- Chennai
Law and order in Tamil Nadu lowest: Vijay charges on DMK govt
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay on Thursday, January 29, launched a scathing attack on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led Tamil Nadu government, alleging a complete breakdown of law…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra govt to implement free power for weavers from Apr 1
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday, January 29, approved free power for weavers, an initiative which will be implemented from April 1 at a cost of nearly Rs 85 crore per…
- India
SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging EC’s SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, January 29, reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas, including the one filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), challenging the Special Intensive…
- Telangana
Medaram Jatara: Telangana celebrates largest tribal festival with devotion
Mulugu (Telangana): The four-day ‘Maha Jathara’ of tribal goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma, dubbed as one of the largest Adivasi spiritual congregations in the world, got underway at Medaram. An estimated three crore…
- World
India monitoring reports of attacks against minorities in Bangladesh: Govt to RS
New Delhi: India continues to monitor reports of incidents of attacks against minorities in Bangladesh, including on their homes and places of worship, and New Delhi has “consistently raised” the issue with…
- Bangalore
Never tapped Governor’s phone calls: Karnataka Home Minister on Oppn claims
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday, January 29, denied the opposition BJP’s allegation that the state government was tapping Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s phone calls. Speaking to reporters, he insisted that…
- India
Decision significant to protect Sanatan values, says Giriraj as SC stays UGC equity rules
New Delhi: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday, January 29, welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to stay the controversial Equity Regulations of the University Grants Commission, claiming that its provisions were dividing…
- Delhi
All is good: Shashi Tharoor after meeting Kharge-Rahul
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday, January 29, met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi for redressal of his grievances, after which he said “all is good” and…
- Business
Rally continues: Silver jumps to Rs 4L per kg, gold at Rs 1.8L per 10g
New Delhi: Silver prices extended their blistering rally on Thursday, January 29, soaring 6 per cent to cross the Rs 4 lakh per kilogram-mark, while gold scaled a lifetime high of Rs…
- India
RTI not for idle curiosity: Economic Survey urges re-examination
New Delhi: The Economic Survey on Thursday, January 29, made a strong case for re-examining the nearly two-decade-old RTI law to exempt confidential reports and draft comments from disclosures, saying such provisions…
- India
Pilot of Ajit Pawar’s ill-fated plane cremated; locals remember him as affable neighbour
New Delhi: A heavy silence hung over a nondescript lane in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden on Thursday. Just a day ago, it lost its affable resident Captain Sumit Kapoor to the air crash…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s military undergoing major transformation: Asim Munir
Islamabad: Pakistan’s military is undergoing a major transformation in multiple domains, Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Thursday, January 29, reaffirming that they remain fully prepared to defend…
- World
World faces copper shortage as AI data centres drive power demand: Survey
New Delhi: The world will soon face a copper shortage due to surging power demand from artificial intelligence data centres, the Economic Survey warned on Thursday, January 29, highlighting how critical minerals…
- India
‘Asia’s cleanest village’ in Meghalaya to be closed to tourists on Sundays
Shillong: Mawlynnong in Meghalaya’s East Khasi district, widely known as Asia’s cleanest village, will remain closed to single-day tourists on Sundays from now on, as the local authorities decided to suspend all…
- Bollywood
Imtiaz Ali’s next feature film to release in June 2026
New Delhi: Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali’s new film with actor-musician Diljit Dosanjh has a new release date of June 12, 2026, the makers announced on Thursday. Billed as a “charming story of love…
