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In 1979, former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, then known only as an actor, launched a scathing critique of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for his decision to ban all music from the country’s radio and television. Her critique began with a local issue: the decision of All India Radio (AIR) to ban the song... Read More

BJP leader Sobha Surendran sits amidst party workers during a day-and-night protest in front of the Secretariat building in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday over the Sabarimala gold ‘theft’ row. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has kicked off a day-and-night protest in front of the Secretariat over the gold ‘theft’ controversy at... Read More

Twelve years after a horrific bus fire on the Bengaluru–Hyderabad National Highway that claimed 45 lives, tragedy struck again in the early hours of Friday when 19 passengers were charred to death and several others injured after a luxury private bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire in Kurnool district. The incident has once... Read More

 Residents of Kazimar street, opposing the construction of corporation building in their locality, staged a protest here on Friday.   Thabrez, secretary of the Kazimar Street Grand Mosque, who led the protest, said as the place earmarked for the construction of ward 54 corporation building was being used by the women for prayers and by... Read More

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri on Friday. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on the third day of his UAE tour on Friday, held high-level meetings with key officials to strengthen trade, investment, and technological collaboration between the State and... Read More

Following restrictions imposed by the European Union, the U.S. and United Kingdom on import of petroleum products refined from Russian crude, Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), India’s biggest exporter of petroleum products, said it was assessing the implications and would take corrective steps to comply with the sanctions. “We have noted the recent restrictions announced by... Read More

Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty on Friday said the State could not stick to its opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 forever. Responding to questions on the contradiction between the government’s stated stance of opposition to the NEP and the clause in the PM SHRI MoU that States will implement all the... Read More

The private operators ply buses registered in other States like Nagaland and run with all India permits. Another bus of the Vemuri Kaveri Travels fleet in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Private bus operators use vehicles registered in other States, or Union Territories, to ferry passengers over long distances in order to save on... Read More

The Commissioner directed the creation of walking paths for senior citizens, women, and children and ordered the establishment of a dedicated kids’ play area. | Photo Credit: File photo Freedom Park is set for a major facelift, with Central Corporation Commissioner P. Rajendra Cholan directing officials to carry out comprehensive improvement works covering infrastructure, amenities,... Read More