In many ways, Uday Nagaraju (55) fits the Telugu diaspora stereotype. He is a computer engineer who worked hard to build a career for himself on foreign shores and is deeply interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on life. But he also does not fit the stereotype. He is among the very few in…
NASHIK: When BJP suggested that Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s close aide Chhagan Bhujbal, a Cabinet minister and prominent OBC face, would be a better bet in terms of the winnability factor in Nashik, CM Eknath Shinde flatly refused. In fact, Shinde had spoken his mind about a candidate of his choice, well before…
BONGAON: A palpable quiet looms over the sleepy villages and bustling market places in Bongaon, with just a week to go for polling (May 20) in this Lok Sabha constituency, tucked away on the India-Bangladesh border.“We will vote on May 20, but no one has come here yet to ask for votes,” said Kalpana Sardar…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said no writ petition can be filed against Air India as it has ceased to be a public body after Tata group owned Talace India purchased 100% equity in the airline in Jan 2022.A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta gave this ruling while answering a…
NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict to protect the interests of landowners against acquisition of their property by govt, Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that all acquisitions would have to pass the test of Article 300A which grants people constitutional right to property and said acquisition can be done only for public purpose, under authority…
NEW DELHI: Voter turnout in the first four phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls stands at 67%, Election Commission said on Thursday. Around 45.1 crore of 97 crore registered electors have voted so far, it said.Polling data available till now indicate the turnout in the first three phases saw a dip compared to 2019,…
NEW DELHI: As Enforcement Directorate contended that Arvind Kejriwal should not be given special treatment by entertaining his plea challenging his arrest, Supreme Court on Thursday said no exception was made for the Delhi chief minister in hearing his petition and granting him interim bail and added that it had refused to hear him when…
CHENNAI: Mahindra & Mahindra has announced a capex of Rs 37,000 crore to be spent over the next three years – from FY25 to FY27. The company plans to spend Rs 14,000 crore on petrol and diesel vehicles while another Rs 12,000 crore has been lined up for the group’s EV business. The group’s farm…
PUNE: After IMD announced a near-normal monsoon onset over Kerala around May 31 this year, with a model error of plus-minus four days, top weather experts indicated on Thursday the timely arrival of rains over parts of south peninsular India, Northeast and Maharashtra as well.“The absence of potential cyclone formations over the Arabian Sea or…
PUNE: After IMD announced a near-normal monsoon onset over Kerala around May 31 this year, with a model error of plus-minus four days, top weather experts indicated on Thursday the timely arrival of rains over parts of south peninsular India, Northeast and Maharashtra as well.“The absence of potential cyclone formations over the Arabian Sea or…
