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- Business
US tariffs on Indian goods doubled to 50 pc over Russian oil imports
New York/Washington: The additional 25 percent tariff imposed by US President Donald Trump on India for its purchases of Russian oil came into effect on Wednesday, August 27, bringing the total amount…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC’s strict rules on Ganesh pandals, limits sound and road use
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, August 26, voiced concern over the inconvenience and risks caused by Ganesh pandals, particularly highlighting excessive noise from loudspeakers and DJs and the obstruction of…
- Telangana
Urea shortage in Telangana leaves farmers fuming during Kharif
Hyderabad: Telangana continues to grapple with a urea shortage amid the Kharif season, with farmers lining up for hours outside Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) and alleging that they are not receiving…
- India
SIR: ECI seeks public opinion on five questions
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday sought public opinion on various concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which ignited a full-scale spat between the…
- India
NDA trying to snatch people’s rights, says Tejashwi Yadav
New Delhi: RJD leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the ruling NDA government, accusing it of attempting to “snatch people’s rights” and…
- India
PM Modi’s degree details cannot be disclosed as its ‘personal info’: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday, August 25, set aside a CIC order directing disclosure of details related to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bachelor’s degree, saying only because he was…
- India
SC directs apology from Samay Raina, others for jokes on disabled
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 25, directed comedian Samay Raina, creator of “India’s Got Latent”, and four others to issue public apologies on social media for making insensitive jokes…
- India
MK Stalin to join Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar on August 27
Chennai: The Congress party’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ spearheaded by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, is set to see a major show of opposition solidarity in Bihar later this…
- Middle East
Israeli airstrikes target Yemen’s capital Sanaa
Sanaa: Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, early on Sunday, August 24, just days after the country’s Iran-backed rebels fired cluster munitions toward Israel, according to a local media report. The rebel…
- Technology
ISRO completes first air-drop test for Gaganyaan parachute system
Bengaluru: ISRO on Sunday successfully carried out the first Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT-01) to validate the parachute-based deceleration system for the upcoming Gaganyaan mission. ISRO successfully accomplishes first Integrated Air Drop…
- India
Bihar SIR: Will not allow NDA to steal votes of poor, says Rahul
Araria: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the NDA government of trying to steal votes in the name of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, ahead of…
- Telangana
SC/ST Act not applicable to pvt WhatsApp, email exchanges: Telangana HC
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ruled that incidents occurring within four walls, through WhatsApp messages, or via private emails, do not fall under the definition of “public place” and hence cannot…
- Telangana
Women form 8.6 pc of Telangana police, lower than national average
Despite large-scale recruitment in the past, women officers constitute just 8.6 percent of Telangana’s police force across 764 stations, which is below the national average of 12.32 percent. The issue came to…
- India
Dharmasthala case: SIT arrests whistleblower over ‘fake evidence’
Mangaluru: In a major development on Saturday, August 23, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested the former sanitation worker turned whistleblower in connection with the Dharmasthala case. CS Chinnaiah alias Chinna…
- World
US tour bus accident kills 5; several Indians on board
New York: A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people, including Indians, aboard crashed and rolled on its side on an interstate highway, killing five passengers…
