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Meghalaya Polls: Congress releases first list of 55 candidates

New Delhi/Shillong: The Congress on Wednesday released the first list of 55 candidates for Assembly elections in Meghalaya scheduled on February 27. AICC General Secretary in-charge of Central Election Committee, Mukul Wasnik,…
BBC docu screening: Police receive cross complaints from JNUSU, ABVP

New Delhi: Delhi Police said on Wednesday that they have received cross complaints from both Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNSU) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) a day after high…

Hyderabad: 1,26,858 eye tests held under Kanti Velugu scheme

Hyderabad: As many as 1,26,858 people in the city limits have undergone eye examinations as part of the Telangana government’s Kanti Velugu programme. Out of that total number so far, 53,917 men…
Telangana govt transfers 91 top cops in major reshuffle

Hyderabad: In a major reshuffle, the Telangana government on Wednesday issued orders transferring 91 police officers, including both Indian Police Services (IPS) and non-cadre officials. In the new postings, V Satyanarayana, who…
Mohan Bhagwat reaches Jaipur on five-day visit

Jaipur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Jaipur on Wednesday for a five-day stay till January 29. On Thursday, the RSS Sarsanghchalak will participate in the Republic Day programme at…
Gulf countries condemn tearing up copy of Holy Quran in Netherlands

The Gulf countries expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of a far-right politician of the Netherlands tearing a copy of the Holy Quran. On Monday, Edwin Wagensveld shared a video clip on his…
Hyderabad: Bajrang Dal stages protest against Pathaan screening in Kachiguda

Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at two movie theatres in Kachiguda when a group of right-wing workers from Bajrang Dal staged demonstrations demanding the screening of the movie ‘Pathaan’ be stopped. #BajrangDal members…

Lakhimpur Kheri: SKM expresses shock at Ashish Mishra’s bail

New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Wednesday expressed shock at the eight-week interim bail granted to Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence which claimed…
Hyderabad: Spcl foundation course for central civil officers inaugurated

Hyderabad: Former chief secretary to the state government S K Joshi inaugurated a special foundation course- 2023 for 86 Indian Statistical Services (ISS) and 26 Indian Economic Services (IES) officers at the…
Material decline in NPAs, info on wilful defaulters to be published, RBI to SC

New Delhi: The RBI has told the Supreme Court that it has accepted the recommendations of a high-level committee that list of defaulters must be published by banks on their websites, where…
President Murmu hails India’s G20 presidency

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu, in her first Republic Day-eve speech, hailed India’s G-20 presidency, saying it is an opportunity to promote democracy and multilateralism, and also the right forum for shaping…
AAP to launch foray into Rajasthan with massive membership drive

New Delhi: The AAP is set to roll out a massive membership drive in Congress-ruled Rajasthan on Friday as part of its preparations for the assembly polls, likely to be held later…
Hyderabad: Music, meditation festival begins in Kanha Shantivanam

Hyderabad: Heartfulness headquarters at Kanha Shanti Vanam began its ten-day long music concert by legendary artists of India followed by group meditation marking the 150th birth anniversary week of Pujya Shri Ram Chandraji…
Hyderabad: Fresh water supply to be interrupted on Jan 27

Hyderabad: Fresh water supply will be interrupted in many places in the city on Saturday, said the Hyderabad Metropolitan Fresh Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB). In a statement released on Thursday,…
41 Kuwaiti MPs call to boycott Sweden over burning of Quran

Kuwait: Kuwaiti MPs condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist with the approval of the Swedish government, and called for a boycott of all countries that…