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Maharashtra tehsildar suspended for singing Amitabh Bachchan song

Latur: A tehsildar from Maharashtra has been suspended after he was filmed singing a Bollywood song while seated in his official chair at his send-off function following transfer, officials said on Sunday.…
Electrician electrocuted during Independence day preparations in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: An electrician died of electrocution while making preparations for Independence Day at Lemon Ridge Hotel in Jeedimetla on Friday, August 15. The incident occurred on the intervening night of August 14-15,…

HCA to meet at Uppal stadium to revise rules amid controversies on Sept 14

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) will conduct a special general meeting at the Uppal stadium on September 14 to revise its rules, regulations and bye-laws. The meeting comes amidst the recent…
After Kishtwar, another cloudburst hits J&K’s Kathua; 7 dead

Jammu: At least seven persons were killed and five others injured in two separate incidents of cloudburst and landslide in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir early Sunday, officials said. The calamity…
24 Indie puppies find their forever home at JVR Park adoption drive

Hyderabad: The puppy adoption drive held at Jalagam Vengalrao Park in Banjara Hills under the aegis of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Sunday, August 17, proved a success with 24…
Hyderabad: KTR terms future city project as ‘scam’

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Sunday, August 17, termed the Telangana government’s future city project as a scam. Targeting chief minister A Revanth Reddy, KTR…
EC ‘stealing’ elections in collusion with BJP, will not allow that: Rahul

Bihar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday claimed the whole country now knows that the Election Commission is “stealing” elections in collusion with the BJP and asserted that the INDIA bloc will…

‘We will cut you with jhatka’: Elderly man attacked in Uttarakhand; 3 held

A group of inebriated men attacked a Muslim man, forced him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram‘ and threatened to cut off his beard in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal region. A video of the…
Protesters go on strike in Israel demand ceasefire, release of Gaza hostages

Jerusalem: Protesters in Israel demanding the government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday, staging a nationwide strike that blocked…
EC dismisses Opposition’s ‘vote chori’ charge; calls SIR transparent

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday, August 17, have categorically dismissed the Opposition charge over alleged irregularities in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound Bihar. Addressing a much-anticipated…
PM Modi inaugurates two major highways in big push to Delhi-NCR infra

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated two major highway projects — the Delhi sections of the Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II) and the Dwarka Expressway, built with an investment of…
Modi urges states to cooperate in implementing proposed GST reforms

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre has circulated the draft of the next-generation GST reforms among states and sought their cooperation to implement the proposal before Diwali.…
Video: NDRF searches for man caught in Kadem project floodwaters

Hyderabad: The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has launched a search operation for a missing man who was caught between the high current flow when the gates of the Kadem project were…
Savarkar first propagated two-nation theory: Priyank Kharge

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has claimed that the concept of two nations in India was first articulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, much before it was adopted by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and…
Asia Cup: No Babar, Rizwan in Pakistan’s 17-member squad

Lahore: Pakistan have excluded the senior duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan for the upcoming Asia Cup as Salman Ali Agha will continue to lead the side in the T20I format.…