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2 months after marriage, woman’s body found buried near in-laws’ house in Odisha
Odisha: The police on Sunday exhumed the body of a newly married woman from the backyard of her in-laws’ house in Odisha’s Jajpur district following accusations that she was murdered. The police…
- India
UP school dropout rates at three per cent now, claims Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said the school dropout rates in Uttar Pradesh have reduced to 3 per cent, asserting that his government will bring it down to zero. He…
- India
Why is PM Modi silent? He should apologise to stduents: Rahul on paper leak
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday, May 17, slammed Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for “failing” students across age groups amid the NEET-UG paper leak row and CBSE evaluation concerns, and…
- Sports
RCB secure playoffs berth as PBKS slump to sixth straight defeat
Dharamsala: Royal Challengers Bengaluru held their nerve and survived a late onslaught to edge out Punjab Kings by 23 runs to become the first team to secure an IPL playoffs berth with…
- Bangalore
JD(S) wants changes in certain provisions in One Nation-One Election proposal
Bengaluru: The JD(S) has requested its ally BJP to make changes in certain provisions of the proposed 129th Constitutional Amendment Bill linked to the ONOE proposal, particularly the special powers proposed to…
- India
Cattle smuggler held in UP’s Meerut
Meerut: A cattle smuggler was injured in a police encounter in Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday, May 17. A country-made pistol and one live cartridge were recovered from…
- Andhra Pradesh
CM Naidu greets scientists, hails Andhra’s quantum ecosystem
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday, May 17, greeted scientists, researchers and students on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day while highlighting the state’s growing quantum technologies ecosystem.…
- India
No ‘jealousy’ against Vijay, meeting with Stalin was friendship call, says Rajini
Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday, May 17, dismissed claims that he was “jealous” of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay and clarified that his recent meeting with DMK president M K…
- India
SC to hear pleas for reviewing wages of priests, temple staff
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday, May 18, a plea to constitute a judicial commission or an expert committee to review the wages and other benefits given…
- Business
India becomes largest market for KitKat globally for Nestle
New Delhi: India has emerged as the largest market globally for KitKat, the iconic chocolate-coated wafer bar of Swiss food and confectionery major Nestlé, driven by strong consumer penetration, product innovation and…
- India
Politics of intimidation, rising communalism in India: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief
New Delhi: The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind has expressed serious concern over what it described as “rising communalism”, the “silence” of constitutional institutions and an increasing “politics of intimidation” allegedly directed at Muslims and…
- India
SriLankan Airlines accuses Indian employees of Rs 2.2 crore fraud
Colombo: SriLankan Airlines has accused several Indian employees based in its Chennai office of misappropriating funds worth Rs 22 million. In a statement issued on Saturday, May 16, the Sri Lankan flag…
- World
At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations: Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is “unacceptable”, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said. Harish’s remarks…
- World
Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa climbs Mt Everest for 32nd time, beats own record
Kathmandu: Nepal’s mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa made history on Sunday, May 17, by breaking his own world record for the highest number of ascents of Mt. Everest as he scaled the world’s…
- India
Pakistan Army hits back at Gen Dwivedi, urges India to ‘co-exist’
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Sunday, May 17, criticised Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi’s recent remarks, while urging New Delhi to learn to “co-exist” peacefully. Gen Dwivedi on Saturday said that…
