- India
Actor-politician Vijay unveils party flag, gears up for 2026 Assembly polls
Chennai: Popular Tamil film actor-turned-politician Vijay unveiled the flag of his political party – Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam – on Thursday and hoisted it at his party headquarters in Panaiyur near here. The…
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Anakapalle fire: Cong says govt must act to avoid such incidents in future
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the terrible fire tragedy in a pharmaceutical factory in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalle district, and urged the government to take steps…
- Kerala
Bomb threat on AI flight, full emergency at Thiruvananthapuram airport
Thiruvananthapuram: A full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday following a bomb threat on an Air India flight from Mumbai, airport sources said. The aircraft is currently being…
- India
HC takes suo motu cognisance of Badlapur sexual abuse case; hearing on Thursday
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of two four-year-old girls at a school in Badlapur town of Maharashtra’s Thane district.…
- India
Pune cops book Ramgiri Maharaj for remarks on Prophet
Pune: An FIR was registered in Pune against Hindu religious leader Ramgiri Maharaj over his alleged objectionable remarks against Prophet Mohammad and Islam, police said on Wednesday. The case was registered at…
- India
Assam to table bill for compulsory registration of marriage, divorce of Muslims: CM
Guwahati: The Assam government will introduce a bill in the upcoming Autumn Session of Assembly for compulsory government registration of marriage and divorce of Muslim people, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.…
- World
3 more cases filed against Hasina in Bangladesh’s international crimes tribunal
Dhaka: At least three more cases were filed on Wednesday against Sheikh Hasina at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, accusing the deposed prime minister of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the…
- India
2 women officers of Indian Coast Guard participate in foreign engagement
New Delhi: In a first, two women officers of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) were on board a patrol vessel on an overseas deployment. ICG offshore patrol vessel Sujay made a port…
- India
Where are we going as a society, says Rahul Gandhi on Badlapur horror
Mumbai: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over the ‘shameful crimes against daughters’ and asked where the country is heading as a society. “After West Bengal, Uttar…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: 14 killed in reactor explosion at pharma unit
Visakhapatnam: Fourteen workers were killed and 50 others injured in a reactor explosion in a pharmaceutical company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalle district on Wednesday, officials said. The explosion occurred during the lunch…
- News
Use simple words in notices to taxpayers: FM tells taxmen
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asked tax officers to use simpler words in notices or letters they sent to taxpayers and exercise power bestowed upon them judiciously. Addressing the…
- India
SC collegium recommends names of 3 lawyers for Delhi HC judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended the names of three lawyers to the Centre for their appointment as Delhi High Court judges.…
- India
Govts, parties must ensure safe environment for women: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In the wake of the Badlapur sexual assault incident, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said it “forces us to think where are we heading as…
- India
Indian astronaut likely to fly to int’l space station by April 2025
New Delhi: An Indian astronaut is likely to fly to the International Space Station by April next year as part of the NASA-ISRO collaborative initiative, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said…
- India
AIIMS Delhi constitutes two committees to assess safety measures at campus
New Delhi: The AIIMS Delhi administration on Wednesday appealed to striking resident doctors to resume duties in the interest of patient care, saying a collaborative internal security audit will be conducted to…
