- India
President lays foundation stone for pilgrimage facilities in Telangana
Hyderabad: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the development of pilgrimage facilities at ‘Bhadrachalam Group of Temples’ under ‘PRASHAD’ scheme in Bhadrachalam in Telangana. The President, who is…
- India
Ravi Shankar Prasad lambasts Cong for likening Rahul to Lord Rama
Patna: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday flayed the Congress over its likening of Rahul Gandhi to Lord Rama, and warned that the opposition party must “put an end to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Six held in Vasai-Virar for duping job-seeker from Andhra Pradesh
Palghar: The Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar (MBVV) police in Maharashtra have claimed to have cracked a cybercrime registered in Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh with the arrest of six people, officials said on Wednesday. Jayant…
- India
Almora govt school faces probe into ‘caste discrimination’ during midday meal
Dehradun: Authorities on Wednesday began investigating allegations that Dalit and upper caste children sat in separate rows for the midday meal in a case of discrimination at a government school near Almora…
- India
UP govt appoints five-member panel on OBC reservation in urban local body elections
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday appointed a five-member commission for providing reservation to Other Backward Classes in urban local body elections. The panel will be headed by Justice (Retd) Ram…
- India
1.53 lakh people died in 4.12 lakh road accidents in 2021: Report
New Delhi: A total of 4,12,432 road accidents occured in 2021 calendar year which claimed 1,53,972 lives while 3,84,448 people injured, according to a new report released by the Ministry of Road…
- Delhi
Delhi Police tighten security ahead of New Year
New Delhi: Intensive patrolling, enhanced visibility and strict action against those indulging in drunk-driving are among the security measures taken by the Delhi Police for New Year celebrations, officials said on Wednesday.…
- Andhra Pradesh
Crime rate comes down in AP in 2022:DGP Reddy
Amaravati: Crime rate in Andhra Pradesh has come down in 2022 to 2,31,359 cases from 2,84,753 in 2021, by undertaking visible policing, awareness programmes and effective management of women police services, among…
- Kerala
CBI gives clean chit to Oommen Chandy in sexual exploitation case
Thiruvananthapuram: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a report in the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court here giving clean chit to former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy in the sexual exploitation…
- Pakistan
Pakistani man moves SC for visa to Indian who wants to complete Haj on foot
Lahore: A Pakistani man on Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court the Lahore High Court’s decision to dismiss his plea, seeking a transit visa for a 29-year-old Indian national who wanted to…
- India
UP: AMU looking into scuffle involving Kashmiri students
Aligarh: The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is looking into the December 24 scuffle between two groups of students — one from Kashmir and another from eastern Uttar Pradesh — and will take “stringent…
- India
Maha govt seeks proposal to rename Ahmednagar as ‘Ahilyadevi Nagar’
Nagpur: The Maharashtra government has asked the district administration to submit a proposal to rename Ahmednagar as `Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Nagar’, it told the Legislative Council here on Wednesday. Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar…
- India
BJP to focus on Old Mysuru region for majority in 2023 polls
Belagavi: BJP National General Secretary C T Ravi on Wednesday said his party will be giving a special focus on the ‘Old Mysuru’ region in the runup to 2023 assembly polls in…
- India
UP: 4 booked for assaulting, trying to convert Sikh man to Christianity
Bijnor: An FIR has been lodged against four persons in Badhapur police station of Bijnor district for allegedly assaulting a Sikh youth and forcing him to convert to Christianity by cutting his…
- India
SC to hear on January 2 plea against forced religious conversions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on January 2 a fresh plea seeking directions to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversions by “intimidation,…
