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Why Congress-ruled states aren’t reducing fuel prices, asks Irani

Raipur: Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday questioned why the Congress-ruled states have not been reducing fuel prices further after the Union Government gave relief to consumers last month. Talking to reporters…
US keeps Pakistan as ‘Country of Particular Concern’ for religious freedom

Islamabad: The United States has kept Pakistan’s designation as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ as part of its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report reviewed the state of religious freedoms in…

Covid again on the rise in Kerala as tally crosses 1,500

Thiruvananthapuram: With a new school year beginning on June 1 and life practically returning to the old normal, Kerala on Saturday saw its daily Covid tally cross 1,500, to 1,544, while there…
Heatwave in northwestern and central India after brief respite: IMD

New Delhi: After a brief respite, northwestern and central parts of the country were back in the grip of a heatwave, with temperatures settling above 44 degrees Celsius across several towns and…
KTR lays foundation stones for various projects in Mahabubnagar

Hyderabad: Telangana minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Saturday toured Mahabubnagar district, and laid the foundation stones for various developmental projects. Together with state ministers V…
China to launch three-person mission to build space station

Beijing: China will launch three astronauts on a spacecraft on Sunday on a six-month mission to complete the construction of the country’s space station currently orbiting the earth, China Manned Space Agency…
Kejriwal to attend AAP’s Grand Tiranga Yatra in Mehsana on June 6

Surat: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal will take part in the ‘Grand Tiranga Yatra’ being organised by the Gujarat chapter of AAP in Mehsana on…

Tendulkar touched by Nadal’s gesture towards injured Zverev

Mumbai: India’s cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been touched by Spanish tennis stalwart Rafael Nadal’s gesture towards his semifinal opponent at Roland Garros, Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who got badly injured during the…
Hyderabad: For minors, buying alcohol is as easy as buying chai

Hyderabad: For minors in the city, in spite of the legal age for consuming alcohol being 21, it is not a very tough task to get their hands on alcohol. With fake…
1st batch of Haj pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia after 2-year COVID-19 hiatus

Riyadh: The first batch of Haj pilgrims arrived at Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz international airport in Madinah, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, after a COVID-engineered hiatus of two years, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
Meet Sarah Al-Akour, first Saudi woman commentator at camel races

Riyadh: Sarah Al-Akour has become the first Saudi woman to commentate in camel racing— Kingdom’s International Championship for Egyptian horses which was held during the period May 25-29, 2022 in Riyadh, local media…
Telangana: AEO suspended for taking bribes from Sircilla farmers

Hyderabad: Agriculture Extension Officer (AEO) Aziz Khan was suspended by Collector Anurag Jayathi on Friday for bribing farmers. Thadur cluster Agriculture Extension Officer Aziz Khan was suspended on Friday, accusing him of…
Fire at east Delhi hospital, no casualties

New Delhi: A fire broke out at a private hospital in east Delhi on Saturday evening but there were no casualties, a fire department official said. The official said that they received…
UP: Boiler explosion kills 9, injures nineteen in Hapur

Hapur: At least 9 workers died and nineteen were injured when a boiler exploded at a chemical factory in western Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Saturday afternoon, police said. They said there were…
Agra Metro will be most environment-friendly: Kumar Keshav

Agra: On the eve of World Environment Day, Kumar Keshav, Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation, said that Agra Metro will be a most environmental-friendly mode of transport in the…