- Sports
Kohli opts out of remainder of England Test series; Iyer axed
New Delhi: Star batter Virat Kohli has pulled out of the remainder of the Test series against England for personal reasons, the BCCI confirmed on Saturday, ending speculation around the premier player’s availability…
- India
ABVP, Left members clash during meet over JNUSU poll; injuries reported
New Delhi: A scuffle broke out late Friday night between RSS-affiliated ABVP and Left-backed groups at the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus during a meeting on holding students’ union polls, with both sides claiming…
- India
Watch: Doctor holds pre-wedding shoot inside operation theatre; dismissed
Bengaluru: A doctor was dismissed from service on Friday after a video of his pre-wedding photoshoot held inside an operation theatre of a government-run hospital in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district went viral on social…
- India
‘Female prisoners getting pregnant in Bengal jails, 196 babies born’: SC takes cognisance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took cognisance of the issue of some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal’s correctional homes getting pregnant. The matter presented before the apex court claimed…
- News
Pak: Nawaz Sharif urges rival parties to join hands to form ‘unity’ govt
Islamabad: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Friday called for a unity government as the cash-strapped Pakistan appeared to be heading towards a hung parliament, with independent candidates backed by jailed ex-premier Imran…
- India
Six ‘rioters’ killed in Haldwani clashes, CM calls it ‘planned attack’
Haldwani: Six rioters were killed in the violence that broke out over the demolition of an illegally built madrasa, officials said Friday as curfew remained enforced in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani town. More than…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC quashes AP HC order criticising Collegium, CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed an Andhra Pradesh High Court order that voiced strong disapproval over the apex court collegium transferring two chief justices and castigated Chief Minister Y…
- India
MP Supriya Sule calls Google Pay, Phone Pe ‘ticking’ time bombs
New Delhi: NCP MP Supriya Sule on Friday alleged that apps like Google Pay and Phone Pe are “two ticking time bombs” and sought to know what steps the government is taking…
- India
UP, Haryana borders blocked to avert farmers from entering Delhi: Police
New Delhi: Bracing for another agitation by farmers, police are fortifying the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh and Delhi-Haryana borders with barricades and deploying more than 5,000 security personnel, a senior police officer said here on Friday,…
- India
Govt to announce national creators’ awards for Gen Z influencers
New Delhi: The government is set to announce the national creators’ awards to recognise new-age influencers and creators, official sources said on Friday, February 9. They said the first-of-its-kind awards will be…
- Telangana
SC trashes Telangana Congress leader’s plea against ECI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea for initiation of contempt proceedings against Election Commission officials for not making “clarificatory” changes in its forms which seek Aadhaar…
- India
Doctor-population ratio stands at 1:834, says Centre, includes AYUSH doctors
New Delhi: The doctor-population ratio in the country stands at 1:834 which is better than the WHO standard of 1:1000, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told Lok Sabha on Friday. As per…
- India
Days after SC ‘surrender’ orders, Bilkis Bano case convict out on 5-day parole
Dahod: Days after convicts in the Bilkis Bano case surrendered before jail authorities on Supreme Court orders, one of them has been given a five-day parole by the Gujarat High Court due…
- Hyderabad
From protesting Hyderabad Nizam to Babri demolition: PVNR’s legacy
New Delhi: Polyglot, statesman, and scholar, the inscrutable P V Narasimha Rao was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, the prime minister known for initiating far-reaching economic reforms and…
- Telangana
PV Narasimha Rao’s relatives in Telangana celebrate Bharat Ratna
Karimnagar: The extended family members of P V Narasimha Rao at Karimnagar town in Telangana were extremely happy with the Bharat Ratna award being announced to the former prime minister on Friday.…
