- India
NEET-UG retest results declared, 11.21 lakh candidates qualify
New Delhi: Punjab’s Aryan Gupta and Haryana’s Panshul Bansal topped the NEET-UG for medical admissions with 11.21 lakh candidates qualifying the entrance exam this year, the National Testing Agency announced late on…
- India
SC orders policy on early release of old, terminally ill inmates
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 16, directed all states and Union territories to formulate and notify a policy within three months for early or premature release of prisoners who…
- India
Two die as crowd surges during Rath Yatra in rain-hit Puri
Puri: Two people died and five others fell ill in a temporary crowd surge and uncomfortable weather conditions during the Rath Yatra celebrations in this rain-affected Odisha town on Thursday, July 15,…
- Entertainment
‘Will people act only after he dies?’ Sonakshi backs Wangchuk
New Delhi: Actor Sonakshi Sinha on Thursday came out in support of Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on a hunger strike for 19 days, asking why the government has not yet initiated…
- Telangana
Future of policing will revolve around cybercrime: Telangana DGP
Hyderabad: Telangana DGP C V Anand on Thursday, July 16, emphasised that the future of policing will increasingly revolve around cybercrime and asked every officer to acquire strong technological skills and enhance…
- Hyderabad
Family of Hyderabad man stabbed in US appeals to MEA for help
Hyderabad: The family of Syed Sohailuddin, a Hyderabad native who was allegedly stabbed in the US over his religion, on Thursday, July 16, appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for emergency…
- Delhi
Wangchuk fast Day 19: Political support grows, BJP silence questioned
New Delhi: Political support has grown for educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has entered the 19th day of his indefinite fast, which he started during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based Skyroot rocket to take maiden flight on July 18
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace’s maiden test flight of Vikram-1 is scheduled to lift off from the first launch pad at SDSC-SHAR on July 18 at 11.30 am. This will be the first…
- Hyderabad
Owaisi condemns stabbing of Indian man in US over religion
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday, July 16, condemned the alleged stabbing of an Indian man in the US because of his religion. Syed Sohailuddin, a worker…
- Hate Crime
SC refuses to consider contempt pleas on ‘bulldozer action’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 16, refused to consider a batch of contempt petitions alleging that demolitions were carried out in violation of its 2024 judgment and asked aggrieved…
- India
Rukmini Mallick quits Rajya Sabha, fourth TMC MP to resign
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Rukmini Mallick on Thursday, July 14, resigned from the Rajya Sabha, the fourth TMC MP to do so ever since the Mamata Banerjee-led party was ousted from…
- Sports
UK urges FIFA probe into Argentina’s Falklands banner
London: The British government on Thursday, July 16, urged soccer’s international governing body to investigate Argentina’s team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands. Argentina beat…
- India
Increases students’ stress level: SC on CBSE’s 3rd language policy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, July 16, voiced concern over the introduction of a third language in Class 9 under the CBSE curriculum, observing it would increase the stress level…
- India
Life is precious: Delhi HC orders daily health check of Wangchuk
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday, July 16, directed authorities to monitor on a daily basis the health of activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite fast at Jantar…
- India
Don’t ask me to end fast, join July 20 march: Sonam Wangchuk
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk has ruled out ending his indefinite hunger strike despite appeals from political leaders and supporters, saying breaking the fast without any response from the government would send…
