat and MLA Palla Srinivas Rao. Over the past 15 months, thousands of pensioners were facing difficulty due to delay in pension disbursement. It may be recalled … Read more
Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone Development Commissioner Srinivas Muppaala on Thursday said that VSEZ recorded exports to the tune of ₹69,733 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year (October-December), registering a growth of 20% compared to the corresponding period in the last financial year. Of this, service exports are ₹40,996 crore and merchandise … Read more
Araku MP G. Tanuja Rani submitting a memorandum to Union Railway Minister Ashwin Vaishnav in New Delhi on Thursday. YSRCP Member of Parliament from Araku G. Tanuja Rani has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to keep the Araku railway station under the Waltair Division as shifting it to the Rayagada Division will hurt the sentiments … Read more
File photo of people crowding a registration office in Visakhapatnam. Minister for Information and Public Relations Kolusu Parthasarathy on Thursday said that the Cabinet has approved the proposal to introduce a dynamic queue management system (appointment-based registration) in the Registration and Stamps Department to reduce congestion at registration offices and ensure smoother processes. The Minister … Read more
Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited (HMRL) has received eight ‘Gold Garden’ awards and one rolling trophy for the ‘Best Landscape Garden’ category at the Garden Festival, organised by the Telangana Horticulture Department on Thursday. Director of Horticulture Shaik Yasmeen Basha presented the awards to HMR senior horticulture officer Sainath Sunkara at a function held at the … Read more
Dr. A.V. Ravi Kumar, Senior Consultant Urologist and Andrologist, and Dr. Dasari Madhu Vinay Kumar, Consultant Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Anusha, Cluster head, Medicover Hopsitals along with the Patient and his Aunt | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A team of surgeons at Medicover Hospitals, Hyderabad, have successfully reconstructed a functional penis of a 19-year-old … Read more
The Government Railway Police (GRP) of Secunderabad have arrested a notorious serial killer allegedly responsible for multiple murders across various trains in India. The accused, identified as Rahul alias Bholu, a 29-year-old driver from Rohtak district in Haryana, was apprehended after he reportedly brutally murdered a female passenger aboard the Belagavi-Manuguru Express on November 23, … Read more
Kala Sadhana Music School, Mangaluru, will present Swara Sanidhya, a National Youth Music Festival, and concerts by musicians on February 8 at TMA Pai International Convention Hall in the city. The programme begins with a Hindustani vocal recital by Vibha S. Nayak from 8.40 a.m., followed by a Hindustani flute recital by Swayamprakash Prabhu of … Read more
The Central Crime Branch officials have registered a case of cheating and forgery against a woman and her associates for allegedly creating a fake government order to appoint a clinical psychologist for Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute . According to the CCB officials, the accused woman identified as Deepa Ramakrishna, and her associates, created … Read more
Mayank G. Mattur and Hemansu V.M. from Sri Kumaran Public School emerged winners in the Senior category at The Hindu Young World Quiz which was held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall on Wednesday. The Quiz, presented by State Bank of India, was open for school students in two categories; Junior (class 4-6) and Senior (class 7-9). More than 800 … Read more
Those who have Cauvery water connections will likely not have any water issues this summer. There won’t be supply cuts like last summer, says BWSSB Chairman. | Photo Credit: file photo “We are almost fully dependent on water tankers, and the borewell we have is of little help during the summer. Groundwater levels are projected … Read more
In the quiet town of Kudige in Kodagu, an old dairy facility stands as a reminder of the humble beginnings of what would become one of India’s most iconic dairy brands, Karnataka Milk Federation’s (KMF) Nandini. Once a bustling cooperative hub where fresh milk was collected from local farmers, the site now lies in decay, … Read more
Security personnel near a strongroom in Gole Market on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to poach his party’s candidates. While making the claim on X, the AAP chief, instead of directly naming the BJP, said that … Read more
A polling official carrying EVMs and other election materials. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The EVMs and VVPAT machines used in the Delhi Assembly election have been kept in 70 strongrooms and are secured by a three-tier cordon, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R. Alice Vaz said on Thursday. “These strongrooms, one for each Assembly … Read more
Senior BJP leaders at a meeting in Delhi on February 7, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday (February 7, 2025) said his party is poised to come to power in the Capital by winning more than 50 of the 70 Assembly seats. “People have given a decisive mandate … Read more
Minister for Tourism Kandula Durgesh, Volksy Technologies founder and chairman Murali Bukkapatnam and Westin College director K. Durga Prasad at the Coffee and Conversation event at a hotel in Vijayawada on Thursday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO The government is encouraging private partners under public-private-partnernship model for the common goal of developing the Tourism sector … Read more
Halima Holland, British Deputy High Commissioner for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Lindy Cameron, British High Commissioner to India, actor Shruti Haasan, and Mala Manyan, the Chief Operating Officer of iGene Group, at the event on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The British Deputy High Commission for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry celebrated the birthday of … Read more
The defamation case was filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO New Delhi A Delhi court on Thursday deferred the hearing of a defamation case filed by Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and AAP MP Sanjay Singh to February 19. The hearing, which was earlier scheduled for … Read more
JNU Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit with former ISRO Chairman S.P. Somanath at the 8th convocation ceremony of the university on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Thursday said she has seen a rise in “nari shakti (women empowerment)” after she took over the post as the … Read more
Senior BJP leaders at a meeting in Capital on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Thursday said his party is poised to come to power in the Capital by winning more than 50 of the 70 Assembly seats. “People have given a decisive mandate to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s … Read more
A polling official carrying EVMs and other election materials. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The EVMs and VVPAT machines used in the Delhi Assembly election have been kept in 70 strongrooms and are secured by a three-tier cordon, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) R. Alice Vaz said on Thursday. “These strongrooms, one for each Assembly … Read more