- India
Mehbooba Mufti objects to ‘fertile’ land being allotted to BSF camp
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday asked Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to reconsider allotting “fertile” land to the BSF for setting up a security camp in Pulwama district.…
- India
Codeine cough syrup scam started in UP, govt shielding culprits: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that a massive scam involving the illegal supply of codeine-based cough syrups running into thousands of crores originated in Uttar Pradesh and accused…
- Telangana
Telangana Congress protests against NDA in National Herald case
Hyderabad: Telangana Congress on Thursday held protests at several places in the state against the NDA government’s alleged vendetta politics in the National Herald case. State Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud…
- India
‘Honourable’ prefix inappropriate for bureaucrats: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court questioned the use of the term ‘honourable’ for bureaucrats and state government officials, asking the Uttar Pradesh revenue department’s principal secretary to file a personal affidavit disclosing…
- Business
Silver slips from record highs on profit booking; gold prices ease
Silver prices retreated from the record levels on Thursday, declining by Rs 751 to Rs 2,06,684 per kg in the futures trade, as traders booked profits amid weak global cues. On the…
- Hyderabad
‘Bomb threat’ at Nampally criminal court declared hoax
Hyderabad: The Nampally criminal court complex here received a ‘bomb threat’ via email on Thursday, which was later declared a hoax after searches at the premises, police said. Following the alert, staff…
- India
UP man kills parents, chops bodies, throws them into river; arrested
Jaunpur: Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his elderly parents over family disputes and disposing of their dismembered bodies in the Gomti river here, officials said on Thursday. The incident…
- India
Nationwide barrier-free toll collection by 2026; FASTag annual pass gains traction
New Delhi: The government will implement barrier-free toll collection at all 1,050 toll plazas across the country by 2026 and about 40 lakh annual FASTag passes have been issued in four months…
- Business
Not concerned about rupee at all: Economic Advisory Council to PM
New Delhi: Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal on Thursday said he is not concerned about the rupee at all, arguing that even China and Japan witnessed…
- India
Nitish Kumar niqab row: Health minister unaware of doctor’s refusal to join duty
Patna: Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday said he was not aware of reports that Nusrat Parveen, whose niqab was pulled by CM Nitish Kumar while giving away appointment letters to…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Assembly passes hate speech bill amid strong opposition
Belagavi: Amid strong opposition, the Karnataka Assembly, on Thursday, passed the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, the first such law in the country. The Bill has a provision for a…
- World
Wanted to stop attacker: Indian-origin man who helped restrain Bondi shooter
Melbourne: A 34-year-old Indian-origin man who helped restrain one of the alleged shooters of the Bondi Beach attack in Australia said he wanted to help bring one of the assailants down and…
- India
LS passes G RAM G Bill through voice vote amid uproar, adjourned soon after
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday, December 18, passed a controversial bill that seeks to replace the 20-year-old MGNREGA with a new initiative that guarantees rural jobs for 125 days every…
- Hyderabad
Rohingya man killed in Hyderabad, stabbed 19 times
Hyderabad: A 19 year old Rohingya man was stabbed to death allegedly by another Rohingya following a drunken brawl here, police said on Thursday. The victim was attacked by a knife by…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD land transfer to Oberoi hotels biggest scam in temple history: YSRCP
Tirupati: Senior YSRCP and former TTD chairman leader B Karunakar Reddy has accused the NDA coalition government of “conspiring” to hand over highly valuable TTD land to luxury hotel group Oberoi under…
