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Protests sweep Iran despite internet shutdown, state TV warns of casualties

Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet…
I-PAC row: Mamata files multiple FIRs against ED in Kolkata, Salt Lake

TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday lodged dual complaints against the ED in connection with the agency’s raids at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its chief…

Budget Session of Parliament likely from Jan 28, Union Budget on Feb 1

New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament is likely to commence on January 28 and the Union Budget is set to be tabled on February 1, a Sunday. Officials, citing the tentative…
Five held for selling Chinese Manja in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Ahead of Sankranthi, a group of five people was arrested for selling Chinese Manja in Hyderabad on Thursday, January 8. The police seized 155 bobbins of Chinese Manja from them. The…
Naidu holds talks with EU ambassador on trade, infra, investment

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said he held discussions with European Union Ambassador to India Hervé Delphin on strengthening strategic trade, infrastructure development, and exploring investment opportunities in the…
Telangana: TGHRC orders govt to pay Rs 8 lakh to family for death of woman

Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) has ordered a Rs 8 lakh in compensation for the husband and family of a woman who died after a botched tubectomy procedure in a…
Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza as Trump expected to announce Board of Peace

Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as US President Donald Trump was expected to announce the Board of Peace to oversee the fragile…

Mehbooba calls Mamata ‘tigress,’ says she will not surrender

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday, January 9, described West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as a “tigress,” saying the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief…
Two UK-bound Air India flights diverted due to bad weather

New Delhi: Two Air India flights enroute to different UK cities were diverted to nearby airports there due to inclement weather on Thursday, January 8, according to the airline. One flight was…
‘Bhrasht Janata Party’: Rahul slams BJP’s double engine government

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, January 9, dubbed the BJP ‘Bhrast Janata Party’ and claimed that its double-engine governments in various states have ruined the lives of the people…
Telangana Agricultural University exam paper leaked, 4 staff suspended

Hyderabad: A major scandal broke out at The Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) after an exam paper was leaked on WhatsApp, leading to the cancellation of the examination. The question…
Police arrest man who sent ‘death threat’ to Bengal Governor

Kolkata: Police have arrested the man, who allegedly sent a death threat email to West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, a senior Lok Bhavan official said on Friday, January 9. The…
Land-for-job scam: Court orders framing of charges against Lalu Yadav, others

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday ordered framing of charges against RJD chief and former railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his family members and others in the alleged land-for-job scam. Special…
I-PAC ED raids: TMC moves Cal HC seeking restraint on ‘misuse’ of documents

The TMC on Friday moved the Calcutta High Court against the ED raids at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its chief here, seeking restraint on “misuse…
Anger, outrage spills onto streets, after ICE agent shoots Minneapolis woman

Minneapolis: As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’ streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by…