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Andhra to reorganise districts for ease of governance

16 Jul 2020 05:23 AM IST

The Andhra Pradesh cabinet on Wednesday decided to reorganise its 13 districts into 26 districts by 31 March in such a way that each of the 26 parliamentary constituencies will represent a new district. Each Lok Sabha segment is going to be a new district and the panel has been

SC to virtually hear Maratha reservation case from 27 July

16 Jul 2020 05:23 AM IST

From 27 July onwards, the Supreme Court will begin day-to-day hearing on batch of petitions against 12% Maratha reservation by the Maharashtra government in jobs and educational admissions. The apex court has refused to stay reservation allowed by the High Court. The petitioners had challenged the Bombay High Court order

Rajnath Singh to visit Ladakh, meet soldiers

16 Jul 2020 05:15 AM IST

The Defence Minister will fly from Delhi to Leh on 17 July and interact with the soldiers injured in the violent face-off with Chinese troops on 15-16 June.

How DRDO built a Covid hospital in Delhi in 12 days

16 Jul 2020 05:15 AM IST

When the number of Covid-19 cases in Delhi was rising rapidly, the Central government decided to quickly build a hospital for corona patients in the city. India’s premier Defence and Research Organisation (DRDO) played its important role in building this hospital with all the required amenities in record time. Speaking

Uyghur Muslims need global support to defeat China

16 Jul 2020 05:14 AM IST

An expansionist China is not just a threat to its neighbours but also a trouble maker for its ethnic minorities. While the situation of the Tibetans under the dominance of the Chinese is known across the world, the plight of the Uyghur Muslims, in the face of the stranglehold policy

MoS Defence inaugurates conference on Aerospace & Defence

16 Jul 2020 05:14 AM IST

The Minister of State (MoS) for Defence, Shripad Naik, inaugurated the 5th edition of the conference on Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing Technologies in Delhi Wednesday. Theme of the conference is ‘Empowering India with Aatmanirbhar Bharat Mission’. At the inauguration, Naik said, “Indian defence and aerospace industry today is on the

Trends in India’s exports and roadmap during Covid and after

16 Jul 2020 05:12 AM IST

To become ‘Aatmanirbhar’, we require robust agriculture, services and manufacturing.

The new Hyundai Tucson arrives with big upgrades

16 Jul 2020 05:10 AM IST

The car in its current generation was first launched in India in 2016 and now a facelift has arrived keeping in tune with the demands of the consumer.

Honda City 2020 launched at Rs 10.90 lakh

16 Jul 2020 05:08 AM IST

Honda Cars India launched the new Honda City 2020 in the country on 15 July at a starting price of Rs 10.90 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The top-spec variant of the car is priced at Rs 14.65 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Having already introduced the 2020 Honda WR-V facelift and the Honda

Kia Sonet all set to enter India in September

16 Jul 2020 05:08 AM IST

Kia Motors first entered the Indian market with the Kia Seltos SUV in 2019. It was followed by the Kia Carnival MPV at the 2020 Auto Expo in February. It was there that the all-new Kia Sonet was showcased and now the South Korean carmaker has announced that the world

Jio and Google decide to launch ‘Make in India’ affordable smartphone

16 Jul 2020 05:07 AM IST

It aims to target the entry-level smartphone segment—priced below Rs 10,000—which sells 60 million phones annually in the country.

New arrivals

16 Jul 2020 05:05 AM IST

Samsung to launch Galaxy M31s in India this month Samsung India is gearing up to launch its next mid-range smartphone Galaxy M31s which is the successor to Galaxy M31 later this month for nearly Rs 20,000. The new Galaxy M31s will be available on Amazon as well as Samsung’s other