- India
‘Smart border’ project along Pakistan, Bangladesh to curb infiltration: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, May 22, said the government will launch a “smart border” project next year to make the 6,000-kilometre front with Pakistan and Bangladesh impenetrable…
- India
Man with pending LOC slips past Hyderabad airport immigration, flies to Mumbai
Hyderabad: A man from Gujarat, against whom a Look Out Circular (LOC) was pending, managed to evade immigration authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad and flew to Mumbai,…
- Hyderabad
Union Minister discusses measures against cyber frauds with CP Sajjanar
Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Communications Chandra Sekhar has held a video conference with Hyderabad Police Commissioner VC Sajjanar to deliberate on systemic measures against cyber fraud, the senior police official…
- India
Star Air relaunches six weekly flights connecting Hyderabad, Jharsuguda, Bhubaneswar
Bengaluru: Star Air, the aviation arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, on Thursday, May 21, announced the relaunch of its direct flight service connecting Hyderabad, Jharsuguda, and Bhubaneswar with six weekly operations.…
- India
Red alert issued as heatwave sweeps Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: The Meteorological Centre here has issued a red alert for 10 districts in the state for Friday, warning of “severe” to “very severe” heatwave conditions. The alert has been issued for…
- India
Odisha mandates EVs for official use, promotes virtual meetings
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has issued an eight-point directive mandating virtual official meetings wherever possible, compulsory use of electric vehicles (EVs), and a 10 per cent reduction in fuel consumption across departments.…
- India
EC announces Rajya Sabha polls for 24 seats on June 18
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday, May 22, announced polls for 24 Rajya Sabha seats on June 18 following retirement of incumbents, including former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Congress…
- India
CJI Surya Kant: Constitution belongs to every citizen, not just cosmopolitans
New Delhi: Constitution belongs to all citizens equally and is not a privilege of a few cosmopolitans who can afford cost-bearing processes and engage the best of the brains, Chief Justice of…
- India
Cockroach Janta Party founder’s parents say they won’t let him join politics
The meteoric rise of satirical digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party on social media has left the parents of its founder, Abhijeet Dipke, overwhelmed by fears that he could land in trouble or…
- India
Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions
Toronto: An Air France flight bound for Detroit was diverted to Montreal after a passenger from the Congo boarded a flight in Paris “in error” amid flight restrictions tied to the Ebola…
- India
Muzaffarnagar man gets life term for murdering ‘lover’
Muzaffarnagar: A local court here convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for murdering a 25-year-old woman after she married another man, officials said on Friday, May 22. Additional District…
- India
Air India plane makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
New Delhi: An Air India aircraft from Bengaluru, with 160 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport due to suspected engine fire on the evening of Thursday, May…
- Sports
Titans eliminate CSK from IPL play-offs race, close in on top qualification
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans’ bankable top order laid the groundwork for a dominating 89-run win over Chennai Super Kings here on Thursday, taking them closer to a top-two qualification for the Indian Premier…
- India
Lawyers urge CJI retracts SC’s ‘unfair observations’ against environmental activists
New Delhi: A group of 72 lawyers, law students, law faculty, law researchers, and activists trained in law have written an open letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, demanding…
- Hyderabad
Once a foodie, Telangana’s Tulasi Reddy scales Mount Everest
Hyderabad: For many, climbing Mount Everest is the ultimate adventure. But for Indian mountaineer Tulasi Reddy Palpunoori, it became a journey of resilience, discipline, transformation, and perseverance that inspired people. Tulasi, from…
