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- India
Bundle of Rs 500 found under MP Abhishek Singhvi’s seat stirs row in RS
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday, December 6 said security staff had recovered a wad of Rs 500 notes from the seat allotted to Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi,…
- Hyderabad
Video: BRS leaders placed under house arrest amid call for protest in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Several leaders of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) were on Friday, December 6 placed under house arrest as they gathered for a protest at Hyderabad’s Necklace Road. The BRS leaders had…
- India
Security beefed up as farmers to march on foot towards Delhi today
New Delhi: Ahead of the farmers’ march to Delhi scheduled for Friday, security has been tightened at the Shambhu border on NH-44, with both Haryana and Punjab police deploying significant resources to…
- News
Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra CM; Shinde, Pawar as deputies
Devendra Fadnavis took the oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday, December 5 in a grand ceremony held at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan. Along with him, Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde…
- Telangana
Telangana phone tapping case: HC bars police from arresting Harish Rao
Hyderabad: In a relief to senior Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and former minister T Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court on Thursday directed police not to arrest him in the phone…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: BRS MLA Kaushik Reddy arrested, tension in Kondapur
Hyderabad: Huzurabad Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy was arrested by the police amid high tension at his residence in Kondapur, Hyderabad. This incident follows a case registered against himand…
- India
Assam govt to expand beef ban to restaurants, other public places
New Delhi: The Assam government has decided to ban serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places, said chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday, December 4. A decision…
- India
Maha: Challenge is to meet people’s expectations, says Devendra Fadnavis
Mumbai: BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis, all set to become Maharashtra Chief Minister for the third time, on Wednesday underlined the challenges before the new government and said the real struggle lies in…
- Hyderabad
Earthquake strikes Telangana with tremors felt in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Telangana on Wednesday morning, with tremors reported in Hyderabad and neighboring regions. The epicenter of the quake was identified in Mulugu, approximately 300 kilometers…
- World
Violence against minorities: US calls for respecting human rights in Bangladesh
Washington: The United States on Tuesday called for respect for fundamental freedoms including religious and basic human rights in Bangladesh amid attacks on minorities. India has been expressing concerns over attacks on…
- India
Mob attack victim Bangle seller Taslim Ali acquitted in POCSO case after 3 years
After enduring nearly four years of legal battle, bangle seller Taslim Ali who had several cases lodged against him including the POCSO Act, was finally acquitted of all charges by an Indore…
- India
CJI Khanna recuses from pleas on exclusion from election commission selection
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief…
- World
Bangladesh lawyers deny to represent Chinmoy Das; bail hearing deferred till Jan 2
Dhaka: Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest from Bangladesh who was accused of sedition, encountered a major setback when lawyers declined to represent him at his bail hearing in court on Tuesday.…
- World
Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas to release hostages
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to terrorist group Hamas that the hostages taken by it be released from Gaza before his inauguration in January, or there will be…
- India
FSSAI marks packaged drinking water as ‘high-risk’ food category
Amid the growing concern regarding food safety and the importance of hygiene, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) classified packaged drinking water as a ‘high-risk’ food category. What categorizes…
