- Telangana
Telangana HC posts hearing on BC quota plea in local body elections to Oct 8
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Saturday posted the hearing on October 8 over petitions challenging the state government’s order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. In…
- India
VHP cautions govt, SC on planned country-wide protests by AIMPLB on Waqf Act
New Delhi The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday raised questions over the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s plan to hold nationwide protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, and urged the…
- World
Ousted Nepal PM Oli denies ordering fire on Gen Z protesters
Kathmandu: Nepal’s deposed prime minister K P Sharma Oli on Saturday denied giving shooting orders during the ‘Gen Z’ protests, as he spoke publicly for the first time since his ouster earlier…
- Andhra Pradesh
As long as I live, I will work for poor: Andhra CM Naidu
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that “as long as I am alive, I will work for the poor,” emphasising that he is “always thinking about them.”…
- Telangana
Top Telangana Maoist leader backs surrender amid stepped-up police drive
Hyderabad: Against the backdrop of intensified anti-Maoist operations, particularly in Chhattisgarh, a section of the CPI (Maoist) is reportedly in favour of laying down arms, while others want to continue the “armed…
- World
BRICS warns against rising tariffs, protectionism; backs India’s 2026 chairship
United Nations/New York: The BRICS nations have expressed concern over the proliferation of trade-restrictive actions in the form of “indiscriminate rising” of tariffs, particularly measures used as a means of “coercion”, cautioning…
- India
Our aim is to make people aware of facts in Dharmasthala case: D K Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said that the only objective of the government is to make people aware of the facts in connection with the allegations of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Depression near north Andhra Pradesh to weaken within 24 hours
Amaravati: The IMD on Saturday said a depression near north Andhra Pradesh is likely to move westwards and weaken into a well-marked low-pressure area within 24 hours. The India Meteorological Department noted…
- Telangana
Telangana govt to create special wing to help youth secure jobs overseas
Hyderabad: Observing that job opportunities are available on a large scale for Indian youth in countries such as Germany and Japan if not America, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday…
- India
Sonam Wangchuk being probed for Pakistan links: Ladakh DGP
Leh: Ladakh Director General of Police S D Singh Jamwal on Saturday said Sonam Wangchuk is being probed for allegedly having links with Pakistan on the back of last month’s arrest of…
- India
Engineer Rashid to sit on two-day hunger strike in Tihar jail ahead of Gandhi Jayanti
Srinagar: Jailed Lok Sabha MP from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, said on Saturday that he would sit on a two-day hunger strike on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti to…
- News
Thackeray brands Wangchuk arrest unjust, urges Asia Cup boycott
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday questioned the Centre over the arrest of activist Sonam Wangchuk, saying the one who developed solar tent technology for our Army is being…
- Pakistan
Pak security forces kill 17 TTP militants in joint operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Pakistan security forces killed 17 militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a joint operation in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Saturday. The joint intelligence-based operation was…
- Business
US tariffs pose major risk to India’s growth: Crisil Intelligence
Kolkata: High tariffs imposed by the United States on Indian goods pose a major risk to the country’s growth, Crisil Intelligence said in its September report. The tariffs will impact both Indian…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill over 50 people in Gaza as Netanyahu ignores ceasefire demands
Deir Al-Balah: Israeli strikes killed over 50 people across Gaza overnight, health officials said, as international pressure grows for a ceasefire but Israel’s leader remains defiant about continuing the war. Strikes in…
