- India
Visas will be refused if purpose is childbirth for citizenship: US Embassy in India
The US embassy in India announced on Thursday, December 11, that tourist visas would not be granted if officials believe the primary objective of travel is to give birth for citizenship purposes.…
- Offbeat
US professor dances to ‘Badtameez Dil’ to mark the end of semester
Pennsylvania: A US professor ended the semester in an upbeat manner by giving a wholesome dance performance to his students. The video posted on the Wharton School’s official Instagram page has since…
- Middle East
Jeddah hosts fifth edition of Red Sea International Film Festival
Jeddah: The fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival officially began on Wednesday, December 10, hosted by the Cultural Development Fund (CDF) in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Attended by…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC questions partiality to Mayor Gadwal in land regularisation
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, December 10, questioned whether GOs issued by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government allowing regularisation of encroachments on government land in Banjara Hills favoured…
- Telangana
BC gurukul students march to police station over lack of amenities in Medchal
Hyderabad: Students of a BC gurukul in Shamirpet village of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, frustrated by the lack of amenities at their school, took matters in their own hands and approached the police station…
- Hyderabad
Mangalhat police arrest Telangana Gau Raksha Dal chief
Hyderabad: The Mangalhat police on Thursday arrested the Telangana Gau Raksha Dal president, Kallu Singh, for threatening and defaming a local. The case was registered in October, on a complaint from Manoj…
- Middle East
UAE’s new drug law imposes Dh 50,000 minimum fine, five years jail
In a bid to crack down on the illegal sale of narcotics without prescriptions, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has passed a new law under which pharmacies and physicians found violating will…
- India
Umar Khalid granted interim bail for 14 days to attend sister’s wedding
Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday, December 11, granted student activist Umar Khalid interim bail for 14 days to attend his sister’s wedding. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sameer Bajpai stated that Khalid’s…
- Hyderabad
Activist Lubna Sarwath accuses HYDRAA of destroying Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake
Hyderabad: Activist Lubna Sarwath has written to Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy alleging that Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) is destroying the Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla Lake. The accusation comes after HYDRAA’s…
- Middle East
Kuwait revokes citizenship of prominent Islamic scholar
Kuwait revoked the citizenship of a prominent Islamic scholar named Tareq al-Suwaidan. The reason for stripping him of citizenship is not known. The Kuwait Al-Youm Official Gazette stated that a decree to withdraw the…
- India
Bengal: Hindutva mob attack vendors for selling non-veg at Gita recitation
Kolkata: A Hindutva mob brutally attacked a Muslim vendor from Arambagh for selling non-veg patties at Kolkata‘s Brigade Parade Ground while a Gita recitation was taking place on Sunday, December 7. Based on…
- India
Journalists facing attacks for critical reviews of Dhurandhar: Film Critics Guild
Dhurandhar, the recent Hindi spy movie directed by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, has gotten itself mired in more controversy after India’s Film Critics Guild issued a statement claiming that its…
- Hyderabad
Video: One dead in accident in Hyderabad’s Patancheru
Hyderabad: A bike-borne man died in an accident in Hyderabad’s Patancheru on Thursday, December 11, after a speeding car hit him from behind. The deceased was identified as Mogulappa. The accident occurred…
- World
US govt could ask tourists to show 5-year social media history
The United States could soon ask tourists from foreign countries to show 5-year-old social media history while entering the country. According to a notice published in the US Federal register, foreign tourists…
- Hyderabad
Telangana High Court issues show cause notice to two senior IAS officers
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court issued show cause notices to senior IAS officers RV Karnan and K Ilambarithi for not complying with a court order dated November 29, 2024. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka…
