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      27 March

      Assam journalist arrested after questioning senior bank official over ‘financial irregularities’

      Dilwar Hussain Mozumder, chief reporter of ‘The Cross Current’, was summoned to the Panbazar police station on Tuesday afternoon and subsequently detained. Guwahati: A journalist of a digital news portal in Assam has been arrested after being detained for over nine hours by the police, after he questioned the MD of a cooperative bank over alleged financial irregularities in the institution during a protest here, officials said. Dilwar Hussain Mozumder, chief reporter of ‘The Cross Current’, was summoned to the Panbazar police station on Tuesday afternoon and subsequently detained, they said. Mozumder, who is also the assistant general secretary of the Gauhati Press Club, was arrested after midnight under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including those pertaining to…

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    • 27 March

      India’s overall retail sector to surpass USD 600 billion by 2030

      While essential categories will continue to drive the majority of spending, discretionary spending is expected to lead the next wave of expansion, according to the report by Redseer Strategy Consultants Bengaluru: India’s overall retail sector is poised to become more than a $1.6 trillion opportunity by 2030, offering immense headroom for sustained growth for the organised retail industry, according to a new report on Wednesday. While essential categories will continue to drive the majority of spending, discretionary spending is expected to lead the next wave of expansion, according to the report by Redseer Strategy Consultants. Offline and online organised retailers are actively solving for inefficiencies in the market through better sourcing strategies, improved application of technology and infrastructure innovations. “As a…

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    • 27 March

      China’s solar boom takes renewable energy to new high

      China added almost 374 billion watts of renewable power — three quarters of it from solar panels — in 2024. That’s more than eight times as much as the United States did and five times what Europe added last year Washington: Installation of renewable energy worldwide hit a record high last year, with 92.5 per cent of all new electricity brought online coming from the sun, wind or other clean sources, an international agency reports. Nearly 64 per cent of the new renewable electricity generated in 2024 was in China, according to Wednesday’s report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Overall, the world added 585 billion watts of new renewable electrical energy, a 15.1 per cent jump from 2023, with…

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    • 27 March

      Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya confirmed as Director of National Institutes of Health

      Bhattacharya, a professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, was confirmed by a 53-47 vote on Tuesday, according to the official website of the US Senate New York: Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya has been confirmed by the US Senate as the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the country’s top health research and funding institutions. Bhattacharya, a professor of Health Policy at Stanford University, was confirmed by a 53-47 vote on Tuesday, according to the official website of the US Senate. US President Donald Trump, then the President-elect, nominated Bhattacharya as the 18th NIH Director in November last year. “Dr. Bhattacharya will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to direct the Nation’s Medical Research and to make important discoveries…

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    • 26 March

      Telangana: Election Commission denies permission for CM’s participation in Iftar party

      Not many Congress leaders participated in the party organised by the State government at LB Stadium HYDERABAD: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who arrived in the city from New Delhi on Tuesday evening, did not attend the Iftar party organised by the State government at LB Stadium since the model code of conduct in connection with the Hyderabad Local Authorities MLC election was in vogue. Save for Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who left the venue within minutes after arriving, not many Congress leaders participated in the party. Earlier, permission was sought from the Election Commission of India to host the Iftar party throughout the State, including Hyderabad. Approval was also sought for the Chief Minister, Ministers and other public representatives to…

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    • 26 March

      Fatal crashes in different regions of Telangana: Two dead, several injured

      In the first incident, two motorists were killed after being hit by a rashly driven car in Secunderabad, while in the second, two private travel buses collided, leaving several passengers seriously injured in Yadadri-Bhongir district. Hyderabad: Two persons died after a rashly driven car hit a motorcycle near Mahankali temple area in Secunderabad on Wednesday. A rash and negligent driving is suspected to be the reason. While one person was killed on the spot, the other was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead. In another accident, thirteen persons were injured, one of them seriously, in a major road accident involving two private buses and a heavy container truck near Dharmojigudem near Choutuppal on the Hyderabad- Vijayawada highway on Wednesday…

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    • 26 March

      Heavy fuel taxes in Andhra Pradesh than in Tamil Nadu: Congress’ Sharmila

      Y S Sharmila noted that a litre of petrol costs Rs 109.6 in Andhra Pradesh and diesel Rs 97.4, whereas in Tamil Nadu, they cost Rs 100.8 and Rs 92.3, respectively Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y S Sharmila on Tuesday said Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu-led government is levying heavy fuel taxes, making petrol and diesel costlier by Rs 9 and Rs 5 per litre, respectively, compared to Tamil Nadu. She noted that a litre of petrol costs Rs 109.6 in Andhra Pradesh and diesel Rs 97.4, whereas in Tamil Nadu, they cost Rs 100.8 and Rs 92.3, respectively. “Heavy taxes without development—this is the condition of the State. The TDP and YSRCP have engaged in deplorable politics regarding petrol…

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    • 26 March

      Andhra Pradesh sets 15 per cent GSDP growth target for 2025-26

      DSC notification will be issued in the first week of April to fill 16,347 government teacher posts, announces Chandrababu Naidu Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday asked the district Collectors to achieve a 15 per cent growth in Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) during 2025-26. The Chief Minister gave the direction at the inauguration of the two-day conference of Collectors at the State Secretariat. He pointed out that from 2014 to 2019, the growth rate was 13.5 per cent, but it dropped to 10.32 per cent between 2019-24. However, the government has successfully restored it to 12.02 per cent in 2024-25. Stating that Andhra Pradesh’s budget stands at Rs 3.27 lakh crore, he said a 1 per…

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    • 26 March

      ATM withdrawals to get costlier from May 1 as RBI approves fee hike

      This means customers who rely on ATMs for their financial transactions will have to pay additional charges once they exceed their free transaction limit. New Delhi: Starting May 1, withdrawing cash from ATMs in India will become more expensive as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved an increase in ATM interchange fees. This means customers who rely on ATMs for their financial transactions will have to pay additional charges once they exceed their free transaction limit. An ATM interchange fee is a charge that one bank pays another for providing ATM services. This fee, which is usually a fixed amount per transaction, is often passed on to customers as part of their banking costs. The RBI decided to revise these charges…

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    • 26 March

      More than 83,668 WhatsApp accounts used for Digital Arrest blocked: Home Ministry

      Apart from this, over 7.81 lakh SIM cards and 2,08,469 IMEIs have been blocked by the Government after receiving police complaints, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha New Delhi: The “Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre” (I4C) set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs has identified and blocked more than 83,668 WhatsApp accounts and 3,962 Skype IDs used for Digital Arrest, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Apart from this, over 7.81 lakh SIM cards and 2,08,469 IMEIs have been blocked by the Government after receiving police complaints, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said in a written reply to a question in the…

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