- India
Parties using money, muscle and fear to poach leaders: Ajit Pawar
Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday, January 9, expressed concerns over what he called a steady erosion of ideological commitment in politics, alleging that most political parties have abandoned…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two held for illegal extraction of sheep, goat blood
Hyderabad: Two persons were apprehended here in connection with a case registered over the “illegal extraction and sale” of sheep and goat blood, police said on Thursday. According to police, blood was…
- World
Russia condemns US seizure of oil tanker, warns of spike in tensions
Moscow: Russia has strongly condemned the US seizure of an oil tanker, heralding a new chill in relations between Moscow and Washington that could spread to other areas and affect President Donald…
- India
Akhlaq lynching: Accused seek transfer of case to another court
Noida: A court in Greater Noida on Thursday fixed January 23 as the next date of hearing in the Mohd Akhlaq lynching case after it was informed that the accused have moved…
- News
Sonam Wangchuk’s speech not to spread violence but end it, wife tells SC
New Delhi: Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the tenor of her husband’s speech was not to propagate violence, but to quell…
- India
Bangladesh suspends visa service in India as hostilities escalate
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government on Thursday said it has asked its key missions in India, including at New Delhi, to suspend visa services over security concerns. Foreign Affairs Adviser M Touhid Hossain…
- India
Turkman Gate violence: 5 accused get 13 days judicial custody
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday, January 8, remanded five men arrested in connection with a stone-pelting incident near the Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate here in 13 days of judicial…
- Andhra Pradesh
Jagan Mohan Reddy accuses CM Naidu of ‘betraying’ Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday. January 8, alleged that Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had “betrayed” all sections of society by undermining the Rayalaseema Lift Irrigation project. Addressing a…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Ram given as option for dog’s name in exam, sparks outrage
Mahasamund: A multiple-choice question on the name of a dog in an English test paper in government schools in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district has triggered controversy and protests after “Ram” was listed as…
- Top Stories
Centre replaced MGNREGA to provide cheap labour to corporates: Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday claimed that the NDA government at the Centre replaced the MGNREGA with VB G RAM G to ensure availability of cheap labour for…
- India
Man hangs to death, family alleges mental stress from SIR notice
Kolkata: A sexagenarian man was found hanging at his home in Uttar Dinajpur district on Thursday, January 8, with his family claiming that he was under severe mental stress after receiving a…
- India
Seven RSS-BJP activists get life term for CPI(M) leader’s murder
Kannur: A court in Thalassery here on Thursday sentenced seven RSS-BJP activists to life imprisonment in connection with the 2008 murder of a CPI(M) local leader. Additional District and Sessions Court Judge…
- Hyderabad
Telangana to conduct second edition of CM’s Cup from Jan 17
Hyderabad: The Sports Authority of Telangana will conduct the second edition of the Chief Minister’s Cup 2025, comprising competitions in 44 sports disciplines, from January 17 to February 26. The competitions would…
- India
Smriti Irani’s name included in Amethi voter list under SIR
Amethi: Former Union minister Smriti Irani’s name has been included in the voter list of Amethi under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, officials and local Bharatiya Janara Party (BJP) leaders said…
- Hyderabad
Bioengineering Centre for Lung Health launched at IIT Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The country’s first-of-its-kind Bioengineering Centre of Excellence for Lung Health was launched at IIT Hyderabad on Wednesday, January 7, in collaboration with the Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Germany. The Centre…
