Large scale arson and violence broke out in otherwise peaceful Amalapuram town in Konaseema region on Tuesday, as the agitation protesting against proposed renaming of the newly-created Konaseema district as B R Ambedkar Konaseema district, When large number of protesters were marching towards district collectorate to submit their representation, the police tried to prevent them stating Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were clamped and resorted to lathi-charge. This had irked the protestors, who tried to storm into collectorate, thrown stones on the police. As police tried to chase the Samiti leaders and workers away, stone pelting ensued. As trouble…
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had state health minister Vijay Singla from his cabinet on corruption charges and soon after he was arrested by the police. Singla was taken to the Phase VII police station in Mohali. An FIR number 65 under Sections 7 and 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against Vijay Singla. He was later presented before the court of Ravtesh Inderjit Singh, which sent him to a 3-day police remand till May 27. Earlier, Mann said that “A case was brought to my notice that a minister in my Cabinet was seeking 1 per…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the second in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, along with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan, President Joseph Biden of the United States of America and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia. This was the fourth interaction of the Leaders since their first virtual meeting in March 2021, the Summit in Washington D.C in September 2021 and their virtual interaction in March 2022.The Leaders reiterated their shared commitment to a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the importance of upholding theprinciples of sovereignty, territorial integrity and peaceful resolution of disputes. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Hyderabad and Chennai on May 26. At around 2 PM, he will participate in the celebration of completion of 20 years of ISB Hyderabad and address the graduation ceremony of Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2022. At around 5:45 PM, he will dedicate to the nation and lay the foundation stone of 11 projects worth over Rs 31,400 crore at JLN Indoor Stadium in Chennai. PM in Chennai In a step towards boosting infrastructure development, enhancing connectivity and giving an impetus to ease of living in the region, Prime Minister will dedicate to…
Tata Power and Tata Motors have collaborated to develop a seven MWp solar rooftop project at the latter’s passenger vehicle plant in Chikhali, Pune. This is the third phase of the two companies’ joint 17 MWp on-site solar project, of which 10 MWp has already been installed. For this solar project, the two companies recently signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). The rooftop installation is expected to generate 23 million units of electricity and save 5.23 lakh tonnes of CO2. This is the equivalent of planting 8.36 lakh trees over the course of a lifetime. With the new installation, Tata…
The International Trade Union Confederation has published the outcomes of the 4th ITUC World Women’s Conference that will act as a “milestone” for future work and a blueprint for unions to drive change. The document contains concrete recommendations to build recovery and resilience with a new social contract grounded in equality and equity, including: a commitment to 50% representation of women on the decision-making bodies of all ITUC affiliates by the time of the 6th ITUC World Congress;the adoption of pro-employment and gender-responsive macroeconomic frameworks, including fiscal, monetary, industrial, sectoral and inclusive labour market policies;the implementation of comprehensive care economy…
India and Japan are among 12 that joined the anti- China economic block the Indo- Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), launched by the US president Joe Biden on Monday in Tokyo, ahead of the Quad Summit. This is aimed to strengthen economic partnership among participating countries to enhance resilience, sustainability, inclusiveness, economic growth, fairness, and competitiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat alongside US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the launch of the IPEF. Leaders and officials joined in virtually from Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Republic of Korea,…
Kakinada police have registered a murder case against ruling YSR Congress Party MLC Ananta Satya Udaya Bhaskar, for allegedly being involved in his former driver’s death. The victim’s wife, however, demanded that a probe by the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) be ordered to render her justice. Over the last two days, Dalit organisations and the opposition TDP have put sustained pressure, calling for police to arrest the ruling party MLC The victim’s wife Aparna alleged that the police tried to silence her. “Women police beat me up to give a statement that my husband died in an accident. They…
India and Japan are “natural partners” and Japanese investments have played an important role in India’s development journey, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing the Indian community on the first day of his two-day visit to Tokyo, he went on to say that India’s relationship with Japan is of spirituality, of cooperation and of belonging. PM Modi is in Japan on a two-day visit to attend a summit of the Quad leaders at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida. He will also hold separate bilateral meetings with the Quad leaders on the sidelines of the summit. On relations…
The main event of 8th International Day of Yoga (IDY-2022) demonstration will be held at Mysuru in Karnataka on 21st June 2022. Minister of Ayush Sarbanand Sonowal announced today that Mysuru has been selected as the venue for Mass Yoga Demonstration (Main Event) of 8th IDY. As this IDY is falling in the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” year, the Ministry has also planned to observe IDY at 75 iconic locations across the country and is focusing on branding India on a global scale. Sarbanand said that apart from the main event at Mysuru another attraction on 21st June this year will be the…