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Afghanistan earthquake: Death toll rises to 900

Jalalabad: Rescue teams continued to scour Afghanistan’s mountainous east for survivors on Tuesday as the death toll from a strong earthquake rose to 900 with 3,000 people injured, an official said. “The…
2020 Delhi riots: HC denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, 7 others

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others facing prosecution in a UAPA case linked to the alleged conspiracy behind the…

Amit Shah to take part in Ganesh Shobha Yatra in Hyderabad on Sept 6

Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Hyderabad on September 6 to participate as the chief guest for the Ganesh Visarajan procession. The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav committee has invited Shah to…
Imam booked for hoisting Islamic flag higher than tricolour in UP

Kaushambi: Police have registered a case against a 37-year-old imam of a mosque here for allegedly hoisting an Islamic flag higher than the national flag, an officer said on Tuesday. Chail Circle…
India-China relations moving towards normalcy: Goyal

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India-China relations are gradually moving towards normalcy, noting that as border issues get resolved, easing of tensions is a natural consequence.…
Rahul presents new motorcycle to man who lost two-wheeler

Patna: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi presented a man from Bihar’s Darbhanga district with a new motorcycle after his two-wheeler was lost during the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’. The party shared on its X…
BRS suspends Kavitha after she accuses Harish Rao of plotting against KCR

Hyderabad: In a major development, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC and Telangana Jagruti president K Kavitha was suspended from the party on Tuesday, September 2. The party leadership took the decision a…

CPI(M) says Sabarimala women’s entry issue is ‘closed chapter’

Thrissur: Kerala’s ruling CPI(M) said on Tuesday it remains aligned with religious devotees, declaring the contentious issue of allowing women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala temple a closed matter. CPI(M) state…
Two labourers killed at construction site in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Two labourers were killed at a construction site when soil dug out for the foundation caved in on them here in Yelahanka, police said on Tuesday. According to police, J Shiva…
‘Objectionable’ cartoons on PM, RSS: SC gives anticipatory bail to cartoonist

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya who is accused of sharing allegedly objectionable cartoons of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS workers on social…
Hyderabad police commissioner calls for tight security during Ganesh processions

Hyderabad: Hyderabad police commissioner CV Anand on Tuesday, September 2 called for tight security amid the Ganesh idol procession in the city. The commissioner stressed strict vigilance against pickpocketing, eve-teasing, and chain…
Centre must provide funds to flood-affected states: Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Centre must provide more funds to the flood-affected states in North India, and a dedicated package be given to Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and…
SC to reconsider 2014 verdict exempting minority schools from RTE Act

New Delhi: Doubting the correctness of its 2014 verdict that kept minority schools out of the RTE Act’s ambit, the Supreme Court on Monday referred the matter to a larger bench for…
Telangana govt hands over Kaleshwaram project probe to CBI

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Tuesday, September 2, handed over the investigation into Kaleshwaram project irregularities to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). According to Government Order (GO) 104, “As part of…
Trump’s tariffs are headed to the US Supreme Court, prolonging the chaos on trade

Brisbane: Trading partners of the United States are facing a fresh period of uncertainty after a US federal appeals court ruled President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs were illegal. In a 7-4 majority,…