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- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Student dies by suicide after being asked to attend offline classes
Srikakulam: A student of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (IIIT-Srikakulam) died by suicide in her dormitory room after her parents allegedly ‘forced’ her to attend offline class. According to Etcherla Sub-Inspector…
- India
UP polls: Samajwadi Party hits ‘century’ in first two phases, says Akhilesh
Firozabad: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that his party has already hit a “century” in the first two phases of polling in Uttar Pradesh and will have enough numbers…
- Telangana
Asia’s biggest tribal fair kicks-off in Telangana
Hyderabad: Medaram Jatara, Asia’s biggest tribal fair, kicked-off in Telangana’s Mulugu district as thousands of devotees paid obeisance to tribal deities. Also known as Sammakka-Sarakka Jatara, the fair got underway with the…
- Telangana
President Kovind, PM Modi call up KCR , convey birthday greetings
Hyderabad: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called up Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to extend birthday greetings to him. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the…
- Kashmir
Woman raped in Jammu, accused absconding
Jammu: A woman was allegedly raped in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu city by a 32-year-old man from Chhattisgarh early this week. Police sources said a 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped on Monday…
- India
Violent clashes in UP district after molestation incident
Moradabad: Violent clashes erupted in Moondapande village of the district after some boys allegedly molested girls of another community. One person was injured in the clashes that took place on Wednesday evening.…
- India
India logs 30,757 COVID cases , 541 deaths in past 24 hours
New Delhi: India reported 30,757 new COVID-19 cases and 541 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, the country’s active caseload…
- India
Lalu Prasad the only culprit, all others saints, says RJD leader
Patna: A day after Lalu Prasad Yadav was held guilty in another in fodder scam, RJD Vice President Shivanand Tiwari on Wednesday wondered why only the party chief was being targeted in corruption…
- India
Ugandan national held with heroin capsules worth Rs 7 cr in stomach
New Delhi: A Ugandan national was arrested by customs officials at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport for trying to smuggle heroin capsules worth Rs 7 crore by swallowing them, an official said…
- Telangana
Telangana: Child marriage was disrupted by the Rachakonda Police
Hyderabad: Rachakonda Police SHE Team from Ibrahimpatnam division’s disrupted a child marriage and rescued a young girl, on Tuesday. According to a Telangana Today report, the parents of a minor girl from…
- India
VHP members gather to chant ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in Taj Mahal, detained
Agra: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists were detained after they made an attempt to enter the Taj Mahal premises to recite the Hanuman Chalisa there. The programme was designed as a counter-protest…
- Telangana
Telangana forest department to plant 1.4 crore saplings
Hyderabad: 1.4 Crore saplings will be planted across the state at unoccupied plots by November 2022. The sapling drive will be initiated by the Telangana Forest Department. On Tuesday, the announcement was…
- World
‘Don’t expect much help from Ukraine Embassy in New Delhi’
New Delhi: With military build-up on the borders of Ukraine by Russia keeping the world on its toes, scores of Indians studying in the East European nation as well as their parents…
- Andhra Pradesh
Kadapa Jail superintendent transferred after TDP alleges conspiracy
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred Kadapa Jail Superintendent Varuna Reddy to Ongole Jail. Ongole Jail Superintendent Prakash has been appointed the Superintendent of Kadapa Jail. Varuna Reddy was appointed…
- Bangalore
BCCI wants ‘collective vision’ as work on new NCA facility begins
Bengaluru: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be hoping the new National Cricket Academy (NCA), whose foundation stone was laid by secretary Jay Shah on February 14, will…