- India
Relief efforts for farmers underway in flood-hit Marathwada, says Shinde
Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde said that the state government has begun immediate relief efforts for flood-affected farmers in Marathwada, and compensation will be disbursed to…
- Hyderabad
Man held with exotic wildlife at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: Customs officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here arrested a passenger and rescued several exotic wildlife species, including a Monitor Lizard, a turtle and Iguanas. The passenger who arrived…
- India
Zubeen Garg’s family files complaint with Assam CID, seeks probe into his death
Guwahati: The family of Assam’s cultural icon Zubeen Garg filed a complaint with the state CID over his death by drowning in Singapore, seeking a thorough probe into the incident. Garg’s uncle…
- India
24 Bangladeshis apprehended by Assam Police, sent back: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that 24 Bangladeshis have been apprehended by the police in Cachar district for illegally entering India, and sent back to the neighbouring country. He…
- India
Assam surpasses national average in decline in child marriages: Report
Guwahati: Assam has recorded a sharp decline in the number of child marriages, surpassing the national average, as per a report of a survey carried out by a non-governmental organisation in five…
- India
Heavy rains soak Mumbai overnight; IMD forecasts more showers
Mumbai: Amid a ‘red alert’ warning, Mumbai was lashed by heavy overnight rains, with the intensity easing by early Sunday morning. Parts of south Mumbai received more than 100 mm rainfall in…
- World
India calls for end to hostilities in Ukraine, Gaza at UNGA
United Nations: India on Saturday, September 27, called for an end to hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza and extended its support to any initiative that helps restore peace. “Each one of us has…
- India
Tamil Nadu stampede: Death toll reaches 40; TVK announces Rs 20 lakh compensation
Karur: As many as 40 people, including nine children, have died due to a stampede at a rally of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on September 27. Mounds of shoes…
- India
Godman Saraswati held in Agra for sexual harassment of 17 students
New Delhi: Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who allegedly sexually harassed 17 women students at a private institute here, was apprehended from Agra early Sunday, Delhi Police said. He was produced before a…
- World
Jaishankar slams Pakistan at UNGA, calls it ‘epicentre of global terrorism’
United Nations: India exercised its right to defend its people against terrorism and brought perpetrators of the Pahalgam terror attack to justice, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, describing Pakistan…
- Middle East
UN imposes ‘snapback’ sanctions on a hungrier, poorer and more anxious Iran
Dubai: The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear programme, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need…
- India
Atleast 10 dead in stampede at actor-turned politician Vijay’s rally in Tamil Nadu
Karur: At least 10 persons, including children, were feared dead in a stampede-like situation in actor-politician Vijay’s heavily crowded rally here on Saturday, officials said. At least 30 people fainted and were…
- India
VHP’s Alok Kumar warns Ladakh protests could be rehearsal for Nepal
New Delhi: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) president Alok Kumar on Saturday said the violent protests that erupted in Ladakh earlier this week might be a “rehearsal” to create Bangladesh and Nepal-like situations…
- 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…
