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The Centre is pushing port-led infrastructure expansion in Andhra Pradesh, with four ports currently under construction, even as it steps up nationwide port modernisation and efficiency measures.As per information shared on Friday in Parliament, the ports under construction in Andhra Pradesh are Mulapeta Port (formerly Bhavanapadu Port) in Srikakulam district, Machilipatnam Port in Krishna district,…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday told music composer A R Rahman to show respect to and acknowledge Junior Dagar Bandhu’s contributions to the Dhrupad tradition of Indian classical music. Their heir has accu-sed Rahman of copyright infringement.Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar filed a suit seeking to bar Rahman from using ‘Shiva Stuti’, which he clai-med…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of assembly elections in Kerala, PM Narendra Modi delivered a pep talk to party members recently elected to the state’s local bodies and asked them to build up its agenda of good governance and deepen its connect with the masses, asserting that voters are fed up with the ruling LDF and main…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday told Supreme Court that normalcy returned in the UT of Ladakh after the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and the decision to take him into custody proved to be right and justified. Additional solicitor general (ASG) K M Nataraj told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P…
NEW DELHI: Taking a dim view of what it described as “washing dirty linen in court”, Delhi HC on Tuesday advised the mother, wife and family members of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur to go for mediation to resolve their differences and not let God’s “blessing of wealth turn into a curse”.After hearing multiple allegations levelled…
India will continue to import crude oil from countries where it is available at the most competitive prices and of suitable quality, while factoring in geopolitical conditions and avoiding sanctioned sources, the government told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday.Senior officials from the ministries of external affairs and commerce conveyed this position to the Parliamentary Standing…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday urged students not to view success in exams as the sole purpose of their education and said an individual’s character and temperament, and not just grades, determine success in life. “Education is not only for exams but for life. Exams are meant to examine oneself,” Modi said at…
Billie Eilish faced backlash for her Grammy speech about ‘stolen land,’ sparking debate. Actor Mark Ruffalo publicly defended her, criticizing businessman Kevin O’Leary’s remarks. O’Leary had advised celebrities to ‘shut your mouth and just entertain.’ Ruffalo’s defense highlights the ongoing discussion surrounding celebrity activism and public opinion. ‘Wildflower’ singer Billie Eilish recently made history after…
Pinterest has fired several engineers who created an internal software tool to track layoffs at the company, according to reports. This move came into light after employees attempted to quantify job cuts following Pinterest’s January 27 announcement that it would layoff less than 15% of its workforce and reduce office space as part of a…
Sonam Wangchuk (File photo) NEW DELHI: Justifying detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under National Security Act, govt on Monday told Supreme Court that he was trying to create political and social unrest in Ladakh and was making an attempt to emulate what happened in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.Appearing before a bench of Justices…
