- India
Shinde, Fadnavis to meet BJP leadership to finalise state cabinet
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be in the national capital on Friday to meet the BJP central leadership and finalise the allocation of portfolios…
- India
Haryana BJP’s IT cell head sacked amid calls for arrest
Chandigarh: The Haryana BJP unit has removed its IT cell head Arun Yadav amid calls for his arrest over a 2017 tweet on the Prophet and Islam. State BJP president O.P. Dhankar…
- Offbeat
After two ‘pheras’ bride calls off wedding, says groom too ‘dark’
Etawah: In a bizarre turn of events, a bride took two ‘pheras’ at the wedding and then suddenly called off the ceremony saying that the groom was ‘too dark’. According to reports, the…
- India
No cow slaughtering on Bakrid: Karnataka government
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has directed the authorities concerned to ensure that cows are not slaughtered in the state on Bakrid which falls on Saturday. No cow, calf, ox, buffalo and camel…
- Middle East
Alarming increase in loss of open landscapes in Israel
Tel Aviv: The latest Israeli State of Nature Report found an alarming increase in the loss of open landscapes and in the frequency and scale of wildfires across the country, the Ministry…
- World
George Floyd Murder: Ex-cop gets 21 years in prison
Washington: Derek Chauvin, a former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US’ Minnesota, was sentenced in a federal court to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin previously pleaded…
- World
Japan: Former PM Shinzo Abe reportedly shot at, suspect in custody
Tokyo: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe collapsed as he was addressing a crowd in Nara prefecture on Friday after apparently being shot at, state broadcaster NHK said, adding that police has taken…
- Offbeat
Bahubali samosa challenge: Eat in half an hour, earn Rs 51,000
Meerut: Samosa is a perennial favourite, but now food bloggers are getting increasingly excited over the new challenge that this snack is offering them in Meerut. A sweet shop in Kurti Bazaar Meerut…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: VHP, Bajrang Dal begin helpline for Hindus
Prayagraj: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal activists have launched a helpline for 18 districts of Kashi Prant. Hindus have been urged to lodge complaints with local district administration/police authorities if…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rare surgeries performed on two Iraqi girls at KIMS hospital
Hyderabad: Doctors at KIMS Hospital in Secunderabad here performed successful rare surgeries on two Iraqi girls with Scoliosis problem. The problem for the two sisters aged 14 and 17 was very serious.…
- India
Rajya Sabha nomination: BJP starts work on ‘Mission South’
New Delhi: The nomination to Rajya Sabha of four members from South Indian states is seen as BJP’s plan to expand its presence in the southern states. Nominating four individuals from four…
- Politics
Mission south is not just political strategy to capture power: BJP
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka has said that ‘mission south’ is not just a political strategy to capture power in the south. The party in a series of tweets on Thursday…
- India
Raj Babbar gets 2-year jail in a 1996 case
Lucknow: An MP/MLA court in Lucknow has awarded a two-year jail sentence to former MP Raj Babbar in a case related to 1996. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP plenary to be mega affair, about 4 lakh to attend: Party MP
Amaravati: With the two-day plenary session of the YSRCP set to begin on Friday near Guntur, the party is going all out to make it a grand affair. YSRCP General Secretary and…
- Telangana
Tollywood hails Vijayendra Prasad’s nomination to Rajya Sabha
Hyderabad: Telugu film industry (Tollywood) and politicians across party lines have hailed eminent filmmaker and screenwriter K. V. Vijayendra Prasad on being nominated to Rajya Sabha. Greetings poured in for Prasad from…
