- India
Rahul Gandhi visits Wayanad; meets families of elephant attacks victims
Wayanad: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday visited the houses of two victims of the recent wild elephant attacks in this high range district, and consoled their family members.…
- World
‘How much longer will of 5 members continue…’: India on UNSC reform
United Nations: Underlining the need for comprehensive reform of the Security Council, India has questioned how much longer can the will of five permanent members of the powerful UN body continue to…
- India
Bail granted to 3 men who ‘escaped’ to India on from Kuwait on fishing boat
Mumbai: A court here on Saturday granted bail to three men arrested by the city police earlier this month for allegedly entering India unlawfully on a boat from Kuwait. As no incriminating…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: Convict moves Gujarat HC for parole to attend niece’s wedding
Ahmedabad: A convict in the case related to the gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots has moved the Gujarat High…
- Andhra Pradesh
GSLV rocket carrying INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite lifts-off
Sriharikota: A Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle carrying a third generation meteorological satellite lifted-off from the spaceport here on Saturday. INSAT-3DS satellite aims to augment the study of the Earth’s surface and oceanic observations.…
- Bangalore
Efforts to undermine Constitution must be thwarted: Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Constitution belongs to every citizen of the country and efforts to undermine its foundations must be thwarted. While speaking to reporters here in…
- India
Haryana, Rajasthan sign MoU on Yamuna water sharing
New Delhi: Haryana and Rajasthan have signed an agreement to jointly prepare a detailed project report for the transfer of Rajasthan’s share of Yamuna water from Hathnikund in Haryana through underground pipelines and…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Measures taken to control avian influenza in 2 Nellore villages
Nellore: In the wake of a local avian influenza outbreak in two villages in this district, an Animal Husbandry department official on Saturday said all measures have been taken to control the…
- India
Gulzar, Sanskrit scholar Rambhadracharya selected for Jnanpith Award
New Delhi: Renowned Urdu poet Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya have been named the recipients of the 58th Jnanpith Award, the Jnanpith selection committee announced on Saturday. Gulzar is known for…
- Sports
Video: Sachin visits bat making unit in Kashmir, pleased with quality
Srinagar: A cricket bat manufacturer in the Sangam area here was in for a pleasant surprise when Sachin Tendulkar and his family visited his manufacturing unit on Saturday. Tendulkar, accompanied by wife…