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- Bangalore
Governor accepts Siddaramaiah’s resignation, Shivakumar to be next Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Friday, May 29, accepted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation and dissolved the Council of Ministers headed by him, bringing the high-voltage leadership transition in the state to its…
- Middle East
US, Iran agree 60-day ceasefire extension plan, Trump approval pending
The United States (US) and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement to extend their ceasefire for an additional 60 days, according to four sources familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. The…
- Telangana
Telangana govt proposes unified welfare card, state-level ID along Aadhaar lines
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday, May 28, directed officials to prepare a “unified welfare card” for every person, which would have comprehensive details of benefits being received under…
- Telangana
Bakrid celebrated with religious fervour across Telangana
Hyderabad: Eid al-Adha (Bakrid), the festival of sacrifice, was celebrated across Telangana on Thursday with religious fervour by Muslims. Large numbers of Muslims offered prayers at the Mir Alam Eidgah and other…
- Bangalore
Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar share emotional moments at farewell meet
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar shared emotional moments during a breakfast meeting held at the Chief Minister’s official residence ‘Kaveri’ on Thursday, May 28, amid intense…
- World
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records: UN
Washington: In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way,…
- Middle East
Iran says US airbase in Kuwait was targeted after strike
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Thursday, May 28, said it had targeted an “American airbase” in retaliation for a US strike on a site near the airport in the southern…
- Sports
Sooryavanshi, Archer power Rajasthan Royals to Qualifier 2
Mullanpur: The cricketing world once again bowed down to the generational talent of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following his six-laden 97 off 29 balls before Jofra Archer broke the backbone of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s muscular…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah may resign in one or two days
Bengaluru: A change of guard in the three-year-old Karnataka government seems imminent, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking the Governor’s appointment on Wednesday, May 27. Earlier, Senior Congress MLA and Chairperson of the…
- India
Assam becomes first northeastern state, 3rd in country, to pass Uniform Civil Code
Assam: The Assam Assembly, on Wednesday, May 27, passed the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC), making it the first northeastern state and the third Indian state, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to implement…
- Middle East
IRGC warns Iran’s coastline could become ‘graveyard for aggressors’ if war resumes
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned on Wednesday, May 27, that the country’s coastline could become a “graveyard for aggressors” if conflict with the United States resumes, even as Tehran said…
- Bangalore
How Congress high command convinced Siddaramaiah to step down as Karnataka CM
Bengaluru: The intense political drama surrounding the Karnataka Chief Minister’s post has finally reached a decisive stage, with strong indications emerging that Siddaramaiah has agreed to step down following sustained pressure and negotiations…
- News
Advances free, fair polls: SC upholds Election Commission’s SIR drive
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 27, gave its stamp of approval to the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls – a large-scale exercise to…
- Middle East
Israel escalates Lebanon attacks as US-Iran ceasefire tensions persist
As the American-Israeli war on Iran entered its 89th day on Wednesday, May 27, tensions remained high across the Middle East after Iran accused the United States of violating the ceasefire, while…
- Hyderabad
Made to clean police station, sit-ups before judge: Charminar hawkers speak out
Hyderabad: Sabi Devi has been selling soft toys near Charminar for 22 years. On Sunday evening, May 24, she and four other women hawkers were detained at the Charminar Police Station from 7…
