- India
CBI is being used to strangulate opposition: Kanhaiya Kumar
Nagpur: Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Saturday alleged that the Central Bureau of Investigation was being misused by the Union government to “strangulate” the opposition. Kumar was here to take part in…
- Delhi
Rains in Delhi, maximum temp settles below average
New Delhi: Rains lashed parts of the national capital on Saturday, bringing the maximum temperature down by a notch below the season’s average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Lodhi…
- India
Bihar: Tejashwi comes out with code of conduct for RJD ministers
Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday came out with a list of directives for cabinet colleagues belonging to the RJD, in an obvious attempt at an image makeover for…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 357 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana on Saturday recorded 357 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 8,31,622 so far. Hyderabad district saw most of the cases with 165. A health department bulletin said 440 people…
- Telangana
Amit Shah to address public meeting in bypoll-bound Munugode on Sunday
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah would be participating in a public rally on Sunday at Munugode in Nalgonda district of Telangana, which is to go for bypoll following the resignation of…
- India
CBI court rejects TMC leader’s bail plea, extends custody till Aug 24
Asansol: A special CBI court here on Saturday rejected Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal’s bail plea in the alleged cattle smuggling scam and extended his custody with the central agency for four…
- Bangalore
Panchamasali reservation: Karnataka HC stays high-level committee’s work
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay on the high-level committee, which was tasked to suggest whether the Panchamasali sub-sect of Lingayats was eligible for inclusion in the 2A…
- India
UP: After officials’ assurance, Lakhimpur Kheri farmers call off protests
Lakhimpur Kheri: A farmers’ agitation seeking the removal of Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law guaranteeing MSP among other demands, was called off on Saturday after top district officials met the…
- Andhra Pradesh
Extend financial help to Andhra Pradesh, N.V Ramana tells Centre
Amaravati: The Centre should extend liberal financial assistance to Andhra Pradesh as the State suffered due to its bifurcation, Chief Justice of India Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana said here on Saturday. There…
- India
HP: Six killed in separate incidents of flash floods, landslide
Shimla: Six people were killed and 13 others were feared dead in separate incidents of flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Saturday. Twenty-two people,…
- India
Bilkis case: 3 MLAs request President to revoke decision to release convicts
Ahmedabad: Three Gujarat Congress MLAs have written to President Droupadi Murmu seeking her direction to the state government to withdraw its “shameful decision” to release the 11 convicts serving a life sentence…
- India
Rajiv’s single term as PM will be remembered: Cong on birth anniversary
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, saying his single term as PM will be remembered for far-reaching achievements, including…
- India
Yet to ascertain caste angle: RSCPCR member on Dalit boy’s death
Jaipur: The Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights is yet to ascertain whether the death of the 9-year-old Dalit boy in Jalore district was a result of caste-based discrimination, its…
- Telangana
Telangana: CPI to support TRS in Munugode bypoll
Hyderabad: The CPI in Telangana on Saturday decided to extend support to the ruling TRS in the bypoll to Munugode assembly constituency when it is held. CPI Telangana unit’s Assistant Secretary Palla…
- World
Lankan min hopes visit by Chinese `spy ship’ not spoil relations with India
Ahmedabad: Amid concerns over a visit by the Chinese ship ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to his country, Sri Lanka’s tourism minister Harin Fernando said here on Saturday that he hoped it would not cause…
