- Telangana
Sanction mega powerloom cluster to Telangana as return gift for G20 logo, KTR asks Modi
Hyderabad: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who mentioned about a Telangana weaver who sent him a G20 logo woven with his own hands, Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has…
- Politics
Gujarat Assembly polls: Kejriwal says will make Surat garment hub
Surat: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday told textile traders of Surat the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will make the city a “garment hub” of the country with an export-oriented integrated…
- India
Odisha govt disburses Rs 43 crore to poor dependent on Kendu leaves
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Sunday disbursed assistance to the tune of Rs 43 crore to kendu leaf pluckers, binders and seasonal employees. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday wrote to Union…
- India
Nagpur: Man held for raping 5-year-old girl
Nagpur: A man was arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in Nagpur, a police official said on Sunday. The 35-year-old man lured the girl with chocolates on Saturday evening and raped…
- India
Vizhinjam port stir: 15 Latin catholic priests booked for rioting, attempt to murder
Thiruvananthapuram: Mutiple cases have been registered against at least 15 Latin Catholic priests, including metropolitan Archbishop Thomas J Netto in connection with the violent anti-seaport protests that took place at Vizhinjam here.…
- World
China grants free fuel to Lanka’s farmers and fishermen
Colombo: China said on Sunday that it has donated 10.6 million litres of diesel to Sri Lankan farmers and fishermen to facilitate their work in the most affected sectors of agriculture and…
- India
Soren announces initial drought relief of Rs 3,500 each for 30L affected farmers
Ramgarh: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday announced an initial drought relief of Rs 3,500 each for 30 lakh affected farmers in the state. The state government on October 29 declared…
- India
UP: Bouncer killed in celebratory firing in wedding function, accused BJP worker held
Kanpur: A young man, working as bouncer, was killed in a celebratory firing during a wedding ceremony in Rail-Bazar area here, police said on Saturday. A BJP worker identified as Ramji Gupta,…
- India
Digvijaya seeks arrest of man who made ‘doctored’ video of pro-Pak slogan during BJY
Indore: Amid the BJP’s allegation that pro-Pakistan chants were raised during the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Madhya Pradesh recently, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday demanded that the man…
- India
Kashmiri youths need to shun guns, choose democratic means: PDP leader
Srinagar: In his first public appearance after being released on bail in a terror-related case in May, PDP leader Waheed Parra Sunday asked the Kashmiri youth to choose democratic means over violence…
- India
Punjab Police seize pistols, bullets, heroin smuggled from Pak via drone
Amritsar: Punjab Police on Sunday said it has arrested a person and seized from him eight Chinese pistols, 60 bullets and two kg heroin smuggled into India by a drone from Pakistan,…
- India
Man’s resolve to recharge groundwater pays off, 3,500 water bodies dug in 7 months
Dehradun: In May, Dwarika Prasad Semwal started going door to door in Chamkot village in Uttarakhand, convincing people to dig pits near their homes to store rainwater. Seven months on, his perseverance…
- India
Railways sees dip in senior citizen travellers in 2021-22: Officials
New Delhi: The Railways has seen an almost 24 percent dip in the number of senior citizens travelling by trains in 2021-22 as compared to 2019-2020, according to an RTI query. Officials…