Politics
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America’s news TV channel cuts staff, blames Trump admin & Musk
Cairo: The head of a US-funded Arabic-language television and online news outlet that claims a 30 million-strong audience in the Middle East and North Africa has terminated most staff and curtailed TV…
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UP: Dargah probe to investigate Waqf property claims in Sambhal
Sambhal: The district administration has ordered a probe into alleged financial irregularities related to a dargah here and encroachment of land, officials said on Saturday. Officials said the probe will focus not…
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Rana’s extradition result of probe agencies’ 15 yrs of hard work: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday claimed the extradition of Mumbai terror attack mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana from the US is the result of 15 years of hard work “of our probe…
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NIA grills Tahawwur Rana for second consecutive day to probe 26/11 attacks
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned Mumbai attacks conspirator Tahawwur Hussain Rana for the second consecutive day to probe larger conspiracy behind the dastardly terror strikes of 2008, sources said…
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‘Slave’ challenge thrown as BRS MLAs lock horns over Devanur land grab allegations
Hyderabad: The political slugfest on the issue of Devanur hillock lands in Hanamkonda district has reached new highs, with Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Jangaon MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy and Station Ghanpur MLA…
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Murshidabad violence: 3 killed; Calcutta HC orders deployment of Central forces
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Saturday, April 12, ordered deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in violence-hit Murshidabad district that has so far claimed three lives. Clashes erupted during protests…
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Man tries to rob Kolkata bank with toy gun, arrested
Kolkata: A 31-year-old man was arrested in Kolkata’s Survey Park area after he was caught while allegedly attempting to rob a bank using a toy gun, police said on Saturday. Dalim Basu,…
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Mayawati questions Rahul’s silence on Waqf Bill during Parliament debate
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday criticised Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for not speaking on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill during a long debate…
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BRS demands inquiry into Hyderabad land mortgage scandal, Congress refutes
Hyderabad: The opposition BRS on Friday demanded an inquiry by central agencies like CBI or Serious Fraud Investigation Office, into the “irregularities” of alleged mortgage of 400 acres of land adjacent to…
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Andhra Pradesh: TTD denies deaths of over 100 cows in its goshala
Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) on Friday termed as fake reports that over 100 cows died in the goshala run by it. The TTD, which manages the affairs of Sri Venkateswara temple,…
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PM Modi leads nation in paying tribute to Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his birth anniversary on Friday, lauding his lifelong efforts to uplift the marginalised and promote social equality.…
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Karnataka: BWSSB to hike water tariffs by 20-30% to offset costs
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) is set to revise water tariffs to offset its ever growing expenditure, said Chairman Ram Prasath Manohar on Wednesday. An official order notifying…
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Naidu thanks PM Modi for approval to Tirupati railway line project
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the approval of the Tirupati-Katpadi railway line doubling project. Naidu took to X to thank the…
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Tahawwur Rana’s extradition big success of Modi govt: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asserted that the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack key accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana is a big success of the Prime Minister Narendra…
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Kangana questions Rs 1L power bill for unused Manali home; gets fact checked
Shimla: After BJP MP and actor-politician Kangana Ranaut claimed that she received an electricity bill of around Rs 1 lakh for a month for her “unoccupied” house in Manali, the Himachal Pradesh…
