- India
India trashes USCIRF report, calls it misrepresentation of facts
New Delhi: India on Tuesday categorically trashed as “biased” and “motivated” a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that alleged “severe violations” of religious freedom in the country.…
- India
Azam Khan has fallen from top to ‘zero’: Jaya Prada
Rampur: Former Rampur MP and actor Jaya Prada on Tuesday attacked Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, saying he has fallen from the top to “zero”. She was here to canvass for BJP…
- India
EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension till June 26
New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has extended the date for filing applications to opt for a higher pension till June 26, 2023. In order to provide a larger window of opportunity…
- India
India temporarily relocates embassy from Khartoum to Port Sudan
New Delhi: India has decided to temporarily relocate its embassy from the violence-hit Sudanese capital city of Khartoum to Port Sudan in view of the prevailing security situation in the African country.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Senior Andhra govt official holds review meeting of flagship housing scheme
Puttaparthi: The Andhra Pradesh government is working towards ensuring nobody lives without a house in the state, a senior bureaucrat said here on Tuesday during a review meeting. Special Chief Secretary (Housing)…
- India
Scientific temper, secularism key parameters of Kerala’s new higher education ranking system
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking a cue from the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), the CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala is adopting a state-level methodology to assess and rank higher education institutions, for which a…
- India
BJP team blames Odisha’s BJD govt for Sambalpur violence, demands CBI probe
Sambalpur: The BJP MP’s team that visited Sambalpur, the scene of violence between two communities during Hanuman Jayanti processions last month, on Tuesday, “blamed” the BJD government in Odisha for it and…
- India
Army helicopter accompanying Prime Minister’s chopper trapped in mud
Raichur: An army helicopter that was accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chopper in Sindhanur was trapped in the mud for some time due to heavy downpour on Tuesday. After much effort, the…
- India
VP Dhankhar to attend coronation of King Charles III
New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be visiting the UK on May 5 and 6 to attend the coronation of King Charles III on behalf of the Indian government, the Ministry…
- India
Gross exaggeration, distortion of Kerala’s reality: Tharoor slams makers of The Kerala Story
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday hit out at the makers of the movie “The Kerala Story”, accusing them of indulging in “gross exaggeration” and “distortion” of the state’s…
- Bangalore
Congress will be uprooted if devotees of Hanuman rebel against it: Basavaraj Bommai
Bengaluru: Congress would be uprooted from the country if the devotees of Lord Hanuman rebelled against it, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday. Reacting to the release of the Congress…
- India
Petition accusing Amit Shah of spreading communal tension filed
Darbhanga: A Congress leader in Bihar on Tuesday filed a petition before a court accusing Union Home Minister Amit Shah of spreading communal tensions and tarnishing the party’s reputation. The petition was…
- Bangalore
Exercise restraint: EC to parties, star campaigners in Karnataka
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Tuesday issued an advisory to political parties and their star campaigners, asking them to exercise caution and restraint in their utterances during campaigning in Karnataka and…