- India
2025 IndiGo crisis: DGCA penalises airline Rs 22 crore
Mumbai: Airlines regulator Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday, January 17, slapped penalties totalling Rs 22.20 crore for the massive flight disruptions in December, and warned CEO Pieter Elbers and…
- India
Andaman and Nicobar to be developed as Blue Economy: Union Minister
Sri Vijaya Puram: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday, January 17, said the Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be developed as a hub of India’s Blue Economy. The Union Minister of State…
- India
Beautiful women from these castes attract rape: MP Congress MLA
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya kicked up a controversy by linking beauty to rape and also claiming sexual crimes against women from “certain castes” got encouragement from some scriptures…
- India
Gujarat man sentenced to death for brutal rape of 7-year-old
Rajkot: A court in Gujarat’s Rajkot city on Saturday, January 17, sentenced a man to death for raping a seven-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her with an iron rod, in a verdict…
- India
‘Non-Hindu prohibited area’ signs come up at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar
Haridwar: Amid demands to declare the Haridwar Kumbh area in Uttarakhand a Hindu zone and restrict entry to non-Hindus at all religious places and Ganga ghats within it, signs reading ‘Non-Hindu prohibited…
- Hyderabad
UoH students boycott classes on Rohith Vemula’s 10th death anniversary
Hyderabad: A group of students of University of Hyderabad (UoH) boycotted classes and took out a march on the varsity campus here on Saturday to mark the 10th death anniversary of research…
- India
Sexual assault case: Kerala court declines bail to expelled Congress MLA
Pathanamthitta(Kerala): A Kerala court on Saturday, January 17, declined to grant bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the third sexual assault case against him in which he was arrested last…
- India
Vande Mataram’s 150 years to be major theme of Republic Day Parade 2026
New Delhi: The sesquicentenary of ‘Vande Mataram’ will be the dominant theme of this year’s Republic Day Parade, with enclosure backdrops along the Kartavya Path displaying old paintings illustrating the opening stanzas…
- Top Stories
India, Bangladesh U-19 captains skip customary handshake at WC match
Buawayo (Zimbabwe): The strained bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh filtered onto the cricket field as captains of the two teams abstained from making a customary handshake ahead of their ICC Under-19…
- Telangana
More govt jobs in the offing soon, says Telangana CM Revanth Reddy
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday, January 16, said his government will take up recruitment to more government jobs in the coming days, and appealed to the unemployed youth…
- Tollywood News
Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Spirit’ to release in March 2027
New Delhi: Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga has announced the release date of his upcoming film “Spirit”, which will hit the big screen on March 5, 2027. The film, which is produced by…
- Middle East
Syrian Army enters Deir Hafer town after Kurdish fighters withdraw
Hamima: Syrian government forces entered the outskirts of a northern town Saturday, January 17 morning after the command of Kurdish-led fighters said it would evacuate the area in an apparent move to…
- India
Rashtrapati Bhavan to be closed for public visits from January 21 to 29
New Delhi: The Rashtrapati Bhavan (Circuit 1) will remain closed for the general public from January 21 to 29 in view of the upcoming Republic Day Parade and the Beating Retreat ceremony,…
- Kashmir
Kashmir reels under severe cold as temperature drops further
Srinagar: Cold conditions tightened its grip in Kashmir with a drop in minimum temperatures as the meteorological department forecast spells of wet weather, especially in the higher reaches of the valley over…
- Photos
Red Fort blast: Delhi court sends 5 accused to jail
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sent five accused, including three doctors and a religious preacher, to judicial custody till February 13 in the Red Fort blast case. Special Judge Prashant…
