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Merchant vessel with 21 Indians hit by drone in Arabian Sea

New Delhi: A suspected drone attack on a merchant vessel with 21 Indian crew in the Arabian Sea off India’s west coast caused an explosion on Saturday but there was no report…
Telangana: Uttam accuses PM Modi, Amit Shah of ‘smothering’ democracy

Hyderabad: Telangana irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, accusing them of “smothering democracy” in…

Amit Shah attends BJP’s national office-bearers meeting in Delhi

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the BJP’s national office-bearers meeting here on Saturday, December 23, and interacted with the party leaders. Shah reached the BJP headquarters here in the…
Retaliate against forces with no dignity for culture: Dhankhar

Dehradun: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday, December 23, that a small section of people in the country had no respect for its 5,000-year-old cultural legacy and asked those who take…
Karnataka: Rare sighting of Peregrine Falcon in Koppal district

Koppal: The elusive Peregrine Falcon, hailed as the fastest flying bird globally, belonging to the eagle species, has been spotted in Koppal in north Karnataka, marking the first documented sighting of this…
Israel-affiliated ship hit by drone strike in Indian Ocean

A drone strike on Saturday, December 23, damaged an Israeli-affiliated merchant ship in the Indian Ocean but no casualties were reported. The attack resulted in a fire on Liberia-flagged tanker occurring 200…
Economy’s growing but wealth is not distributed: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: India’s economy is growing, but the wealth is getting concentrated in a few hands, and the challenge of unemployment continues, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in an interaction with some…

Kashmir: Mehbooba raises questions on civilian deaths in Poonch

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti held a press conference in Srinagar on Saturday, December 23, raising questions on the Indian Army’s role in the death of…
AP elections: Prashant Kishor to TDP’s aid, meets Chandrababu Naidu

Amaravati: Top electoral strategist and founder of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) Prashant Kishor arrived here on Saturday and met Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu amid reports that…
‘Weary, tired and helpless’: Mass exodus begins in Central Gaza

Tel Aviv: A mass exodus of Palestinians has begun in central Gaza after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered the Palestinians to move to south Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area. “My wife was…
Karnataka hijab ban: Owaisi slams Siddaramaiah for ‘contemplating’ remark

Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday, December 23 slammed Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah for his “contemplating hijab ban” remark after stating that the state would revoke the decision to ban hijab…
Cyberabad: Cybercrime cases spike in 2023, victims lose Rs 232.34 cr

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad commissionerate zone witnessed a significant increase in cybercrime cases in 2023 with the police registering 5342 cases. Victims of these crimes lost Rs 232.34 crore to the conmen. Last…
Liquor in GIFT City: Congress, AAP slam BJP govt over decision

Ahmedabad: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress clashed on Saturday, December 23, over the Gujarat government’s decision a day earlier to allow liquor in Gujarat City, which partially overturned…
US approves Rs 8333 cr military training programs sale to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department on Friday, December 22, approved a possible sale of military training programs to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for an estimated value of one billion dollars (Rs…
Catholic priests can bless same sex-couples in Meghalaya: Church

Shillong: The Catholic Church in Meghalaya announced that its priests will be allowed to bless same-sex couples sans any marriage rites, days after Pope Francis approved blessings for such couples. The declaration…