- India
Bihar CM Kumar makes aerial survey to assess rising water level in Ganga
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday conducted an aerial survey of Patna and Vaishali districts to assess the rising water levels of the Ganga. Recent rainfall has led to increased…
- India
Hill districts alerted in wake of possible militant attack: Manipur security advisor
Imphal: Manipur security advisor Kuldiep Singh on Friday said security forces have taken a number of steps in the wake of reports that militants might carry out violence in peripheral villages. Addressing…
- Pakistan
Jolt to Imran Khan’s party, reshuffle in national assembly strips its parliamentary presence
Islamabad: Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party has received a massive blow after a fresh allocation of seats to various political parties in the national assembly ended its parliamentary presence. As…
- India
Telangana announces Rs 796 cr bonus for Singareni employees
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Friday announced a Rs 796 crore bonus as a ‘Dussehra’ gift for the employees of state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL). Each of the…
- India
PM Modi to fly to US on Saturday for Quad meet, UNGA Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to leave on Saturday morning for the US, where he will take part in the fourth Quad Leaders’ Summit, which is being hosted in…
- Politics
PDP’s Para attacks NC MPs over ‘failure’ to take action for Article 370 revocation
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para on Friday asked why National Conference (NC) MPs did not table a bill against the abrogation of Article 370 in the Lok Sabha. Addressing…
- Kolkata
WB officials kept informed at every stage about water release: Centre to Mamata on flood
New Delhi: Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, saying the state’s officials were informed at every stage about the release of…
- India
Gyanvapi well not merely structure but ‘symbol’ of Lord Vishwanath himself: Adityanath
Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the Gyanvapi well in Varanasi is not merely a structure but a “profound medium” for acquiring knowledge and a “symbol of Lord…
- Kashmir
Congress demands answers from PM Modi, HM Shah on Pulwama attack
Jammu: Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Pramod Tiwari, on Friday demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the revelations made by former…
- India
Tirupati laddu row: Authorities must protect sanctity of religious spaces, says Rahul
New Delhi: Amid the Tirupati laddu row, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said this issue needs to be thoroughly looked into and asserted that authorities across…
- India
RSS-affiliated Muslim org among 3 backing Waqf Bill at Parliament panel meet
New Delhi: Amid heated exchanges between the NDA and opposition members, three Muslim organisations, including an RSS affiliate, on Friday supported the proposed amendments to the Waqf law before a parliamentary panel,…
- Kolkata
RG Kar: Junior doctors withdraw 42-day ‘cease work’; thousands rally for justice
Kolkata: Junior doctors protesting the rape-murder of a colleague at RG Kar hospital ended their 42-day ‘cease work’ on Friday, announcing partial resumption of duties in essential services after a march to…
- Telangana
Telangana: Elderly woman gangraped by neighbours in Medchal
Medchal: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three persons including her neighbour in Bandamadaram village of Medchal, police said on Friday, September 20. The incident happened on Thursday night when the…
- India
MP-MLA court summons Kangana over ‘objectionable’ remarks on farmers’ protest
Bulandshahr: An MP-MLA court here has summoned Lok Sabha member and actor Kangana Ranaut on October 25 over a case filed against her for making objectionable remarks about the 2020-21 farmers’ protest,…
- World
Sri Lanka to vote for their new President on Saturday
Colombo: Sri Lanka is gearing up for a crucial presidential election on Saturday, marking the island nation’s first major poll since its worst economic meltdown in 2022. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, 75,…
