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- India
Gujarat: Bhartiya Kisan Sangh threatens statewide blockade
Gandhinagar: Members of the Bhartiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) staged a protest here on Thursday over the pending issues of farmers in Gujarat. Their main demand is that the state government should provide…
- India
13 days after attack on Rushdie India wishes him speedy recovery
New Delhi: In its first reaction to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, India on Thursday condemned the “horrific attack” on the celebrated novelist and wishes him speedy recovery. Rushdie, 75, was stabbed…
- Bangalore
Karnataka cabinet’s nod to strengthen Lokayukta
Bengaluru: The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday gave a nod to empower the Lokayukta in the state. The cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, took a decision not to file a…
- India
SC grants Gujarat govt time to file response on Teesta Setalvad’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Gujarat government further time to file its response on a bail of activist Teesta Setalvad arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame high-ranking…
- World
China objects to US-India military drills; opposes third party intervention
Beijing: China’s defence ministry on Thursday said it was firmly opposed to any third party “meddling” in the border issue and hoped India will abide by the bilateral agreements not to hold military…
- Hyderabad
From Faruqui’s show to Raja Singh’s arrest: What unfolded in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh from Goshamahal constituency was arrested for the second time on Thursday. Singh was arrested under the Preventive Detention Act (PD Act) for his derogatory comments against…
- India
Karnataka govt’s move to introduce maths, science in madrasas may create row
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka has taken up an exercise to ascertain whether the children studying in madrasas are getting formal education as per the Education Rights Act. This, however, is being…
- Telangana
IIIT-Basara students boycott classes after student dies by suicide
Hyderabad: Following the suicide of a first-year civil engineering student from IIIT Basara, Students staged a campus bandh and boycotted classes claiming negligence on the part of the varsity after an ambulance…
- World
Pakistan calls India’s action over Brahmos missile incident ‘inadequate’
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected India’s action over the March 9 accidental firing of a supersonic Brahmos missile that landed in its territory as “totally unsatisfactory, deficient and inadequate” and reiterated its demand for…
- India
HC dismisses appeals of WhatsApp, Facebook against CCI probe
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook on Thursday against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into…
- Business
RBI lifts business curbs imposed on American Express Banking Corp
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the business restrictions imposed on American Express Banking Corp due to the satisfactory compliance demonstrated by the entity to RBI rules, the central…
- Sports
Asia Cup: Laxman named as India’s interim head coach in Dravid’s absence
New Delhi: Former batsman and present National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman on Wednesday was named as the interim head coach of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming Asia Cup…
- India
India breaks streak of UN abstentions on Ukraine, votes in opposition to Russia
United Nations: Breaking its streak of abstentions on votes related to Ukraine, India has voted for a procedural matter that Russia opposed at the UN Security Council. Going against Moscow’s stance, India…
- Videos
Hyderabad: Cops barge into homes and arrest youth
Hyderabad: As police tried to crack down on protestors in Shalibanda, near Ayesha talkies, protestors ran into localities and escaped. In confusion, police reportedly barged into houses and detained innocent boys who,…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: TRS Sikh Community files FIR against MLA Raja Singh
Hyderabad: Another case was registered against MLA Raja Singh by Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS) Sikh minority faction who demanded immediate action against Singh for his derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad. “Telangana was…