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‘Police harassment’: Congress vs BRS over Nizamabad sweet shop owner’s poster

Hyderabad: A fresh political battle erupted between the ruling Congress and the principal opposition, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) over a purported poster put by a sweet shop owner in Nizamabad that says…
Telangana doctors urge hydration amid rising dengue cases

Hyderabad: Doctors in Telangana have issued a warning to the public to stay adequately hydrated as dengue cases surge across the state. The heavy monsoons have led to an increase in infectious…

BJP ‘violating’ Constitutional norms: Pawan Khera on lateral entry appointments

New Delhi: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party is “violating the Constitutional norms from the backdoor” by making lateral entry appointments into bureaucracy which are devoid of…
Maharashtra: SIT formed to probe sexual abuse of 2 school girls amid protests

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered the setting up of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged sexual abuse of two female students of a school in Badlapur in…
Ex-Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia’s bank accounts to be unfrozen after 17 years

Dhaka: Tax authorities in Bangladesh have decided to unfreeze the bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, 17 years after they were blocked. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on…
UAE: Indian expats celebrate Raksha Bandhan at BAPS Mandir

A large number of Indian community members gathered at the newly inaugurated BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi to celebrate Raksha Bandhan, a Hindu festival that celebrates the bond between brothers and…
Indian tablet market sees robust 23 pc growth in Q2, Apple leads

New Delhi: Driven by the rapid adoption of 5G, the Indian tablet market experienced a robust 23 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth in the April-June period, a report showed on Tuesday. Apple…

HC to hear as PIL Swamy’s plea over Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea, seeking directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to decide his representation seeking cancellation of Congress leader…
Rajiv Gandhi statue will be installed in front of Secretariat: Telangana CM

Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy lashed out at the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president, K T Rama Rao (KTR) for threatening to remove the statue of former Prime Minister, late…
SC urges protesting medical community to resume work at earliest

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the doctors and medical professionals across the country, who are abstaining from work in protest of the rape and murder of a junior doctor…
Condition of Yechury admitted in AIIMS with chest infection improving: CPI (M)

New Delhi: The condition of Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury, who is undergoing treatment for chest infection at the AIIMS, is improving, the party on Tuesday said. According to…
Centre takes U-turn on lateral entry positions, asks UPSC head to cancel ad

Union Minister Jitendra Singh sent a letter to the chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday, asking him to cancel the recent advertisement for lateral entry positions. The letter…
Gunshots, airport chaos: Dhaka residents recall memories of unrest at peak

Dhaka: Software engineer Tawhidul Alam says the “historic day of August 5” is indelibly seared in his memories — the sea of humanity in the streets of Dhaka and a chain of…
India records 26 pc jump in FDI flows in first quarter

Mumbai: The gross foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into the Indian economy has surged by 26.4 per cent to $22.5 billion during the April-June quarter of the current financial year compared to…
Doctors’ body welcomes SC intervention in Kolkata medic murder case

New Delhi: The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court’s intervention into the rape and murder of a Kolkata medic, saying it will serve the interests of the…