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TN govt to consider reservations for Muslim converts
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said on Thursday that the state government will consider a request to extend reservation to Backward Class, Most Backward Class and denotified communities who have…
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Attacks on Indian students in US: WH says ‘working very hard’ to address issue
Washington: Asserting that there is no excuse for violence based on race or gender, the White House has said that the US is working very hard to thwart and disrupt attacks on…
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Gold rates dip to one-month low in Hyderabad – Know why
Hyderabad: Gold rates in Hyderabad have declined by around two percent this month, reaching a one-month low today. Currently, the rates for 10 grams of 24-carat and 22-carat gold stand at Rs…
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Hyderabad student dies in Canada; Indian Embassy to send mortal remains home
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old Hyderabad student, Shaik Muzammil Ahmed, passed away in Canada. At the request of his parents, the Indian Embassy in Canada is arranging for the transportation of his mortal remains…
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Asaduddin Owaisi hails SC verdict on electoral bonds
New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) has hailed the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the electoral bonds scheme, terming it “unconstitutional” saying that the verdict by…
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25,000 job recruitments in 70 days, claims Telangana CM
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday claimed that within 70 days of formation of the Congress-led government in the state, recruitment for 25,000 job positions was taken up. He…
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Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to enter UP today
Chandauli: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will join Rahul Gandhi when he will enter Uttar Pradesh from the Naubatpur border in Chandauli district with his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ (BJNY) on…
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MLC nomination: Telangana HC reserves orders on BRS leaders’ petitions
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday reserved its orders on the petitions filed by two BRS leaders challenging Governor’s action in rejecting their nomination to the Legislative Council. Justice Alok Aradhe…
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Citizens’ groups flag dangers of Aadhaar-NPR exercise; cite policing, profiling issues
Mumbai: The Bombay Catholic Sabha and the Citizens for Justice and Peace on Thursday said using Aadhaar information for the National Population Register exercise was questionable and could lead to genuine citizens…
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Haldwani locals flee to evade crackdown; ‘burqa-clad women’ under lens
Following the violence in Uttarkhand’s Haldwani over demolition of an Islamic seminary, the police have claimed that burqa-clad women were pelting stones on officers on-duty. The women, who allegedly created a ruckus…
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Hyderabad: FIR against AIMIM MLA, HC lawyer for harassment, cheating
Hyderabad: An FIR was filed by the IS Sadan police against Telangana High Court senior lawyer Vedula Venkataramana and Malakpet AIMIM MLA Ahmed bin Abdullah Balala after a man hailing from a Scheduled…
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Farmers intensify stir, call for ‘Bharat Bandh’ tomorrow
To intensify their agitation over various demands, farmers’ unions have called for a ‘Gramin Bharat Bandh’ or nationwide strike on Friday, February 16. The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has urged all farmers’…
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Explained: What are electoral bonds and why BJP wanted them under veil
In a constitutional verdict, the Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, February 15, struck down the Central Government’s electoral bonds scheme, invalidating it as ‘unconstitutional’ and an infringement on freedom of speech…
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TSRTC’s new seating arrangement on buses makes room for 25 more
Hyderabad: Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) is changing the RTC bus seating arrangement from ‘front-facing seats’ on either side of the aisle to metro-like side-facing seats to increase aisle space, making…
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Delhi Chalo: Farmers use kites against drones dropping tear gas shells
A few young farmers taking part in the ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, on Thursday, February 15, took to flying kites to crash government-deployed drones. https://twitter.com/HateDetectors/status/1757710216165310861 Haryana Police are using these drones to drop…