Opposition members have strongly opposed the proposed legislation at the introduction stage and pressed for sending the Bill on rural job scheme to a parliamentary panel for greater scrutiny. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV The Congress on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) issued a whip in the Lok Sabha, mandating its MPs to be present in…
Beena Philip | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh “I have done my best, and people have realised it. Everything else is nothing but an election stunt,” Beena Philip, the outgoing Mayor of Kozhikode, could not hide her disappointment as she opened up on the last five years within the Mayor’s mantle and the end result. A…
Renukaswamy, who was was allegedly murdered by actor Darshan and his associates. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT E MAIL : The trial in the Renukaswamy murder case will finally commence on Wednesday, according to the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) in the case, P. Prasanna Kumar. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Kumar said, “Summons have been issued…
The Union government’s decision to take away funding powers from the regulatory authority and create separate regulatory, accreditation, and standards councils for higher education institutions under the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025, was a ‘conscious‘ move in keeping with the National Education Policy 2020 suggestion to minimise conflicts of interest, senior government officials said on Tuesday (December 16, 2025)….
Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa has said that the government is positive towards bringing the teachers of aided schools under ‘Arogya Sanjivini’ schemes which enables the teachers to get cashless treatment in empanelled hospitals. He was replying to the disucussion under Rule 330 in the Karnataka Legislative Council on the issues of…
Bhongir Congress MP Chamala Kiran Reddy stressed the need to introduce Regional Rapid Transit Corridors (RRTC) in major cities, including Hyderabad, to improve urban liveability, promote sustainable development and strengthen regional connectivity for nearly eight surrounding districts. He attended a meeting of the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs, chaired by Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy,…
ICLEI – LGS (South Asia) Secretariat director Soumya Chaturvedula and deputy secretary-general Eemani Kumar inspecting Perur tank on the outskirts of Tirupati on Tuesday. TUDA secretary N.V. Sreekanth Babu and other officials are seen. | Photo Credit: K.V. POORNACHANDRA KUMAR The Tirupati Urban Development Authority (TUDA) has planned to prepare a detailed project report on…
Vehicles at the Kempegowda International Airport. Cab services to and from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) were severely disrupted on Tuesday morning after hundreds of cab drivers staged a protest against the new parking and pick-up rules introduced by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL). The agitation led to traffic congestion on the airport approach road, with…
Minister for Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil has stressed the need for extending the benefit of the concessional airfares under the UDAN scheme for at least seven to 10 years, from the existing three years, to sustain the flight operations in regional areas. Answering a question by member Thippannappa Kamakanur, on stopping the flight service between…
An ambitious integrated township proposed across 20 acres in Tirupati, conceived to ease pilgrim movement and consolidate civic amenities, was among the major decisions taken by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at its board meeting on Tuesday. The meeting, chaired by Chairman B.R. Naidu, approved the initiation of the planning process and appointment of architects…