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APCRDA initiates process to rope in consultant to develop governance framework for Amaravati

Ravi Singh1 week ago02 mins

The selected firm needs to outline institutional structures capable of delivering infrastructure and services, mobilising financial resources, and ensuring sustainable urban development in line with the capital city’s vision plan. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) has invited a Request for Proposal (RfP) for selection of a consulting firm to…

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House Democrats to hold California ‘shadow hearings’ on midterm election security

Ravi Singh1 week ago05 mins

House Democrats will hold a pair of “shadow hearings” in California next week on the upcoming midterm elections — part of a broader party effort to defend state voting systems against mounting critiques and threats of intervention from the Trump administration. Such hearings, similar to those recently held in Los Angeles on President Trump’s immigration…

Kerala elections: CPI(M) urges Election Commission to ensure voting rights for employees on poll duty amid ‘complexities’ of new system

Ravi Singh1 week ago02 mins

The voting rights of employees deputed for election work should be ensured by the Election Commission, the Communist Party of India-Marxist [CPI(M)] Kerala State secretary said here on Saturday (April 4, 2026). In a representation given to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the secretary said the new system, which has eliminated the earlier facility of…

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Trump’s budget plan would cut climate programs, boost military spending

Ravi Singh1 week ago04 mins

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its 2027 budget proposal, a wish list of changes — primarily cuts — it wants to see enacted by Congress in the upcoming fiscal year. Perhaps the biggest news related to the proposal from Trump’s Office of Management and Budget is that it seeks a record $1.5-trillion defense budget….

Kerala elections: AICC moves ECI against CPI(M) channel over ‘defaming’ K.C. Venugopal

Ravi Singh1 week ago02 mins

The All India Congress Committee (ECI) has moved the Election Commission of India (ECI) against the Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s Kerala mouthpiece channel, Kairali, for allegedly disseminating fabricated pictures seeking to defame AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, MP. AICC legal cell chairperson Abhisekh Singhvi filed a petition seeking the ECI’s urgent intervention. The…

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Trump’s budget singles out L.A. homelessness agency as he proposes housing cuts

Ravi Singh1 week ago04 mins

WASHINGTON — President Trump is singling out the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority as a cautionary tale about Democratic mismanagement of publicly funded programs, using it to justify proposed cuts to homeless assistance services across the country. Trump’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year, released Friday, asks Congress to eliminate the Continuum of Care — a…

Central nod for grant for establishing EV chargers in Kerala

Ravi Singh1 week ago02 mins

The Centre has approved a grant of ₹63.12 crore for establishing 335 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in Kerala under the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM E-DRIVE) scheme,. The grant has been approved by the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries on the basis of proposals filed by the Kerala State Electricity Board…

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Trump asks Congress for $152 million to start rebuilding Alcatraz prison

Ravi Singh1 week ago04 mins

WASHINGTON — President Trump is requesting $152 million from Congress to begin “rebuilding” the prison on Alcatraz Island for operational use, though his administration appears to have taken few steps toward advancing the project. The request, in the president’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027, resurrects Trump’s attention-grabbing concept of converting the crumbling site — which has…

Great Nicobar Project: Draft plan to relocate’ affected Nicobarese families creates confusion

Ravi Singh1 week ago05 mins

A draft plan outlining the “relocation” of Nicobarese tribal communities affected by the Union government’s Great Nicobar Island (GNI) mega-infrastructure project “to their ancestral lands” has created confusion and is exacerbating existing apprehensions among locals. They have been, for four years, protesting the clearance for the ₹92,000-crore project after withdrawing their consent in 2022, alleging…

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President Trump bashed State Farm on social media: Why it didn’t come out of the blue

Ravi Singh1 week ago06 mins

Victims of the January 2025 wildfires unhappy with how insurers have handled their claims have filed lawsuits, protested and complained to local and state officials. This week, they got support from an unexpected ally: President Trump. “It was brought to my attention that the Insurance Companies, in particular, State Farm, have been absolutely horrible to…