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- Telangana
The man who built a forest from scratch in Telangana was almost murdered in it
Hyderabad: A lifelong effort to create a forest, several government accolades and half a century of environmental activism that inspired generations. None of it was enough to protect Dusharla Satyanarayana from the men…
- Hyderabad
We want trees, not flyovers: Gen Z leads Save KBR protest
Hyderabad: The dichotomy between the older and younger generations with respect to environmental protection was exposed during a silent and peaceful protest led by the Gen Z, who made an attempt to…
- Mumbai
2005 fake encounter of Sohrabuddin Shaikh: HC upholds acquittal of 22 people
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Thursday, May 7, upheld the acquittal of the 22 accused in the 2005 case of the alleged fake encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh, his wife Kausar…
- India
WB: Suvendu Adhikari’s aide shot dead; collapse of law and order, says BJP
Kolkata: West Bengal’s post-poll tension took a bloody turn on Wednesday night, May 6, after Chandranath Rath, a close aide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in…
- Hyderabad
Klaasen, Kishan power SRH to 33-run win, top spot
Hyderabad: A profligate Punjab Kings put down catches at the drop of a hat as Sunrisers Hyderabad buried them under a huge total, winning their IPL contest by 33 runs to move…
- India
Following BJP win, 10 anti-Muslim attacks reported in parts of Bengal
West Bengal: Isolated incidents of hate crimes against the Muslim community have been reported from parts of West Bengal since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the 2026 Assembly elections in the…
- Chennai
Congress snaps ties with DMK, supports Vijay’s TVK to form govt in Tamil Nadu
New Delhi: In a significant political development in Tamil Nadu, the Congress party on Wednesday, May 6, broke ranks with its long-time ally DMK and announced support to actor-turned-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri…
- Kolkata
I won’t resign, Bengal poll results not people’s mandate: CM Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Outgoing West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, May 5, ruled out stepping down after her party’s defeat in the Assembly polls, claiming that the verdict…
- India
Bengal: Split in minority votes fuels BJP surge in Muslim-majority districts
Kolkata: In an election that has upended West Bengal’s entrenched political arithmetic, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) sweeping victory has drawn its decisive momentum not merely from traditional strongholds but from unexpected…
- Middle East
Iran accuses US of ceasefire violation, Hegseth maintains truce still holds
Iran has called the new United States effort a violation of the fragile ceasefire that has held for more than three weeks. In a post on X on Tuesday, May 5, Iran’s…
- India
Mandate of 2026 polls: A stronger right, a new south
Historic upsets. Disconcerting and unexpected winners. That’s the 2026 Assembly election results in four states and a Union Territory in a nutshell. Monday, May 4, results mark such a seismic shift in…
- India
Assembly poll results: Mamata loses stronghold Bhabanipur to Suvendu
Four states and a Union Territory are on the edge of their seats as counting day arrives for one of India’s most consequential regional election cycles. West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala…
- Middle East
Three Indians injured in Fujairah drone attack, alert in Abu Dhabi
Three Indian nationals were injured in a drone attack on the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone (FOIZ) on Monday, May 4, according to the Fujairah Media Office. The injured were taken to hospital,…
- India
Fact check: Does producing 1 litre of ethanol take 10,000 litres of water?
Hyderabad: A number has been doing the rounds – 10,790 litres, the amount of water needed to produce just one litre of ethanol from rice. The figure has since led to a sharp…
- India
Savarkar had filed 5 mercy petitions with British, Grandnephew tells court
Pune: The grandnephew of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar admitted before a special MP/MLA court here that the Hindutva ideologue had filed five mercy petitions with the British government and had appealed for recruitment into…
