- Bangalore
Karnataka: Secretariat employees boycott work, govt calls it ‘illegal’
Bengaluru: A section of the Karnataka Secretariat employees have decided to skip work on Friday, by calling for “Secretariat Bandh”, to protest against the state government’s move for “rationalising the workforce” by…
- India
Architect of modern India: Congress pays tributes to Nehru
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his death anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying the ideas, politics, and vision of India’s first prime minister for the nation…
- India
‘Tomb of sand’ becomes first Hindi novel to win Booker prize
London: Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian author to win the prestigious International Booker Prize for her “utterly original” Hindi novel ‘Tomb of Sand’, a family saga set in northern India…
- Andhra Pradesh
4 killed, 7 hurt in Andhra road crash
Machilipatnam: Four people were killed and seven others injured on Thursday when the auto-rickshaw they were travelling in overturned while trying to overtake another vehicle in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district, police said.…
- Crime and Accident
UP woman succumbs to burns in suspected dowry death
Pilibhit: A woman succumbed to her burn injuries on Thursday, a day after she was allegedly set ablaze by her in-laws for not yielding to their dowry demands, police said. An FIR…
- India
Ajmer shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti was temple: Hindu outfit
Jaipur: Claiming the mausoleum of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer was once a temple, a Hindu outfit has demanded a survey of the premises by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).…
- Politics
‘Go home and cook’, BJP leader slammed over remark against Supriya Sule
Thiruvananthapuram: Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil’s “go home and cook” remark against NCP MP Supriya Sule drew the ire of women policymakers on Thursday as CPI(M) polit bureau member Brinda Karat condemned…
- Stock Market
Rupee slips 6 paise to 77.61 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee declined 6 paise to close at 77.61 against the US dollar on Thursday, as firm crude prices and relentless foreign capital outflows dented investor sentiment. However, a rally in…
- Sports
Trailblazers score 190/5 against Velocity
Pune: Sent into bat, Trailblazers posted a challenging 190 for five in their Women’s T20 Challenge match against Velocity here on Thursday. Sabbhineni Meghana top-scored with 73 off 47 balls, while Jemimah…
- Kashmir
J-K records 8 new Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported eight new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 4,54,220, officials said. Five cases were reported in Jammu district and two cases surfaced in Srinagar district,…
- Telangana
Telangana logs 47 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: A total of 47 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Telangana on Thursday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 7,93,044 so far, a Health Department bulletin said.…
- India
Sex work recognised as a ‘profession’ by Supreme Court
New Delhi: In a momentous order, the Supreme Court of India recognised sex work to be a ‘profession.’ The Court issued a slew of directions batting for the well-being of sex workers…
- India
48% students commute to school on foot, 25% schools lack parental support in learning: MoE survey
New Delhi: At least 48 percent students across the country commute to school on foot while nine percent of them use school transport, according to the National Achievement Survey (NAS)-2021 conducted by…
- Middle East
UAE gas cylinder explosion claims 1 Indian, 1 Pak life: Report
Dubai: An Indian national and a Pakistani citizen were killed in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi early this week that also left 120 others injured,…
- Pakistan
Pakistan condemns sentencing of Yasin Malik by Indian court in terror funding case
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday condemned the sentencing of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik by an Indian court in a terror funding case, saying Islamabad will continue to provide all possible support to…
