- Andhra Pradesh
UP IAS Officer gets bail in Andhra’s provident fund scam
Lucknow: A 2001 batch UP IAS officer has been granted anticipatory bail in the alleged Rs 371 crore Employees’ Provident Fund scam by Andhra Pradesh High Court. The officer, Aparna Upadhyayula, was…
- India
Bulldozers to roar again in UP – this time against encroachments
Lucknow: Bulldozers will roll and rumble once again in Uttar Pradesh but this time the “action” will be against encroachments on government lands, parks and ponds in areas under the jurisdiction of…
- World
2 dead, 1 injured in shooting in Seattle
San Francisco: Two men were fatally shot and a third was critically wounded at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, the US state of Washington. One person died at the spot and the…
- World
SL President urged experts to promote AI taking India, Singapore as models
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday urged IT experts in the island nation to promote Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, taking India and Sri Lanka as models. He directed formation of…
- Pakistan
Pak PM Shehbaz, Hina Rabbani Khar’s discussion on ties with US leaked
Islamabad: The record of an important discussion between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar was leaked wherein the two, along with an assistant,…
- Telangana
Telangana regularises over 5,000 contract employees
Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Sunday issued orders for the regularisation of over 5,000 contract employees in various departments. The orders were issued after Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao approved the file…
- World
China’s Ding Liren beats Nepomniachtchi in tie-breaker to become the new World Chess Champion
Astana: China’s Ding Liren made history by becoming the 17th FIDE World Champion in chess, defeating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the final game of the tiebreak here on Sunday. Both Ding and Nepomniachtchi…
- World
Afghanistan’s central bank sells USD 14 million to keep local currency stable
Kabul: Afghanistan’s central bank Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) sold $14 million by auction on Sunday to stabilise the exchange rate of the national currency afghani, the bank said in a statement released…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CID arrests TDP leaders in chit fund company case
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh Police’s CID on Sunday arrested former Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MLC Adireddy Appa Rao and his son and TDP state Executive Secretary Adireddy Srinivasa Rao in a case…
- Middle East
Netanyahu likely to visit India by end of 2023: Envoy
New Delhi: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may visit India by the end of this year, the country’s envoy Naor Gilon said on Sunday. “We can expect the Prime Minister of Israel…
- India
PM Modi slams Congress, JD-S over ‘family politics’
Bengaluru: Criticising the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) over “family politics”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed JD-S a “private limited party” and a “B-team” of the Congress. PM Modi…
- India
RSS-backed body to hold mega rally in Kolkata against corruption
Kolkata: The Citizen Empowerment Forum, reportedly enjoying the backing of the RSS and its affiliates, will be bringing out a mega rally in Kolkata next week on the issue of incidents of…
- India
What makes Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh ‘invincible’ in the BJP?
Lucknow: The “shield of invincibility” he wears comes from the influence he enjoys in half a dozen Lok Sabha constituencies, while Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s strong links with the saints and his…
- Andhra Pradesh
Doctor among 6 arrested in Vizag kidney racket case
Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Police have arrested a doctor and five others in a kidney racket case. Cases under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 307, 326 and 420 have been registered against them. More…
- Hollywood
Kylie Jenner is worried Kardashians’ ‘beauty standards’ will harm her daughter
Los Angeles: Reality TV star Kylie Jenner has voiced concerns about her family’s “beauty standards” in a new episode of ‘The Kardashians’. The 25-year-old make-up mogul has said that she doesn’t want…
