- India
UGC new draft norms: UG ‘honours’ degree only after completing 4 years and not three
New Delhi: Students will be able to get an undergraduate ‘honours’ degree after completing four years instead of three, according to new draft norms prepared by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The draft…
- Andhra Pradesh
Cyclone Mandous aftermath: Heavy rains witnessed in southern Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Heavy rains lashed several parts of south coastal and Rayalaseema districts of Andhra Pradesh early on Saturday after cyclonic storm Mandous made landfall off Mamallapuram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu. According to a…
- World
US sanctions Indian national, others for human rights violations on behalf of N Korea
Washington: The US has slapped sanctions on two individuals, including an Indian national, and seven entities for providing material support to, acting on behalf of, or being owned by North Korea’s government-run animation…
- India
Meghalaya govt took Rs 1,500 cr loan to distribute to farmers ahead of elections: BJP
Shillong: The BJP on Friday accused Meghalaya’s National People’s Party (NPP)-led government of availing a loan of Rs 1,500 crore to distribute to farmers under a scheme ahead of the assembly elections…
- India
Odisha: Boy tries to die by suicide after kangaroo court ‘punishment’
Bhubaneswar: A 14-year-old boy tried to die by suicide and is fighting for his life after a kangaroo court in Bhubaneswar allegedly made him do sit-ups along with his father and two…
- India
Sea-borne Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh believed adrift in Andaman Sea
Kolkata: Nearly 160 Rohingya refugees who have fled from camps in Bangladesh are now believed adrift in the Andaman Sea as their boat’s engine broke down. One of the refugees managed to…
- India
Congress will take ‘consensus’ decision based on views of MLAs in Himachal: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said the views of the newly-elected MLAs in Himachal Pradesh were being sought to bring out a consensus on who will be their leader.…
- India
National Judicial Commission Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha, AAP opposes
New Delhi: A private member bill to regulate the appointment of judges through the National Judicial Commission was on Friday introduced in Rajya Sabha by CPI(M)’s Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya but was opposed…
- India
Congress’ Imran Khedawala lone Muslim MLA in new Gujarat Assembly
Ahmedabad: Imran Khedawala of the Congress is the only Muslim candidate to be elected to the 182-member Gujarat Assembly in the just concluded polls, which saw the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
- India
Kurhani bypoll result reflection of people’s anger against Nitish Kumar: Kishor
East Champaran: Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Friday claimed that BJP’s victory in the recently held Kurhani bypoll was a reflection of people’s anger against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Mahagathbandhan…
- Delhi
BJP failed to convert SC voters in MCD polls, weakness remains: Party leaders
New Delhi: The loss of BJP in the Delhi MCD polls yet again betrayed the party’s weakness in making inroads among the scheduled caste (SC) voters here, as it managed to win…
- World
PM Rishi Sunak launches new UK-Italy-Japan joint fighter jet project
London: The UK will work with Italy and Japan on the next generation of combat air fighter jets through an “unprecedented” international aerospace coalition, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Friday.…
- Hyderabad
TRS is now BRS officially; KCR chants ‘Ab ki baar kisan sarkar’ slogan
Hyderabad: With the Election Commission approving the name change of TRS as Bharat Rashtra Samiti, party president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday formally hoisted the pink colour flag…
- India
UP: Two men arrested for ‘forcing’ woman to convert to Islam
Fatehpur: Two men were arrested for allegedly luring a woman to convert to Islam, police said on Friday. Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO) Dineshchandra Mishra said about eight months ago, one Ahmed…
- India
Studying ‘love jihad’ laws of other states, no plan to have one in Maha as yet: Fadnavis
Nagpur: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said his government will study laws on freedom of religion, dubbed as legislations on “love jihad”, enacted by other states, but had not…
