President Ram Nath Kovind today awarded India’s highest peacetime military decoration Ashok Chakra posthumously to Indian Air Force Garud commando Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, who laid down his life after gunning down two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.   The award was received by Corporal Nirala’s wife Sushmanand and …

The parade started with flag bearer contingent bearing the ASEAN and 10 ASEAN countries’ flags. Marching contingents from Army, Navy, Air Force, Paramilitary Forces BSF, SSB, ITBP, Delhi Police, NCC and NSS participated in the parade.   India’s strategic defence weaponry was also displayed during the celebrations. Tableaux of fourteen …

The Nation is celebrating its 69th Republic Day today. The main function was organized at Rajpath in the national capital where President Ram Nath Kovind took the salute of the parade.   Under the custom to host a leader of a foreign country as the chief guest at the parade, …

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said there is caste politics because people vote in the name of caste stressing that a social transformation is needed to end this practice. Delivering a talk on Nationalism and Ethical Practices in Business in Mumbai, Bhagwat said in any sphere of life, be it …

Hyderabad,  Nampally criminal court today granted conditional bail to Gazal Singer Srinivas, who was arrested on charges of sexual harassment. The court also granted anticipatory bail to his accomplice Parvathi, who is A-2 in the case. Srinivas was arrested by Punjagutta police following a complaint of sexual harassment by an …

Hyderabad,  Media should be effectively used in spreading awareness among people on spread of diseases, E. Mariappan, Additional Director General (ADG) Press Information Bureau, said here today. Inaugurating a regional work shop on ‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush, TB and Leprosy’ organized by the Department of Field Publicity (DFP), under the Ministry …

Hyderabad,  Fire broke out in the record room of the RTA Office at Khairatabad here on Wednesday. Fire occurred at around 10   am apparently due to electric short-circuit and many files were gutted. It is learnt that fire broke out in the RTA office for a second time in a week. With …

Hyderabad,  Senior Congress leader V Hanumanth Rao today asked Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan, who was speaking on culture, whether a person could marry three women one after another like him. Speaking to the media at Gandhi Bhavan here on Wednesday, V Hanumanth Rao ridiculed that Pawan Kalyan can marry three women …

Hyderabad,  MRPS president Manda Krishna Madiga today alleged that TJAC Chairman Prof M Kodandaram, who played a key role in the Telangana movement, had no freedom to tour the State and the MRPS, which also played a role in the movement, was not permitted to go on fast. But the same …

Hyderabad,  Animal Husbandry Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav today said a modern fish market will be constructed at a cost of Rs 5.25 crore  at Begum Bazaar under Goshamahal Assembly constituency. Along with local MLA Raja Singh and GHMC Commissioner B Janardhan Reddy and officials, the minister laid foundation for the …