Politics

Govt plans to enact Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Bill on May 1

Hyderabad: The Congress-led state government plans to implement the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill from May 1, also known as International Workers’ Day. Chief minister A…
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay challenges Waqf law validity in SC

New Delhi: Actor-turned-politician and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay has challenged in the Supreme Court the constitutional validity of the Waqf legislation. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv…

Mehbooba Mufti seeks MEA intervention over Haj quota cut

New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Sunday claimed reports emerging from Saudi Arabia indicated that India’s Haj quota had been abruptly cut and urged the government to take up the issue with its…
Assam protests: Police clash with protesters over Waqf act

Guwahati: Protestors threw stones while the police used batons at a rally held against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Sunday when agitators and police clashed in Cachar district of Assam, a senior…
Gujarat minister slams Akhilesh, Kejriwal over fake exam claims

Ahmedabad: Gujarat minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday slammed Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal over X posts centred around media reports about abysmal results in the…
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…
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…

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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…