- Middle East
Yemen welcomes new Saudi aid for Safer tanker salvage operations
Riyadh: The Yemeni government has expressed gratitude to Saudi Arabia for its additional $8-million assistance in the salvage operations of the Safer tanker abandoned off Yemen’s western coast, media reported. According to…
- India
Rahul Gandhi to be in Rajasthan’s Banswara on World Tribals Day
Jaipur: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Rajasthan’s Banswara on World Tribal Day (August 9) to address a gathering. The Congress is making preparations for this huge meeting at Mangarh…
- Andhra Pradesh
5 districts in Andhra Pradesh on alert as Godavari level rises
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday asked the Collectors of Alluri Sitharamaraju, Eluru, Ambedkar Konaseema, East, and West Godavari districts to be vigilant in view of the…
- Telangana
IAF drops 600 kg food packets in flood-hit Telangana
Hyderabad: The Indian Air Force (IAF) air dropped around 600 kg of food packets for people stranded in flood-hit areas of Telangana on Friday. The food packets included relief material contributed by…
- India
SC declines to quash hate speech case against Mukhtar Ansari’s son
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declined to quash criminal proceedings initiated against the son of gangster-turned-politican Mukhtar Ansari for allegedly giving hate speech in a rally during the 2022 Uttar…
- India
Bhim Army chief meets KCR, lauds Telangana schemes for Dalits
Hyderabad: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad called on Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao here on Friday and lauded the state government for implementing various schemes for upliftment of Dalits. Azad said…
- India
Two killed, 6 injured, 6 houses burnt in Manipur
Imphal: At least two people were killed and six others, including security personnel, injured in different incidents in Manipur while attackers set fire to six houses in Bishnupur, police said on Friday…
- Telangana
Telangana floods claim 17 lives, 10 missing
Hyderabad: Heavy rains and floods in Telangana have claimed 17 lives during the last two days, while 10 others were missing and search was on for them. Unprecedented rainfall in north Telangana…
- Business
DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh fine on IndiGo for frequent tail strikes
New Delhi: After conducting a special audit prompted by concerns over IndiGo Airlines’ frequent tail strike incidents, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh…
- India
Congress likely to shift to its new 6-storey building on November 19
New Delhi: The Congress is likely to shift to its new office on November 19, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, sources said on Friday. Sources said that the…
- India
Manipur unrest: ‘Around 700 people of Meitei community left Mizoram’
Aizawl: Around 700 people belonging to the non-tribal Meitei community have left Mizoram out of fear after the issuance of an “advisory” by the Peace Accord MNF Returnees’ Association (PAMRA) last week…
- Business
Gaming industry proposes new GST levy formula to government
New Delhi: The online gaming industry has suggested a new formula to the government for levy of 28 per cent GST on its activities, mainly seen as a measure to protect its…
- India
Some powers attempting to ‘block PM Modi’s path’, says Brij Bhushan
Bhopal: Controversial BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh and former chief of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said some unidentified “powers are attempting” to block the path…
- India
SC issues notice to Centre, questions against rise in lynching
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Union and state governments on a PIL filed against the alarming rise in cases of lynchings and mob violence done against…