POLITICS
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Apr- 2025 -8 April
Siddipet cops nab three-member gang planning robberies, seizes pistol and ammunition from them
According to police, the gang were planning to loot houses and rob women of their ornaments at gunpoint Siddipet: The Siddipet police nabbed a three-member gang and seized 35 rounds of ammunition, one pistol, a dummy pistol and five pepper spray bottles, with which they were allegedly planning to loot houses and rob women of their ornaments at gunpoint. According to the police, the trio bought the arms and ammunition from Bihar, and had test-fired the pistol in a forest area in Jawahar Nagar. The accused were MD Ethiaz, a native of Ramayampet in Medak, MD Hidyath Ali, a resident of Defence Colony in Secunderabad and Maddur Lalu, a resident of Medchel Malkajigiri. The three had made some futile attempts to…
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8 April
Central Government releases over Rs 4,200 crore to Andhra for Amaravati capital project
The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) together committed to fund USD 1600 Million (Rs 13,600 crore), USD 800 Million each, for Amaravati capital city phase-I development, while the Centre will be contributing remaining Rs 1,400 crore, out of the Rs 15,000 crore committed by the Central Government for phase-I of the development Amaravati: The Central Government has released over Rs 4,200 crore to Andhra Pradesh for Amaravati Capital Development project after it (centre) received the first disbursement of USD 205 million from the World Bank, a senior official has said. The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) together committed to fund USD 1600 Million (Rs 13,600 crore), USD 800 Million each, for Amaravati capital city phase-I development, while…
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8 April
Andhra Pradesh: Deputy Collector dies in road accident in Annamayya district
The accident occurred when two cars collided head-on near Yerraguntla in Sambepalle mandal. Deputy Collector Sugal Rama, 50, was killed on the spot, while four others were injured Amaravati: A Special Deputy Collector was killed and four others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district on Monday, police said. The accident occurred when two cars collided head-on near Yerraguntla in Sambepalle mandal. Deputy Collector Sugal Rama, 50, was killed on the spot, while four others were injured. Rama was working as the Coordinator of the Grievances Cell at Annamayya district. The accident occurred when she was on her way from Pileru to Rayachoti to attend a programme to receive public grievances. The injured were shifted to a hospital…
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8 April
Andhra Pradesh: Deputy Collector on Special duty dies in road accident
The victim, Sugali Rama, was serving as the Special Deputy Collector under the Handri Niva Sujala Sravanthi project and was responsible for handling grievances at the district headquarters every Monday. Hyderabad: Special Deputy Collector, Sugali Rama, who was travelling to the district headquarters of the Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh, died in a road accident on Monday. The victim, Sugali Rama, was serving as the Special Deputy Collector under the Handri Niva Sujala Sravanthi project and was responsible for handling grievances at the district headquarters every Monday. According to reports in local media, the accident occurred when she was travelling to Rayachoti from Pileru to attend the grievance cell. AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the incident and…
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8 April
Man stabs woman in full public view in Delhi Cantonment
A woman was knifed several times by a man in full public view in the Cantonment area of southwest Delhi, the man later injured himself with the same knife New Delhi: A woman was knifed several times by a man in full public view in the Cantonment area of southwest Delhi, a police source said on Monday. The man later injured himself with the same knife, the source added. The matter was reported to police around 11 pm on Sunday by a passerby. “The girl sustained serious injuries to her neck. A knife was recovered from the scene. Both were hospitalised. The motive behind the attack is yet to be ascertained,” the source said. Meanwhile, a video, purportedly of the incident,…
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8 April
BJP tops list of national parties with highest donation in FY24. This is how much it got
BJP’s declared donations alone accounted for 88 per cent of the total while Congress came a distant second with Rs 281.48 crore from 1,994 donations, according to ADR New Delhi: The BJP received the highest amount in large donations among national parties in the financial year 2023-24, with over Rs 2,243 crore declared from 8,358 donations, according to a report by poll rights body the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The report, based on data submitted to the Election Commission, highlighted trends in political donations above Rs 20,000. The total declared donations to national parties stood at Rs 2,544.28 crore from 12,547 contributions — a sharp 199 per cent increase compared to the previous year. BJP’s declared donations alone accounted for 88 per…
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8 April
Petrol and diesel to get costlier by Rs. 2
The news comes days after there was a buzz around prices of petrol and diesel being slashed owing to the falling crude oil prices. Hyderabad: At a time when the crude oil prices are crashing, the Union Government has decided to raise the excise duty on both petrol and diesel by Rs.2. The news comes days after there was a buzz around prices of petrol and diesel being slashed owing to the falling crude oil prices.
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8 April
Opinion: Waqf (Amendment) Bill — suspecting Muslims, subordinating rights
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, violates the promise of equality, not just by treating equals unequally, but by doing so based on entrenched religious stereotypes By Talha Abdul Rahman The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed in the guise of efficiency and modernisation, in reality, reflects a disturbing shift in state policy — one that subtly displaces Muslims from the management of their own religious endowments and replaces constitutional fraternity with structural mistrust. Two provisions stand out in this regard: the dilution of Muslim exclusivity in the Waqf Council and State Boards, and the removal of the “finality clause” from the Waqf survey, effectively burdening the courts — and allowing unending challenges. These amendments, when viewed through the lens of India’s…
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8 April
South Central Railway clocks best ever Gross Originating Revenue, beats previous year’s record
Achieves highest ever Gross Originating Revenue of Rs 20,452 crore for the year 2024-25 Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has registered best figures in terms of revenue by achieving the highest ever Gross Originating Revenue of Rs 20,452 crore, backed by excellent performance in both freight and passenger segments. This is also Rs 117 crore more than the previous best of Rs 20,335 crore achieved during 2023-24. Railway officials said the feat was possible because of the development of freight infrastructure, ensuring the availability of wagons, monitoring the path and movement of freight trains, improving the work atmosphere in goods sheds, etc. These efforts, combined with policy initiatives introduced from time to time, culminated in SCR achieving its highest-ever revenue.…
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8 April
Formula One: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen reigns supreme in Japanese Grand Prix
Fourth straight victory for the Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, in Japan Suzuka (Japan): Max Verstappen won Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix to break a “mini-slump” of two wins from 16 races but needed a drive that his Red Bull team engineer called “perfection” to get it done. It was Verstappen’s fourth straight victory on the Suzuka circuit in central Japan and breaks the momentum of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, who won the season’s first two races in Australia and China. “We still have work to do,” Verstappen said. “But it does show if we nail everything, we can be up there.”He did just that. The four-time defending Formula 1 champion, Verstappen, started from pole position after setting…
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