- Andhra Pradesh
CM Naidu begins Kuppam tour, to sign deals worth Rs 675 crore
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday, January 30, embarked on a three-day tour of Kuppam in Chittoor district to participate in various development, welfare, and tourism programmes in…
- Top Stories
Merger of Maharashtra’s NCP factions very much on course: Sources
Mumbai: The proposed merger of two Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions – each headed by Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash two days ago, and his uncle Sharad Pawar…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra CM launches Rs 100 cr maternal child healthcare centre in Guntur
Guntur: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday inaugurated a Rs 100-crore maternal and child healthcare centre in Guntur Government General Hospital. Funded by donations from Guntur Medical College’s (GMC)…
- Bangalore
Rs 2.77 cr worth hydroponic ganja seized at Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru: A passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport here on Friday was arrested for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja worth Rs 2.77 crore, officials said. The identity of the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan security forces kill 5 TTP terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Pakistan’s security forces killed five terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a joint operation in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. Three civilians, including two women, were also…
- India
My stand not pro-BJP, but pro-govt or pro-India on certain issues: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday, January 30, said that his stand on certain issues may have been seen as pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by the media, but he has…
- Andhra Pradesh
CM Naidu launches cancer screening atlas for Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has released a “cancer screening atlas”, compiled using data gleaned from screening tests conducted on nearly three crore people across the state. According to…
- Mumbai
Mumbai cab driver held for charging tourist Rs 18k for 400-metre ride
Mumbai: A 50-year-old taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly charging a US tourist a whopping Rs 18,000 in what may have been the most expensive 400-metre ride through the Mumbai traffic,…
- India
Nipah virus: Facts, symptoms and current risk levels
Melbourne: An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several…
- India
MP: BJP functionary’s violent assault on woman caught on camera, case filed
Satna: A local functionary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allegedly assaulted a female beauty parlour owner in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, leading police to register a case and launch…
- Telangana
Telangana CM completes leadership training at Harvard University
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has successfully completed the six-day leadership programme that he enrolled for at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. The programme, “Leadership in the 21st…
- Bollywood
Dhurandhar OTT release: Ranveer Singh’s film arrives on Netflix
New Delhi: After smashing box office records by earning over Rs 1,000 crore in its theatrical run, “Dhurandhar” started streaming on Netflix from Friday with director Aditya Dhar calling it a new…
- Bangalore
Karnataka min Reddy, Mohandas Pai spat over public transport
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy has defended the state-run public transport system and the government’s ‘Shakti’ scheme amid a social media spat with IT industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai over…
- World
Indian national indicted in Canada–US human smuggling case
New York: A 22-year-old citizen of India has been indicted in New York for his role in a scheme to smuggle Indian nationals from Canada across the northern border into the United…
- World
Venezuela’s acting president signs law privatising state-owned oil sector
Caracas (Venezuela): Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez on Thursday, January 29, signed a law that opens the nation’s oil sector to privatisation, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has…
