- Politics
Congress prepares for first non-Gandhi president after 1998
New Delhi: The coming week Congress leaders will be filing nomination papers for the presidential poll. It now seems that apart from Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor,…
- Hyderabad
Ind-Aus T20I: Hyderabad police make elaborate security arrangements
Hyderabad: Considering the unsavoury incidents over ticket sales a couple of days ago, the Hyderabad police are taking no chances and have made elaborate arrangements to provide tight security for Sunday’s third…
- India
Army man held over ‘leaked objectionable videos’ of students in Punjab
Chandigarh: Making fourth arrest in the allegations by Chandigarh University hostellers over their alleged ‘leaked objectionable videos’, Punjab Police on Saturday arrested an Indian Army personnel posted in Arunachal Pradesh. Director General…
- World
Guterres calls for efforts to close 3 major gaps to end Covid pandemic
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to close three major gaps to end the Covid-19 pandemic. First, the booster gap, he said, adding that the coverage remains low…
- India
‘Politically motivated’, Bilkis Bano case convict to SC on plea challenging release of accused
New Delhi: A convict in the Bilkis Bano case has told the Supreme Court that the petition challenging Gujarat government’s remission order is “speculative and politically motivated”. The plea filed by Radheysham…
- India
Javadekar slams Kerala’s Left govt for soft-pedalling on PFI
Thiruvananthapuram: Former Union minister and in-charge of BJP’s Kerala unit, Prakash Javadekar on Saturday slammed the Left government in the state, blaming it for the violence that took place on Friday during…
- India
PM Modi was on PFI radar in July 2020, say ED sources
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed that members of Popular Front of India (PFI) had allegedly collected a large amount of cash to the tune of Rs 120 crore to…
- India
BJP central bosses silent as Meghalaya unit, NPP head for splitsville
Shillong: After Manipur, the BJP’s relations with National Peoples Party (NPP), headed by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma, have been souring rapidly in Meghalaya even as the saffron party’s central leadership remains…
- Middle East
Iran will restrict Internet access in country until calm is restored to streets
Tehran: Iranian authorities said they will restrict Internet access in the country until calm is restored to the streets, as protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of…
- India
Hardliner Himanta takes a leaf out of Yogi’s political playbook
Guwahati: Soon after switching over to the BJP in 2015, Himanta Biswa Sarma started reading books on Sangh ideologues and even claimed of going to RSS shakhas when he was a child.…
- Bangalore
Pro-Pak slogans on clubhouse: Karnataka Police grill two accused, search for three more
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have grilled two accused in connection with raising pro-Pakistan slogans during a clubhouse chat, and also intensified the search for three others. Last Tuesday a group of youths…
- Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati farmers continue padyatra in Gudivada amid tight security
Vijayawada: Amid tension and restrictions imposed by the police, the ‘Maha Padyatra’ by farmers of Amaravati region entered Gudivada in Krishna district on Saturday. Apprehending breach of peace, the police tightened security…
- Business
Will PM Modi launch 5G services in India on Oct 1?
New Delhi: The National Broadband Mission (NBM) under the Ministry of Communications on Saturday tweeted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll out 5G services in India on October 1, as the…
- Technology
Instagram rolls out longer uninterrupted Stories for users
New Delhi: Meta-owned Instagram has rolled out a new feature globally that will allow users to upload longer uninterrupted Stories. Currently, if an Instagram user uploads a Story that’s under 60 seconds,…
- Middle East
Lebanese President calls for formation of new government
Beirut: Lebanese President Michel Aoun emphasised that the urgent need to elect a new President in Lebanon and form a new cabinet capable of gaining the parliament’s confidence before the end of…
