- India
President’s medal for Andaman and Nicobar DGP
Port Blair: Andaman and Nicobar Director General of Police (DGP) Hargobinder Singh Dhaliwal has been selected for the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service while three other officers will be awarded with medals…
- Andhra Pradesh
ED files chargesheet against retired IFS officer in APWCFC ‘fraud’ case
Hyderabad: A chargesheet under the anti-money laundering law has been filed against a retired Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer in connection with an alleged Rs 23.46 crore fraud at the Andhra Pradesh…
- Kashmir
People of J&K hope SC will restore statehood: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have hope that the Supreme Court will restore their “right to statehood”. He, however, said not restoring the…
- Middle East
Malnourished kids arrive daily at Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger
Khan Younis: The dead body of 2 1/2-year-old Ro’a Mashi lay on the table in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, her arms and rib cage skeletal, her eyes sunken in her skull. Doctors say…
- India
Operating in atmosphere of sharp political hostility: ECI to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it was “operating in an atmosphere of sharp political hostility” where hardly any of its decisions were…
- Chennai
Tamil Nadu CM to skip Independence Day tea party hosted by Governor
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin will not take part in the tea party to be hosted by Governor R N Ravi on Independence Day, the Tamil Nadu government said on Thursday.…
- Delhi
Stray dog problem stems from local authorities’ incompetence: SC reserves order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, said the “whole problem” of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR was a result of the “inaction” of local authorities which did “nothing” in implementing…
- Business
‘Tariffs on India could go up if…’, warns US Treasury Secretary
New York: United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has warned that the secondary tariffs on India could go up if “things don’t go well” during talks between President Donald Trump and Russian…
- Telangana
After 12 years, man gets death penalty for rape and murder of minor in Telangana
Hyderabad: A court in Telangana’s Nalgonda district on Thursday awarded the death sentence to a 24-year-old man for raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in April 2013. The Special POCSO court found…
- Photos
Photos: Security stepped up at main venue of I-Day function in Srinagar
Srinagar: A tight security blanket has been thrown around Bakshi Stadium, the main venue of Independence Day function in Jammu and Kashmir, to ensure incident-free celebrations in the valley. A full dress…
- India
Islamic marriages can be dissolved through verbal mutual consent, rules Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has ruled that a Muslim marriage can be dissolved through ‘Mubaraat’, a form of divorce wherein couples can end their marriage through verbal mutual consent without a…
- Bollywood
Sholay turns 50: Popular dialogues that made its characters immortal
New Delhi: “Sholay” is a Hindi cinema classic that owes a lot to its memorable dialogues for its timelessness. Written by the acclaimed duo of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, the film…
- Kashmir
Massive cloudburst in J&K’s Kishtwar kills at least 46, 167 rescued so far
Jammu: A massive cloudburst struck a remote mountain village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 46 people, including two CISF personnel, officials said. As night fell over…
- Entertainment
Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ hits screens amid frenzied fan celebrations
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest flick ‘Coolie’ hit the silver screens across Tamil Nadu on Friday, with frenzied fans celebrating the latest entertainer from their ‘Thalaivar’. Significantly, the release of the movie coincides…
- India
Renukaswamy murder case: SC cancels bail granted to actor Darshan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted to actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan set aside the…
