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Mumbai shopkeeper steps in for burqa-clad women, slaps harasser

Mumbai: A shopkeeper stepped in for two Muslim women who were constantly being followed and harassed by a young man in Mumbai’s Dongri area. CCTV (closed-circuit television) footage shows the two women…
Telangana CM Revanth vows no delays in fee reimbursement

Hyderabad: Responding to Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) criticism on pending dues of the tuition fees reimbursement scheme, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said that the government is taking measures to pay the…

CJP calls SC interim order ‘unacceptable’, warns of fresh protests

New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Tuesday, July 28, warned of launching a fresh nationwide agitation if the government failed to honour its commitment to withdraw FIRs against protesters and…
Two get 10 years’ jail, Rs 1 lakh fine each in Khammam ganja case

Hyderabad: A Khammam court, on Tuesday, July 28, sentenced two persons to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in a drug peddling case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh…
Trainee IPS officer accused of sexual harassment arrested in Nalgonda

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police on Tuesday, July 28, arrested trainee IPS officer Uday Krishna Reddy, accused of sexual harassment and assault by a fellow female trainee at the National Police Academy (NPA)…
Who is birthing this gutter generation: Kangana on Gen Z protest

New Delhi: Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s posts terming Gen Z “gutter generation” and asking “who is birthing them” have landed her in the middle of an escalating row with opposition…
Ashoka slams Karnataka govt over Cauvery water release to TN

Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka on Tuesday, July 28, criticised the Karnataka government over the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s directive to release 3,500 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu, terming…

Suvendu vows Goonda Act on ‘Friday people’ involved in protests

Kolkata: Of the 14 people arrested in connection with the NEET protests in Kolkata,13 were Muslims, with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari promising to invoke the “Goonda” law against the arrested,…
Plea in SC challenges police facial recognition at Jantar Mantar

New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court by a Rajya Sabha lawmaker challenging the alleged deployment of facial recognition technology (FRT) and other biometric surveillance measures by the…
Telangana ACB logs highest second-quarter case count since 1983

Hyderabad: The Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) registered a record number of cases in the second quarter of 2026, the highest for the period since 1983, Director General Charu Sinha said on Tuesday, July 28. As many as…
AIADMK chief slams Union minister’s response on Mekedatu dam row

Chennai: AIADMK Chief Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday slammed Union Minister of State Raj Bhushan Chowdhary’s reply in the Parliament on a dam proposed by the Karnataka government across the Cauvery at…
Beyond the paper leak: Deadly price of India’s exam obsession

The NEET paper leak has rightly triggered nationwide outrage. Equally shocking, however, is the tragic loss of young lives that have followed in its wake. Reports indicate that about 20 students across…
What is your rate? Fruit vendor held for harassing Bengaluru woman

Bengaluru: Bengaluru police have arrested a 42-year-old fruit vendor accused of sexually harassing a woman waiting for a cab. The accused, Vijay Raghav from NRI Layout, was arrested by the Ramamurthy Nagar…
Hyderabad to get heavy rains in evening, commuters warned

Hyderabad: Moderate to heavy rainfall is expected in West, Central and North East Hyderabad in the next hour, according to a forecast by local weather enthusiast, T Balaji. Areas in Qutbullapur, Gajularamaram,…
Swap Hyderabad’s traffic for waterfalls and ‘Switzerland Point’

As the Western Ghats turn lush green with the arrival of the monsoon, Dabhosa Waterfall near Jawhar in Maharashtra’s Palghar district becomes one of the most picturesque destinations for a weekend getaway.…