- India
Gyanvapi row: HC to hear petition filed by waqf board, mosque committee
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court will hear on Friday a petition filed by the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board and the Gyanvapi masjid management committee that has challenged the maintainability of a…
- India
German Consul General proposes student exchange with Andhra Pradesh govt
Mangalagiri: German Consul General in Chennai Michaela Kuchler called on Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Vidadala Rajini on Thursday and expressed interest to explore medical student exchange programme and research linkages between the…
- India
Water levels in country’s reservoirs at 54.58 BCM: CWC
New Delhi: The overall storage position in the country’s reservoirs stands at 54.58 billion cubic metres, lower than 57.221 BCM during the corresponding period last year, according to the Central Water Commission.…
- Andhra Pradesh
ADB, India sign USD 141.12-million loan for industrial corridor development in Andhra
New Delhi: Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indian government on Thursday signed a USD 141.12-million loan to support the development of high-quality internal infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh (AP). The funding is…
- India
Group of 82 former babus raise concerns over ‘attempts’ to change character of civil services
New Delhi: Highlighting lateral recruitment and proposed changes in civil services deputation rules, a group of 82 former civil servants on Thursday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu raising concern over “systematic attempts”…
- India
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan declares state as fully e-governed; first in country
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday declared the southern state as India’s first fully e-governed state where an entire range of government services have been digitised so that they can…
- India
3 versions of Vande Bharat trains by Feb-March next year: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Dehradun: There will be three versions of Vande Bharat trains — Vande Chair Car, Vande Metro and Vande Sleepers — by February-March next year, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.…
- India
Will accord welcome to PM if govt brings back Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi from abroad: Cong
New Delhi: Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a warm welcome on his return from a three-nation tour, the Congress on Thursday said it will stand at the airport for…
- India
HC questions Tihar jail officials over failure to prevent killing of gangster Tillu Tajpuria
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked Tihar jail authorities some searching questions about how dreaded gangster Tillu Tajpuria was killed in a knife attack by a rival gang inside…
- Delhi
2020 Delhi riots: Court directs Special Cell Commissioner to appear in person
New Delhi: A court here has issued notice and directed the Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) to appear in person before it after noting that the inspector concerned failed to answer…
- India
Stray dogs inside cancer hospital: NHRC notice to Odisha govt, Cuttack civic body
New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Odisha government and the municipal corporation of Cuttack over reports that stray dogs are moving freely inside a cancer hospital and biting…
- World
Tipu Sultan’s bedchamber sword creates new auction record in UK
London: A fabled sword found in the private bedchamber of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan has broken all auction records for an Indian object for Bonhams in London by fetching over…
- India
VHP to launch countrywide ‘ghar wapsi’ drive ahead of Diwali
Haridwar: The VHP will launch a countrywide anti-conversion and ‘ghar wapsi’ drive for the return to fold of “forcibly” converted Hindus ahead of Diwali this year. The decision to launch the drive was…
- India
Assam witnessing new era of peace & development: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Assam is witnessing a new era of peace and development. Sharing a video message on the occasion of Assam Rozgar Mela where…