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Hyderabad, Dec 7: Film actress-turned-politician Vijayashanti joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of the BJP national chief secretary Arun Singh in Delhi on Monday. Mr Sigh welcomed Vijayashanti, who resigned from the Congress two days ago, into BJP by draping a shawl. in the presence of union minister of state for home G Kishan Reddy and BJP BC cell chief K Laxman, among others. She

Vijayawada, Dec 7: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Hindu Prachara Parishat inaugurated a programme called 'Gudiko Gomata' which means a cow for a temple to encourage people to donate cows to the temples at Kanaka Durga Temple premises on Indrakeeladri hillock in Vijayawada on Monday. Talking about the aim of the programme, Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Velampalli Srinivas appealed to

New Delhi, Dec 7: Transporters' union AIMTC on Monday said it will suspend operations in the entire country on Tuesday to support the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmers. The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) is the apex body of transporters, representing about 95 lakh truckers and other entities. It has already extended its support to the farmer agitation from day one. "Earlier it

Mumbai, Dec 7: Digital solutions major Larsen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Injazat, the UAE-based leader in digital transformation, to implement its new best-shore service delivery model. LTI said on Monday the partnership will see Injazat add considerable depth to its digital innovation ecosystem and customer-centric approach. The new service delivery

Kollam, Dec 7: A 52-year-old CPI(M) activist was stabbed to death near here, allegedly by a BJP worker, police said on Monday. Munroe Island resident Manilal was attacked last night by Ashokan (55), who was later arrested, they said. CPI(M) state secretary in-charge A Vijayaraghavan said the killing was an attempt to disrupt peace ahead of polling for the first phase of the local body elections on

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by ARG Outlier Media Private Limited, which owns the Republic Media network, seeking protection for the group and its employees in the cases lodged against them in Maharashtra. The matter came up for hearing before a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud which said that prayers in the petition were all ambitious

New Delhi, Dec 7: IndiGo on Monday said it will refund all customer credit shells, which were created when flights were cancelled due to the coronavirus lockdown earlier this year, by January 31, 2021. The airline in a statement said it has already processed close to Rs 1,000 crore of refunds, which is approximately 90 per cent of the total amount it owed to its customers. IndiGo chief executive

New Delhi, Dec 7: Petrol and diesel prices rose for the sixth day in a row on Monday as rates went up by 26-30 paise per litre. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies. Rates for petrol in Delhi rose to Rs 83.71 per litre, from Rs 83.41 while diesel price went up from Rs 73.61 to Rs 73.87 per litre. This is

New Delhi, Dec 7: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday visited the Singhu border, where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre's new farm laws, and checked arrangements made for them by the city government. The visit comes a day after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) extended its support to the 'Bharat Bandh' called by farmers' organisations on December 8. Kejriwal was

New Delhi, Dec 7: The Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking emergency use authorisation for its COVID-19 vaccine "Covishield" in the country. This comes a day after Pfizer India sought a similar approval from India's drug regulator for its coronavirus vaccine. "SII has applied for emergency use authorisation to DCGI. The application will