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Satyanarayana steps down as RERA chief Hyderabad: Telangana Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) chairman N Satyanarayana on Tuesday resigned from his post nearly two years before completing his five-year tenure, citing health issues.With his resignation, the state govt is expected to initiate the process of appointing a new chairman through a search committee. Sources said chief secretary K Rama Krishna Rao and former chief secretary Shanti Kumari are among the names being considered for the post.Rama Krishna Rao’s extension as chief secretary ends in June, and he may be considered if no further extension is granted. Shanti Kumari, currently serving…

Chennai: Apollo Hospitals Enterprise on Wednesday reported 34% growth in consolidated Profit after Tax (PAT) at Rs 1,942 crore in FY26 against Rs 1,446 crore of FY25. Its revenue touched Rs 25,229 crore during 2025-26, which is an increase by 16% over the corresponding year (2024-25) at Rs 21,794 crore. On a quarterly basis, the PAT jumped by 36% at Rs 529 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, over Rs 390 crore during the year ago quarter.”Our revenue for the full year (FY26) crossed the milestone of Rs 25,000 crore as a company. The EBITDA grew by 25%…

Safety barrier along a sidewalk in AhmedabadThe Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has installed safety barricades along the sidewalk near Lotus School in the citySafety barrier along a sidewalk in AhmedabadThe Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has installed safety barricades along the sidewalk near Lotus School in the citySafety barrier along a sidewalk in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad: The civic body is on a drive to put a barrier between people and danger. Under its Non-Motorized Transport Infrastructure policy, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is erecting safety railings and crash barriers on 90 stretches across the city’s seven zones. The initiative, AMC officials said, will reduce…

A joint anti-encroachment drive was carried out on defence land in Prayagraj on Wednesday Prayagraj: A joint anti-encroachment drive was carried out on defence land in Prayagraj on Wednesday. More than 50 illegal structures, including temporary shops and kiosks, were removed from the Fort Cantonment area. The operation was conducted as part of continuing efforts to clear encroachments from defence land in the city.According to Defence PRO and spokesperson Wing Commander Debartho Dhar, the drive began around 10 am and covered areas including Qila Ghat, Akshayvat Road, VIP Ghat, Sangam Marg Road and Mahavir Road near Hanuman Mandir. The campaign…

Bhubaneswar: BJD on Wednesday constituted a state-level monitoring team to oversee preparations linked to the Election Commission of India’s decision to begin the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Odisha from May 30. According to an office order issued by the party president Naveen Patnaik, the team will monitor and supervise the appointment of booth level agents in all assembly constituencies, along with their training, capacity building and other related work.The six-member panel comprises senior BJD leaders Pramila Mallik, Niranjan Pujari, Pratap Jena, Sasmit Patra, Bhrugu Baxipatra and Bijay Nayak. The order said the newly-formed team will immediately begin…

CHENNAI: VCK and IUML have decided to join C Joseph Vijay’s cabinet in the next few days after TVK publicly invited them to on Thursday. Both are expected to get one berth each.VCK sources said party president Thol Thirumavalavan may not be part of the cabinet, though TVK was keen on accommodating him. VCK deputy general secretary Vanni Arasu, who won from Tindivanam, is expected to be inducted instead.There is also speculation that Thirumavalavan may contest from Trichy East, which Vijay gave up. VCK sources said TVK was urging Thirumavalavan to contest the byelection, though he has been hesitant about…

IMD has issued a heatwave to severe heatwave warning for Haryana till May 26 Gurgaon: Nights continue to remain unusually warm in the city, with the KVK automatic weather station recording a minimum temperature of 29.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest recorded so far this season.The official India Meteorological Department (IMD) station recorded a minimum temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, which was 3.7 degrees above normal. Day temperatures also remained high, with the city recording a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius, 3.4 degrees above normal.The unusually high nighttime temperatures have added to discomfort across the city, with residents…

Dibrugarh: Ajoy Kumar Gogoi, a Congress candidate who recently contested and lost the Demow assembly seat in Sivasagar district, was arrested by Charaideo police on Wednesday after being named in the suicide note of local businessman Abani Baruah, who died on May 16.Baruah, a resident of Charaideo and owner of a petrol depot, allegedly took his own life after writing a note addressed to his wife, Jaya Baruah, in which he named Gogoi and another individual, Binanda Bora, as being directly responsible for driving him to suicide. According to police, Baruah had borrowed Rs 20 lakh from Gogoi some months…

Times News NetworkKanpur: Additional district and sessions judge, Kanpur Nagar, Nisha Srivastava on Wednesday dismissed the bail application of accused Nagendra Mani Tripathi, allegedly a member of a gang involved in making forged marksheets and certificates.The Kidwai Nagar police had uncovered a gang involved in the creation and sale of fake mark sheets and certificates, arresting Nagendra Mani Tripathi and other accused on February 19, 2026.Additional district government counsel Vinod Tripathi opposing the anticipatory bail application argued that at the time of his arrest forged degrees, mark sheets and other illicit materials were recovered from accused Nagendra Mani Tripathi.These individuals…

Ludhiana: Terming it a political conspiracy, AAP Jagraon MLA Sarvjit Kaur Manuke on Wednesday denied that her husband attempted to contest the Municipal Corporation elections from a ward strictly reserved for female candidates. The legislator revealed that an unauthorised nomination file was sneakily submitted under her husband’s name, prompting her to demand immediate legal action against the culprits.Addressing the media in Jagraon, Manuke explained that while she personally filed the official nomination papers for all genuine party candidates across the wards, a miscreant independently submitted a fraudulent file for her husband at the returning officer’s office. She categorically stated that…