India
- Technology
WhatsApp enters film-making biz, to premiere 1st original on Prime Video
New Delhi: In an unusual move, Meta-owned WhatsApp is venturing into the film-making business and will premiere its first original short film titled ‘Naija Odyssey’ on Amazon Prime Video and YouTube. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP govt knocks SC doors against HC order to build Amaravati as capital city
Hyderabad: In an effort to revive its proposal to have three capitals, the Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has appealed to the Supreme Court challenging the state high court’s verdict of March 3…
- Hyderabad
Gyanvapi verdict paves way for endless litigation, more issues to be raked up: Owaisi
Hyderabad: The Varanasi district courts order in the Gyanvapi case opens the door for endless litigation and it can be a repeat of the Babri Masjid case, pushing the country once again…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: Social activists to hold 180-km march to protest release of 11 convicts
Ahmedabad: A group of social activists will take out a ‘padyatra’ (foot march) from Randhikpur in Dahod district of Gujarat to Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to protest the release of 11 convicts…
- News
Wishes pour in for PM Modi’s 72nd b’day, several events lined up
New Delhi: Wishes kept pouring in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 72nd birthday on Saturday amidst a packed schedule for the day. In her message on Twitter in Hindi, President Droupadi Murmu…
- India
BJP continuing with ‘Operation Lotus’ to break AAP: Sisodia on MLA’s arrest
New Delh: Reacting to Waqf Board chairman Amanatullah Khan’s arrest, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday accused the BJP of continuing with its “Operation Lotus” to “break” the AAP leaders. Khan,…
- World
China blocks proposal by US, India to blacklist Pak-based 26/11 handler Sajid Mir by UN
United Nations: China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist top Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Sajid Mir, one of India’s most wanted terrorists and the…
- Business
Adani becomes India’s second largest cement player
Mumbai: The Adani Family, through Endeavour Trade and Investment Ltd, a special purpose vehicle, has successfully completed the acquisition of Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd. The transaction involved the acquisition of…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man caught stealing roosters on CCTV; dies by suicide
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old man died by suicide, consuming pesticides after he was caught on CCTV cameras stealing a rooster in Gangadevipadu a Village in Penubally Mandal in Khammam District. According to the…
- World
“Today’s era is not of war”, PM Modi tells Putin during bilateral meeting
Samarkand: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO summit here and said “today’s era isn’t of war” while emphasising the…
- India
Chidambaram slams FM for calling the 1991 economic reforms “half-baked”
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday took a dig at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for calling the 1991 economic reforms “half-baked”, saying that “thank god” Manmohan Singh did not…
- World
Indian economy expected to grow by 7.5 per cent this year: PM Modi at SCO summit
Samarkand: Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.5 per cent this year and it will be the highest among the world’s largest economies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the annual…
- India
Raj: Teenage girl sold by her mother’s live-in partner, married off to 40-yr-old man
Jaipur: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly sold by her mother’s live-in partner for 3 lakh and married to a 40-year-old man in Rajasthan’s Dholpur, police said. The girl said her husband used…
- India
Delhi ACB searches AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s house, other locations in graft case
New Delhi: The Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch on Friday conducted searches at AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s house and his other locations and seized Rs 12 lakh as well as an unlicensed weapon, officials…
- India
NGT slaps Rs 3,000 cr penalty on Rajasthan govt for improper waste management
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Rajasthan government to pay Rs 3,000 crore as environmental compensation for improper management of solid and liquid waste. A bench headed by…