- India
BJP woman functionary claims police disrobed her during arrest, cops refute
Hubballi: A controversy has erupted in Karnataka following allegations that the police disrobed a BJP woman functionary while arresting her recently here in connection with an attack on government officials, a charge…
- Hyderabad
Body of Hyderabad woman murdered in US to be flown to India by Jan 8
Hyderabad: Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday, January 7, said the mortal remains of Nikitha Godishala, who was allegedly killed in the US, are expected to be brought to the country…
- Sports
ICC willing to work with us to address concerns on playing in India: BCB
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday said the ICC has “conveyed willingness to work closely” with it to address concerns related to the team’s participation in the T20 World Cup…
- Delhi
Delhi demolition drive: Five, including juvenile held over clash
New Delhi: Violence erupted during an anti-encroachment drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan area early Wednesday, with some people pelting stones at police personnel, leaving five of them injured.…
- Telangana
Kavitha’s resignation accepted by Legislative Council Chairman
Hyderabad: Telangana Legislative Council Chairman Gutha Sukhender Reddy has accepted the resignation of suspended BRS MLC K Kavitha from the council membership. Kavitha’s resignation was accepted by the Chairman with effect from…
- Politics
Don’t force BJP to open ‘pages from past’: Maharashtra minister to Ajit Pawar
Pune: Hitting back at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for his criticism of the BJP, party leader and state minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday said he should refrain from criticising the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Gas well blaze will be doused in a week, says Andhra official
Amalapuram: The gas well blaze near the Irusumanda village in Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district will be doused in a week’s time, an official said on Tuesday, citing information from ONGC…
- India
Oxford University Press apologises for Shivaji content in book
Oxford University Press (OUP) India has issued an apology to Udayanraje Bhosale, 13th descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, over certain “unverified statements” made about the legendary Maratha king in a book published…
- Telangana
Kamareddy Tahsildar in ACB’s net over Rs 50k bribe
Hyderabad: A Tahsildar in Kamareddy district of Telangana was on Tuesday, January 6, caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000. The Tahsildar of Nagireddypet…
- Hyderabad
AIMIM clashes with BJP over SIR in Telangana Assembly
Hyderabad: Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM and BJP sparred in the Telangana Assembly on Tuesday, January 6, over the SIR of electoral rolls undertaken by the EC in different states of the country. Speaking…
- India
Umar Khalid bail denial: Kapil Mishra calls JNU protesters ‘snakelets’
New Delhi: Delhi ministers Kapil Mishra, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Ashish Sood on Tuesday, January 6, criticised the raising of controversial slogans at JNU against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Supreme…
- Middle East
Iran economic protests: At least 35 dead, over 1K detained
Dubai: The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday, January 6, as the country’s theocracy acknowledged the unrest in one western…
- Telangana
Telangana will be role model in EV policy: Transport Minister
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday, January 6, said the state government is initiating several measures to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoption, including encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles and…
- India
EC using mobile apps developed by BJP’s IT cell to conduct SIR: Mamata
Gangasagar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the Election Commission is using mobile applications developed by the BJP’s IT cell to conduct the ongoing SIR exercise in the…
- India
Twelve country-made bombs seized in Kerala’s Kannur
Kannur: As many as 12 country-made explosive devices, including four steel ones, were seized from two separate locations in this north Kerala district, police said on Wednesday. Eight crude devices were found…
