- Chennai
Declare Pongal holiday: Tamil Nadu CM to Kerala counterpart
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday requested his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan to declare January 14 as a local holiday for the Pongal festival for Tamils in Kerala instead of…
- India
BJP wants to push the country into civil war: RJD leader
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal Vice President Shivanand Tiwari on Thursday charged that the BJP wants to push the country into a civil war through events like ‘Dharma Sansad’ (religious congregation). “Dharma Sansad…
- India
‘Graveyard’ of illegally-aborted foetuses found in Maha’s Wardha
Wardha (Maharashtra): In a macabre development, the police have dug up a “graveyard” of illegally-aborted foetuses in the compound of a private maternity hospital in Arvi town of Maharashtra’s Wardha district, pointing…
- Telangana
Hailstorm, heavy rain lash parts of Telangana
Hyderabad: Hailstorm and heavy rainfall lashed parts of Telangana on Thursday, MeT officials said. Heavy rain occurred at isolated places in Warangal Rural, Mahabubabad, Suryapet and Nagarkurnool districts. Hailstorm also occurred at…
- Telangana
AP, Telangana top in increase of forest cover since 2019: Report
New Delhi: The forest and tree cover in India is now 8,09,537 sq kms, which is 24.62 per cent of the country’s geographical area and 1,540 sq kms more compared to the…
- Offbeat
This 77-year-old man enrols for class 12 exam after passing 10th in 56th attempt
Jaipur: Proving the adage that age is just a number, one Hukumdas Vaishnav, a 77-year-old retired government employee from Jalore, who flunked class X exams 55 times, has now got enrolled for…
- World
Nigeria lifts ban on Twitter after 7 months
Abuja: The Nigerian government has lifted the ban on Twitter, imposed in June last year, saying the micro-blogging platform has agreed to set “a legal entity” in the west African nation during…
- Technology
Israeli security agency says it uncovers alleged Iranian espionage network
Jerusalem: The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) has said that it has uncovered a suspected Iranian espionage network in the country and five suspects have been charged. According to a statement from the…
- Middle East
Lebanese PM urges meeting for all parties to end political deadlock
Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on all political parties to secure a meeting for the Council of Ministers in a bid to end the political deadlock. Speaking at a…
- Bollywood
‘Looop Lapeta’ trailer shows a thrilling cut to the chase
Mumbai: The trailer of Taapsee Pannu and Tahir Raj Bhasin’s comedy-thriller ‘Looop Lapeta’ was released on Thursday. It shows an exhilarating journey of Savi, essayed by Taapsee Pannu as she tries to…
- Automobile
Musk shares update on Tesla launch in India, says facing challenges
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday informed that the EV-maker is facing a “lot of challenges” for its car launch in India. “Still working through a lot of challenges with the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to auction three mining licences in 2022
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia plans to auction up to three mining licences in 2022, including Khnaiguiyah mines where zinc and copper deposits are estimated at around 26 million tonnes, Al Arabiya News has…
- India
NCB makes huge drug haul from UP-Nepal border
Lucknow: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Lucknow zone, has seized a huge cache of psychotropic drugs and arrested six people for their involvement in drugs smuggling from across the India-Nepal border. The arrests…
- Television News
Bigg Boss 15: This eliminated contestant set to re-enter house
Mumbai: Actor Simba Nagpal, who was evicted from ‘Bigg Boss 15’ during a task when Pratik Sehajpal eliminated him and saved Neha Bhasin, is now all set to enter the house as…
- World
Omicron rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries: WHO
Geneva: The Omcircon variant of Covid is driving a huge spike in Covid infections across countries but the death rate is stable, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.…
