- Andhra Pradesh
Sharmila turns emotional after taking pledge to achieve special status for AP
Vijayawada: Congress’ Andhra Pradesh President Y.S. Sharmila Reddy turned emotional on Thursday after taking a pledge along with other leaders and cadres to dedicate their lives to achieve special category status to…
- India
Congress finalises 40 names, including Rahul, for Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi: The Congress’ Central Election Committee (CEC) on Thursday finalised the names of 40 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections including that of Rahul Gandhi from Kerala’s Wayanad, sources said.…
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Every citizen has right to criticise decision of state: SC
New Delhi: Every citizen has the right to criticise any decision of the state, the Supreme Court on Thursday said while quashing an FIR against a professor for his WhatsApp status criticising…
- World
Gulf of Aden: Indian warship rescues 21 crew members of drone-hit vessel
New Delhi: Indian warship INS Kolkata rescued 21 crew members, including an Indian national, after three of their colleagues in a Barbados-flagged cargo vessel were killed following a Houthi missile strike on…
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Centre trying to bulldoze Pak Hindu refugees’ houses in Delhi: AAP
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday slammed Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena and the BJP for the demolition drives being carried out in the national capital and said it…
- India
Centre hikes DA to 50 pc of basic pay for its employees
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) to 50 per cent of basic pay from the existing rate of 46 per cent effective from January 1 this year, benefitting…
- World
UN official voices concern over presence of terror groups in Afghanistan
United Nations: A top UN official has voiced concern over the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, noting that it is not only the ISIS that constitutes a threat but also the…
- India
Cabinet approves India AI Mission at an outlay of Rs 10,372 crore for 5 years
New Delhi: The Cabinet approves India AI mission with an outlay of Rs 10,372 crore for five years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. The approved corpus will be used to…
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Israel: Mortal remains of Indian man killed in missile attack to leave for India
Tel Aviv: The mortal remains of an Indian worker, Patnibin Maxwell, killed by an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon will leave Thursday evening for India, official sources said. Maxwell, 30, was from…
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Gold prices jump to record high of Rs 65650 per 10 grams
New Delhi: Gold prices on Thursday jumped by Rs 500 to Rs 65,650 per 10 grams in the national capital amid a rally in precious metal’s rates in international markets, according to…
- India
Modi takes selfie with Kashmiri youth Nazim Nazeer, calls him ‘friend’
Srinagar: It was a dream-come-true moment for Kashmiri youth Nazim Nazeer on Thursday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only took a selfie with him but also referred to him as a…
- India
Centre declares LeT operative Mohammad Qasim Gujjar as designated terrorist
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government on Thursday declared Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Mohammad Qasim Gujjar, the mastermind of several terror attacks, a designated terrorist. Announcing the government’s decision, Union Home Minister Amit…
- India
Kerala CM launches India’s first state-owned OTT platform
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Thursday launched India’s first government-owned OTT platform ‘CSpace’ with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan terming it as a decisive step in the onward journey of Malayalam Cinema. Inaugurating CSpace, managed…
- World
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora becomes Pak Punjab’s 1st Sikh minister
Lahore: Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, a three-term legislator, was on Thursday sworn in as a provincial minister, making him the first Sikh to occupy such a position in post-partition Punjab. Arora has…
- India
Besides Emergency, press freedom not restricted by any govt in India: Rajnath
New Delhi: Leaving aside the “dark chapter” of the Emergency, in the history of India’s democracy, there can “never be seen any restriction” on the freedom of the press, Union minister Rajnath…
