- Andhra Pradesh
Gas well blaze will be doused in a week, says Andhra official
Amalapuram: The gas well blaze near the Irusumanda village in Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema district will be doused in a week’s time, an official said on Tuesday, citing information from ONGC…
- India
Oxford University Press apologises for Shivaji content in book
Oxford University Press (OUP) India has issued an apology to Udayanraje Bhosale, 13th descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, over certain “unverified statements” made about the legendary Maratha king in a book published…
- Telangana
Kamareddy Tahsildar in ACB’s net over Rs 50k bribe
Hyderabad: A Tahsildar in Kamareddy district of Telangana was on Tuesday, January 6, caught by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 50,000. The Tahsildar of Nagireddypet…
- Hyderabad
AIMIM clashes with BJP over SIR in Telangana Assembly
Hyderabad: Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM and BJP sparred in the Telangana Assembly on Tuesday, January 6, over the SIR of electoral rolls undertaken by the EC in different states of the country. Speaking…
- India
Umar Khalid bail denial: Kapil Mishra calls JNU protesters ‘snakelets’
New Delhi: Delhi ministers Kapil Mishra, Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Ashish Sood on Tuesday, January 6, criticised the raising of controversial slogans at JNU against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the Supreme…
- Middle East
Iran economic protests: At least 35 dead, over 1K detained
Dubai: The death toll in violence surrounding protests in Iran has risen to at least 35 people, activists said Tuesday, January 6, as the country’s theocracy acknowledged the unrest in one western…
- Telangana
Telangana will be role model in EV policy: Transport Minister
Hyderabad: Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday, January 6, said the state government is initiating several measures to promote electric vehicle (EV) adoption, including encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles and…
- India
EC using mobile apps developed by BJP’s IT cell to conduct SIR: Mamata
Gangasagar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Tuesday that the Election Commission is using mobile applications developed by the BJP’s IT cell to conduct the ongoing SIR exercise in the…
- India
Twelve country-made bombs seized in Kerala’s Kannur
Kannur: As many as 12 country-made explosive devices, including four steel ones, were seized from two separate locations in this north Kerala district, police said on Wednesday. Eight crude devices were found…
- Sports
Mustafizur unlikely to get any compensation
Kolkata: Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman is unlikely to receive any financial compensation after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders on the instructions of the BCCI, despite having no role in the circumstances…
- World
Mosque vandalism triggers communal tension in Nepal’s Birgunj
Kathmandu: The vandalism of a mosque in Nepal has resulted in communal tension in the country’s Birgunj, a city bordering India. On Monday, Nepal authorities imposed prohibitory orders in parts of Birgunj…
- India
After Trump’s remarks, Reliance denies receiving Russian oil in three weeks
New Delhi: Reliance Industries Ltd, the operator of the world’s largest single-site oil refining complex and till recently India’s biggest buyer of Russian oil, on Tuesday, January 6, said it has not…
- Business
Reliance Industries shares down nearly 5 pc
New Delhi: Shares of Reliance Industries tumbled over 5 per cent on Tuesday morning, January 6, and were instrumental in dragging the benchmark equity indices lower. The blue-chip stock dropped by nearly…
- India
UP: 16-year-old Dalit boy kidnapped, assaulted by five men
Bareilly: A 16-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly kidnapped, stripped, and brutally assaulted by five men in the Cantt police station area here, police said on Friday, January 2. Police said the assault…
- India
Narayan Rane denies retirement plans after stirring speculation at rally
Mumbai: BJP MP and former Union minister Narayan Rane has dismissed speculation about his retirement, saying his remarks made at a public rally recently were misinterpreted and reaffirming his commitment to active…
