- India
Bengal SIR: ECI seeks daily report from EROs on document verification progress
Kolkata: Amid controversies over the identity-proof document verification during SIR, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and the District Magistrates (DMs), who are also the…
- World
US judges order release of three detained Indians
Washington: US federal judges in California have ordered immigration authorities to release three Indian citizens, saying they were detained without hearings or proper notice after earlier being allowed to live in the…
- World
Indian businessman jailed in US for illegal export of aviation parts to Russia
Washington: A Delhi-based businessman has been sentenced to 30 months in US federal prison for conspiring to illegally export controlled aviation components from Oregon to Russia, violating American export control laws, the…
- World
Machado says Venezuela is at ‘threshold of freedom’
Washington: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said that her country has reached the “threshold of freedom,” declaring that a transition toward democracy has already begun following recent political developments and US…
- World
Ukrainian, US teams to hold next round of talks on January 17
Kyiv: Ukrainian and US teams will hold another round of negotiations on Saturday, January 17, in Miami, Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Olga Stefanishyna announced. The delegations are expected to refine agreements…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra man wins Rs 1.53 crore in cockfight bet during Sankranti
Amaravati: In what is believed to be a record of sorts, a man reportedly won a staggering Rs 1.53 crore in a cockfight held during Sankranti in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district…
- Telangana
TS-iPASS praise by NITI Aayog matter of pride for Telangana: KTR
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Friday, January 16, said that NITI Aayog’s praise for TS-iPASS policy, designed during his party’s rule, as the best in the…
- India
BJP announces schedule for election of next national president
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, January 16, formally announced the election process for choosing its next national president as part of the party’s ongoing Sangathan Parv 2024. In…
- India
IRCTC hotel scam case: HC issues notice to CBI on Rabri’s plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday, January 16, issued notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a plea filed by former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi challenging a…
- Business
Sensex, Nifty close week with gains over positive cues
Mumbai: The Indian equity markets ended marginally higher on Friday, before surrendering most of their intra-day gains in the afternoon session. At the closing bell, the Sensex added 187 points, or 0.23…
- Hyderabad
Expedite Hyderabad Metro takeover, Kishan Reddy urges Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Friday, January 16, urged Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to complete the takeover of Hyderabad Metro Rail’s first phase from…
- World
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon sentenced to 5 years in prison
Seoul: Former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, January 16, on charges that included the obstruction of investigators’ attempt to detain him last…
- Bollywood
Cuddles with AbRam to rakhi with Ahaan: Ananya Panday sums up her 2016
Mumbai: Actress Ananya Panday took a nostalgic trip down memory lane as she revisited moments from 2016. Sharing a throwback post on Instagram, the actress reflected on how that year shaped her…
- World
Teacher’s home set ablaze in Bangladesh amid rising attacks on minorities
Dhaka: As violence against minorities continues to escalate in Bangladesh, the home of a school teacher, a Hindu, was set ablaze in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district. The incident took place at…
- India
Maharashtra civic polls: Rahul Gandhi attacks ECI over poor ink row
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, launched a pointed criticism of the Election Commission of India, accusing the ECI of undermining public confidence in democracy by ‘facilitating’ vote…
