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- India
NIA court sentences eight Bangladeshis to life imprisonment
New Delhi: Eight Bangladeshis were among nine people sentenced to life imprisonment by a NIA court in Hyderabad in a 2019 human trafficking case involving Bangladeshi women, officials said on Friday, September…
- India
Multiple survivors identified in POCSO case against granite baron
Chennai: The ongoing probe into the POCSO case against granite baron R Veeramani has led to the identification of multiple survivors who were allegedly sexually assaulted by him over the past several…
- India
Palestine ambassador meets Keralam CM, discusses bilateral ties
New Delhi: Palestine Ambassador to India Abdullah M Abu Shawesh on Friday, September 18, met Chief Minister V D Satheesan and discussed possible programmes between the West Asian country and Keralam. Speaking…
- India
Finance Ministry to monitor UPI MDR to protect customers
The Finance Ministry is preparing a monitoring mechanism to ensure that the 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000 is not passed on to customers. The…
- India
Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj released from Tihar Jail
New Delhi: Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was released from Tihar Jail late Thursday night, three days after a Delhi court granted him three weeks’ interim bail in connection with the alleged assault…
- India
‘Vote chori, govt chori, now party chori’: Rahul slams EC order
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday, September 18, slammed the Election Commission over its decision of directing rival Trinamool Congress factions to not use the party name and the “flowers…
- India
Mayawati terms UPI fee ‘capitalist profiteering attitude’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati termed the Centre’s move to introduce a 0.4 per cent fee on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) merchant transfers worth more than Rs 2,000 from October 15…
- India
Moody’s sharply raises India’s FY27 GDP forecast to 7 pc
New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Friday, September 18, sharply raised India’s GDP growth forecast for current fiscal to 7 per cent, from 6 per cent earlier, saying the economy has shown resilience…
- Middle East
UNGA lets Abbas address meet via video after US visa denial
United Nations: India has voted for a General Assembly resolution to allow Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas to address the high-level meeting next week through a video link after the US refused to…
- Politics
Kishan Reddy, Bandi Sanjay slam CM Revanth over Nizam praise
Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday, September 17, hit out at Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over his remarks in the Assembly on Wednesday, September 16, that Nizam rule…
- India
Passports for minors valid for 5 years, MEA’s new rules kick in
New Delhi: Ordinary Indian passports issued to children below 15 years of age will now be valid for five years or until the child turns 18, whichever is earlier, under the new…
- Sports
Indo-Pak rivalry on track that captured the imagination of Asia
The Asian Games, sometimes referred to as the Olympic Games of Asia, are scheduled to begin in Japan from September 19. The stage is set for intense competitions and for old rivalries…
- Hyderabad
CBFC flags Umar Khalid documentary screening at IIIT-Hyderabad
New Delhi: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Thursday, September 17, flagged the proposed screening of a documentary on jailed activist Umar Khalid at IIIT-Hyderabad, saying public exhibition of an…
- Sports
Abhishek Sharma breaks Rohit Sharma’s record, slams fastest 100
New Delhi: Abhishek Sharma on Thursday, September 17, went past former skipper Rohit Sharma, slamming the fastest T20 International century by an Indian batter off only 30 balls during the third and…
- Bangalore
Vande Mataram row deepens as leaders clash over full rendition
Bengaluru: The dispute over the singing of Vande Mataram at government and public programmes has escalated in Karnataka, with Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi warning that action would be initiated against…