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Cricketer Siraj turns into a dangerous strike bowler
Hyderabad pacer Mohammed Siraj has scaled a new peak by becoming the third ranked seam bowler in the world in ODI cricket at the present. Hyderabad is famous for producing talented spinners.…
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Views on social media not proof of bias: SC collegium backs advocate for BHC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its earlier proposal to elevate advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as a judge of the Bombay High Court, emphasising that the views on social media attributed…
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SC backs gay advocate’s appointment as DHC judge, refutes centre’s objections
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has expressed its disagreement with the Centre for returning the proposal to appoint advocate Saurabh Kripal, who is openly gay, as a Delhi High Court judge,…
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BBC Documentary on PM Modi ‘propaganda piece with bias’: India
The BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi was criticised harshly by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday. It was described as a ‘propaganda piece’ with bias intended to advance…
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Govt schools with less than 60 students increased every year in last decade: Report
New Delhi: The proportion of government schools with less than 60 enrolled students has increased every year over the last decade, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER). The crucial…
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UK govt team held Modi ‘directly responsible’ for 2002 Gujarat riots, says BBC documentary
A new two-part documentary series of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) ‘India: The Modi Question‘ focuses on the 2002 Gujarat riots that killed thousands and left millions homeless, especially in the Muslim…
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Congress opposes Centre’s new IT rules draft, dubs it ‘censorship’
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday opposed the new IT rules draft and accused the Centre of muzzling the Internet and Censoring Online Content through PIB calling it the Narendra Modi government’s…
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Unnao custodial death: Delhi HC grants interim bail to Kuldeep Sengar
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday granted two weeks’ interim bail to the expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s in the custodial death case of a rape victim’s father, in…
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes bail plea of Ashish Mishra in SC
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra, who is one of the accused in…
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Telangana begins 2nd phase of free eye screening programme
Hyderabad: The second phase of Kanti Velugu, claimed to be the world’s largest eye screening programme, began across Telangana on Thursday. Ministers, MPs, MLAs and other elected representatives inaugurated mass eye screening…
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Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s auction of plots gets poor response
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority on Wednesday conducted an e-auction of 38 plots located in various districts of Telangana state. Though a plot in Gandipet bagged Rs 1.11 lakh per square yard,…
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TSPSC group 1 main exam question paper pattern released
Hyderabad: Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) on Wednesday released the group 1 main exam question paper. It was released after receiving approval from the commission in a meeting held yesterday. The…
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VHP condemns Telangana govt for state funeral of Mukarram Jah
Hyderabad: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) condemned the state government’s decision to organise a funeral of Mukarram Jah with state honours on Wednesday. VHP leader Balaswamy told ANI, “The VHP is condemning…
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UP: Girls denied entry to Moradabad college for wearing burqa
Moradabad: Some students of the Hindu college in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad were denied entry to the college for wearing a burqa despite the prescribed uniform code for the students here. The girls…
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New Zealand PM Ardern to step down in February
Wellington: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced that she will step down from the top job no later than February 7, reported DW News. “Jacinda Ardern says she will…
