- India
At least 26 Naxalites killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
Narayanpur: More than 26 Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests along the border of Narayanpur-Bijapur districts in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Wednesday. A `supporter’ of police…
- India
ED conducts multi-city raids in money laundering case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted search operations in various cities, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Jalandhar, Indore and Kolkata, in connection with its probe into alleged money laundering in a firm.…
- Photos
Anti-encroachment drive in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), along with the police, conducted phase two of the demolition drive at Chandola Lake on Tuesday, May 20, targeting structures inhabited mostly by Muslims as a part of…
- News
Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets
New Delhi: The teenaged Vaibhav Suryavanshi sparkled with a 33-ball 57 as Rajasthan Royals beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to end an otherwise disappointing campaign in the Indian Premier League…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD board approves key reforms for devotee welfare and infra development
Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Board chaired by BR Naidu on Tuesday passed several resolutions focusing on infrastructure upgrades and enhanced services for devotees, said an official press release. The board…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP cabinet approves Rs 35,000 crore investment proposals
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday approved a plethora of investment proposals cleared by the State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB) and recruitment of special…
- World
Elon Musk to slash political spending, hits snag for Republicans
Washington: Elon Musk, the richest person in the world and a key financial supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday that he’ll be spending “a lot less” on political campaigns, a reversal…
- India
AP to axe door-delivery of ration items from June, will restore fair price shops
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday decided to discontinue the YSRCP era method of distributing ration to people through vehicles at the door-step and…
- Bangalore
Banu Mushtaq wins Int’l Booker Prize for Kannada short story collection
London: Writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’ has become the first Kannada title to win the coveted GBP 50,000 International Booker Prize in London. Mushtaq described her…
- India
Indian man pleads guilty to conspiring in Visa fraud plot
Houston: An Indian national living in the United States has pleaded guilty to staging armed robberies at retail stores across several American states to help individuals fraudulently obtain U.S immigration benefits. Rambhai…
- India
2 COVID-19-linked deaths in Maharashtra since January, 52 patients under treatment
Mumbai: Maharashtra has reported two COVID-19-related deaths since January this year, the state health department said on Tuesday. In a release, the department said both fatalities were reported from Mumbai and involved…
- India
Delhi Assembly likely to have portrait of Savarkar, Malviya
New Delhi: The Delhi Assembly will likely get the portraits of nationalist freedom fighters Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Madan Mohan Malviya displayed in its galleries, a party leader said on Tuesday. The…
- India
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla to interact with students from ISS in June
New Delhi: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who is scheduled to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an ISRO-NASA joint mission next month, will interact with Indian students from there.…
- India
Controversial MP minister Vijay Shah not seen at cabinet meeting
Bhopal: Embattled Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah, facing a probe for his objectionable remarks about Col Sofiya Qureshi, was conspicuous by his absence at the state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister…
- India
Karnataka: Husband, in-laws held for murder of woman in Belagavi
Belagavi: A 27-year-old woman was “strangled to death” by her in-laws, who then attempted to pass it off as an accident to mislead investigators, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on…
