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TMC faces existential crisis after BJP’s Bengal breakthrough

Kolkata: On a humid Saturday evening, barely hours after Suvendu Adhikari took oath as West Bengal’s first BJP chief minister at the Brigade Parade Grounds, the mood at several TMC offices across…
US Mayor axes entire police dept after officers upset his wife

A mayor in the US’s Cohutta town, Georgia, fired the entire police department on May 6, after officers reportedly upset his wife. The Mayor, Ron Shinnick, sacked 10 police officers from service…

Baba Siddique bodyguard removed from service for dereliction of duty

Mumbai: Police authorities have terminated the service of a constable who was deputed as a bodyguard of former NCP leader Baba Siddique on charges of dereliction of duty, officials said. Siddique, 66,…
Pakistan: Three policemen killed in militant attack in KPK

Peshawar: At least three policemen were killed and several others injured on Saturday, May 9, in a suicide bomb attack at a police station, followed by gunfire between security personnel and militants…
Telangana HC seeks action in Gadwal court Rs 3.08 cr scam case

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has held that land losers cannot be denied compensation due to irregularities committed by court staff in the alleged diversion of Rs 3.08 crore deposited in the…
Karnataka Planning and Statistics Minister D Sudhakar dies

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar died in the early hours of Sunday, May 10 after prolonged illness, according to a medical bulletin. He was 66. The planning and statistics minister breathed his…
Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora sent to 7-day ED custody

New Delhi: A court in Gurugram has sent Punjab’s Industries Minister Sanjeev Arora to seven days of ED custody in a money laundering case, officials said on Sunday, May 10. Arora, 62,…

‘Political hit job’: Bandi Sanjay on son’s POCSO case before PM Modi’s Hyderabad visit

Hyderabad: Calling the POCSO case registered against his son a “political hit job” aimed at maligning him ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Hyderabad, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar,…
ED arrests Sravanthi Group promoter DV Rao in Rs 284 cr PMLA case

Hyderabad: Directorate of Enforcement has arrested Dandamudi Venkateswara Rao, popularly known as DV Rao, along with two others in connection with an alleged Rs 284-crore money laundering case involving fraudulent loans, shell…
HYDRAA Commissioner asked to appear before HC in contempt case

Hyderabad: Telangana High Court has issued notices to AV Ranganath, Commissioner of HYDRAA, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly failing to comply with court directions regarding…
Telangana’s maize crisis exposes gaps in procurement, storage systems

Hyderabad: Farmers producing maize in Telangana have been caught up in a climatic and political quagmire. Though the state government has been claiming to have opened procurement centres across the state, the…
Iran warns of ‘heavy assault’ on US assets over tanker attacks

Iran has warned of a “heavy assault” against American assets in the Middle East if its oil tankers or commercial vessels are further targeted amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.…
Tension in UP village after Dalit community objects to Maharana Pratap Jayanti procession

Bareilly: Tension prevailed here in a village on Saturday when members of the Dalit community, particularly women, allegedly objected to a procession being taken out on the occasion of Maharana Pratap Jayanti…
Gill, Sudharsan, Rashid power GT to big win over RR

Jaipur: Leg-spinner Rashid Khan returned to his magical best with a four-wicket haul after his skipper Shubman Gill struck a sublime 84 as the Gujarat Titans outclassed the Rajasthan Royals by 77…
CJI Surya Kant denies, condemns casteist statement on social media attributed to him

New Delhi: In an unusual outburst, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday condemned and denied a casteist statement attributed to him, calling it a “vile, brazen and mischievous” concoction. “To…